XTIVITY'S xIO MRO INVENTORY OPTIMIZER RECEIVES IBM READY FOR TIVOLI VALIDATION AND INCLUSION IN IBM'S OPEN PROCESS AUTOMATION LIBRARY (OPAL)

London, Ontario – November 26, 2007 – Xtivity Inc., the global leader in maintenance (MRO) inventory optimization solutions, is pleased to announce that it has significantly enhanced its relationship with its alliance partner, IBM Ready for Tivoli, through achieving validation of its xIO software solution and service. The company’s integrated xIO offering will also be included in IBM’s catalog of accredited solution providers, giving the extensive IBM partner, providers, and IBM sales team worldwide automatic access to the xIO technology.

IBM Best Practices – IBM IT Service Management is built on IBM and industry best practices. After meeting IBM specifications for validation, Xtivity can leverage the IBM best practice by inclusion in the OPAL (Open Process Automation Library), an easy access online ecosystem for sharing best practices and new capabilities. IBM is working with numerous business partners to expand Tivoli products with automation packages containing workflows for automating common IT processes, such as monitoring, application management, security, orchestration and provisioning.

The benefits of joining OPAL may include:

• Faster and easier initial deployment with out-of-the-box integrations
• Extending the benefits of Tivoli products with additional integrated services
• Increased value for all your products as customers seek highly functioned integrated systems management solutions
• More options for future enhancements to your technology management system

Known to IBM Ready for Tivoli software as the “xIO IBM Tivoli Maximo Inventory Optimizer”, it is described in the OPAL Catalog as: The Xtivity xIO Tivoli Maximo Inventory Optimizer is an effective service that automatically sets inventory stocking levels, identifies problem items and presents action lists by way of its KPI – the xIO Pulse, available 24/7. This innovative service allows you to proactively monitor and evaluate inventory stocking levels, identify potential stock-outs in advance, and generate actionable reports. It provides you with the information you need to make decisions that work best to increase capacity and hard cost savings within your company.

John Cowan, President of Xtivity says “Being a part of the IBM OPAL Catalog will allow Xtivity and the xIO to gain valuable exposure, increase creditability and help shorten our customer’s evaluation cycles. By achieving Ready for Tivoli software validation, the xIO MRO Inventory Optimizer meets or exceeds IBM compatibility criteria and successfully integrates with other IBM products. We look forward to expanding our partnership with IBM”.

About Xtivity Inc.
Xtivity improves productivity, reduces maintenance inventory value and provides accurate lead time information through its proven xIO Optimization Service. Xtivity’s unique service identifies, quantifies, reports, optimizes and audits inventory operations activity – offering immediate payback with little disruption to your organization.

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