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Tredegar goes live with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0, implemented by SYSTIME

Multinational supplier successfully upgrades on time, within budget, with minimal business downtime

San Francisco, CA - January 10, 2012 - Tredegar Films Products Corporation, one of the top global leaders in the plastic films industry, partnered with SYSTIME to strengthen its enterprise-wide technology infrastructure. Tredegar Film Products serves numerous industries, including: Personal Care, Electronic Displays, Packaging, Building Materials, Food, Healthcare, and other specialty films. Based in Richmond, Virginia, Tredegar has 14 locations throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Tredegar Corporation's (parent company of Tredegar Film Products) operations include over 2,000 employees throughout the world.

By upgrading its install of Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne from 8.10 to 9.0, the global enterprise retained a consolidated, unified platform, on time and within budget. Manufacturing operations could not accommodate lengthy downtimes, meaning the upgrade needed to be carefully planned and efficiently executed. Taking this into account, SYSTIME adopted an innovative methodology that could isolate and rework the conversion process, thereby saving about 18 hours from the time required for Tredegar's table conversions.

As a result, Tredegar was able to successfully upgrade to JD Edwards 9.0, with minimal disruption to its operations. The business has successfully established a robust, state-of-the-art technical base, strong enough to support its expanding global JD Edwards operations. It has made localization improvements and established the framework required for migration to future releases and new technology.

Rebecca Blackhurst, Global Applications Manager, Tredegar Film Products, said, "SYSTIME had the experience to understand our business, the expertise, and methodology to control every stage of the project, and the ability to design an excellent response to Tredegar's conversion constraints. Our successful upgrade to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 was delivered within the agreed upon schedule, and within our budget. This is a high-quality solution; it will add significant value to our company's business systems now and into the future."

"This is an enterprise that requires the best in technology and support," said Lyle Ekdahl, group vice president general manager, JD Edwards, Oracle."With JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0, Tredegar has established a solid platform for its operations, one intelligent and flexible enough to accommodate future growth and also serve as a competitive industry advantage."

Vishal Grover, President and CEO, SYSTIME, said, "SYSTIME is focused on meeting our client's individual requirements. Not only did Tredegar hope to upgrade to JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0, it needed to get there with extremely minimal downtime. By implementing the Alter Table conversion methodology for this project we could provide Tredegar with the most advanced technology, aligned to its unique operations, within a stipulated timeframe."

About SYSTIME
SYSTIME, a KPIT Cummins (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT) venture is a solution provider for Oracle's JD Edwards SYSTIME helps customers to make their business better by adopting technology solutions to address their operational challenges. SYSTIME has achieved an Advanced Specialization in JD Edwards1, and over three decades has helped clients implement and manage JD Edwards and other business solutions in 77 countries.

With SYSTIME, clients are assured of a transparent, responsive partner committed to their success. SYSTIME is a Platinum level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).
For more information on SYSTIME, visit www.systime.net.

About KPIT Cummins
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited (BSE: 532400; NSE: KPIT), a trusted global IT Consulting and product engineering partner, is focused on co-innovating domain intensive technology solutions for Manufacturing corporations (with special focus on Automotive, Hi-Tech & Industrials verticals) to help its customers become efficient, integrated and innovative enterprises. A leader in technology solutions and services, KPIT Cummins currently partners with 100+ global Manufacturing corporations including 50+ Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), semiconductor companies and Tier 1s, helping them globalize efficiently & bring complex technology products/ systems faster to their global markets. Please visit http://www.kpitcummins.com for more information

About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell, and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions, and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base, and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. For more information, visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.


1. OPN Specializations in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Financial Management, CNC & Distribution

Media Contact:

The Americas / EMEA
Amy Adkins
SYSTIME Global Solutions, U.S.A
Tel: +1-415-369-9900 x: 3307
aadkins@systime.net
Asia Pacific
Charuta Patwardhan
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Ltd.
Tel: +91 20 66525000
charuta.patwardhan@kpitcummins.com

   
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