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Sonnax Industries Selects Adonix X3 Enterprise Management System

5 December 2000

Sonnax Industries Selects Adonix X3 Enterprise Management System

    PITTSBURGH, Dec. 5 Adonix, the leading developer of
enterprise management software for the middle market, today announced that
Sonnax Industries, Inc., an innovative designer and producer of high-quality
components for the automatic transmission aftermarket, will use the Adonix X3
enterprise management software to support its rapidly growing business.
    "Our previous solution could no longer handle our requirements," said
Jeff Loewer, information technology manager at Sonnax.  "Adonix offers the
scalability we need for growth over the long term."
    The Adonix X3 enterprise application suite is specially designed for mid-
sized companies, those with sales from $10 to $300 million.  The product suite
integrates all the functions of business operations into one comprehensive
system to ensure seamless information flow throughout a company and its
business partners.  It includes modules for manufacturing, sales, purchasing,
inventory control, warehouse management, quality control and accounting.
Adonix X3 enables a company to define a wide range of business process
parameters on all levels.
    "The Adonix product gives us the ability to control and customize the
system and add functionality," said Loewer.  "In other systems we looked at,
adding fields and tables was problematic, but Adonix has provided a way to
simplify customization.
    "Adonix X3 has a fresh, consistent look that makes it easy to use," said
Loewer.  "It's clearly not a patched-together system -- its modules are well
integrated and work together seamlessly."
    Privately held Sonnax Industries, Inc. (http://www.sonnax.com), headquartered in
Bellows Falls, Vermont, designs and produces parts for automatic transmission
and torque converter rebuilders worldwide.  Sonnax employs a collaborative
professional network of design engineers, technical experts, and shop
technicians to analyze mechanical problems in existing units and respond to
them with innovative, durable, cost-effective replacement parts.
    Adonix (http://www.adonix.com), with world headquarters in Paris and North
American headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently extended its
product offering and geographical presence by merging with Prodstar, one of
the top European vendors of manufacturing systems, and with the former GSI
Transcomm, the internationally known American vendor of the TOLAS distribution
package.  In 1999, the Company reported revenues of more than $50 million,
while supporting more than 4,000 customers worldwide.

    Adonix and Adonix X3 are registered trademarks of Adonix SA.  All other
company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.