ATLANTA (April 22, 2008) --- SEEBURGER Inc. today announced a record rise in North American revenues for its business-to-business integration solutions in the first quarter of 2008, logging a 222% growth in software sales compared to Q1 2007. The increase stems from SEEBURGER’s unique ability to replace legacy EDI systems with a comprehensive B2B gateway that consolidates multiple B2B tools in a single integrated and highly scalable global platform, includes automated workflow, supports smaller trading partners, provides good reporting visibility, and is backed by consulting services to ensure optimal business process management.

New customers added during the quarter included Bruce Power, Canada’s first private nuclear generating company and the source of more than 20% of Ontario’s electricity; Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest integrated provider of dialysis-related products and services; Yazaki, a leading supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the automotive industry; and other well-known retail, technology and pharmaceutical companies.

“We are winning these contracts because we are able to eliminate the major pain points of conventional EDI solutions, including the use of multiple translators and separate communication software, the poor or non-existent workflow automation and message tracking, and hard coding to integrate with various business systems,” said Bill Metallo, Vice President of Sales for SEEBURGER Inc. “Through our proof-of-concept capabilities, we are able to show that our technology and solution architects can solve these problems and deliver concrete results.”

The SEEBURGER Business Integration Server is a comprehensive and cost-effective platform designed to automate trading relationships throughout the supply chain. It is the only middleware solution capable of integrating 100% of an organization’s trading partners - including smaller customers and suppliers that still do business on paper - on a single platform that has been developed in-house by SEEBURGER to ensure compatibility, provide a common work environment, and simplify maintenance across the extended supply chain.

SEEBURGER-based business process efficiencies reduce costs, improve organizations’ ability to respond to demand changes, mitigate supply chain risk, reduce inventory, improve order fulfillment accuracy, shorten order-to-cash cycle times, and lead to associated increases in revenues and profitability.

SEEBURGER is a leading provider of global business integration solutions designed to optimize transactions throughout the extended enterprise by automating trading relationships with all partners regardless of their size and technical resources. Launched in 1986 to provide integration solutions to the automotive industry in Germany, the company today is ranked among the top business-to-business gateway providers by top industry analysts, and serves more than 7,500 customers in more than 50 countries and more than 15 industries through its flagship B2B Gateway and related products and services. SEEBURGER has global offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, including a U.S. office that opened in 1998.

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