QAD Education and Training to Help with the Current Economic Climate

Enhanced QAD Education Curriculum Delivers Timely Offerings for QAD Customers Worldwide

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: QADI - News), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, today announced enhancements to its education and training offerings to address customers’ needs in the current economic climate. With the expansion of QAD Education, the customer education and training division of QAD Inc., QAD is applying its full education capabilities to help customers meet today’s challenging requirements and improve their overall business performance.

QAD Education delivers an extensive and convenient course curriculum, which is available worldwide via classroom education, self-study training, or e-learning via Web portal access, making it both cost-effective and easy for QAD customers to ensure their employees are fully leveraging the extensive capabilities of QAD Enterprise Applications.

“In this economy, our customers tell us they need to derive the utmost value from their QAD investment. And we’re listening. QAD Education is designed to empower users to achieve the highest possible levels of productivity and performance with QAD Enterprise Applications,” said Duane Kotsen, vice president of global services for QAD. “We’re very pleased to be able to provide this comprehensive, cost-effective education and training offering, which has been increasingly in demand from our global community.”

QAD customers can choose from many flexible training options: self-study online courses, instructor-led classroom courses, Web events, customized training solutions and certification programs. Course offerings are geared toward QAD Enterprise Applications end users, IT professionals and department managers and address “Best Practices” in topics such as: Financials, System Administration, Manufacturing Planning, Manufacturing Execution, and Customization, among many others. Instructors are recognized experts in matching QAD Enterprise Applications to students’ particular fields of manufacturing expertise.

To register for future classes, go to www.qad.com/education. Starting in February 2009, instructor-led classroom courses will be available in three locations in the United States and one location in Europe, including:

Quick Start: QAD 2008 Standard Edition

Feb 2 - 6, 2009 | Schiphol, the Netherlands
Feb 9 - 13, 2009 | Santa Barbara, CA, United States
System Administration: QAD 2008 Standard Edition

Feb 23 - 27, 2009; Mt. Laurel, NJ, United States
Mar 16 - 20, 2009; Schiphol, the Netherlands
QAD QXtend: QAD 2008 Standard Edition

Mar 9 - 13, 2009; Chicago, IL, United States
QAD Financials: QAD 2008 Standard Edition

Mar 9 - 13, 2009; Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Manufacturing Planning: QAD 2008 Standard / Enterprise Edition

Mar 9 - 13, 2009; Schiphol
Mar 9 - 13, 2009; Mt. Laurel, NJ, United States

NOTE TO QAD CUSTOMERS: Additional classes are being added to the QAD Education curriculum on a regular basis. If you don’t see the courses you need please send an email to education@qad.com to request information about customized training program options to suit your company’s specific educational requirements.

Additional Information

For more information about QAD products and services, and specific learning opportunities provided through QAD Education, go to www.qad.com.

About QAD

QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. Manufacturers of automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life science products use QAD applications at approximately 6,100 licensed sites in more than 90 countries and in as many as 27 languages. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805 684 6614, or visit the QAD Web site at www.qad.com.

"QAD" is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Note to Investors:

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, evolving demand for the company's software products and products that operate with the company's products; the company's ability to sustain license and service demand; the company's ability to leverage changes in technology; the company's ability to sustain customer renewal rates at current levels; the publication of opinions by industry and financial analysts about the company, its products and technology; the reliability of estimates of transaction and integration costs and benefits; the entry of new competitors or new offerings by existing competitors and the associated announcement of new products and technological advances by them; delays in localizing the company's products for new or existing markets; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles; changes in operating expenses, pricing, timing of new product releases, the method of product distribution or product mix; timely and effective integration of newly acquired businesses; general economic conditions; exchange rate fluctuations; and, the global political environment. In addition, revenue and earnings in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software industry are subject to fluctuations. Software license revenue, in particular, is subject to variability with a significant proportion of revenue earned in the last month of each quarter. Given the high margins associated with license revenue, modest fluctuations can have a substantial impact on net income. Investors should not use any one quarter's results as a benchmark for future performance. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company and the industries in which it operates, please refer to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2008 ended January 31, 2008.

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