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INTTRA, the leading e-commerce portal for the ocean freight industry, recently announced that Jeff Pattison has joined the Company's senior management team as Chief Information Officer. Pattison brings a unique blend of technology expertise and leadership experience to his role at INTTRA. As CIO, Pattison will be responsible for the technology that powers INTTRA's e-commerce tools and the work processes that create and sustain it, including research, design, engineering and development of the product line.

INTTRA, the largest e-commerce platform for the ocean shipping industry, offers a range of e-commerce products to help shippers and forwarders plan, process and manage their documentation with their carriers. Pattison's appointment is a further testament to the Company's commitment to providing its customers with comprehensive technologies for simplifying collaboration and increasing supply chain visibility.

Pattison will work closely with John DeBenedette who has moved to INTTRA's Commercial Department to lead the global team. Leveraging DeBenedette's leadership experience with INTTRA's global sales force, the Company has merged commercial, marketing and product management under DeBenedette in his new role. This collaboration of departments will allow INTTRA to continue accelerating its efforts to bring innovative products to market quickly and effectively without compromising quality.

"In today's global environment, INTTRA stands above the rest, increasing supply chain visibility for international shippers, carriers and freight forwarders," said Pattison. "INTTRA's e-commerce tools make the global marketplace more accessible and provide a transparency to the supply chain that benefits all users. I am looking forward to working with INTTRA's seasoned management team to further develop their innovative product line."

Prior to joining INTTRA, Pattison served as Vice President of Application Services at NRT, Inc., the largest owner and operator of residential real estate brokerages in the U.S. In this role, Pattison was responsible for more than 20 mission-critical consumer and B2B Web sites and the supporting enterprise architecture for more than 65,000 independent real estate agents in 1,000 offices around the U.S. Prior to joining NRT, Pattison was Director of Application Development at Medco Health overseeing numerous applications used in their prescription processing. In addition, Pattison spent eight years at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting), providing cutting edge business solutions to clients across various industries.

"Jeff's varied work experience in other industries will allow INTTRA to broaden its scope and will help us continue our tradition of innovation and technology leadership in the industry," said Ken Bloom, CEO of INTTRA, "while John's new position will enhance our focus on product development and market strategy."

Pattison graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Management Information Systems and Marketing.

About INTTRA
INTTRA, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., is a leading global provider of e-commerce solutions to ocean carriers and their customers. INTTRA professionals work with customers to streamline and standardize their shipping processes, applying their e-commerce knowledge of the shipping industry for customers in markets worldwide.

More than 240,000 container orders are initiated on the INTTRA platform each week, representing almost 10 percent of global ocean container trade.

INTTRA's e-commerce platform offers a comprehensive range of e-commerce tools, including: Tender, Sailing Schedules, Booking, Shipping Instructions, Bill of Lading, Track & Trace, and Reports. Accessing the INTTRA platform is simple, using any combination of their channel solutions: INTTRA-Link (EDI-based, system-to-system connection), INTTRA-Desktop (off-line PC application), or INTTRA-Act (web-based application).

INTTRA's carrier network includes, Alianca, ANL, CMA CGM, CSAV, CSAV NORASIA, Deutsche Afrika-Linien, Emirates Shipping Line, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, "K" Line, Libra, Maersk Line, MCC Transport Pte Ltd., MISC, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., NYK Line, Safmarine, Senator Lines, United Arab Shipping Company.

For further information visit www.inttra.com.

SOURCE: INTTRA