ASA Tire Systems Announces Michelin BIB NET Integration

Nashua, NH, September 5, 2000 —ASA Tire Systems announces the completion of an interface between both its TireMax and TirePro business applications software and Michelin’s BIB NET electronic ordering system.

ASA worked closely with Michelin to bring this project to a successful conclusion. The interface allows product fulfillment requests to be transferred directly from the ASA Purchase Order module to Michelin’s BIB NET application. Upon fulfillment of the request, BIB NET then sends an electronic confirmation to the ASA software.

According to Dave Duchesne, National Marketing Manager for ASA Tire Systems, “With the large number of independent tire dealers that ASA and Michelin have in common, it is important that we work together to streamline the dealer’s ordering process. This integration will help reduce the time it takes to get the order to Michelin, while increasing its accuracy. As the industry has become more and more networked, this is the type of integration that ASA will continue to pursue aggressively”.

ASA Tire Systems is a division of ASA International Ltd. (NASDAQ: ASAA). Headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, ASA Tire Systems develops and builds enterprise-wide software solutions, delivers support and services, and enables leading Independent Tire Dealers to achieve a maximum return on their information technology investment. They can be found on the Internet at: http://www.asatire.com.

CONTACT:
David Duchesne
ASA Tire Systems
(603) 889-8700
dduchesne@asatire.com