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Press Release
Inbound Logistics
Magazine Names New Generation Computing (NGC) a 2009 Top 100
Logistics IT Provider
MIAMI – May 20, 2009 – NGC® (New
Generation Computing®) today announced that Inbound
Logistics Magazine has selected NGC as one of the Top 100
Logistics IT Companies for the second consecutive year. This
prestigious recognition is designed to provide supply chain and
logistics executives with a complete guide to the industry’s
best-in-class technology and service providers.
The Top
100 listing, selected by the editorial staff at Inbound
Logistics, recognizes those IT companies that support and enable
logistics excellence. The editors compiled this year's list
after evaluating more than 500 companies through a comprehensive
process of questionnaires, research, and feedback from readers
that determine which companies meet the readers’ needs for
simplicity, ROI, and efficient implementation.
NGC®
won the award based on the strength of its end-to-end solutions
for PLM (e-PLM®), Global Sourcing (e-SPS®)
and ERP (RedHorse®) and its long track record of
successful implementations for leading apparel, fashion,
footwear and retail companies. NGC recently became the first
apparel-specific software company to offer a solution that helps
companies comply with the complex regulations of the Consumer
Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
“Solutions
providers such as NGC empower logistics and supply chain
management, continuing to offer innovative and practical
solutions in the face of demand volatility,” says Felecia
Stratton, editor, Inbound Logistics. “NGC consistently provides
the kinds of technology solutions business logistics managers
need to successfully manage their global enterprises. Inbound
Logistics is proud to honor NGC as a 2009 Top 100 Logistics IT
Provider for excellence in providing solutions that answer our
readers' needs for quick ROI, while still maintaining ease of
use and efficient implementation."
“The global apparel
industry is undergoing unprecedented changes due to the economic
downturn, and supply chain visibility is essential to helping
companies navigate through these difficult times,” said Alan
Brooks, president, NGC. “NGC is working closely with our
customers to continue delivering the solutions that are critical
to their success, and we are thrilled to be recognized again by
Inbound Logistics as one of the industry’s leading logistics IT
providers.”
About Inbound Logistics
Inbound Logistics is the pioneering publication of demand-driven
logistics practices, also known as supply chain management. IL's
educational mission is to help businesses efficiently manage
logistics, reduce and speed inventory, and neutralize
transportation cost increases by aligning their supply to demand
and adjusting enterprise functions to support that paradigm
shift. More information about demand-driven logistics practices
is available at www.inboundlogistics.com
About
New Generation Computing
NGC delivers fast, proven
ROI. Every day, the industry’s best brands and retailers
increase gross margins, reduce the cost of goods sold, and
improve speed to market and product quality with NGC software.
NGC's SQL Series is a comprehensive suite of integrated,
end-to-end solutions for PLM (e-PLM®), Global
Sourcing (e-SPS®) and ERP (RedHorse®). NGC
received the highest possible ranking in a leading analyst
firm’s 2008 report on PLM for apparel and footwear and has been
recognized as a top 100 supply chain and logistics company by
both Inbound Logistics and Global Logistics & Supply Chain
Strategies.
It’s no wonder that VF Corporation®, A|X
Armani Exchange®, Carter’s®, Casual Male
Retail Group®, Maggy London, R.G. Barry, Hugo Boss®,
Dick’s Sporting Goods, 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, 2008 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.
Media Contacts:
TRADEMARKS: NGC, New Generation Computing, e-SPS,
e-PLM and
RedHorse are registered trademarks of New Generation
Computing, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks
are properties of their respective companies.
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