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Press Release
Caché Chooses NGC for PLM
and Global Sourcing
NGC’s Supply Chain solutions will
help Caché shorten
the product lifecycle,
collaborate with global trading partners, manage raw
materials
MIAMI – Sept. 9, 2009 – NGC® (New
Generation Computing®) today announced that Caché, a
nationwide specialty retailer of sophisticated women’s
sportswear and dresses, has selected NGC’s e-PLM® and
e-SPS® software. Caché will implement NGC’s PLM and
global sourcing solution as its strategic platform to improve
speed to market, collaboration and efficiency throughout the
retailer’s product development and production process.
NGC’s web-based software provides Caché with an end-to-end
solution that encompasses the retailer’s entire product
lifecycle – including assortment planning; financial line
planning; costing and pre-production; management of purchase
orders and Work in Progress; and quality control. NGC’s software
also includes raw materials management, which will allow Caché
to closely manage the purchase and usage of all raw material
inventories located around the world. With NGC’s raw materials
management capabilities, Caché will be able to instantly access
detailed information on raw materials in all locations worldwide
at all times – a key to improving efficiency and controlling
costs.
e-PLM and e-SPS streamline product design and
production through centralized data that provides a “single
version of the truth” and a web-based portal that greatly
simplifies communications and collaboration throughout the
global supply chain. The software’s automated calendars
automatically trigger alerts when events and activities don’t
happen on time – ensuring that key deadlines are met and
ultimately shortening the design/production process.
“NGC’s software will facilitate real-time collaboration with our
vendors about styles and production orders, and will enable
Caché to deliver the highest quality goods while also
controlling costs and improving turnaround time,” said Joanne
Marselle, Vice President of Planning and Production for Caché.
“The advanced tools such as factory profiling, vendor
scorecards, and exception and milestone reporting offered by
NGC’s e-PLM will allow Caché to align itself with best
suppliers, produce more efficiently, and improve margins,” said
Ashok Gandhi, Vice President of Finance for Caché.
“Caché
is a premier women’s specialty retailer, and NGC is excited that
Caché has selected e-PLM and e-SPS,” said Alan Brooks,
President, NGC. “Today’s announcement underscores the fact that,
even in the midst of a recession, NGC has continued to add some
of the industry’s most recognized retailers and brands as
customers. It’s a testimony to the strength of NGC’s core PLM
and global sourcing solutions, and a tribute to the hard work,
experience and dedication of NGC employees around the world.”
About Caché, Inc.
Caché is a
nationwide, mall-based specialty retailer of sophisticated
sportswear and social occasion dresses
targeting style-conscious women who have a youthful attitude and
are self-confident. Caché currently
operates 290 stores, primarily situated in central locations in
high traffic, upscale malls in 43
states, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. For more
information, visit www.cache.com.
About NGC
NGC (New Generation Computing) delivers fast, proven ROI. Every
day, the industry’s best brands and retailers 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 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
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, Inc.
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