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Intervolve Teams with Top PC Maker to Bring Tablet PC Solutions to the Consumer
Packaged Goods and Distribution Markets
Raleigh, NC—April 17, 2007—Intervolve, Inc., the pioneer in providing on demand supply chain software using
Web and mobile technologies, today announced a new business relationship with Lenovo to deliver tablet PC
sales and distribution solutions for consumer packaged goods distributors. Intervolve and Lenovo will jointly sell
Intervolve solutions and Intervolve will resell ThinkPad X60 Tablet PCs. The go-to-market alliance includes
Intervolve as one of several strategic Lenovo Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s) that provide solutions for
ThinkPad X60 Tablets with Microsoft Windows Vista, and the only ISV currently providing solutions for the
Consumer Packaged Goods and Distribution markets.
As part of the agreement, Intervolve and Lenovo will jointly sell the combined hardware, software, and services
solutions to beverage and consumer packaged goods distributors. By offering customers an end-to-end solution
designed by technology leaders in their respective industries, distributors will have innovative business
productivity and market intelligence solutions at their fingertips.
Chris Newton, Intervolve Chairman and EVP, said, “The synergy between Lenovo and Intervolve supports new
opportunities to design innovative mobile products to help our customers be more productive and efficient. The
combined solution has been well received within our market.”
Intervolve provides DistributionSuite and Route Accounting System (RAS) on Tablet PC, Pocket PC, and PalmOS
devices and as web applications to enable distributors to access critical information for a new level of visibility,
speed, and accountability. Intervolve solutions expand beyond traditional route accounting and sales order entry
to include market intelligence. The broad set of DistributionSuite applications provides real-time market data to
help companies plan, execute, measure, and adjust to dynamic market conditions and gain competitive
advantage. Route Accounting System integrates sales order management, inventory management, financial
accounting, reconciliations, and route maintenance into a single-real-time, enterprise-wide mobile computing
application to reduce operating costs. By collecting, analyzing, and applying both transactional and non-
transactional information on mobile and web devices such as the ThinkPad X60 Tablet PCs, companies using
Intervolve solutions can manage and sell more effectively and influence their markets.
The rock-solid design of Lenovo’s ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC includes a shock-mounted hard-drive and roll-cage
making it a reliable and durable tool for on-the-go computing. It is a thin and light 12-inch tablet that also offers
layered security tools including an encrypted hard drive and integrated fingerprint reader to prevent unauthorized
access to information. The ThinkPad X60 Tablet also come equipped with ThinkVantage Technologies, a suite of
self-help tools helping to manage profiles for Internet connections and easy recovery of lost or corrupted files,
among other features.
About Intervolve, Inc.
Raleigh, NC-based Intervolve, Inc. provides on demand supply chain software that helps companies automate the
collection, analysis, and dissemination of sales and distribution information to reduce operating costs and gain
competitive advantage. With its innovative packaged and custom solutions that utilize mobile and web
technologies, Intervolve continues to be the software company of choice for the Beverage and overall Consumer
Goods markets. For more information, please visit www.intervolve.com or call 1.919.828.5727.
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