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Philadelphia, PA and London, UK — November 26, 2007 — Catalyst, a business unit of CDC Global Services, announced that it has added design and implementation services for customers implementing the new transportation management system (TMS), SAP TM 6.0.

The new service is designed to help large distribution customers to manage complex transportation requirements by effectively implementing SAP's transportation management application.

Increasing awareness of the cost and service impact of transportation on overall supply chain performance has motivated many companies to take a closer look at transportation management, according to Catalyst. This trend for examining and reorganizing transportation strategies to address the increasing challenges and global competition is driving demand for TMS applications worldwide as a result. Catalyst said it is providing the support needed to ensure that systems are implemented, integrated and supported correctly, to ultimately deliver the benefits sought by customers.

Brian Thorn, vice president of Sales and Operations for Catalyst, commented: "We are excited about this new SAP Transportation Management application and its potential to deliver significant benefits when configured to take full advantage of the system's capabilities."

Since 1998, Catalyst has developed knowledge and skills to provide experienced application consulting and technical expertise for SAP LES & SCM applications. Catalyst is a certified SAP Gold Partner and is an SAP Specialty Expertise Services Partner focused on Supply Chain Execution.

Catalyst is also a contributing member of SAP's LES Implementation Partner Program. Its logistics implementation experience spans across many large organizations in multiple industries such as Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Pulp and Paper Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Retail, and High Tech.

Brian Thorn concluded: "To keep up with shrinking global boundaries and constantly changing transportation industry trends, SAP has released its most comprehensive Transportation Management offering to date. When properly implemented, companies can use it to generate significant business process improvements and gain greater profitability through increased transportation efficiency."