ATLANTA (June 26, 2007) Logility, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGTY), a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, announced today that its customers McCain Foods and Shaw Industries have been honored at the 2007 Start-IT Technology and Business (T&B) Awards recently held in Chicago, Ill.
The Start-IT T&B Awards honor manufacturers each year that have helped their businesses succeed through the use of leading-edge technology. The award recipients have demonstrated success in using technology to overcome a challenge or to solve a critical business issue through the use of technology. This year McCain Foods, a multinational manufacturer of frozen and non-frozen food products, was awarded the Start-IT T&B Award for Supply Chain Excellence in the Food & Beverage Category. They implemented Logility Voyager Transportation Planning and Management,™ an end-to-end Transportation Management System, to gain better control of their logistical needs by automating their load building/optimization load tendering, shipment tracking, freight audit, and performance management processes. With Logility, McCain has reduced freight expense, improved on-time performance, improved overall service to customers, and used the system to build a “carrier friendly” approach to its carriers.
“Seeing our customers recognized for supply chain success through the use of Logility Voyager Solutions reinforces our commitment to providing innovative technology that provides true ROI,” said Mike Edenfield, president and CEO, Logility. “We are proud of McCain Foods’ achievements and look forward to continuing to support their success in supply chain execution.”
Logility customer Shaw Industries, a 2006 Start-IT T&B Award recipient, was also recognized at this year’s award ceremony as a finalist for Manufacturer of the Year. Shaw, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is the number-one producer of carpet, rugs, ceramic, hardwood and laminate flooring for residential and commercial applications.
With more than 1,100 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading provider of collaborative, best-of-breed supply chain solutions that help small, medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions is a complete supply chain management solution that features performance monitoring capabilities in a single Internet-based framework and provides supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; supply and global sourcing optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management. Logility customers include Bissell, Brown Shoe Company, Huhtamaki UK, McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Rand McNally, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a majority owned subsidiary of American Software (NASDAQ: AMSWA). For more information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 or visit http://www.logility.com.
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 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 about risks the Company could face as well as other information, contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, Logility, Inc., 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 261-9777. FAX: (404) 264-5206 INTERNET: http://www.logility.com or E-mail: asklogility@logility.com.