Royal Patina Taps FurnishNet for B2B Initiative
August 18, 2003

Case goods manufacturer targets automation with 100 business partners to reduce costs and errors, shorten time to delivery, and increase customer satisfaction.

SAN DIEGO, CA -Royal Patina, a leading manufacturer of bedroom, dining room, and occasional furniture located in High Point, North Carolina, today announced they have selected FurnishNet to implement electronic document exchange with their top dealers in an aggressive e-commerce business initiative.

"Automating business processes with our retailers will improve the speed and accuracy of communications for greater performance and profitability," said Bill Rogers, Chairman and CEO of Royal Patina. "Using FurnishNet's Transaction Management solution to exchange business documents with our key retailers will enable them to provide better overall service to their customers, which translates into more business for all of us."

FurnishNet's solution for Transaction Management speeds the accurate transmission of purchase orders, purchase order acknowledgements, advance ship notices, invoices, and many other transaction types. By integrating e-mail, web applications, electronic data interchange (EDI), and XML, into a unique "Any-to-Any" exchange, FurnishNet is able to translate the information into the appropriate format for the immediate electronic flow of information between business partners of any size, running on any corporate system.

"We are extremely pleased that Royal Patina is partnering with FurnishNet to promote electronic document exchange with our Transaction Management solution to their key dealers," said Ronald B. Sellers, vice president of sales for FurnishNet. "We are looking forward to helping them dramatically improve their business processes and lower operating costs."

About FurnishNet
With over 425 trading partners and over $1.8 billion in contracted purchase order volume, FurnishNet is a leading provider of Internet-based supply chain solutions for retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers. FurnishNet's solutions for Parts Management and Transaction Management provide a cost-effective alternative to EDI, and help trading partners to streamline communications, reduce errors, and save hard costs. For more information, visit www.furnishnet.com.