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Press Release
Jerry Leigh Implements NGC’s e-PLM®
Software Following Successful Rollout of e-SPS®
NGC’s PLM and Global Sourcing
Software Gives West Coast Apparel Company A Single,
Integrated Solution to Manage the Product Lifecycle
MIAMI – April 27, 2010 – NGC®
(New Generation Computing®) today
announced that Jerry Leigh, a design-driven apparel
company that develops licensed products for the
nation’s top retailers, has successfully implemented
NGC’s e-PLM® software for Product
Lifecycle Management.
Jerry Leigh selected
e-PLM following a successful rollout of NGC’s e-SPS
software for Global Sourcing and Visibility. The
apparel company uses e-SPS to control all facets of
production – including P.O. management, production
tracking, quality, and inbound tracking and
visibility – for thousands of licensed products in
four different divisions. The combination of e-PLM
and e-SPS provides Jerry Leigh with a single,
integrated solution that covers every step of the
product lifecycle, from design concept through
sourcing to receipt at the DC. The web-based
solution centralizes information, improves
collaboration, and streamlines workflows, for faster
speed to market and enhanced communication
throughout the global supply chain.
“Jerry
Leigh selected e-PLM based on our success with the
e-SPS rollout and the excellent support that we have
received,” said Jeff Silver, vice president and CFO,
Jerry Leigh. “NGC’s West Coast support team proved
to be very responsive, and NGC worked closely with
our users to incorporate suggested modifications
into the base software.”
“Some of the e-PLM
features that were particularly attractive to us
included version control on spec packs and a central
repository for images and component masters,” Silver
added. “In addition, having visibility to styles
when they’re in development will allow for early
costing to ensure that we meet our profit goals for
each style.”
Other benefits of e-PLM and
e-SPS include the following:
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Faster speed to market. e-SPS is
already helping Jerry Leigh improve
production turnaround time, and e-PLM
further extends productivity gains to the
concept and design phases. e-PLM and e-SPS
automatically generate triggers and alerts,
to ensure that critical deadlines are met
and that design and production problems are
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Streamlined communications. e-PLM
and e-SPS provide Jerry Leigh with a single,
web-based platform that allows the company
to instantly exchange and update information
with supply chain partners around the world.
All communications are tied to specific
styles or purchase orders, which greatly
enhances collaboration. Centralized data
ensures that everyone views “a single
version of the truth” throughout the supply
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Enhanced customer service. Jerry
Leigh has built its business on superior
customer service, and NGC’s software will
help the apparel company continue to respond
to its customers’ needs. “Jerry Leigh
designs and develops merchandise for many of
the world’s most recognized brands and
retailers, so quality and timing are
critical to our success,” Silver added. |
“NGC is pleased that Jerry Leigh chose our e-PLM
solution to further extend the benefits of e-SPS,”
said Alan Brooks, president, NGC. “Jerry Leigh’s
decision validates the strength of NGC’s software,
as well as our support and implementation team. We
appreciate the close working relationship with Jerry
Leigh, and we’re proud to play a role in the
company’s ongoing success.”
About
Jerry Leigh
Founded by Jerry Leigh in
1962, the company has evolved into a multi-faceted
organization that serves the nation’s top retailers.
With headquarters in Van Nuys, CA and satellite
offices in New York City, Bentonville, Orlando,
Guatemala and Shanghai, Jerry Leigh’s 650+
associates are focused on serving the needs of the
company’s brand and retail partners. Jerry Leigh is
a design-driven company that prides itself on its
dedicated divisional teams and its focus on superior
artwork and design, manufactured in state-of-the-art
facilities in Asia and Central America. For more
information, visit www.jerryleigh.com.
About NGC
NGC® (New
Generation Computing®) is a leading
provider of PLM and Global Sourcing solutions for
brands, retailers, manufacturers and importers of
consumer products. NGC helps our customers increase
profitability of private-label merchandise, reduce
cost of goods sold, improve speed to market and
product quality, and manage compliance and testing.
NGC received the highest possible ranking in a
leading analyst firm’s 2009 and 2008 reports on PLM
for apparel and footwear and has been recognized as
a top 100 supply chain and logistics company by
Inbound Logistics, Global Logistics & Supply Chain
Strategies and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. It’s
no wonder that VF Corporation®, A|X
Armani Exchange®, Carter’s®,
Casual Male Retail Group®, R.G. Barry,
Hugo Boss®, Dick’s Sporting Goods, STONY
Apparel, Isda & Co., Tristan & America®,
Parigi Group and many other leading companies rely
on NGC.
NGC has offices in Miami, New York,
Los Angeles, China, India, Mexico, and El Salvador
and is a wholly owned subsidiary of American
Software Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). For more information,
visit www.ngcsoftware.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press
release contains forward-looking statements that are
subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.
There are a number of factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated by statements made herein. These factors
include, but are not limited to, changes in general
economic conditions, technology and the market for
the Company's products and services, including
economic conditions within the e-commerce markets;
the timely availability and market acceptance of
these products and services; the Company’s ability
to satisfy in a timely manner all SEC required
filings and the requirements of Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and
regulations adopted under that Section; the
challenges and risks associated with integration of
acquired product lines and companies; the effect of
competitive products and pricing; the uncertainty of
the viability and effectiveness of strategic
alliances; and the irregular pattern of the
Company's revenues. For further information about
risks the Company could experience as well as other
information, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K
for the year ended April 30, 2009 and other reports
and documents subsequently filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. For more information,
contact: Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial
Officer, American Software, Inc., (404) 264-5477 or
fax: (404) 237-8868.
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TRADEMARKS: NGC, New Generation Computing, e-SPS,
e-PLM and RedHorse are registered trademarks of New
Generation Computing.
All others are held by
their respective owners.
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