EXE Technologies Begins Life In The Public Eye
Steve McVey - August 7, 2000

Vendor Genesis

A supply chain execution vendor specializing in warehouse management and Internet fulfillment, EXE Technologies emerged from the merger of Neptune Systems, Inc. and Dallas Systems, Inc. in mid 1997. Dallas Systems had built its WMS around the needs of retail and wholesale distribution companies while Neptune brought expertise in third party logistics (3PL) to the combination. Dallas Systems' EXceed was offered on IBM mainframe and Unix, while Neptune Systems' solutions were supported on client/server Unix and Windows platforms as well as OS/390. At the completion of the merger, EXE instantly became one of the largest WMS vendors in the supply chain execution market. Its broad range of supported platforms gave EXE the ability to provide WMS solutions for companies of virtually any size...