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IPACS e-Solutions (S) Pte Ltd
(Company Registration
No. 199308531G) PRESS RELEASE IPACS e-Solutions and Kewill Combine to Offer Global Trade and Logistics Solutions February 14, 2007 - Leading Logistics Software Solutions and Service Provider, IPACS e-Solutions, Merges with Kewill Systems plc (LSE: KWL) ("Kewill" or "the Group"), Global Provider of Supply Chain Control Software and Solutions to offer Global Trade and Logistics Solutions. IPACS e-Solutions is a privately-owned, leading provider of freight, logistics and customs clearance solutions in the Asia Pacific markets. The company has around 80 employees with offices in Singapore (Head Office), Hong Kong and Shanghai and network of partners in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Europe and USA. IPACS’s customs product Tradenet and freight and logistics applications Logistics/2000, Internet Cargo Management Systems and Advanced Logistics System (IPACS’ latest logistics solution) are used by over 800 Logistics Services Providers (LSPs) and customs agencies including DHL Group, TNT, Fedex, UPS, Panalpina, Bax Global, CH Robinson, Baltrans Logistics, Global Airfreight, Atlantic Forwarding, Damco Sea and Air, Sem Kimtrans, Toll Asia, Hankyu Cargo, Hanshin Freight, Ricoh Logistics and ADP PRC and enterprise shippers like JVC Asia Pacific. This is a strategic merger that enhances IPACS’s and Kewill’s global coverage for their solution offerings. Together, IPACS and Kewill solutions can support shippers and logistics providers with the end-to-end management of orders, transportation, warehousing, forwarding, customs brokerage, and ultimate distribution of goods from a single provider with North American, European and Asia Pacific capability – essentially global coverage. Visibility throughout the distribution cycle represents a dramatic step forward in enabling logistics providers to accelerate their time to delivery, minimize their costs and maintain control of the goods throughout the export/import process Mr. Wong Sing Lam, Chairman and CEO of IPACS e-Solutions Group said, “IPACS and Kewill see great mutual value add in each company’s solution offerings, as well as expertise and experience in our market places which have resulted in our merger today. This merger will bring to our customers and partners a competitive advantage needed to stay ahead in this dynamic transport and logistics industry. “The Asian marketplace – including Southeast Asia, Korea, Greater China and Japan – comprise the fastest growing market for Logistics solutions worldwide,” said Paul Nichols, CEO of Kewill. “We found the ideal opportunity to extend the capabilities of our International Trade solutions into Asia with IPACS and its award-winning technology, in particular, its Advanced Logistics System. Incorporating IPACS capabilities with our market leading trade solutions in EMEA and North America will create an unprecedented global trade solution that can be initiated from anywhere in the world and provide complete visibility and control of goods throughout the export/import process.” IPACS’s Freight Forwarding solution, Advanced Logistics System (ALS) is designed on an open platform with leading edge Java and J2EE technology that deploys with an international data and multi-lingual format. The scalability of ALS allows adaptation to varying operational requirements including the needs of the North American and European marketplace.
About IPACS e-Solutions IPACS e-Solutions is a Singapore based company with around 80 staff in Asia Pacific with over 800 customers in the region. Established since 1983, it is a premier IT and E-Commerce solutions provider with key competencies in the Transportation & Logistics Industry. www.ipacs.com. About Kewill Systems Plc Kewill Systems Plc. is a leading international company dedicated to the development and provision of software and services to manage complex business to business supply chains. With over 35 years' experience in the supply chain space, Kewill Systems is a long-time innovator of Supply Chain Execution software focusing on order management, transportation management, international trade logistics and visibility solutions for global trading communities. Over 55,000 customers have trusted Kewill Systems Plc for the management of their supply chain information including household names such as UPS, FedEx, TNT, DHL, Frans Maas, Panalpina, A.N. Deringer, General Motors, Mazda, General Electric, Philips, Pratt & Whitney, Mitsubishi, Texas Instruments, Littlewoods, Sainsbury's, JD Williams, Marks & Spencer, Toys R Us and Legal & General. www.kewill.com
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