NGC® Software, a leading provider of cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) applications, today announced that it was named a leader in 25 categories in the 2017 RIS Software LeaderBoard.

The RIS Software LeaderBoard ranks technology vendors based on customer satisfaction surveys across a wide range of criteria, serving as an objective guide to help retailers find the vendors and solutions they need. It is widely recognized as one of the retail industry's most authoritative rankings of retail technology software vendors.

NGC was named a leader in 25 software categories, placing NGC in an elite group of leading retail software providers. NGC earned high rankings in Overall Customer Satisfaction, Technology Innovation, Customer Support and Service, Overall Performance, Total Cost of Operation, Return on Investment, Software Reliability, and Ease of Administration and Maintenance. NGC was also named a top Apparel Vendor in Customer Satisfaction.

2017 marks the sixth consecutive year that NGC has appeared in the LeaderBoard, underscoring the company’s continued focus on customer satisfaction, technical superiority, and support.

“The RIS Software LeaderBoard puts software vendors through a very rigorous evaluation process, and it’s a mark of excellence for a software vendor to receive high scores year after year,” said Joe Skorupa, editorial director, RIS News. “NGC is to be congratulated for another strong showing in the 2017 RIS Software LeaderBoard.”

“NGC is proud to receive this level of validation from our end-user customers,” said Mark Burstein, president, NGC Software. “This is a reflection of the tremendous investments that NGC has made in our technology with the AndromedaTM Cloud Platform, as well as customer service and support.”

About NGC

NGC Software powers the Digital Supply Chain for retailers and brand owners with the AndromedaTM Cloud Platform, including solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM), supply chain management (SCM), global quality control, and vendor compliance.

NGC customers include Billabong, Canada Goose, Carter’s, Destination XL, Foot Locker, Nicole Miller, Rocky Brands, Spanx, Sport Obermeyer, VF Corporation, Williamson-Dickie and many others. NGC has offices in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Canada, China, India, Mexico, and El Salvador and is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA), named one of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Forbes. For more information, visit www.ngcsoftware.com.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. and global economic uncertainty, the timing and degree of business recovery, unpredictability and the irregular pattern of future revenues, dependence on particular market segments or customers, competitive pressures, delays, product liability and warranty claims and other risks associated with new product development, undetected software errors, market acceptance of the Company’s products, technological complexity, the challenges and risks associated with integration of acquired product lines, companies and services, as well as a number of other risk factors that could affect the Company’s future performance. For further information about risks the Company and American Software could experience as well as other information, please refer to American Software, Inc.’s current Form 10-K and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information about risks the Company could face as well as other information, contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, American Software, Inc., 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 261-9777. FAX: (404) 264-5206 INTERNET: www.amsoftware.com.

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