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Sunnyvale, Calif. and Fremont, Calif. (September 5, 2006) - Solix Technologies,Inc., a leading provider of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) solutions, andSierra Atlantic, a leader in business process-based integration and enterpriseapplication optimization, today announced a global partnership to provide theindustryÂ's first and only active archiving solution that supports Oracle ProcessManufacturing. Sierra Atlantic becomes a global systems integrator for SolixTechnologies, responsible for marketing and system integration of the SolixARCHIVEjinniTM unified platform active archiving solution.
Oracle Process Manufacturing is an end-to-end enterprise application that automatesthe entire production cycle for process-based manufacturing. Examples of productsthat are created using process manufacturing include: metals, pharmaceuticals,chemicals, paint, food and beverages. Sierra Atlantic has been involved with OracleProcess Manufacturing for several years. They are one of OracleÂ's leadingdevelopment partners and an Oracle Certified Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork. The company is a recognized industry leader in business and technology consultingfor process manufacturing applications, with more than 750 satisfied customers sincebeginning operations in 1993.
 The expertise Sierra Atlantic has with Oracle Process Manufacturing applicationsmakes them a perfect partner for Solix, said Burt Salop, vice president ofworldwide ales and alliances, Solix Technologies.  Their installed base of OracleProcess Manufacturing customers has a pent up need for archiving. As an industryleader in process manufacturing applications, Sierra is the best choice tosuccessfully deliver our active archiving solution to Oracle Process Manufacturingusers.Â
Solix ARCHIVEjinni for Oracle Process Manufacturing is the first archiving solutionthat addresses the intricacies of Oracle Process Manufacturing applications, such asprotecting secret recipes and formulations while simultaneously making themavailable via a keyword search. This is achieved by using a unified platform thatcan organize, manage, archive and search all types of data: structured (fromapplications), semi-structured (email), and unstructured (documents and images). Byimplementing Solix ARCHIVEjinni for Oracle Process Manufacturing, users can managetheir entire archiving process from a single application, making it easy to reducestorage costs, improve application performance and comply with regulations.
"The ability to easily and efficiently archive data in Oracle Process Manufacturingapplications has been critically lacking, said Brian P. Rogan, senior vicepresident strategic business and marketing, Sierra Atlantic.  Process manufacturerscan have up to one hundred years of legacy data. This vast amount of data cannegatively impact system performance. By implementing active archiving, performanceis improved, storage costs are reduced and enterprises can more easily comply withthe stringent and complex regulations that they face in manufacturingpharmaceuticals, food, beverages, chemicals and paint. It is no surprise thatSolix, known as an innovator in the ILM market, would be the first with an OracleProcess Manufacturing archiving solution. As their partner, we can now offer ourcustomers a best-in-class active archiving solution.Â
Sierra Atlantic becomes the newest member of the Solix Global Partner Network. TheSolix Global Partner Network was established in 2005 to enable the company toclosely collaborate with partners in order to deliver a higher level of service andan optimal approach to solving application and storage challenges. Other membersinclude: Wipro, DBORA, 3S Soft, Columbia Storage, IngenuitE, Millennium InformationTechnologies, Path Infotech, Infomart and Bahwan Cybertek.
 The combined expertise of Solix Technologies and Sierra Atlantic will be of greatvalue to the process manufacturing industry as more and more companies are in needof solutions to reduce storage costs, improve system performance and simplifyregulatory compliance, said Doug Souza, Vice President, Process ManufacturingDevelopment, Oracle.  For the first time, Oracle Process Manufacturing customerswill have access to archiving capabilities that will not only enable them toincrease productivity but will help improve the overall agility of theirbusinesses.Â
About Solix TechnologiesSolix Technologies, Inc., a leader in Information Life Cycle Management solutions,helps businesses improve application performance, reduce storage costs and meettheir compliance requirements. As an Oracle Certified Partner, SAP ComplementarySoftware Provider (CSP) and as one of the CMM Level5 companies worldwide, Solix isdedicated to delivering world-class software with quality at its core. With anextensive global client base, including many Fortune 500 companies, Solix isconsidered a pioneer in providing a complete infrastructure platform to manage dataacross all segments (Application, Email and Documents) in an enterprise. Visit usat http://www.solix.com
About Sierra AtlanticSierra Atlantic is a leader in offshoring enterprise applications, helping ourcustomers optimize their investments in enterprise business applications - ERP, CRMand SCM  from leading vendors such as Agile, Oracle and SAP. With expertisederived from deep R&D relationships with enterprise software leaders, we offercomplete lifecycle e-business application management solutions  development,implementation, integration, upgrade and support  using our NShore methodology. We integrate these point solutions into Application Networks that enable seamlessbusiness processes within and outside the enterprise. With over 750 highlysatisfied customers since 1993, Sierra Atlantic is headquartered in Silicon Valleywith offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Toronto, London, Paris,Switzerland, Dubai, India, Malaysia and Singapore. For more information, pleasevisit http://www.SierraAtlantic.com. # # #Solix is a registered trademark of Solix Technologies. Oracle, JD Edwards,PeopleSoft, and Siebel are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation and/or itsaffiliates. Other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks oftheir respective owners.
