Cincom CEO Tom Nies to Judge International Business Stevie Awards

Nies was 2005 winner of Best International Executive

CINCINNATI, Ohio – March 31, 2006 – Thomas M. Nies, Cincom Systems’ Founder, President and CEO, has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Distinguished Judges and Advisors for the 2006 International Business Awards(SM) (IBA).

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges and Advisors and their staffs select International Stevie winners from among the finalists, which are determined by volunteer judges from around the world during two months of preliminary judging. Winners of the IBA receive the Stevie Award.

Nies, once hailed by the late President Ronald Reagan as "the epitome of the entrepreneurial spirit of American business," won the 2005 International Stevie Award for Best International Executive. He was recognized for his lifelong success, which includes:

* More than $3 billion in revenue generated from a meager $600 start-up investment

* Twenty straight years of generating more than $100 million in revenue – a feat unparalleled in the software industry except for Microsoft

In 2005, his success continued when Cincom announced:

* A 41% increase in revenue from fiscal 2004* to 2005.

* The last four years have been the most profitable in Cincom’s 37-year corporate history.

*Gross revenue per employee increasing from $153,200 in 2004 to $193,400 in 2005 for a 27% productivity improvement.

Nies also has the distinction of being featured in the famous Smithsonian Institution as one of the "pioneers of the software industry.” (Visit http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/comphist/nies.htm .)

The International Business Awards are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.

About the Stevie Awards
Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (September 22, 2002), Stevie Awards are conferred in three programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards and The Stevie Awards for Women Entrepreneurs. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com . Complete lists of International Stevie winners and other details are available at www.stevieawards.com/iba .

About Cincom
For nearly 40 years, Cincom has delivered innovative software and services that enable thousands of clients worldwide to simplify complex business processes. We empower our clients to outperform their competition by providing ways to increase revenue, control cost, minimize risk and achieve rapid ROI. For more information, visit www.cincom.com .

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Media Contacts:
Steve Kayser
Cincom Systems, Inc.
513.612.2348
skayser@cincom.com

Donna Hedge
Cincom Systems, Inc.
513.612.2305
dhedge@cincom.com


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