Gulistan Carpet Covers Supply Chain Needs With Adexa; iCollaboration's Rapid Time-to-Value Essential for Floor Covering Leader.

Business Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000

Adexa(TM), Inc. (formerly Paragon Management Systems), a leading provider of collaborative planning solutions critical to e-business, today announced that Gulistan Carpet Inc., a leader in the floor covering industry, has licensed iCollaboration. Gulistan Carpet will use Adexa's collaborative planning solution to improve its supply chain performance and customer service levels. iCollaboration's single data model, rich textile and apparel functionality and tight integration with existing systems helped set it apart as the best solution for Gulistan Carpet.

Headquartered in Aberdeen, NC, Gulistan Carpet looked to Adexa to help execute its strategic business initiative of increasing customer satisfaction levels. iCollaboration will be implemented in Gulistan's three manufacturing facilities to improve on-time delivery performance as well as enhance communications and collaboration with suppliers and other vendors.

"Gulistan's future growth can only be achieved through better service to our loyal customer base," said Dick Witt, vice president of materials management for Gulistan Carpet. "We see tremendous value in adopting an integrated supply chain management solution, and Adexa's solution, which will be used to model our entire carpet manufacturing facility in Aberdeen, as well as our two other facilities in North Carolina, will allow us to really drive our growth plans in 2000. The quick time-to-value of Adexa's solution further elevates its importance to our goal of retaining and building market share."

Through its investment in Adexa's iCollaboration, Gulistan Carpet expects to improve customer service, capacity utilization and responsiveness, as well as reduce inventory and cycle times while maximizing on-time delivery performance at each of its three manufacturing facilities throughout North Carolina.

"Our relationship with Gulistan Carpet demonstrates the continued adoption of iCollaboration as a powerful tool to help companies realize their strategic business objectives," said Kameron Hadavi, vice president of the textiles and apparel solutions group for Adexa, Inc. "Gulistan joins a growing number of textile companies who are using our collaborative planning solution to improve their ability to quickly and accurately respond to customer demand while boosting productivity and cutting costs."

About Gulistan Carpet, Inc.

Gulistan Carpet, Inc. has long been known as a leader in the floor covering business. The company employs more than 850 at its three manufacturing plants in North Carolina. To learn more about Gulistan Carpet and its wide variety of floor coverings, please visit www.gulistan.com.

About Adexa

Headquartered in Los Angeles with sales and support offices worldwide, Adexa, Inc. (formerly Paragon Management Systems) is a leading provider of collaborative commerce solutions critical to e-business. Adexa's collaborative planning solution, iCollaboration, enables companies and trading exchanges to intelligently collaborate with trading partners via the Internet, improving profitability and customer responsiveness. Adexa's software and professional services enhance the value of enterprise applications and reflect the company's unmatched understanding of, and experience in solving, the unique business needs of its customers. iCollaboration is used by leading companies around the world, including General Motors, Hitachi, UMC Group, Milliken and Company, Xerox, Rowe Furniture, Lucent Technologies, Philips Components and Toshiba. To learn more about Adexa and its solutions, please visit www.adexa.com.