GREEN BAY, WIS. (June 4, 2001) - Mountain Systems Inc., a leadingmanufacturing execution systems software company, announced today that TheProcter & Gamble Company (P&G), a global leader in the development,manufacturing and marketing of superior consumer and health care products,has signed a global agreement for the use of Mountain System's Proficy forManufacturing®."Procter & Gamble has been seeking a configurable, off-the-shelf applicationthat addresses our MES (manufacturing execution system) requirements in awide variety of production settings including continuous, batch and discreteenvironments. We have found that Mountain Systems' Proficy best meets ourneeds. Proficy provides context to process data, which supports the closeintegration of process, quality, product, and equipment information. Thiscapability enables us to readily address a broad range of improvementefforts and eases integration with the planning layer (ERP)," said JeffList, Section Manager - P&G MES Center of Expertise.Roddy Martin of AMR Research remarked on the P&G purchase of Proficy forManufacturing® stating, "As CPG manufacturers move to responsivemake-to-demand manufacturing strategies, unified manufacturing execution andproduct specification management at each site becomes a key requirement tosupport responsiveness in the extended supply chain. Mountain Systems' focuson performance management and extended visibility of production processeslinked directly to product specification is key. This capability lays afoundation for emerging product lifecycle management processes to supportimproved new product development and introduction" (Source: The AMR ResearchAlert on Manufacturing E-Business, June 1, 2001).Bob Mick of ARC Advisory Group observed, "In general, MES applicationscontinue to require considerable customization and application services. Butthis very significant win for Mountain Systems verifies that they have madeserious progress at delivering a broad range of good features requiring onlyconfiguration. This potential reduction in cost and effort is attractive toa global company like P&G. This kind of off-the-shelf approach will helpprovide the pace and flexibility needed to quickly improve targetedcollaborative processes.""Mountain Systems is pleased to become a part of Procter & Gamble'stechnology solutions in its manufacturing operations around the globe. P&Gis considered a global leader in consumer products, but many people may notbe aware of P&G's numerous awards for technology leadership. To have such arecognized information systems leader choose Proficy for Manufacturing®brings enormous validation to our solution," said Erik Udstuen, President ofMountain Systems Inc. P&G is a multiple winner of CIO Magazine's prestigiousUse of Information Technology in Business Award along with other technologyawards from such groups as Progressive Grocer and the Gartner Group.About Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble markets approximately 300 brands to nearly five billionconsumers in over 140 countries. These brands include Tide®, Ariel®, Crest®,Pantene Pro-V®, Always®, Whisper®, Pringles®, Pampers®, Olay®, Iams® andVicks®. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, P&G has on-the-ground operations inover 70 countries. For more information on P&G and its products, visit theirworldwide website at http://www.pg.com .About Mountain SystemsMountain Systems Inc. (MSI), a leading application software developmentcompany for the manufacturing industries, builds innovative MES softwaredesigned for plant optimization. Unlike traditional MES software products,Proficy for Manufacturing allows manufacturers to apply business andhistorical context to real-time manufacturing information-providing instantinsight for improved plant asset optimization and profitability. Informationon Proficy is available through Mountain Systems Inc.'s website atwww.MountainSystems.com or by calling1-888-MSI-PEAK.
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