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Ross Systems Announces New Agreements

8 December 1999

Ross Systems Announces New Agreements

    ATLANTA, Dec. 8 -- Ross Systems, Inc. , a
leading supplier of enterprise systems, announced today several new
agreements.  Midwest Ground Covers, Inc. licensed Ross' iRenaissance
Enterprise Resource Planning and Supply Chain Management System.  Midwest
Ground Covers, located in St. Charles, Illinois, is a leading grower of
perennial plants.  It maintains three farms in Illinois and Michigan and two
other businesses that distribute horticulture supplies.
    In Spain, rental car company, Autotransporte Turistico Espanol, SA
(ATESA), licensed Ross' iRenaissance Financial Systems.  In addition, AXO, a
business reseller for Ross, licensed five "Ross in the Box" units for
implementation in ceramic companies in the Valencia region.  "Ross in the Box"
is a pre-configured version of iRennaisance targeted at small companies with
less than 25 users.
    Ross Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions
for the process manufacturing, healthcare, and public sector markets.  Ross
Systems solutions are differentiated by their strong fit to specific
industries, their strong product functionality and integration, the strong
technology architecture found in the RNA architecture and the firm's ability
to produce rapid results and ROI for its mid-market clients.  iRenaissance.ERP
comprises a broad range of applications including financials, manufacturing,
supply chain management, maintenance management, transportation management,
materials management, and human resources/payroll.  iRenaissance.APS comprises
a complete advanced planning system for process manufacturers.
iRenaissance.CMS is a customer management system that allows process
manufacturers to optimize their order management and relationship management
with their customers.  More than 3200 companies around the world use
iRenaissance.ERP in open systems environments including NT and UNIX.  Ross
Systems has more than 60 offices around the world to serve its customers.
Ross Systems, Inc, Two Concourse Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30328,
770-351-9600, 1-877-ROSS-INC, http://www.rossinc.com .
    Renaissance and GEMBASE are registered trademarks of Ross Systems, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.