Impress Software, the packaged integration applications company for SAP enterprise asset management (EAM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) customers, today announced at SAPPHIRE® ’05 that its Project I.App (PSCW) 2.5 and Geo I.App 1.0 applications have received “Powered by SAP NetWeaver™” certification.  Impress has also become a Powered by SAP NetWeaver Partner, furthering its ongoing commitment and support for SAP® solutions.  These applications from Impress are powered by the SAP NetWeaver open integration and application platform that helps customers achieve a lower total cost of ownership (TCO).   Project I.App and Geo I.App, each Powered by SAP NetWeaver, complement xRPM, SAP Plant Maintenance (PM), and SAP Project Systems (PS).  The Impress applications connect SAP solutions to applications such as Microsoft Project, Primavera and ESRI.  Impress Project I.App and Geo I.App products support and can now run on the SAP Web Application Server (SAP Web AS), and can be easily and securely distributed to thousands of users through the SAP Enterprise Portal.  “Impress is pleased to announce that it has reached a major milestone in our continued cooperation with SAP, by achieving Powered by SAP NetWeaver certification for our I.Apps, and joining the SAP NetWeaver Partner Program,” said Warren Utt, president and CEO of Impress Software.  “Our applications certified by SAP for integration with SAP NetWeaver help customers further extend and increase the use of SAP solutions while reducing TCO.”

About Impress Software Impress Software is a leading provider of packaged integration applications (I.Apps™) that enable quick and cost-effective integration of project management and geographical information systems resulting in streamlined business processes across multiple enterprise systems. Impress I.Apps allow integration to be completed at a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional EAI development platforms. Impress Software customers include global leaders such as Bayer, DuPont, Halliburton, Nebraska Public Power District, New Brunswick Power, British Petroleum, Ontario Power Generation, Valero, Total, and many others. SAP, SAP NetWeaver, SAPPHIRE, mySAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.