Maritime Information Technology Inc. (Miti) And LAVA Systems Inc. To Add Value To J.D. Edwards Software Installations

Two firms will work closely on enabling the power of J.D. Edwards enterprise application modules to Canada's Financial Post 500 corporations

Toronto, ON - 1998-05-20 - LAVA Systems Inc. (TSE:LVA) today announced a business partnership agreement with Maritime Information Technology Inc. (MITI), a subsidiary of Bruncor Inc., to increase the productivity of corporate sites across Canada that rely on J.D. Edwards (NASDAQ: JDEC) business software applications. MITI will offer their customers solutions that leverage LAVA's ability to link J.D. Edwards's data and processes to desktop productivity applications, solidifying MITI's position as a trusted provider of responsive, reliable and cost-effective information technology solutions.

"We are pleased to leverage our experience and investment in implementing J.D. Edwards enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions by allying with LAVA so that our customers can access and link their corporate information with their front-line, desktop-based applications," said Izzy Elkhazin, Chief Operating Officer, MITI. "Also, through LAVA's unique Process Enablement products, we can build applications that can automate all types of business processes, from procurement to accounts payable. LAVA is a potent addition to our arsenal."

"We're delighted to see our resellers, such as MITI in the Maritimes, take full advantage of the interoperability of our business applications and the resulting alliances we've formed with value-added solution providers like LAVA," said Gerry Bleau, General Manager, J.D. Edwards Canada Limited. "I believe that customers will substantially benefit from MITI's delivery of LAVA's unique knowledge management products in combination with J.D. Edwards, thereby integrating ERP, document management, imaging and workflow activities." Several business solutions with J.D. Edwards at their core have already been created by LAVA and blue-chip corporate clients are already benefiting from them.

"Led by innovators such as MITI, many systems integrators, Value-Added Resellers and other IT solution deliverers are beginning to realize the sizable advantages inherent in delivering end-to-end business process solutions that combine all that is best in ERP and knowledge management technologies," said Rob Terry, Chief Operating Officer, LAVA Systems Inc. "We're confident that the combination of MITI and LAVA will gain a competitive edge for those hundreds of firms across Canada, and indeed thousands around the world, that use J.D. Edwards software."

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