ADVISORY/Best Software Showcases Best Enterprise Suite 6.1 At National Manufacturing Week, March 18-21, Chicago.

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ADVISORY...for Monday-Thursday (March 18-21)

National Manufacturing Week 2002

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Best Software

National Accounts, Project Accounting, and RMA

Features Enhance New Release

BatchMaster Acquisition Provides Tightly Integrated

Process Manufacturing 

WHAT:             Best Software will showcase two key enhancements to
                  the company's manufacturing software offerings
                  during this week's National Manufacturing Week show
                  in Chicago's McCormick Place. Best Software will
                  demonstrate the newest version of Best Enterprise
                  Suite, which includes new National Accounts,
                  Fixed-Asset Accounting, Returns Merchandise
                  Authorization, MRP and Inventory Replenishment
                  modules.

                  Best will also roll out its newly acquired
                  BatchMaster for PFW product, which adds
                  process-manufacturing functionality to the company's
                  strong selection of discrete manufacturing software
                  solutions.

WHEN:             March 18-21, 2002

WHERE:            National Manufacturing Week show in Chicago's
                  McCormick Place Booth No. 6028 in the Industrial
                  Enterprise Pavilion

TIME:             10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 18 and 19.
                  To schedule a briefing on Best Software
                  manufacturing products, contact Dan Talbot at
                  909/272-1888 ext. 17, or Gerry Ansel at
                  949/754-3503.

WHO:              Attendees include David Van Toor, general manager of
                  Platinum for Windows by Best; Richard Forsythe,
                  marketing director for Best Enterprise Suite; and
                  Jim Mallory, marketing manager for Best Enterprise
                  Manufacturing.