QAD Announces Explore 2011 Customer Conference

QAD Invites Global Customers to San Antonio, Texas, USA on May 9 – 12, 2011 to ‘Explore’ the Latest Product Innovations and Address Industry Challenges

Event Information:

Event Type:	Conference
Date(s):	5/9/2011 to 5/12/2011
Time:	Not Available
Address/Location:	Rivercenter San Antonio, Texas
Country:	USA

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADI - News), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, announced today QAD Explore 2011 Customer Conference, to be held May 9 – 12, 2011 at the Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas.

QAD expects Explore 2011 to draw hundreds of its manufacturing customers from across the globe to participate in more than 40 hours of education, hands-on demonstrations, roundtable discussions and other networking and educational events. Attendees also can meet QAD partners and product experts at the popular Solutions Expo, hosted on site.

During the event, QAD also will unveil QAD Enterprise Applications 2011, the latest enhancement to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution created to meet the needs of global manufacturers.

Customers representing companies from QAD’s core vertical industries including Life Sciences, Automotive, Industrial, High Technology, Consumer Products and Food and Beverage will ‘explore’ how QAD Enterprise Applications and its related business processes are addressing today’s manufacturing, supply chain, financial operations and customer management trends, industry changes and related challenges, and enabling companies to compete more effectively as the economy continues its recovery.

“Our customers have expressed they are now focused on growth plans following the challenging last few years, and that QAD’s timing is right to again host Explore,” said Pamela Lopker, president and founder of QAD. “Given the stellar agenda and networking opportunities planned, our customers can expect to bring value back to their business. Personally, I look forward to it; I really enjoy the level of customer interaction at Explore.”

QAD will announce the agenda and open Explore 2011 online registration beginning January 25, 2011.

About QAD
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies specializing in automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life science products. 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. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805-566-6000, 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 2010 ended January 31, 2010.

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