Press release

Tacton and SYSteam initiate cooperation to streamline production and sales processes

March 9, Stockholm, Sweden, 2006 - Tacton Systems is strengthening its commitment to strategic business partnerships within the PLM arena by cooperating with SYSteam. Under the agreement, SYSteam will become a Tacton Configurator supplier with the aim of streamlining customers’ processes, from construction to ordering and sales of tailor-made products on the Internet and off-line.

“We view the cooperation with Tacton as a strong and clear complement to SYSteam’s existing operations. Tacton is one of the leading players in Configuration Management and has, like SYSteam, a strong focus on streamlining customers’ processes,” says Dick Nyström, CEO, SYSteam Engineering.

The SYSteam Group is a full service IT partner with more than 1,000 employees. In addition to PLM, it offers solutions within ERP, IT infrastructure, systems development/integration, management and management services. SYSteam Engineering is a leading supplier of IBM and Dassault Systèmes PLM solutions based on CATIA and SMARTEAM.

“SYSteam has the experience required for a comprehensive perspective within PLM/product development, with complementary software from the market’s leading vendors. This cooperation gives us a strong position in the Swedish market, with a complete and competitive offering for manufacturing companies,” says Christer Wallberg, CEO, Tacton Systems.

Further information:
Christer Wallberg, CEO, Tacton Systems AB. tel: +46 8 690 07 50, e-mail: christer.wallberg@tacton.com. Dick Nyström, CEO, SYSteam Engineering. tel: +46 (0)70-247 37 99 e-mail: dick.nystrom@systeam.se

About Tacton Systems AB
Tacton Systems develops and sells embeddable software for sales configuration. The Tacton Configurator enables the effective selling of tailor-made, complex products both off-line and online. The Tacton Configurator can be integrated with surrounding systems and has standard integrations with many leading e-commerce, ERP, CRM, PDM, PLM and CAD systems. Customers currently using the Tacton Configurator include GE Healthcare, Ericsson, ABB, Black Box, Pentair, Hoffman Enclosures, Modpac, FläktWoods and Albany Door Systems. For more information, visit: http://www.tacton.com

About SYSteam
SYSteam operates as a broad IT consultant to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), as a specialist to larger companies within ERP, systems development and management services as well as a supplier of management and support solutions. The customer base is spread across some 3,800 companies in a large number of industries. Some of the most important sectors are Trade & Industry, Forestry and Healthcare, where SYSteam is one of Sweden’s leading players. SYSteam has established offices and subsidiaries at around 50 locations in the Nordic region. Since 2002, Bure Equity has held 46% of the SYSteam Group. The remaining 54% is owned by the company’s founders and employees. SYSteam has some 1,000 employees and had a turnover in 2005 of SEK 1.2 billion. For more information, visit: http://www.systeam.se