E-Markets, Inc. forms consulting group

CONTACT:
Dave Krog
Managing Director of EMiConsulting
515-956-9215
dave.krog@e-markets.com

AMES, Iowa - April 23, 2003 -E-Markets, Inc., the leading solutions provider of web-enabled and software business applications for the agricultural industry, announced today that it has formed EMiConsulting, a service focused on helping agri-food companies evolve into real-time enterprises.

EMiConsulting (www.emi-consulting.com) will help companies identify and evaluate the real-time solutions that help them get better results with current resources. The goals are to increase operational efficiencies, strengthen customer relationships, add value to product and service offerings, and allow management and front line staff to make timely, effective decisions. EMiConsulting will help companies operate in real-time allowing them to be lean and flexible; provide supply and demand chain visibility; offer collaboration opportunities with customers, suppliers, and partners; connect front line systems to decision making processes; and leverage emerging technologies.

"Our EMiConsulting group is unique in being able to provide the knowledge and experience from years of actual real time implementations combined with over 100 years of agricultural and technology industry experience." said Scott Cavey, President and COO of E-Markets. "Most companies recognize the potential value of real-time information in their businesses, but they struggle to find a starting point and define a path forward. There are many options for outsourcing and internal development and EMiConsulting will help companies find the best solution for their needs”

“EMiConsulting helps agri-food companies identify and evaluate real-time capabilities, estimate the return on investment from real-time solutions, and define roadmaps for becoming a real-time enterprise," said Dr. Dave Krog, Managing Director of EMiConsulting. “In addition to our internal resources, we have relationships with key industry and technology experts.”

E-Markets Inc. and its subsidiaries are developer partners of Microsoft Business Solutions, IBM, and Best Software. EMiConsulting is based out of the E-Markets Ames, Iowa office.