INTEX ANNOUNCES INVENTORY ANALYST PROFESSIONAL 

New Add-On Brings True "Master Planning" Capabilities To DOS and Windows
Spreadsheets

May 24, 1993 -- Needham. MA: Intex Solutions, Inc., the leading publisher
and reseller of spreadsheet enhancements, today announced a new program
called Inventory Analyst Professional. Designed for production planners,
inventory analysts, purchasers and other planning professionals, the
spreadsheet-based program provides a powerful set of tools to help both
DOS and Windows users reduce inventory costs, build accurate purchase or
production plans and maximize cost savings. The program, developed by
professionals certified by APICS, the American Planning and Inventory
Control Society, offers a number of unique features, including batch
planning for hundreds or thousands of items, "best fit" forecasting, and a
popular planning technique known as "ABC" analysis. Inventory Analyst
Professional is priced at $495, plus $5 shipping and is available now from
Intex.

"Inventory Analyst Professional was developed to answer a growing demand in
the inventory planning world. The program is menu-driven and
spreadsheet-based, so its fast and easy-to-use, it's reasonably priced in
comparison to most of the mainframe-based inventory systems available, and
most importantly, it has the flexibility and advanced capabilities
inventory planning professionals demand," said Marjorie Smith, Product
Manager at Intex.

Powerful Planning Capabilities

Whether users want to generate purchase plans pinpointing the right number
of paint brushes to stock, need to know how many cardboard cartons to
produce and when to produce them, or need to make a quick decision on
safety stock levels for a popular product, Inventory Analyst Professional
gives them the power to make important planning decisions faster and with
more confidence than ever before.

Using Inventory Analyst Professional's familiar menus, users simply load
historical data, select one of the program's built-in forecasting and
scheduling methods and factor in any special considerations such as
service levels and safety stock. The program will automatically generate a
12 month or 12 week purchase or production plan for every item or part in
inventory, allowing users to avoid costly stock overruns or outages.

One user who appreciates the program's powerful, cost saving features is
Michael Weiss, General Manager of the Felters Company in Union, South
Carolina. According to Weiss, "Inventory Analyst Professional showed us
real, tangible ways to save on both manufacturing and inventory costs.
This program is unbelievable!"

To make inventory planning even faster and more reliable, Inventory Analyst
Professional also offers a number of advanced features usually found only
in expensive mainframe-based inventory systems. These features include
batch forecasting and scheduling of hundreds or thousands of items
simultaneously, "best fit" forecasting which automatically chooses the
best forecasting method for each item and "ABC" planning, a popular
technique that ranks and groups items by dollar volume.

A Familiar Environment

Besides being a powerful planning tool, Inventory Analyst Professional
provides an additional benefit to users by fitting effortlessly into their
spreadsheet environment. Inventory Analyst Professional offers familiar
spreadsheet-like menus, an easy way to import data from existing
worksheets into the program's built-in database and also takes advantage
of the spreadsheet's WYSIWYG capabilities. That means that the program's
reports and eight built-in graphs are always presentation-quality, making
them easier to understand and analyze.

Compatibility and Pricing

Inventory Analyst Professional Version 1.0 runs with all DOS and Windows
releases of Lotus 1-2-3 (including the forthcoming 1-2-3 for Windows
Release 4.0), Quattro Pro for DOS and Excel 4.0. 190K RAM is required in
addition to normal spreadsheet memory requirements. The product is priced
at $495 plus $5 shipping. Intex also publishes a standard version of
Inventory Analyst for users whose planning needs are limited to 10 to 20
items. Inventory Analyst, Standard Version, is priced at $245. Existing
Inventory Analyst users who wish to "trade-up" to Inventory Analyst
Professional may do so for $250, plus $5 shipping.

Intex Solutions, 35 Highland Circle, Needham, MA 02194
617-449-6222

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