American Software Joins IBM ISV Advantage Program to Sell Integrated Supply Chain Solutions to SMB Customers10 February 2007
American Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSWA) announces that it has joined IBM's ISV Advantage Initiative as a Premier Business Partner. Membership is by invitation only, and is available to select midmarket independent software vendors (ISV's) who adopt open architecture using IBM middleware technologies on IBM eServer hardware.
The ISV Advantage Initiative is a program designed to provide ISVs with technical and marketing support to help meet the specific information technology needs of small and medium business (SMB) companies. Companies are seeking solutions that help them better integrate processes and applications internally and externally and allow them to quickly respond to changing market opportunities on demand.
"We are very pleased to have been named as an IBM Premier Business Partner," said Jeff Coombs, EVP and COO of American Software USA, Inc. "We continue to select and deploy tools and technologies to improve the development and the functionality of our business applications."
IBM markets products that are designed and priced specifically for small and medium businesses - easy to install and manage, scalable to grow with a business, rich in functionality, and based on open standards to allow integration with existing software and hardware platforms.
"We look forward to working closely with American Software to deliver integrated management applications for SMB customers," said Buell Duncan, General Manager, ISV and Developer Relations at IBM. "American Software's portfolio of supply chain, financial warehouse management and Internet commerce applications, coupled with IBM's open and integrated middleware platforms provide comprehensive solutions that SMB customers demand today."
ISV Advantage is administered by PartnerWorld, the developer resource for IBM Business Partners. It is a worldwide program designed to help software developers reach broader markets, lower their costs of doing business, and take their products to market faster. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld, or call 1-800-426-9990 in North America, 1-770-863-2048 outside North America.
About American Software, Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, American Software develops, markets, and supports one of the industry's most comprehensive offerings of integrated business applications, including enterprise-wide, supply chain management, Internet commerce, financial, and manufacturing packages. E-Intelliprise(TM) is a total ERP/Supply Chain Management suite which leverages Internet connectivity and includes multiple manufacturing methodologies. American Software owns 88% of Logility, Inc. (Nasdaq: LGTY), a leading supplier of collaborative supply chain planning solutions. For more information, visit http://www.amsoftware.com, or call 1-800-726-2946.
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, 2006 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.
Source: prnewswire
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