3PL Software Provider 3PL Central Announces 3PL Warehouse Manager Spring '08 Release...

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:18pm EDT

3PL Software Provider 3PL Central Announces 3PL Warehouse Manager Spring '08 Release is Now Live

    On-Demand 3PL WMS Helps Small- and Mid-sized Public Warehouses
Grow with New Multi-Customer Billing Management, FedEx Integration and
                           EDI Functionality
OREM, Utah--(Business Wire)--
3PL Central (www.3plcentral.com), the first on-demand 3PL software
provider to focus on small- to mid-sized 3PLs, today announced the
launch of its 3PL Warehouse Manager Spring '08 Release. Provided as an
instant upgrade to all subscribers, the Spring '08 release now
supports more than 155 inventories in 23 warehouse facilities across
four countries.

   3PL Central's on-demand warehouse management system (WMS), 3PL
Warehouse Manager(TM), provides third party warehouse operators a
full-featured - yet affordable - "pay for what you use" 3PL WMS
solution. The new Spring '08 Release builds on this tradition by
enabling 3PL subscribers to further accelerate their growth with a
host of new features, including Automated Multi-Customer Billing
Management, FedEx Integration and enhanced EDI Support.

   The 3PL Warehouse Manager Spring '08 release was driven entirely
by customer input, with all new features being developed in
collaboration with 3PL Central subscribers. Since enhancements are
included in regular monthly subscription fees, all 3PL Central users
have immediate access to these business-growing features without the
need to pay costly software upgrade fees. Key 3PL Warehouse Manager
Spring '08 features include:

   --  Billing Wizard(TM) Enhancements for System-Generated Recurring
        and Split-Month Storage Charge Billing

       3PLs can now automate the burdensome and time-consuming task
        of calculating and billing customer storage fees. 3PL
        Warehouse Manager's automated Billing Wizard now supports both
        system-calculated split-month billing (taking into
        consideration free day periods) and monthly recurring storage
        charges.

   --  Advanced 3PL EDI Support for Automated Communications with
        3PLs, EDI Service Providers and Directly with 3PL Customers

       3PLs can now increase order-handling capabilities - while
        virtually eliminating data input errors - with support for X12
        (940/945), fixed-position flat file and XML EDI integration.

   --  Retail Distribution UCC-128 Label Support

       Public warehouses can supplement service capabilities with
        retailer-compliant UCC-128 labeling for all major retailers
        including Wal-Mart, Target, and Costco.

   --  FedEx Ship Manager Integration

       Seamless integration with FedEx Ship Manager allows transfer
        of package details to FedEx and the return of freight charges
        and tracking numbers. This allows subscribers to handle a
        higher volume of parcel shipments with less data entry errors
        and greater worker efficiency.


   In addition, 3PL Warehouse Manager already supports
multi-customer, multi-warehouse and multi-user facilities - as well as
real-time web-based inventory visibility. Using 3PL Warehouse Manager
allows small- to mid-sized warehouse operators to add new business
without being restricted by the technological limitations or financial
barriers they might otherwise encounter with packaged software
products.

   "3PL Central has been instrumental in the growth of our public
warehousing business by providing real-time receipt and shipment
information to both us and our customers," said Erik Hinson, Managing
Director of Falcon Worldwide Distribution. "And with the Spring '08
release's new EDI enhancements, we'll be able to handle way more
customer orders without adding any data entry or customer service
staff. This new feature alone has enabled us to begin EDI
implementation discussions with larger and more sophisticated
customers."

   3PL Warehouse Manager(TM): "Affordable, On-demand 3PL WMS"

   3PL Warehouse Manager is the first web-based, on-demand (Software
as a Service - SaaS) warehouse management system focused on public and
third party warehouses. 3PL Warehouse Manager provides functionality
previously found only in high-cost, traditional WMS applications. 3PL
Warehouse Manager's advanced functionality includes real-time online
reporting, kitting support, advanced billing management and EDI
integration. 3PL Warehouse Manager is now available to any size
warehouse operation starting at $295 per month.

   "The Spring '08 Release truly shows the benefit of on-going
collaborative efforts with our customers. All of the enhancements were
customer-driven - which keeps our software on the leading edge of
industry needs, while still providing clients affordable,
pay-for-what-you-use 3PL WMS technology," said John Watkins, president
and CEO of 3PL Central. "It is very satisfying when a customer tells
me that one of our product features, such as EDI, was directly
responsible for helping them win new customers and grow their
business."

   For a free trial or to register for special live online demos
covering the new features in the 3PL Warehouse Manager Spring '08
release, visit: http://www.3plcentral.com/3plwmsspring08.htm.

   About 3PL Central

   3PL Central (www.3plcentral.com) is a new breed of 3PL software
provider, offering on-demand supply chain software focused on the
needs of 3PLs, public and third party warehouses. 3PL Central provides
a variety of software including 3PL Warehouse Manager(TM), the first
on-demand Warehouse Management System (WMS) built to provide public
warehouse operations enterprise-class WMS functionality. All of 3PL
Central's products are offered via an on-demand, or Software as a
Service (SaaS), model, enabling 3PLs and public warehouses access to
cutting edge software at a low monthly fee and significantly reducing
the total cost of ownership of supply chain execution software from
the traditional "buy, upgrade and maintain" software cycle.

   3PL Central - For 3PLs on the Grow(TM)

   "3PL Central", "3PL Warehouse Manager", "Billing Wizard" and "For
3PLs on the Grow" are trademarks of 3PL Central, Inc.

3PL Central
Steven Katz, VP of Sales and Marketing
1-801-494-0512, x201
skatz@3plcentral.com
www.3plcentral.com

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