ABS Group, a Global Solution Provider in Wastewater Technology, Automates their Sales Processes with Intelliquip’s Intelligent Front-End_sm

Bethlehem, PA USA - March 2, 2007 - Intelliquip, a provider of web-enabled selection, configuration and quoting software for manufacturers of complex fluid handling equipment, announced today that ABS Group, a global manufacturer of pumps, mixers, aerators, agitators, compressors, and controls has begun deployment of their new ABS Central Configuration Tool (ACCT) in the USA this month. Roll outs throughout the rest of the world will continue throughout the year. Intelliquip’s Intelligent Front-End_SM technology will power ABS Central Configuration Tool to provide streamlined selection, configuration, pricing, drawing generation, quotation generation and quotation management for ABS diverse product lines.


ABS manufactures a wide array of complex equipment for the wastewater industry that allows it to provide complete solutions. The complexity and diversity of this equipment, along with the global presence of the ABS sales network, has presented challenges in rapidly and accurately disseminating product knowledge for the proper selection, configuration, and quoting of these solutions. ACCT will consolidate a number of ABS manual and disparate sales tools into a powerful web-based system that will incorporate the majority of ABS product and application knowledge in a robust selector and configurator allowing proposals to be developed quicker and more accurately by internal salesmen, distributors, agents, and OEM’s. ABS expects this technology to provide more and better information to their sales force and channels, so that they may provide even higher levels of service to their customers.

“ABS is focused on providing value to our customers, and the ABS Central Configuration Tool is a product which allows us to deliver this value,” said Peter Aru, President and CEO of ABS Group. “We have been able to leverage Intelliquip’s technology and domain experience in quickly making ACCT a reality. We look forward to expanding the product lines within ACCT and to rapidly broadening the deployment beyond the initial USA roll out.”

"We are very happy to partner with ABS on this project,” said Dave Brockway, President of Intelliquip, LLC. “ABS commitment to their customers has driven them to streamline the front-end of their business. Their strong implementation team working in conjunction with our professionals has assured the success and rapid return on investment for this project. I am confident their salesmen, distributors, agents, OEM’s and ultimately customers will all benefit greatly from ACCT.”

About ABS Group
ABS is a global solutions provider in wastewater technology with a complete product portfolio of pumps, mixers, aerators, compressors, control and monitoring equipment, and services. ABS also offers pumps and rental services for the dewatering market. The ABS Group, with 1.800 employees and a turnover 2005 of 321 MEUR (3 billion SEK), is present in more than 100 countries and has around 40 subsidiaries. The ABS Group is part of the Cardo group which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

About Intelliquip, LLC
Intelliquip is the global leader in providing powerful web-based software applications that allow manufacturers of complex fluid handling equipment and associated drivers to intelligently select, configure, price, quote, and process orders for their products. These applications include sophisticated selection, configuration, and quote manager tools that improve productivity, reduce design and quotation errors, and shorten cycle times such that operating costs, revenue, and profitability are all improved. Intelliquip has sales, administrative, and technology offices located throughout the US, and clients located throughout the world. www.intelliquip.com

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