World's Largest Producer of Magnetic Wire Implements ISS Group's iPurchase™ for their Web-Based Purchase Requisition Management Solution

ISS Group® (www.issgroup.com), a highly recognized provider of seamlessly integrated, innovative eCommerce and business process solutions for the QAD® MFG/PRO® Enterprise Applications® user community, announced today that Superior Essex Inc. (Superior Essex), a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of wire and cable products, has commenced with the roll-out an enterprise-wide implementation of ISS Group's iPurchase™ eRequisition solution as their Web-based Purchasing Management and Workflow solution.

Superior Essex is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of wire and cable products. They are the world's largest producer of magnet wire, also known as winding wire, an insulated copper or aluminum conductor used by major original equipment manufacturers and distributors. In North America, they are the industry leader in outside plant copper communications wire and cable products. Superior Essex also manufactures and supply fiber optic cables and premises copper cables. Superior Essex operates 24 manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom, Portugal and China.

About ISS Group

ISS Group (ISSG) has been providing add-value solutions and services to the QAD MFG/PRO community since 1995. Founded in 1986, ISSG has many years of business process knowledge and experience servicing the Manufacturing & Distribution industry. Over this 24 year period, ISSG has completed hundreds of ERP, eCommerce and CRM implementations, and continues to innovate and offer low cost Business Process Improvement (BPI) solutions for the QAD (EA) MFG/PRO application. ISSG's solutions have demonstrated to reduce costs and improve employee productivity in specific areas of an organization, with many reference Clients including ANH Refractories, ArvinMeritor, Avery Dennison, Eaton Corporation, GE, John Crane Inc, Ingersoll Rand, Laird Technologies, Remy International, Tyco and Wellman Products to name just a few. With deep technical and functional knowledge of the MFG/PRO application, and the common business requirements of the user community, ISSG has created a solution's portfolio to streamline and provide additional control over MFG/PRO related business processes in Energy and Asset Management, Purchasing, Quotation Management, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. For additional information, please visit our website at www.issgroup.com.