LOS GATOS, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/31/06 -- Fiorano Software, Inc., a leading provider of business integration and enterprise messaging solutions, announced today that its Fiorano SOA(TM) 2006 Platform has been selected by the UB Group, the world's second largest distilled spirits company, to integrate its various applications including SAP.

"Our mandate is to emerge as the world's largest spirits company by 2010 using cutting edge technology in our manufacturing and delivery systems as provided by Fiorano," said UB Group vice-president [information systems] TK Subramaniam.

"We currently use SAP to record transactions. There were multiple levels of manual intervention leading to prolonged lead times, inefficient working capital turnover and higher rates of error," he explained. "The need was to automate workflow and speed up business process, zero in on the enterprise architecture and then choose the vendor. The goal was to share our production plan with the supplier to ensure on time delivery of components involving real-time integration of SAP with our supplier's planning system. After detailed evaluation, due diligence process and POC over six months, the UB Group decided to implement Fiorano's Service Oriented Architecture.

"Fiorano's solution required no custom programming and worked out of the box. Fiorano's proven track record as a provider of enterprise class middleware supporting mission critical operations became the logical choice for us.

"The true test for any solution, ultimately, is that it should solve a real-world business problem with the least strain on valuable resources; Fiorano has been able to add value to companies in the distribution market and this is another reason that UB chose Fiorano", said Atul Saini, CEO and CTO, Fiorano. Together with our recent wins in the banking and manufacturing industries, the UB Group relationship signals the arrival of a whole new generation of business process management and integration products to the market that offer greater value than incumbent products at extremely competitive price-points."

Fiorano Software, Inc: headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA, powers mission critical applications Fortune 500s such as Alcatel, FiServ, AT&T Wireless, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Boeing, British Petroleum, Ericsson, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Quicken Loans, Deutsche Bank, POSCO, Qwest Communications and Schlumberger. (www.fiorano.com)

The UB Group: in Bangalore is one of world's top global beverage brands, growing and diversifying into a multifaceted conglomerate (www.theubgroup.com).

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