ALPHARETTA, Ga., Oct. 26, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Optio(r) Software (OTCBB:OPTO), a leading provider of document output management and forms automation solutions, today announces that QAD(tm) Inc., (Nasdaq:QADI) has added Optio e.ComIntegrate(tm) and DesignStudio(tm) to its worldwide Solution Center, an information portal used by the global QAD sales force. QAD sales consultants will use these Optio products to demonstrate how customers and prospects can add value to MFG/PRO(r) eB2 enterprise software.
"As our worldwide preferred output management partner, Optio Software has proven its ability to seamlessly support QAD customers worldwide by improving their operations and easing the transition to current versions of MFG/PRO," said Mike Lodato, QAD's executive vice president and chief marketing officer. "But the real proof of Optio's value to us is that we use it to help manage our own operations in 25 countries and support multiple currencies, languages, regulatory and trade requirements in our mission-critical documents."
This initiative deepens the existing alliance between Optio and QAD. To date, Optio is one of only two global third-party vendors and the only output management vendor represented in the QAD Solution Center.
QAD uses Optio e.ComIntegrate and DesignStudio to enhance the form, content, distribution and availability of about 100,000 documents it annually produces, including sales orders, maintenance contracts, install base reports, customer statements and media release reports. You can read about QAD's internal use of Optio solutions in a recent case study available at: www.optiosoftware.com/downloads/case_studies/Optio_QAD_Case_Study.pdf.
"We're pleased that QAD has chosen to strengthen our partnership by leveraging our products to help its customers get maximum value from their technology investment," said Paul O'Callaghan, Optio's senior vice president of sales. "We look forward to continuing to serve the output management needs of the QAD community."
QAD's enterprise resource planning and supply chain management software is used at more than 5,200 sites in 80 countries to manage global manufacturing in six industries: automotive, consumer goods, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and medical. Founded in 1979, QAD is headquartered in Carpinteria, Calif. More information about QAD is available at www.qad.com.
About Optio Software
Optio Software's document output management solutions are used by more than 5,000 customers in virtually every industry and enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment to produce, enhance, distribute and exchange documents and other critical information via print, fax, e-mail and the web. Founded in 1981, Optio Software has world headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, EMEA headquarters in Paris and sales offices in Germany and the United Kingdom. More information about Optio Software (OTC BB:OPTO.OB) is available at: www.optiosoftware.com.
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