SSA Global Acquires Marcam; Continued Execution of Acquisition Strategy Enhances Solutions for Process Manufacturing Sector

For all of you Marcam customers:

CHICAGO, July 1, 2004
 
SSA Global(TM), a leading provider of extended enterprise solutions and 
services, today announced it has acquired Marcam, a provider of 
specialized, operational-level enterprise resource planning (ERP) 
solutions for process manufacturers, from Invensys plc. Financial terms of 
the agreement were not disclosed. 
"With more than 40 years of cumulative experience, the acquisition of 
Marcam is a significant milestone for our combined process manufacturing 
customers and prospects," said Mike Greenough, president, chairman and CEO 
of SSA Global. "This transaction also further solidifies our position in 
the process manufacturing sector and underscores the commitment to deliver 
extended solutions that increase the value of existing technology 
investments." 

Marcam's proven process manufacturing solutions further strengthen SSA 
Global's expertise in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical 
industries. Marcam's enterprise solutions streamline plant and process 
oriented supply chain operations enabling companies to increase 
competitive advantage. The combination of Marcam and SSA Global will 
deliver process manufacturing customers greater operational visibility and 
the ability to optimize financial operations, inventory management, order 
management, purchasing and additional critical business processes. 
Marcam customers will benefit from the same quality service and support 
current SSA Global customers are experiencing through a customer 
influenced product roadmap, incremental systems modernization and 
continued industry focus. SSA Global's product convergence strategy will 
provide a way forward for the PRISM and Protean customers, coupled with a 
commitment to support all existing versions. SSA Global will also offer 
Marcam customers its extended enterprise solutions that can address their 
immediate critical business challenges. 
About SSA Global 
SSA Global(TM) is a leading provider of ERP solutions for manufacturing, 
services, and public organizations worldwide. In addition to core ERP 
applications, SSA Global offers a full range of integrated extended 
solutions including corporate performance management, customer 
relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain 
management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, 
SSA Global has 60 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used 
by approximately 13,000 active customers in over 90 countries. For 
additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com
. 
SSA Global(TM) is the new corporate brand for product lines and 
subsidiaries of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. 
SSA Global, 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. 
Forward-Looking Statements 
These materials may contain "forward-looking statements" within the 
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including 
without limitation statements to the effect that SSA Global or its 
management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "looks forward" 
and similar expressions) should be considered forward-looking statements. 
Any "forward-looking statements" in these materials are subject to certain 
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ 
materially from those stated. Many important factors could cause SSA 
Global's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the 
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of SSA Global, including, 
without limitation, the size and timing of license transactions, the 
effect of economic conditions on the spending patterns of SSA Global's 
customers, the impact of competitive products and services, the effect of 
fluctuations in the economy and local currency, the ability of SSA Global 
to accurately forecast revenue, the ability to maintain adequate cash 
flow, the ability to maintain a satisfactory credit facility, the 
relationship between SSA Global and its affiliates and suppliers, the 
ability to manage costs and expenses, the availability of qualified 
resources, the ability to develop and enhance products, and other unknown 
risks including those as may be detailed in other SSA Global filings, 
reports and releases. SSA Global undertakes no obligation to revise or 
publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of 
new information or otherwise. 

CONTACT: SSA Global
Maria Diecidue, 312-258-6000
email: maria.diecidue@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
or
Edelman
Scott Goldberg, 312-297-7414
email: scott.goldberg@xxxxxxxxxxx 
 

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Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
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