MADE2MANAGE SELECTS ENGINEERING ANIMATION'S E-VIS.COM

Enterprise business system provider Made2Manage Systems Inc, announced that it has selected Engineering Animation, Inc's e-Vis.com collaboration solution to power the Collaboration Center within its new Internet site: www.m2mEport.com.

The new m2mEport.com site is designed to help manufacturers improve business performance by incorporating decision support and analysis into their manufacturing systems. By leveraging m2mEport.com's e-Vis.com-powered Collaboration Center, small and midsize enterprise (SME) manufacturers can improve the quality and efficiency of communications via a secure, Internet- connected workspace where teams, including suppliers and partners, can meet to simultaneously visualize and markup 2D and 3D data, share desktop applications and use a variety of advanced project-management capabilities.

"EAI's e-Vis.com provides the visual collaboration engine for m2mEport.com," said David Wortman, president and chief executive officer of Made2Manage Systems. "By leveraging the unique functionality of the m2mEport.com Collaboration Center, SME manufacturers have unprecedented access to customers and partners throughout their extended supply chain. The net result promises to be reduced costs, increased product innovation, faster time-to-market and greater profitability."

Once they access m2mEport.com's Collaboration Center, users are provided a Project Binder where they can store, organize and view project data from dozens of sources, including computer-aided design, product data management and enterprise resource planning, regardless of the type of system on which the file was created. Other features include a threaded discussion forum, where online discussions are tracked and recorded for reference, and automatic change notification.

EAI president and chief operating officer Robert Nierman said: "By choosing e-Vis.com to power visual collaboration on its portal, Made2Manage recognizes the value that e-Vis.com offers small to midsize manufacturers. m2mEport.com gives them access to many of the tools and resources previously available only to larger manufacturers. e-Vis.com plays a critical role in making this happen."

The Hewlett-Packard Company partnered with EAI to develop the e-Vis.com solution. "We're pleased that the highly available, secure collaboration solutions on e-vis.com can now be accessed by an even broader range of manufacturing companies through m2mEport.com," said Bruce Toal, technical computing marketing manager, Hewlett-Packard Company. "Powered by HP servers and secured by HP Praesidium solutions, e-Vis.com plays a key role in HP's e- services strategy for manufacturing customers."

About Made2Manage Systems Inc.

Made2Manage Systems Inc is the leading provider of enterprise business solutions for small and midsize enterprise manufacturers. The company's principal software product, Made2Manage, helps improve business performance by incorporating e-business, decision support and advanced planning capabilities into the enterprise. The software tightly integrates sales, engineering, materials planning, production, quality management, finance and human resource functions. The company's core product is also available to customers through www.m2mEport.com, its recently-announced Website designed to provide customers with an end-to-end solution to help strengthen customer relationships, enhance collaboration throughout their extended supply chains and develop personnel through advanced distance learning offerings.

As the leader in its market, Made2Manage Systems consistently delivers advanced technology solutions that are compatible with the Microsoft Windows operating systems and BackOffice family of server products, including Windows 2000 and SQL Server 7.0. With more than 1300 customer sites in the United States, Canada and Europe, Made2Manage serves a broad range of industries, including fabricated metal products, industrial machinery and equipment, computer and office equipment, transportation products, and rubber and plastic products.

Information on Made2Manage products and services may be found at www.made2manage.com. Made2Manage may be reached via e-mail at info@made2manage.com, via fax at 317-872-6454 or by calling 800-626-0220.

About EAI

Engineering Animation Inc is the leader in Internet-enabled visual process management, collaboration, analysis and communication solutions for extended manufacturing enterprises. EAI's e-Vis.com, www.e-vis.com, Open Enterprise Visualization and factory solutions help manufacturing companies drive down costs while improving business practices, efficiency, quality and time-to-market. The Company maintains its corporate headquarters and technology center in Ames, Iowa, and has offices worldwide.

Contact Jim Badger, Public Relations Manager of Made2Manage Systems Inc, 317-532-7048, jbadger@made2manage.com; or Maribeth Waldman of Engineering Animation Inc, 515-296-6560, or maribeth@eai.com.