Vendor Managed Technologies, Inc. Achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Vendor Managed Technologies, Inc., a Leading Provider of Marketing, Sales and Demand/Supply Chain Solutions, Announced It Has Achieved the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Level

Vendor Managed Technologies, Inc. (VMT), a leading provider of category management, sales analytics and demand chain management solutions for the consumer packaged goods and retail market, announced today that it has achieved the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner level. Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) technologies.

The Microsoft Partner Program is designed for all who develop and market solutions based on Microsoft platforms or provide consulting or technical services on Microsoft systems. VMT uses Microsoft technologies extensively in their infrastructure and as the base for their flagship packaged POS data warehousing solution, Velocity(R).

Velocity(R) provides its customers with the ability to:

-- Cleanse and normalize retailer provided daily or weekly
   point-of-sales (POS) and inventory data from over 200 different
   retailers around the globe

-- Integrate this data with internal data (shipments, costs,
   forecasts, etc.) found in ERP systems such as SAP(R) (NYSE:SAP),
   JDEdwards (NasdaqGS:ORCL), Microsoft Dynamics (NASDAQ:MSFT), and
   many others

-- Monitor and manage RFID data and integrate it with internal and
   POS data

-- Manage their sales from end-to-end in order to minimize root
   causes of any potential out-of-stock situations

-- Provide complete category management, sales analysis and demand
   management reporting on a timely basis

-- Remotely access user-friendly web-based dashboards from anywhere
   at anytime

-- Reduce out-of-stocks significantly with its exceptional analysis
   processes (see
   www.velocity.biz/company/Microsoft_Achieving_Peak_Performance.htm )

Along with its Gold Certified status, VMT has also earned the 2005 SQL Server Frontrunner award for early certification of Microsoft's latest SQL Server release.

About Vendor Managed Technologies, Inc. (VMT)

Since 1995, Vendor Managed Technologies' (VMT) mission is to increase net sales and eliminate supply/demand chain inefficiencies through the development of strategic technology. Leading CPG manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, 3M, Kimberly Clark, Stanley, BIC, First Alert, Sanford, MGA Entertainment, Newell Rubbermaid, Fisher-Price and many others are using Velocity to maximize their sell-through at their retail accounts.

Since retailers began sharing store-level POS data with vendors, crucial knowledge about consumer buying trends and retailer supply patterns is available. We provide easy access to this knowledge. For more information, visit www.velocity.biz or email [e-mail].