Leading manufacturer of biochemical and organic chemical products recognized by Logility for supply chain excellence ATLANTA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Logility, Inc., a leading supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain, today announced that Sigma Aldrich has received the 2009 Sailing to New Heights with Logility Award for supply chain excellence and was honored recently at Logility's "Connections 2009 Supply Chain Optimization: Mission Possible" conference. Sigma Aldrich is a leading life science and technology company that manufactures biochemical and organic chemical products and kits that are used in scientific research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development and disease diagnosis. The company implemented Logility Voyager Solutions to gain better global visibility across their large product portfolio and improve service levels, increase forecast accuracy, and optimize inventory through a centrally controlled replenishment plan. As a result, Sigma Aldrich has improved forecast accuracy, achieved a fulfillment goal of 95% for products with a high degree of demand volatility, reduced inventory via alternate sourcing and excess stock utilization, improved customer service levels, decreased cash-to-cash cycles and optimized the entire supply chain. "Logility Voyager Solutions has helped give us a competitive advantage by enabling Sigma Aldrich to keep up with the pace of our global business and meet customer demand more quickly," said Jeff Killion, director of global planning, Sigma Aldrich. "We are honored to be recognized for the supply chain accomplishments that have been enabled by Logility's ability to meet the demands of our specialized business." The Sailing to New Heights with Logility Award is presented annually to an elite Logility customer who has been the most innovative in its efforts to develop and implement a collaborative supply chain process that significantly improves operations. Past recipients of the prestigious award include Intertape Polymer Group, Nutra Manufacturing, Porsche, Remy International, and Shaw Industries. "We congratulate the supply chain team at Sigma Aldrich on the success they have achieved in optimizing their supply chain to increase customer service levels, optimize inventory and improve cash-to-cash cycles," said Mike Edenfield, president and CEO, Logility. "It is an honor to award Sigma Aldrich with the prestigious Sailing to New Heights with Logility award. With this recognition, Sigma Aldrich joins a special group of Logility customers who have excelled at building collaborative supply chains capable of sustaining long-term growth and profitability and we look forward to supporting their future accomplishments." About Logility With more than 1,250 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; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP); inventory and supply optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management. Logility customers include McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corporation. Logility is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA). For more information about Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 or visit http://www.logility.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 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 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: . © 2009 Logility, Inc. Logility is a registered trademark and Logility Voyager Solutions are trademarks of Logility Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Logility, Inc. CONTACT: Michelle Duke, Logility, Inc., +1-404-264-5485, Web Site: http://www.logility.com/

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