K3 Selected as Partner by UK Online for Business

K3 Business Technology Group has been selected as a partner by UK Online for Business, joining the ranks of IBM, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq as E-Business advisers to industry.

UK Online for Business is part of the government-wide initiative to enable everyone in the UK to get online and fulfil the many opportunities offered by the Internet. It is particularly focused at the SME sector, helping SMEs gain a competitive edge by embracing new technology.

Andy Makeham, CEO of K3, commented ?We are delighted to be part of this programme. UK Online for Business dovetails perfectly with our own Supply Chain Improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives. It brings extra resources, and indeed extra focus, on the key area of helping UK manufacturers exploit the latest technology to improve supply chain relations.

"One of our key initiatives in the last year has been that of helping UK SMEs recognise that well implemented high quality ERP systems alone are no longer enough in themselves to guarantee success. Companies must extend the footprint and reach of their ERP solution out into the supply chain if they are to remain competitive. Clearly the Internet is the new technology that underpins this development, and UK Online is a vital part of the equation in making available information about the latest developments in a structured and coherent manner.?

For more information about UK Online for Business, or K3?s own Supply Chain Improvement and Lean Awareness Programmes, then please contact Richard Thomas at K3, or email your enquiry to enquiries@k3btg.com.

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

K3 Business Technology Group plc is a public company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Formerly known as Kewill ERP, the company is one of the UK?s leading authors and suppliers of Supply Chain Management and ERP software for the SME Sector. Products include IBS, Micross and Micross for Windows range (ERP solutions), Omicron (financial software) and JobBOSS for small jobshops.

K3's clients in the UK clients include Rolls Royce, Thomson CSF, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Thales. With over 1650 current UK customers, the company is the UK?s market leading supplier of UK-developed Supply Chain Management software to the SME sector.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Thomas               
K3 Business Technology Group plc         Electra House                  Electra Way                  
Crewe                     
Tel: 01270 211211               
E-mail: richard.thomas@k3btg.com                       
K3 can also be reached on its websites: www.lenamanufacturing.com and www.k3btg.com