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Please see the Official SSA GT press release below regarding our Web Enablement
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Peter


         SSA Global Technologies Announces Extension Strategy for BPCS

BPCS Enable provides a new solution for clients to take advantage of e-commerce
applications

CHICAGO, January 16, 2002
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? SSA Global Technologies Inc.? (SSA GT?), a worldwide
provider of enterprise solutions and services, today announced an OEM
partnership with TRADEPAQ Corp., a leading provider of e-business infrastructure
solutions for global trade.  Through this partnership, SSA GT delivers ?BPCS
Enable powered by TRADEPAQ,? a solution that allows clients to leverage their
existing enterprise system and gain competitive advantages through SSA GT?s
e-commerce applications.

As part of SSA GT?s extension strategy for BPCS (Business Planning and Control
System), companies operating on BPCS CD, CD/Euro (Version 4.05), and Plant
Maintenance can broaden their enterprise system with SSA GT?s existing solutions
for collaborative commerce, inventory and demand planning, eProcurement,
business intelligence and sales analysis, customer support and Customer
Relationship Management (CRM). BPCS Enable provides clients on early releases of
BPCS the advantage of productivity gains, profitability and competitive
advantage brought about through e-commerce without a major investment in a new
enterprise system.

?Clients wishing to remain competitive must integrate electronic commerce into
their business practices,? said Mike Greenough, chairman, CEO and president of
SSA GT. ?BPCS Enable gives our clients the option to make discrete decisions
that can be carried forward into future BPCS upgrades. This solution helps our
customers protect their investments in BPCS and also realize profitability gains
and increased collaboration afforded by e-commerce.?

BPCS Enable gives clients access to BPCS over the Web and, at the same time,
converts character-based user interface screens into Internet standard-forms.
The solution contains a point-and-click tool set for further screen and
presentation customization and a scripting language for combining BPCS screens,
creating custom workflows and action triggers and linking applications on a
common user interface.

BPCS Enable interoperates with BPCS extension products by accommodating an XML
document interface. BPCS Enable is available in Java applet, HTML or Wireless
Application Protocol (WAP).  The solution operates on any iSeries (AS/400)
application software. Therefore, changes made in to BPCS CD, CD/E or Plant
Maintenance can be carried forward to newer releases of BPCS with minor changes,
thus improving productivity through automation and integration.

BPCS Enable is available worldwide for BPCS CD, CD/E, and Plant Maintenance.
Clients renewing On-Going Support (OGS) can have BPCS software converted into
Java for no cost.

About TRADEPAQ
TRADEPAQ is the leading provider of end-to-end trade chain collaborative
commerce solutions. The company offers an innovative framework of web enable and
document management solutions designed to enhance existing business applications
and BPCS IT investments. With content that includes hundreds of global
documents, TRADEPAQ systems provide workflow, web-based document preparation,
compliance, digital signatures, financial settlement, XML integration, plus
connectors and adapters for the leading ERP, WMS, TMS and CRM systems. These
solutions allow enterprises to deliver goods to their destinations on time with
lower costs, while improving customer service, reducing inventory levels,
shortening the receivables cycle, and enabling entry into new global markets.

TRADEPAQ solutions are used by Global 2000 Enterprises, Logistics Service
Providers, Banks, B2B Exchanges, and Health Care Organizations. TRADEPAQ
multi-lingual systems serves industries including paper, chemical, food
products, metals, pharmaceutical, agricultural commodities, electronics, and
automotive products in more than 24 countries worldwide. Headquartered in New
York City, TRADEPAQ operates in offices throughout Europe, Pacific/Asia and
South America. For more information on TRADEPAQ and its products, visit their
Web site at http://www.tradepaq.com.


About SSA Global Technologies
SSA Global Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of enterprise software and
services to the world's industrial sector companies, dedicated to the
assessment, design, development, implementation and support of business
solutions which improve business processes and increase profitability.

SSA GT's core product, BPCS, is a flexible ERP platform that easily integrates
with strategic partner applications to deliver e-commerce, business
intelligence, customer relationship (CRM) and supply-chain solutions. Worldwide,
SSA GT is focused on addressing the needs of industrial sector companies, more
specifically in the automotive supply, consumer goods (incorporating fast moving
consumer goods, food beverage and tobacco and consumer electronics),
pharmaceutical/chemical and general manufacturing industries.

Headquartered in Chicago, SSA GT operates offices throughout North America,
Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia/Pacific/Japan and Latin America. To find
out more, visit the SSA GT Web site at www.ssagt.com.
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BPCS is a registered trademark; SSA Global Technologies and SSA GT are
trademarks of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. Other products mentioned in this
document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective
owners.

For press inquiries, contact:

Maria Diecidue                           Francesca Maso
SSA Global Technologies                       TradePaq Corporation
(312) 258-6000                                212-233-3020x4842
diecidue@ssax.com                             fmaso@tradepaq.com

Andrea Trent
Edelman Public Relations for SSA GT
(312) 240-2816
andrea.trent@edelman.com
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