SEEBURGER Offers First B2B Integration between SAP & ePedigree Systems

Fresenius to Discuss EDI/ePedigree Strategy at 2009 ASUG Annual Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- SEEBURGER Inc. announced today that it
has developed a library of connectors enabling its Business Integration Server
(BIS) to serve as a bridge between SAP or other ERP systems and electronic
pedigree (ePedigree) software designed to track prescription drugs as they
move through the supply chain. SEEBURGER is one of the first B2B integration
providers to offer ePedigree connectivity for companies preparing to meet
upcoming state and federal ePedigree mandates intended to protect consumers
from contaminated and counterfeit drugs, eliminating the time and expense of
hard-coded ERP/ePedigree integration.

SEEBURGER's first ePedigree-related deployment - involving integration with
SAP R/3 at Fresenius Medical CareNorth America - and the operational
improvements that can be achieved by linking ERP and ePedigree transaction
data will be discussed in a May 12 session at the SAPPHIRE 2009/ASUG Annual
Conference in Orlando. "Fresenius: Consolidating Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) Components and Preparing for ePedigree Compliance" will be led by Wally
Slone, Fresenius VP of Business Systems, and Stefan Koenig, SEEBURGER Senior
Product Manager.

SEEBURGER will also be discussing its ePedigree capabilities in Booth 660 at
the conference, running May 11-14, 2009, at the Orange County Convention
Center.

SEEBURGER's ePedigree support enables exchange and integration of ePedigree
documents with the ERP system. In addition, the solution handles documents
such as orders, invoices, product transfers, price authorizations, responses
to product transfer and advance shipment notifications. All messages passed
between the ERP and ePedigree systems are routed through the SEEBURGER BIS
gateway. Benefits include:

-- No expensive custom integration to convert ERP data into an
ePedigree-recognizable format, instead allowing the SEEBURGER gateway
to
act as a cost-effective integration broker.
-- Improvements in supply chain visibility - particularly the details of
each saleable container of a prescription drug as it moves from the
initial wholesale distributor throughout the entire supply chain.
-- The option to use either SEEBURGER or ePedigree communications
services
in addition to SEEBURGER data transformation. SEEBURGER communications
services support any number of trading partners at no extra cost,
while
the ePedigree software provider's communications service may
include a separate charge per trading partner.
-- One-stop ERP/ePedigree data availability, eliminating the need to use
multiple tools to retrieve ePedigree and ERP documents.

-- Instant message traceability and error resolution with SEEBURGER
Message
Tracking, an add-on application that makes it possible to search
messages by any field (shipment ID, order number, etc.)

"ePedigree compliance dates are in a constant state of flux, with the first
deadlines now expected in California in January 2015, but companies need to be
sure that any IT infrastructure upgrades they make before then will
accommodate the new mandates. That notably includes EDI/B2B upgrades," said
SEEBURGER Vice President Bill Metallo. "By ensuring that their EDI system
supports tight integration between their ERP and ePedigree data, companies
like Fresenius are already laying the groundwork to take full advantage of
their eventual ePedigree implementation."

SEEBURGER's core EDI/B2B technology is available either as a standalone BIS 5
or BIS 6 gateway - depending on the organization's needs - or as an add-on for
use with the SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure (XI) or SAP NetWeaver
Process Integration (PI). Both options support all global trading
requirements with a single B2B gateway, aiding global enterprises that wish to
simplify their technology infrastructure by standardizing on one B2B solution
for all offices.

SEEBURGER also offers the only message-oriented middleware capable of
integrating 100% of an organization's trading partners - including smaller
customers and suppliers that still do business on paper - on a single platform
that has been developed in-house by SEEBURGER to ensure compatibility, provide
a common work environment, and simplify the internal IT infrastructure as well
as maintenance across the extended supply chain.

About SEEBURGER
SEEBURGER is a leading provider of global business integration solutions
designed to optimize transactions throughout the extended enterprise by
automating trading relationships with all partners regardless of their size
and technical resources. Launched in 1986 to provide integration solutions to
the automotive industry in Germany, the company today is ranked among the top
business-to-business gateway providers by leading industry analysts, and
serves more than 7,800 customers in more than 50 countries and more than 15
industries through its flagship Business Integration Server and related
products and services. SEEBURGER has global offices in Europe, Asia Pacific
and North America, including a U.S. office that opened in 1998. For more
information, visit www.SEEBURGER.com

SOURCE SEEBURGER Inc.

Monisha Mills of SEEBURGER Inc., +1-678-638-4884, m.mills@seeburger.com