Agresso Wins $1M+ Deal with National Senior Living Provider.

Emeritus Cites Change Capabilities, Compliancy Support as Core Drivers in ERP Selection Process

VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Agresso, (www.agresso.com/USA), the ERP market's definition of agility, has announced that Emeritus Corporation, the United States' second largest provider of assisted living communities has selected Agresso Business World as their ERP solution. The agreement, valued at over $1 million, is the culmination of a rigorous evaluation process of top tier providers, including a Midwest ERP leader.

Emeritus has purchased under site license a full range of Agresso applications including Financials, Planner, Procurement, and Reporting and Analytics.

Agresso provides a cost-effective solution for achieving post-implementation agility via the company's "VITA" architecture. The architecture allows businesses like Emeritus to continuously change underlying data, operational processes and/or reporting requirements with a minimum level of cost and business disruption. Agresso targets its solutions to service and people-centric, change-oriented organizations which it calls Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC)[TM].

"With revenue growth over the last five years approaching 300%, Emeritus is a perfect example of what Agresso terms a "BLINC" customer," says Shelley Zapp, President of Agresso North America. BLINC customers such as Emeritis face unique challenges associated with accelerated growth. The need to respond quickly and cost effectively to regulatory and compliance issues, business process changes, mergers and acquisitions and financial reporting needs are an ongoing fact of business.

"Agresso provides all of the functionality, reporting and access for our diverse staff which now spans 288 communities spread across 36 states" states Jim Hanson, Senior VP Financial Services and Controller. "However, what really makes Agresso a great fit for us is the post-implementation agility the product provides us in managing our future business. I believe that Agresso will keep pace as Emeritus grows and the investment we are making today is an investment in Emeritus' future," reflects Hanson.

About Emeritus

Emeritus Corporation is a national provider of assisted living and Alzheimer's and related dementia care services to seniors. Emeritus is one of the largest and most experienced operators of freestanding assisted living communities located throughout the United States. The Company's communities provide a residential housing alternative for senior citizens who need help with the activities of daily living with an emphasis on assistance with personal care services to provide residents with an opportunity for support in the aging process. Emeritus currently operates 288 communities in 36 states representing capacity for approximately 25,000 units and 30,000 residents. For more information about Emeritus, visit the Company's Web site at www.emeritus.com.

About Agresso

Agresso (www.agresso.com/usa) is a $480 million enterprise resource planning (ERP) company and one of the top five providers of ERP solutions for professional services and public sector organizations. Agresso offers a uniquely integrated architecture designed specifically for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC) [TM]. Agresso allows an unlimited amount of ongoing, post-implementation changes without the typical external IT costs and intervention that nets billions of dollars in revenue to the market leaders. Over 2,750 companies and organizations in 100 countries deploy Agresso Business World for both operational support and strategic management. The company's role-based, Web Services and Services-Oriented Architecture (SOA) enabled solutions include: Financial Management, Human Resources and Payroll, Procurement Management, Project Costing and Billing, Reporting and Analytics, Business Process Automation, Field Services and Asset Maintenance, and CRM.