Press release

Tacton Configurator steps up order streamlining process for Hagen Treindustri

Hagen Treindustri AS introduces state-of-the-art configurator software to create a faster, more accurate response system for customers.

Stockholm, Sweden – October 29 2007 – Tacton Systems, a global vendor of configuration software, announced today that Hagen Treindustri AS will combine Tacton Configurator with Microsoft's AX Business Management Solution to simplify and speed the order and sales process for their complex individually-ordered products.

Hagen Treindustri AS, based in Stryn, Norway, is a leading designer and producer of wooden staircases, supplying its products throughout Scandinavia and Northern Europe. The complex and individual nature of its staircase systems, which are practically unique to each application, meant that the company was keen to introduce a quotation and order system that gave accurate results, while reducing the normally lengthy ordering process.

The company had previously used a manual system for taking orders and providing quotations. The Tacton Configurator is part of a new web-based IT system for handling orders and is integrated with Microsoft's AX Business Management Solution.

Initially, this will provide sales personnel and their resellers with a tool for gathering input from the customer, and then quickly and accurately compiling a specific solution for that customer. Ultimately, the customer will be able to create their own specifications and orders by accessing the Configurator online.

The system is due to be launched in early November, 2007.

"The Configurator system makes it easy for customers to access information about our range, and specify a precisely-tailored product from us at any time. It also makes it easier for the company to handle information from the customer, and speeds the order completion process," says Victor Størdal, Project Manager at Hagen Treindustri.

"Hagen Treindustri is an excellent proof point and a further demonstration of the wide range of industries and businesses that can benefit from the efficiencies that Tacton Configurator brings to sales and order processing," says Christer Wallberg, CEO, Tacton Systems.

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
 
Hagen Treindustri AS
Victor Størdal, Project Manager
Telephone: +47 48 86 70 10
E-mail: v.stoerdal@stryntrappa.no

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, Pentair Water, Hoffman Enclosures, ASSA ABLOY, Mod-Pac, FläktWoods and Albany Door Systems. For more information: http://www.tacton.com

About Hagen Treindustri AS
Hagen Treindustri AS, based in Norway, is one of Europe's largest producers of high quality wooden staircases in Europe. Its two main brands, Stryntrappa and Escalia, are sold to both nationwide housing developers and directly to house owners. The company, which was founded in 1934, had a turnover of 150 MNOK in 2007. For more information: http://www.stryntrappa.no