12/2/2002

The Wercs, Ltd. and J.D. Edwards Expand Alliance

Collaboration to Deliver MSDS Automation Capabilities to Joint Customers

Albany, New York. – The Wercs, Ltd., a global leader in Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) software, today announced a partnership with J.D. Edwards, a leading provider of collaborative enterprise software, consulting and support services. Through the interfacing and integration of the applications, The Wercs, Ltd. will deliver automated hazardous materials communication tools, specifically MSDS automation software, to J.D. Edwards customers worldwide.

Under the terms of the agreement, The Wercs, Ltd. officially joins J.D. Edwards’ Product Alliances partner program and will focus on providing enterprise wide software tools to automate the authoring, distribution and management of MSDSs and other hazardous materials communication documents.

The Wercs, Ltd. and J.D. Edwards have worked together in the past and share joint customers, such as Quaker Chemical, Ampacet, and Engelhard Corporation. The agreement allows The Wercs, Ltd. to promote and leverage its experience by providing integrated turnkey hazardous document communications solutions to existing J.D. Edwards customers as well as new opportunities.

“We welcome The Wercs to our Product Alliances partner program,” said Mark Wieber, senior industry marketing manager, J.D. Edwards. “The Wercs differentiates itself because it focuses on integrating extended value chain solutions, which supports our message to ‘make customers stronger’ through lower total cost of ownership, integrated applications and robust feature/functionality.”

“We believe that this alliance has the ability to efficiently deliver immediate benefits to those corporations seeking to improve the authoring, managing, and distributing of material safety data sheets on an enterprise wide level,” said Lou DeSorbo, founder and president of The Wercs, Ltd. “We have had a very productive history with J.D. Edwards and have proven results that lead to customers’ return on investment. I am looking forward to promoting our capabilities and building on our relationship to our joint clients.”

About J.D. Edwards & Company
J.D. Edwards makes customers stronger, enabling them to solve their most important business challenges. The company offers collaborative enterprise software as well as consulting, education and support services. J.D. Edwards’ offerings are differentiated by a deeply ingrained attitude of listening to customers, innovating on their behalf, and delivering solutions as part of a results-oriented relationship. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Denver, J.D. Edwards focuses on long-term business partnerships and helping its 6,500 customers in more than 110 countries collaborate electronically to manage their business processes, supply chains, and supplier and customer relationships. For more information: www.jdedwards.com or 1-800-727-5333.

About The Wercs, Ltd.
Founded in 1984, The Wercs, Ltd., with worldwide headquarters located in Albany, New York, has become the established Global Standard for providing software tools to automate the Authoring, Distribution and Management of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and other hazardous communication documents with their flagship product, The WERCS®. The Wercs, Ltd. currently serves numerous industries including Pharmaceutical, Plastics, Paints and Resins, Specialty Chemicals, Aerospace, Agriculture, Biotech, Cosmetics, Energy, Electronic Materials, Lighting, Colors, Fragrances, Automotive, Furniture, Computer Peripherals Oil and more. For additional information on The Wercs, Ltd., contact them at 800-572-6501 or visit them on the web at www.thewercs.com.