Epicor Scala unveils new portal strategy in Middle East with Microsoft support

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A Fresh Perspective for the Portal User
Epicor Portal aims to end the game of relying on IT to anticipate, interpret and provide valuable business insight within an online portal infrastructure. Instead, the solution is designed to put these controls in the hands of the people who find value in the information they seek. Furthermore, by utilizing SharePoint Products and Technologies, Epicor Portal incorporates collaborative tools for multiple audiences. Collaborative user workspaces that combine documents, business data queries, announcements, tasks, and more can be used by project teams, work groups, departments or can act as a communications tool for the entire organization. Collaboration also extends to customers, partners, and the suppliers to increase communication, further supply chain visibility and foster greater business transparency.

A Standardized Portal Solution
With the release of Epicor Portal, each of the Epicor product families leverage a single, consistent portal strategy and platform - Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. The convergence of Epicor's product families through the new portal strategy is inline with the company's commitment to continue to support and enhance its existing products, while leveraging opportunities for providing standard infrastructures and features.

About Epicor Software Corporation
For 20 years, Epicor has been a recognized leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software solutions to mid-market companies around the world. With the acquisition of Scala, Epicor is a global leader in the mid-market serving over 20,000 customers in over 140 countries. Epicor leverages innovative technologies like Web services in developing end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for manufacturing, distribution, services, and hospitality that enable companies to immediately drive efficiency throughout business operations and build competitive advantage. With the scalability and flexibility to support long-term growth, Epicor's solutions are complemented by a full range of services, providing a single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership. Epicor's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.epicor.com.

Epicor is a registered trademark Epicor Software Corporation. Scala is a registered trademark of Scala Business Solutions NV, an Epicor subsidiary. All other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document are produced by Epicor Software Corporation. This document includes descriptions of product functionality that is not presently available. This document is intended to communicate Epicor Software Corporation's current intentions and is accurate as of July 2005. However, Epicor reserves the right to make modifications or changes to the functionality, release dates, technology, initiatives and plans described herein as business conditions dictate and without further notice. This document is not intended to obligate Epicor or any other entity to such functionality release dates, technology, initiatives and plans, but merely to inform the audience of Epicor's current intentions. This document also includes many "forward-looking statements" regarding anticipated product functionality, targeted release dates, availability of technology and certain company initiatives that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, the company's ability to rapidly develop and introduce new products, reliance on third party products; reliance on emerging technologies and markets; the timely availability and market acceptance of new products and upgrades, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and the discovery of undetected software errors and other factors discussed in the company's Quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for the period ending March 31, 2005, at pages 37-46. As a result of these factors the business or prospects expected by the company as part of this paper may not occur. The company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements.

For more information please contact:

Jayakrishnan B / Schubert Fernandes
Percept Profile Gulf
PO Box: 72425, Dubai UAE
Tel: +9714-344 6373
Fax: +9714-342 9158