Gates Corporation Selects Datalliance VMI

Vendor Managed Inventory Initiative to Deliver More Value to Customers, Optimize
Supply Chain Efficiency and Grow Market Share
CINCINNATI--(Business Wire)--
Datalliance, the leading independent supplier of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
services, today announced that Gates Corporation (Gates), one of the world`s
leading manufacturers of industrial and automotive products, systems and
components, has selected Datalliance VMI for their Vendor Managed Inventory
program. Gates has operations in 25 countries and in every major industrial and
automotive market and is part of the Industrial & Automotive group of Tomkins
plc, a global engineering group.

"We have identified our Vendor Managed Inventory program as a key strategy to
help us deliver more value to our distributor customers," said Tom Wells,
Director of National Sales, Gates Corporation. "Gates has always placed a high
priority on continuously improving the speed and efficiency of our supply chain.
VMI provides us with the technology and business process to accomplish these
objectives, and, in the end, will help us grow our market share."

Max Buchanan, Director of Sales - Industrial, Datalliance, said, "VMI is an
accepted and growing practice in the industrial/power transmission marketplace,
because manufacturers and distributors are realizing the benefits of increased
sales and improved efficiencies. We look forward to working with Gates and their
distributors to achieve these business benefits."

About Gates

Gates Corporation (www.gates.com) is one of the world`s leading manufacturers of
industrial and automotive products, systems and components with operations in 25
countries. Gates maintains sales and marketing operations in every major
industrial and automotive market, including North and South America, Europe,
Asia, Australia and the Gulf Region. Gates is part of the Industrial &
Automotive group of Tomkins plc, a global engineering group listed on both the
London (TOMK) and New York (TKS) stock exchanges, and with revenue of $5.5
billion in 2008. Tomkins plc has over 33,000 employees worldwide and enjoys
strong market positions and technical leadership across all of its business
activities and owns some of the best-known brands in their respective markets.

About Datalliance

Datalliance is a leading provider of collaborative commerce services, and the
world`s largest independent VMI service provider. Delivered via the Internet
using the `Software as a Service` (SaaS) model, Datalliance solutions make it
easy for suppliers and their customers to establish sales and inventory
management relationships that fully align business objectives, improve
collaboration, and streamline supply chain operations. Datalliance manages
billions of dollars in orders, millions of SKUs, and thousands of locations for
leading Fortune 1000 companies in a number of industries. For more information
about Datalliance, visit www.datalliance.com.

Datalliance
Brian Lindner, 513-791-7272

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