Company  : Kewill Systems PLC
TIDM     : KWL
Headline : Re Contract
Released : 07:00 16-May-05
Number   : 3189M

Kewill Systems plc
Global contract win with GE Healthcare

Kewill Systems plc (LSE: KWL), the provider of supply chain execution software and services, today
announced a major win for its enterprise shipping technology.

The contract with GE Healthcare ("GEHC") (NYSE: GE), the industry-leading provider of 
medical imaging and information technologies, sees GEHC licensing Kewill’s enterprise level 
solution as a key component to streamlining their international shipping process.

The first phase of the implementation will begin with two of GEHC’s BioSciences’ sites in Sweden,
 with an additional two European locations to follow.  It is GEHC’s plan to implement the technology 
 throughout all of its BioSciences and Technologies warehouse locations worldwide.

Mike Delong of GE Healthcare, commented, 

"Kewill’s technology will give us a new level of flexibility to deliver breakthrough technology
throughout the world.  Based on Kewill’s extensive carrier support, we will be able to improve our 
carrier selection process and tailor it to the specific needs of individual countries, eliminating 
manual intervention.  The scalability and architecture fits perfectly into our Oracle strategy, and 
supports our worldwide volume of 5,500 shipments a day."

Paul Nichols, Chief Executive of Kewill Systems plc, noted,

"To successfully manage a complex implementation model for a large global customer such as 
GE Healthcare is a challenge for any company, particularly with a planned international deployment.
With our implementation success to-date, we are confident that we will be able to replicate 
GE Healthcare’s new model in other regions in the future.  Our new enterprise shipping solution is 
fast proving to be a very valuable addition to the Kewill portfolio, both to us and our customers."

For further information, please contact:

Kewill Systems plc
Paul Nichols, Chief Executive
Guy Millward, Group Finance Director
Tel: 01784 410410 

Financial Dynamics
Edward Bridges / Juliet Clarke 
Tel:  0207 831 3113

About Kewill Systems plc

Kewill Systems Plc is a leading international company dedicated to the development and provision of 
software and services to manage complex business-to-business supply chains. Over 55,000 customers 
worldwide have trusted Kewill Systems Plc for the management of their supply chain information 
including Federal Express, Pratt & Whitney, Mazda, Smith & Nephew, Littlewoods, Sainsbury's, 
Express Gifts, JD Williams, SRG, Iomega, Marks & Spencer, Xerox, and Toys R Us.  

About GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient 
care.  GE Healthcare’s expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics,
patient monitoring systems, disease research, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing 
tools is dedicated to detecting disease earlier and tailoring treatment for individual patients.  
GE Healthcare offers a broad range of services to improve productivity in healthcare and enable 
healthcare providers to better diagnose, treat and manage patients with conditions such as cancer, 
Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular diseases.

GE Healthcare is a $14 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) that is headquartered in 
the United Kingdom.  Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 42,500 people committed to serving 
healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries.  For more information 
about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.