MINNEAPOLIS,
Minn.– June 19, 2008 –Corporate Express Document & Print Management (CEDPM), a leading
provider of document and print management, and business form, label, direct mail and fulfillment solutions, has
entered into an enterprise license agreement with Four51, Inc. Four51 develops online business-to-business catalog
technology that connects buyers, distributors and suppliers of indirect goods. Four51’s commerce platform will help
CEDPM to bring products to market faster and consolidate disparate online ordering systems, while continuing to
provide interoperability with ERP and spend-management solutions, such as SAP and Ariba, used by Corporate
Express’ customers.
"We're excited
to leverage Four51's online business-to-business catalog technology,"
commented Michael Bailey, Vice President, Information Services, Corporate
Express Document & Print Management. "Our new strategic partnership
will enable us to continue streamlining and optimizing our internal
systems and processes, while at the same time providing a state-of-the-art
e-commerce front end to our customers."
Corporate Express
US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV (NYSE: CXP),
is a leading business-tobusiness supplier of office and computer supplies,
office furniture, facility supplies, document and print management,
imaging and computer graphic supplies, promotional products and other
similar products.
Four51 is growing
virally at the rate of 1,200 buyers per day. More than 27,000 businesses—including
half the Fortune 500—and one million users conduct commerce on the
Four51 network. Founded in 1999, Four51 is headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minn., and is the leading e-catalog technology in the indirect goods
market.
About
Four51
Four51 (www.four51.com) is automating the B2B e-catalog market using
an open e-commerce platform that connects buyers, distributors and
suppliers of indirect goods such as printed materials, promotional
products and office supplies. Using Four51’s internet catalog technology,
sellers can target simple and complex B2B products to a specific buyer
desktop while maintaining compliance with all corporate purchasing
rules and security requirements. Further, Four51 can integrate with
other relevant B2B technologies such as payment services and back-office
systems. For suppliers and manufacturers, Four51’s unique approach
removes inefficiencies from order processing, manufacturing and go-to-market
activities. Suppliers on the Four51 network gain instant, seamless
access to thousands of distributors and more than one million buyer-users
through a single online platform.
About
Corporate Express Document & Print Management
Corporate Express Document & Print Management (CEDPM) is a leading
provider of document and print management, and business form, label,
direct mail and fulfillment solutions. Employing approximately 1,000
people in seven manufacturing plants and 50 sales offices nationwide,
CEDPM is a business unit of Corporate Express US Inc.
Corporate Express
provides customers with a single source of business products and services,
so that they can focus their resources, energy and time on their core
business. Corporate Express helps organizations to save time and maximize
their productivity. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Corporate Express
NV generated 2007 sales of EUR 5.6
billion. The company has a widespread global distribution network
spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, has close to 18,000
employees and has operations in 21 countries. Corporate Express is
listed on Euronext Amsterdam (Euronext: CXP) and in New York (NYSE:
CXP). For more information, please visit www.CorporateExpress.com.
Safe Harbour
Statement
Statements included in this press release, which are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbour
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements
are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning
future events impacting Corporate Express and therefore involve a
number of uncertainties and risks, including, but not limited to industry
conditions, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand,
competition, risks in integrating new businesses, currency fluctuations,
and the other risks described from time to time in the Company’s
filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007. As a result, the actual
results of operations or financial conditions of the Company could
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation
to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. |