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WS Packaging Group Selects Dims! Organizing Print

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Lisle, IL and Algoma, WI – September 29, 2003 –WS Packaging Group, Inc., one of the country’s top label and tag converters, and DiMS! organizing print, a leading supplier of Management Information Solutions for the printing and packaging industry, jointly announce that WS Packaging has chosen to implement DiMS! in WS Packaging’s 15 locations nationwide. The move will enable WS Packaging to integrate its diverse printing operations and better serve the needs of its customers. With multiple plants across the country serving the breadth of printing industry markets, WS Packaging Group is a leading single-source provider of a myriad of products, including pressure sensitive labels, product packaging, commercial printing, creative promotions, and label application equipment. As part of a strategic initiative to better serve its customers through streamlining its processes, the installation of DiMS!’ web-enabled print management software will enable WS Packaging Group to optimize resources and leverage its diverse products and services on an enterprise-wide basis. “The fact that DiMS! is a web-enabled solution makes it the ideal choice for a company such as WS Packaging. The flexibility that the system affords – streamlining operations across multiple locations, facilities, and divisions, as well as product groups (labels, commercial print, and packaging) – is perfectly suited to the challenges faced by large enterprise printers,” said Tonnie Marneth, CEO, DiMS! organizing print. “Our experience with projects of this magnitude and complexity will certainly help as we forge ahead with this partnership,” Marneth added. WS Packaging views the implementation of DiMS! throughout its operations as “a critically important investment,” said Michael O’Callaghan, Vice President of Information Services and Technology, WS Packaging Group. “We continue to focus on making it easier for customers to do business with us, by implementing common business processes throughout the organization. By leveraging the DiMS!’ workflow, we will be able to respond faster and better to the needs of our customers. As a leader in our industry, we continue to experience significant growth. DiMS! is the system that best positions us to accomplish our customer and growth objectives,” he added.