Airfoil Technologies International Goes Live with QAD eB Desktop in the UK; QAD eB Desktop Links Customers Into the Extended Supply Chain Via the Web.

Business Editors

QAD (NASDAQ: QADI), a leading provider of collaborative commerce applications for manufacturers, today announced that Sermatech Repair Services Ltd. (SRS), a division of Airfoil Technologies International (ATI), has gone live in the UK on the QAD eB Desktop application. This is the first phase of ATI's implementation of QAD eB Desktop, with the next phase of the global roll out planned for the Singapore division and three United States locations following thereafter.

ATI, which provides repair technologies and services for cold section airfoils of commercial flight turbines, can now more effectively collaborate with and serve its customers, linking them into its supply chain via the Web. ATI's business model is based around product repairs and the ability to trace components, requiring many processes and extensive collaboration. The implementation of QAD eB Desktop streamlines these complex internal processes via a single user interface, reducing operating costs and improving productivity.

"QAD eB Desktop allows us to link our customers into our supply chain and enables us to be much more focused on customer needs and providing better service," said Steve Nelson, project manager, SRS. "The service we received from QAD -- including planning, tracking and progress of the project -- and its consultancy and support were first class."

"ATI's business model is complex, and the importance of tracking components is high," said Pam Lopker, chairman, president and founder of QAD. "The flexibility of QAD eB Desktop allowed us to deliver the right solution to address the company's specific needs. We are looking forward to the next phase of this engagement."

About QAD eB Desktop

QAD eB Desktop provides quick and easy access to the full functionality of MFG/PRO eB within a Web browser. With this product, users can personalize their user environment, launch multiple sessions simultaneously, access programs through workflow diagrams, search for programs by name (or menu number) and add convenient links to suppliers and other Web sites. With QAD eB Desktop, users and businesses can be more productive.

About QAD

QAD delivers value through collaborative commerce for manufacturers, empowering enterprises to integrate diverse business processes and increase profitability. Manufacturers of automotive, food and beverage, consumer, electronics, industrial and medical products use QAD applications at more than 5,400 licensed sites in more than 80 countries and in as many as 26 languages. For more information about QAD, telephone [phone], or visit the QAD Web site at: www.qad.com. To receive any of QAD's press releases via facsimile, contact [phone], or outside the U.S. contact [phone].

About Airfoil

Airfoil Technologies International, LLC (ATI) provides the finest repair technologies and services for fan blades, cold section compressor airfoils, cases, stators, knife edge seals, spacers and disks of commercial flight and ground based turbines. The company services products from all the original equipment manufacturers; Allison, Honeywell, Rolls Royce, GE, CFMI and Pratt & Whitney. ATI includes the repair capabilities of four companies located strategically around the world with two facilities in the United States, one in the United Kingdom, and one in Singapore.

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