Leading Edge Hydraulics Earns 2008 Summit Award at Consona User Conference

LAS VEGAS, INDIANAPOLIS and Rockford, Ill., Oct. 15, 2008—Consona Corporation (Consona), a worldwide leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for companies of all sizes, today announced at its premier user conference, Consona Connect, that Leading Edge Hydraulics (LEH), a Rockford, Ill.-based Intuitive ERP software user and a global leader in the production of hydraulic tube assemblies and fittings, is the 2008 recipient of the software provider’s Best Overall Use Award.

The Best Overall Use Award, part of Consona’s annual Summit Awards, honors a customer that has demonstrated excellence in utilizing multiple products (modules, features, add-on, third-party) and services from Consona. Recipients of the award submit both qualitative and quantitative data that illustrate how the solution has improved the customer’s overall business performance. Award recipients display full use of both core and add-on solutions, steady business growth, a strong return on investment, and a passion for implementing and mastering new technologies.

LEH has consistently used the Intuitive ERP solution as the platform for delivering more value to customers and growing the company. The Intuitive solution has enabled LEH’s customers to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in reduced on-hand inventories by shortening lead times from 10 weeks to 10 days and added a 52 week forecasted plan at the individual part level all through EDI integration. The response from customers has been extremely positive.

Since the implementation of the Intuitive ERP solution, Leading Edge Hydraulics has realized the following results:

- A 20-fold reduction in order entry time; quintupled the amount of data processed in forcasting.

- Reduced MRP run times from 40 minutes to two minutes with two version upgrades, while still growing the business.

- More than 60 percent reduction in non-conforming product reports from customers.

- Support for overseas expansion.

“We have consistently used Intuitive ERP as our platform for delivering more value to our customers and growing our company,” said Russell L. Dennis, Jr., vice president and chief technology officer at LEH. “In the prior three years, our annual revenue growth had been nearly 70 percent, 50 percent, and 20 percent. There is no way we could have achieved this without having an ERP platform that gives us the confidence to grow our business at will.”

“It is our pleasure to honor Leading Edge Hydraulics with a Summit Award for their absolutely outstanding achievements," said Jeff Tognoni, CEO of Consona. "LEH stands as an example of the dedication it takes to gain maximum return on a business system investment. The growth and success this company has achieved with our support reminds all of us at Consona why we're in business."

About Consona Corporation
Consona Corporation (Consona, formerly known as M2M Holdings Inc.) is a worldwide leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for companies of all sizes. Consona is dedicated to becoming a valued business partner by helping each and every customer continuously improve business processes over time. Toward this mission, Consona invests in the people, processes, technology and tools needed to provide its customers with a unique combination of customer care; product fit; a broad range of consulting, IT and business services; and industry expertise. Consona serves more than 4,500 customers worldwide and across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, financial services, health care, high tech, and local government. Battery Ventures and Thoma Bravo jointly own Consona. For further information, visit www.consona.com, e-mail info@consona.com, or call (888) 8 CONSONA.