Press release

Tacton signs strategic agreement with IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd.

Stockholm, Sweden – May 15, 2007 – Tacton Systems, the leading vendor of configuration software, announced today that IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd (IASC), a 100% owned subsidiary of IBM Japan, has signed an agreement to become Tacton System's reseller in Japan. The reseller agreement includes the complete Tacton Configurator product line, and will complement IBM Japan's solution offering for manufacturing companies throughout the country.

IASC will supply Tacton solutions to the Japanese industrial marketplace, including the automotive, consumer electronics, computer, semiconductor, iron and steel sectors, through the sales representatives of IBM Japan and its business partners.

For Tacton Systems, this development represents a further strengthening of its close working relationship with IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks, in which the two companies combine to deliver open and flexible solutions for the manufacturing industry.

The IASC/Tacton Systems agreement will also increase Tacton's regional presence - the company has an existing independent agreement with JAIEL, Korea's largest IBM Business Partner, and one of the country's largest product lifecycle management (PLM) specialists. The addition of Tacton Configurator complements JAIEL's total solution offering for manufacturing companies.

"The agreement with IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd. is an important opportunity for us to create a strong presence in one of the world's foremost manufacturing and engineering hubs," says Christer Wallberg, Tacton Systems CEO. "This is a major milestone for Tacton Systems and we are very pleased at being able to extend our global co-operation with IBM."

For more information, contact:

Tacton Systems
Christer Wallberg, Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: +46 (0)8 690 07 50
Cell: +46 (0)730 32 49 70
E-mail: christer.wallberg@tacton.com

IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd.
Keiji Sasaki, Emerging Solution Group, ISV Solutions
Telephone: +81 44 201 5752
E-mail: SSK1@jp.ibm.com

About Tacton Systems
Tacton is a global vendor of sales configuration software and services, with channel partners around the world. Tacton Configurator Solution enables effective selling of customized products whether online or from a PC at the point of sale. Tacton Configurator can be tightly integrated with any existing system and has standard integrations with leading e-Commerce, ERP, CRM, PLM and CAD systems. Tacton's solutions are used by customers including GE Healthcare, Ericsson, ABB, Black Box, Pentair Water, Hoffman Enclosures, ASSA ABLOY, Mod-Pac, FläktWoods and Albany Door Systems.
For more information: http://www.tacton.com

About IBM Japan Application Solution Co., Ltd.
IASC is the 100% subsidiary of IBM Japan. IASC is the sole company that acquires ISV solution and sells it through IBM Japan and its business partners in IBM Japan. IASC has the twenty three (23) years experiences at the industrial sector business throughout the MICRO CADAM Helix, 2D dominant CAD system in Japan, development and sales activities. For more information: http://www.ibm.com/jp/iasc