Apriso Reports Record Revenue Achievement Driven by Software Revenue Growth of 26 Percent Year-Over-Year

LONG BEACH, CA – (February 11, 2009) – Apriso®, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions to achieve and sustain operational excellence, today announced 2009 fourth-quarter and full-year results. 2009 was another record revenue year for the company with growth primarily driven by software license revenue increase of 26 percent on a full year-over-year basis.

For fourth quarter 2009, a significant increase in software license revenue supported total revenue growth of more than 35 percent compared to fourth quarter 2008. Full-year record revenues were achieved across the company’s European, Americas and Asia Pacific operations with new customer wins in the automotive, aerospace & defense, industrial & heavy equipment, life sciences, consumer goods, and medical device industries.

The company has consistently grown revenues over the past several years, realizing a 36 percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of software revenue, and a 23 percent CAGR of total revenue since 2005.

“Despite a historically challenging year for manufacturing, our results continue to demonstrate the business value customers are realizing as they deploy Apriso solutions across their global manufacturing enterprises,” stated Jim Henderson, president and CEO of Apriso. “In 2010, we intend to continue to lead the market in multi-site global deployments that quickly deliver maximum value to our customers, helping them respond to changing conditions and new market opportunities.”

Customer Activity
During the fourth quarter 2009, four customer sites went live with new FlexNet® applications, bringing the total number of new customer sites for 2009 to 31. Two new manufacturers became Apriso customers in the fourth quarter, including a global building material supplier and a new division of an aerospace and defense manufacturer. Each of these manufacturers recognizes the value of a holistic global platform for manufacturing operations to support their strategy to reduce costs, increase performance and continuously improve manufacturing operations.

Product Updates
In October, Apriso announced an expanded focus on supporting global manufacturers in discrete and batch process industries to address the need for higher quality at a lower total cost. Apriso offers a common technology platform for global manufacturers to seamlessly integrate quality with PLM, ERP and other enterprise and shop floor applications. Several Apriso customers embraced this methodology during 2009 by taking a closed-loop, enterprise approach to quality management in order to achieve their corporate quality requirements.

About Apriso
Apriso Corporation is a software company dedicated to providing competitive advantage for its customers. It does so by enabling organizations to adapt quickly and easily to market changes and unexpected events. Apriso’s FlexNet platform provides visibility, adaptability and real-time control of manufacturing operations across the enterprise and supply chain network. This is accomplished by integrating planning, execution and control, increasing operational efficiency and eliminating errors in the production process. Apriso serves more than 175 customers in 41 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its customers include General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, L’Oréal, Trixell, Lockheed Martin, Becton Dickinson, Saint-Gobain, Novelis and Essilor. For more information, please go to www.apriso.com.

Apriso and FlexNet are registered trademarks of Apriso Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Apriso Corporation
301 E. Ocean Blvd; Suite 1200
Long Beach, CA 90802

Media Contact:
Gordon Benzie
Director of Public Relations
562 951 8054
gordon.benzie@apriso.com
www.apriso.com

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