EPICOR ENABLES MIDMARKET WITH READY-TO-GO ANALYSIS SOLUTION

In order to provide its midmarket customers additional resources to improve business performance, Epicor Software Corporation announced the latest version of Epicor eIntelligence, the first out-of-the-box business intelligence solution that is uniquely tailored for the midmarket. Epicor eIntelligence is a fully integrated component of the "e by Epicor" suite of business applications and spans the entire application -- from front office sales and marketing to back office accounting and distribution, and beyond. Epicor is the largest provider of enterprise and eBusiness software exclusively for midmarket companies.

After automating business operations with Epicor, the next step for many companies is to put the wealth of data generated to work for them and thereby realize an even greater return on their investment. In order for companies to stay competitive, they must be able to answer complex business questions and empower decision makers. This can be accomplished by analyzing trends, patterns and relationships that occur in business information, in order to drive more predictable conclusions.

"After automating our business with Epicor, we needed a way to dig deeper and gain a 360 degree view of how our sales organization was performing," said Mark Malone, AVCOM controller, an eInfrastructure provider. "eIntelligence allows us to do pipeline and sales rep analysis which allows us greater visibility and the ability to tackle problem areas before they occur. We can be much more proactive with our sales teams and dedicate resources where necessary."

Epicor's eIntelligence Suite is a comprehensive pre-packaged, business intelligence solution that gives companies the tools to perform complex queries and get the answers to real world business problems without heavy implementation costs. Included in the suite is the Epicor eIntelligence DecisionStore which is built exclusively on Microsoft's SQL Server 2000, leveraging its powerful Data Transformation Services (DTS) and Analysis Services. Epicor eIntelligence DecisionStore is organized around subject specific data areas called DecisionMarts which help specific departments or units analyze their part of the business more effectively. Each of the DecisionMarts serve to populate pre-configured online analytical processing (OLAP) cubes which are then made available to the organization's knowledge workers and information stakeholders. Using Epicor eIntelligence Explorer AI, another component of the suite, these workers then can securely view key business metrics within the cubes, in a format that is graphically presented and easily assimilated.

The entire suite delivers a pre-configured, ready-to-deploy environment that takes the traditional cost and implementation burden out of data warehousing and OLAP. New content includes OLAP cubes for Financial Analysis, Vendor Performance Analysis, Customer Support Analysis, Marketing Campaign Analysis, and industry specific cubes such as Computer and Software Services Analysis.

"We developed this suite after listening to our customers who said they needed an easy-to-use, affordable solution to make better sense of how their businesses are performing," said Mollie Hunter, vice president of product marketing for Epicor. "With Epicor eIntelligence, companies can now get quantifiable answers to questions such as what products are performing the best, and which customers are the most profitable. By anticipating problems before they arise and focusing efforts on more profitable customers, businesses can improve operations."

Pricing and Availability

The next generation Epicor eIntelligence Suite will be released during the fourth calendar quarter 2000 with pricing starting at around $10,000.

About Epicor Software Corporation

Epicor is one of the largest providers of integrated enterprise and eBusiness software solutions exclusively for midmarket companies. The company helps businesses around the world build eBusiness into their entire organization by integrating their systems and operations with the Internet to focus their entire enterprise on their customers. By integrating leading edge eBusiness applications with advanced front office customer relationship management (CRM) applications and proven back office ERP applications, Epicor provides midmarket companies with the complete solution they need to compete in the new Internet economy.

Founded in 1984, Epicor is ranked among the industry's ten largest enterprise business solutions providers by industry analysts, with more than 30,000 customers worldwide. Epicor is headquartered at 195 Technology Drive, Irvine, California, 92618, and the main phone is (949) 585-4000. More information about Epicor, its products and services is available at www.epicor.com.

Contact Nicole Knight of Epicor Software Corporation, 949-585-4785, nknight@epicor.com.