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Press Release
NGC® Brings
Powerful New Analytic and Reporting Capabilities
To Its PLM, Global Sourcing and ERP Solutions
ARMS (Analytics and Report
Management Software) Helps
Make
Fast, Informed Business Decisions with Easy-to-Use
Reporting,
Advanced Data Retrieval, Data Mining
and Analytics
MIAMI – Nov. 10, 2009 – NGC
(New Generation Computing®
) today introduced ARMS (Analytics and Report
Management Software), a powerful, easy-to-use
decision support and information management tool
that brings new power to custom reporting, data
mining and analytics for NGC’s e-PLM®
, e-SPS®
, RedHorse®
and other Global Enterprise System
software.
ARMS puts powerful, flexible and
easy-to-use information management and reporting
capabilities in the hands of the user community. It
works with all NGC Global Enterprise System software
– e-PLM, e-SPS for global sourcing and visibility,
RedHorse ERP – simplifying and
centralizing access to the vast amounts of
information contained in NGC software. Custom
reports and analytic templates that would otherwise
take hours to program can be created and shared in
minutes throughout the enterprise – delivering
powerful business insight while saving time and
money.
ARMS utilizes popular technologies
such as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and pivot
tables, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and
Crystal Reports. Casual or novice users can create
and modify their own reports with minimal training
or IT support, while expert users can perform
sophisticated Business Intelligence and data mining
activities. These advanced capabilities increase
business insight and take productivity to a new
level.
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ARMS helps NGC customers
make money by: |
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Enabling better and faster
executive decisions with “intelligent
business information” from vast data
sources. |
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Providing secure global
access to critical business information,
combined with powerful analytics and
reporting. |
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Allowing users to share ideas
and best practices throughout the
organization. |
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ARMS helps NGC customers
save money by: |
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Utilizing comprehensive
pre-configured data marts to reduce the
knowledge required to assemble data from
multiple but related complex business
applications. |
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Lowering the cost of creating
custom reports by reducing or eliminating
the need for custom programming.
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Leveraging existing IT
applications and familiar technologies,
minimizing the need to train staff. |
“In today’s extraordinarily challenging economy,
brands and retailers need accurate, detailed and
timely information to empower their decision-making
– and that’s exactly what NGC provides with our new
ARMS software,” said Alan Brooks, president, NGC.
“We’re excited to provide this feature-rich,
powerful reporting management solution for our
Global Enterprise System solutions.”
About NGC
NGC (New Generation
Computing) delivers fast, proven ROI. Every day, the
industry’s best brands, retailers and consumer
product importers increase gross margins, reduce the
cost of goods sold, improve speed to market and
product quality, and manage CPSIA compliance with
NGC software.
NGC's Global Enterprise System
software 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
– “strong positive” – 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®
, 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, 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.
Media Contacts:
TRADEMARKS: NGC, New Generation Computing, e-SPS,
e-PLM and
RedHorse are registered trademarks of New
Generation Computing
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