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United Systems Incorporated Appointed QAD Channel Partner

28 April 1999

United Systems Incorporated Appointed QAD Channel Partner; Will market MFG/PRO, applications, services in Southeastern U.S. 
    NORCROSS, Ga., April 28 -- QAD, Incorporated has appointed
United Systems Incorporated (USI) a QAD Channel Partner for the sale of QAD's
MFG/PRO enterprise resource planning software.  "United Systems has been a QAD
Strategic Services Partner for many years, and we're very excited about their
participation in our Sales Agent program.  This comes at a time when QAD's
Indirect Channel is growing rapidly, and we consider United Systems to be a
strategic addition in helping us further penetrate the mid-market", said Lou
Sassano, Director of Channels, North America.
    As one of QAD Channel Partners in North America, USI will act as QAD's
agent, selling MFG/PRO software, services and applications to the automotive,
consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial, and medical
markets in seven southeastern states.  "We're very pleased to forge this key
strategic relationship with QAD," said USI president John Harlow.  "USI has
assisted MFG/PRO users with a wide variety of projects since 1991.  We have
been, and will continue to be, a total solutions provider, with world-class
expertise in MFG/PRO.  Besides providing implementations, consulting services
and complementary Web extensions as we have in the past, we're now authorized
to sell the MFG/PRO software, providing our customers with a total
manufacturing solution.  We've put a staff of knowledgeable consultants in
place to service the needs of MFG/PRO users.  Their experience in
manufacturing, distribution, financial, report writing, custom enhancements
and modifications leads the industry."
    MFG/PRO, Harlow said, provides the world's fastest supply chain solutions.
The software is used to produce and deliver a wide variety of brand-name
products to millions of people around the world.  Its users include hundreds
of multinational companies who have installed MFG/PRO's manufacturing,
distribution, financial, and service/support management applications.
Available in 26 languages, MFG/PRO is specifically designed to meet the
distributed operations needs of several key industries:  automotive, consumer
products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial, and medical.  Its focus
on supply-chain and business issues unique to these businesses enables very
rapid implementation of MFG/PRO-based applications.
    "We compete in an environment where the only constant is change," Harlow
said.  "Our customers are knowledgeable and demanding.  They want a flexible
information technology infrastructure that supports their business needs.
That's what we're in business to provide, and MFG/PRO has let us maintain a
track record for quick implementations of which we're very proud."
    USI serves more than 500 clients, both mid-sized and Fortune 500
companies, in 30 countries.  Clients include manufacturing companies in many
industries, government agencies, distributors and software developers,
including QAD and Progress Software Corporation.
    Founded in 1979, QAD is a provider of integrated business and distribution
software and services. From 17 global offices, QAD services more than 4,200
licensed sites in over 70 countries.  QAD corporate production and
distribution are registered to the ISO 9002 standard.
   USI is a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation . The
company's headquarters are at 5875 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross, GA,
30092, 770-449-9696, http://www.UnitedSystemsInc.com. MFG/PRO is a registered
trademark of QAD, Inc. , http://www.qad.com.  QAD's headquarters are in
Carpenteria, CA.  Progress Software is a registered trademark of Progress
Software Corporation, http://www.progress.com.