Two Supply Chain Publications Choose Smart Software for 2010 Top Honors

Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Inbound Logistics Select Smart Software for Top 100 Lists

Belmont, Mass., June 1, 2010 - Smart Software, Inc., provider of industry-leading demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization solutions, today announced that two supply chain industry publications, Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Inbound Logistics, have chosen the company to be on their "Top 100" lists for the fifth and sixth years, respectively.  The listings recognize Smart Software as a leader in its industry domain, and highlight the company's strengths in technical innovation and the ability to meet customers' needs.

For the fifth time, Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine chose Smart Software for its annual "Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100" published in its May/June 2010 issue.  This year the magazine focused the criteria for its "100" feature on supply chain excellence and preparing the supply chain for the post-recessionary return to growth.

"As the economy makes tentative steps toward recovery and growth, our readers are turning to Supply & Demand Chain Executive to learn about solutions and best practices for enabling business expansion through supply chain excellence," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.  "With this year's Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, we highlight a broad range of supply chain solution and service providers that are helping to position their customers for the 'New Normal' economic environment."

As part of the evaluation process, Smart Software cited the key challenges facing its customers in the next few years, including the desire to better understand demand trends and signals, and the need to improve service levels by properly balancing inventories.  Smart also explained how companies that strive for supply chain excellence will need to optimize scarce resources to take advantage of the right business opportunities and accurately predict demand trends and their effect on supply chain planning decisions.  As part of its entry, Smart reported how two customers benefited from the use of SmartForecasts^®, its demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization system, in accomplishing those goals.

In its April 2010 issue, Inbound Logistics' editors recognized 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence.  Chosen from more than 300 companies, the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers selected demonstrate leadership by answering Inbound Logistics readers' needs for simplicity, ROI, and efficient implementation.

"Inbound Logistics is proud to honor Smart Software for innovative solutions empowering logistics and supply chain excellence," said Felicia Stratton, editor of Inbound Logistics. "Every April for the past 15 years, Inbound Logistics editors have recognized 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics and supply chain excellence.  Smart Software excels at providing solutions that drive supply chain excellence and was recognized by Inbound Logistics editors for leading the way in 2010.  Editors sought to match readers' fast-changing needs to the capabilities of those companies selected."

 "As the economy improves, the need for effective demand planning and inventory optimization solutions is increasingly important" said Charles Smart, president and CEO of Smart Software.  "The awards from these two well-respected publications recognize our role in helping our customers position themselves for future growth with solutions that help them better plan demand, balance inventories, and improve cash flows in these challenging times."

About Smart Software, Inc.
Founded in 1984, Smart Software, Inc. is a leader in providing businesses with enterprise-wide demand forecasting, planning and inventory optimization solutions.  Smart Software's flagship product, SmartForecasts, has thousands of users worldwide, including customers at mid-market enterprises and Fortune 500 companies, such as Abbott Laboratories, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Disney, Godiva, Nikon, GE and The Coca-Cola Company.  SmartForecasts gives demand planners the tools to handle sales seasonality, promotions, new and aging products, multi-echelon hierarchies, and intermittently demanded service parts and capital goods items.  It also provides inventory managers with accurate estimates of the optimal amount of inventory and safety stock required to meet future orders and achieve desired service levels.  Smart Software is headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts and can be found on the Internet at www.smartcorp.com .

SmartForecasts is a registered trademark of Smart Software, Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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