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ORSYP and COLUMBUS IT sign worldwide partnership agreement to distribute IT Automation Solutions for Microsoft Dynamics™ Customers

Boston, March 5, 2007 - ORSYP, worldwide provider of enterprise job scheduling solutions, today announced a worldwide distribution agreement has been signed with Columbus IT, a global technology consulting and software development company focused on Microsoft Business Solutions.

Under this agreement, Columbus IT, recognized by Microsoft as “Global Partner of the Year”, will include ORSYP’s exclusive IT automation solution dedicated for Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta®) and Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision®) to its offering and distribute it as its preferred advanced job scheduling solution. Since Dynamics AX and NAV clients make extensive use of batch processes, it is essential for them to implement a job scheduling solution that extends beyond system boundaries with sophisticated job scheduling capabilities.

"ORSYP is first-to-market with a dedicated job scheduler for Microsoft Dynamics customers, simplifying and extending their job scheduling specific requirements,” said Chris UNRUG, ORSYP VP of Sales & Marketing. He continued: “This alliance provides ORSYP with a competitive advantage that has already proven to be a lucrative market opportunity with very promising growth perspectives.

ORSYP and Columbus IT have successfully completed their first joint project for United Liquors, the premier beverage distributor in the US, and they are actively working on several international projects in different sectors.

For more information on ORSYP job scheduling and job management solutions for the Microsoft Dynamics Suite, please contact:

• ORSYP Channel & Alliances North America: Herve Leconte at hle@orsyp.com
• ORSYP Channel & Alliances EMEA: Jean-Luc Rivet at jlr@orsyp.com

Microsoft, Dynamics, Navision, NAV, Axapta, AX in this document are the properties of Microsoft Corporation.

About ORSYP (www.orsyp.com)
ORSYP was founded in 1986 with the single focus of delivering best in-class IT automation solutions using cutting-edge technology. Over the years ORSYP has established a worldwide reputation for business-friendly job scheduling and job management solutions and excellence in customer care. ORSYP continuously strives to innovate in this area with solutions that are practical for today and tomorrow’s IT and business needs.

Companies around the world—from small companies to Global 500— use ORSYP’s job scheduling software to modernize and standardize IT automation enterprise-wide. By providing one standard automation tool across the enterprise, more processes can be automated and managed; improving IT operations productivity, reducing costs, and impacting IT service delivery to the core business. With more than 950 customers and 35,000 licenses sold, Dollar Universe provides a key IT infrastructure component to companies in industries such as retail, banking, insurance, manufacturing, telecommunications, and services.

About Columbus IT (www.columbusit.com)
Columbus IT is a global technology consulting company specializing in improving the performance of your operations by implementing ERP, BI and CRM systems. Our industry specializations are Retail, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Professional Service. We are the most experienced company in the world for Microsoft Business Solutions implementation and support. We have over 1000 employees who work in 28 countries around the world, and customers in 57 countries. Underscoring our leadership in the industry, we have been recognized as ‘Global Partner of the Year' by Microsoft. Our customer base consists of more than 5,000 successful implementations since 1989.

Press contact:

• Sophie BLOCH sbl@orsyp.com
  ORSYP EMEA Headquarters
  Tour Franklin
  La Défense 8
  92 042 Paris la Défense
  +33 1 47731742
  +33 1 47731210
• Heidi Hopper, Marketing Director
  Columbus IT
  3151 Airway Ave, Building N-1, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, USA
  Phone: 714-751-3025, ext 1101
  Fax: 714-424-5434
  Mobile: 949-933-2703