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Press Release
Jerry Leigh Selects NGC’s
e-SPS® Software as
Strategic Platform for Global Sourcing and Visibility
e-SPS® Will Improve Speed to Market, Streamline
Communications for Leading
Developer of Licensed Apparel and Accessories
MIAMI – Sept. 3, 2008 – NGC® (New Generation
Computing®) today announced that Jerry Leigh, a multi-faceted
apparel company that develops licensed products for the nation’s
top retailers, has selected NGC’s e-SPS™ software for global
sourcing and visibility across all of its divisions.
Jerry Leigh will use e-SPS to control all facets of production
for thousands of licensed products in fashion, apparel and
accessories. The solution is being rolled out to all four Jerry
Leigh divisions – Kids, Adults, Resort and Premium – for P.O.
management, production tracking, quality, and inbound tracking
and visibility.
“Jerry Leigh designs and develops merchandise for many of the
world’s most recognized brands and retailers, and quality and
timing are critical to our success,” said Jeff Silver, vice
president and CFO, Jerry Leigh. “When our customers are
developing new brand concepts and promotion, we have to be able
to turn licensed products very quickly at our manufacturing
operations in Asia and Central America. Jerry Leigh needed a
solution to help us streamline production and improve
communications with customers and trading partners around the
world. e-SPS was the right answer for us.”
Key benefits of NGC’s solution for Jerry Leigh include:
- Streamlined communications through web-based updates.
e-SPS provides 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,
greatly enhancing collaboration. Centralized data ensures that
everyone views “a single version of the truth” throughout the
supply chain at all times.
- Faster speed to market. e-SPS makes extensive
use of role-based calendars, exception management and executive
dashboards. The system automatically generates triggers and
alerts based on user-defined events, helping to ensure that
critical deadlines are met and production problems are quickly
resolved. “e-SPS will be invaluable for ensuring that Jerry
Leigh continues to meet the increasing demand for rapid
turnaround and faster time to market,” said Silver.
- Improved product quality. e-SPS includes an
integrated quality module that will help Jerry Leigh monitor
quality at its remote manufacturing facilities, ensuring the
highest level of quality for the company’s licensed brands.
- Enhanced customer service. Jerry Leigh has
built its business on superior customer service to its brand and
retail partners, and e-SPS will allow Jerry Leigh to further
enhance its customer service. e-SPS will also enable Jerry Leigh
to continue its rapid growth by enabling the company to more
easily handle the demands of new licensed brands.
“Jerry Leigh is one of the most established, successful licensed
brand manufacturers in the world, and NGC is pleased that the
company selected e¬-SPS as its global sourcing platform," said
Alan Brooks, president, NGC. “We are working closely with Jerry
Leigh on the implementation, and we look forward to developing a
highly successful long-term partnership.”
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 New Generation Computing
NGC® is a leading Fashion, Apparel, Footwear and Retail software
company. NGC's SQL Series is a comprehensive suite of
“end-to-end” solutions for PLM (e-PLM), Global Sourcing (e-SPS®)
and ERP (RedHorse®). The SQL Series provides real-time
visibility to product information, accelerates speed to market,
and enables quality control throughout the supply chain to help
deliver superior products. NGC customers include leading brands
and retailers such as 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®, Axis®, Parigi Group, and many others. 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:
Nancy Brooks
Jeff Ketner
Vice President, Marketing
KetnerBarnes Inc. (for NGC)
nancy@ngcsoftware.com
jeff@ketnerbarnes.com
(305) 556-9122 x 369
(512) 794-8876
TRADEMARKS: e-SPS, NGC 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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