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Press Release
Ramp Logistics to
Implement NGC’s RedHorse®
Apparel ERP System
Leading West Coast
Logistics and Warehouse
Company Will Provide RedHorse
As a Strategic Business
Solution for its Customers
MIAMI – Feb. 25, 2009 – NGC® (New
Generation Computing®) today announced that Ramp
Logistics, a rapidly growing West Coast warehouse and logistics
company, has selected NGC’s RedHorse apparel ERP software. Ramp
Logistics will provide RedHorse as an additional offering to its
customer base of high-end apparel, footwear and accessory
brands, allowing smaller companies to access the power of a
complete ERP solution that is designed for the apparel industry.
“Our customers are small high-growth brands that really
understand the fashion and apparel business, but they typically
lack the sophisticated business infrastructure of larger
companies, such as an ERP system,” said Darren Crawford, CEO,
Ramp Logistics. “By making RedHorse available to our customers,
Ramp Logistics can provide the systems they need to help their
companies grow: accounting, purchasing, order management, EDI,
allocations, inventory tracking, and much more. With RedHorse,
Ramp Logistics can provide infrastructure for businesses that
have never had it – in a sense, acting as a business incubator
to help our customers accelerate their growth.”
Ramp
Logistics selected NGC and RedHorse after reviewing solutions
from 10 other vendors. “We’ve seen other brands that have
implemented NGC’s software, and they have been very successful,”
Crawford said. “No other software vendor came close to NGC in
terms of clean, smooth software implementations. We’re excited
to work with NGC – RedHorse will give Ramp Logistics a
competitive advantage by enabling us to offer a mission-critical
business solution to our clients.”
RedHorse is a fully
integrated, apparel-specific ERP platform, with executive
dashboards that allow users to easily view real-time business
data and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as
sales, profits, inventory, accounts receivable, accounts
payable, and other critical business functions. RedHorse is part
of NGC’s SQL Series, a fully integrated, end-to-end suite of
solutions that also includes e-SPS® for global
sourcing and visibility and e-PLM® for Product
Lifecycle Management.
“NGC is excited about our
relationship with Ramp Logistics, as it gives us an opportunity
to train a new generation of users on the RedHorse platform,”
said Alan Brooks, president, NGC. “As these companies continue
to grow and ultimately require their own ERP system, they’ll be
thoroughly familiar with RedHorse, which will give NGC a big
advantage.”
About Ramp Logistics
Ramp
Logistics is one of the fastest growing warehouse and logistics
companies on the West Coast. Specializing in the high-end
apparel, shoe and accessory markets, the company has built a
strong portfolio of clients that believe in the idea of
entrepreneurship and the expectation of tremendous growth.
Ramp Logistics’ broad range of services allows its customers to
focus on their core capabilities. For more information, visit
www.ramplogistics.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 was recognized as a top 100 supply
chain and logistics company in 2008 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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