Summer School with QAD: Get the Training You Need for the Future You Want

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADI), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, announced today a new summer curriculum to help customers excel during the economic recovery. QAD Education is applying its full capabilities to provide customers the training they need to meet today’s workplace challenges, to expand their skill set, and to improve their overall business performance.

“We’ve seen an increase in requests from our global community for comprehensive, cost-effective education and training classes”

“In order to meet their strategic goals, our customers tell us they need to get more value from their QAD investment,” said Anton Chilton, senior vice president of Global Strategic Accounts and Global Services for QAD. “And we are giving them what they want. Our summer curriculum offers classes to empower users to achieve the highest possible levels of productivity and performance with QAD Enterprise Applications.”

QAD Education delivers an extensive and convenient course curriculum, which is available worldwide via classroom education, self-study training, or e-learning via Web portal access, making it both cost-effective and easy for QAD customers to ensure their employees are fully leveraging the extensive capabilities of QAD Enterprise Applications.

QAD Education course offerings are geared toward QAD Enterprise Applications end users, IT professionals and department managers and address “Best Practices” in topics such as: Financials, System Administration, Manufacturing Planning, Manufacturing Execution, and Customization, among many others. Instructors are recognized experts in matching QAD Enterprise Applications to students’ particular fields of manufacturing expertise.

“We’ve seen an increase in requests from our global community for comprehensive, cost-effective education and training classes,” said Bernadette Bagley, director of QAD Education for QAD. “Our summer classes are made for our busy global customers to let them fast track their skill set to meet the growing demands of an evolving world and growing economy.”

To register for summer classes, visit the QAD Education Center. Current classes include:

.NET UI Reporting Framework: Report Development and Administration
Quick Start QAD Enterprise Edition
Enterprise Financials Fundamentals
Enterprise Financials Advanced
Enterprise Financials for Non-Financial People
Manufacturing Planning
Manufacturing Execution
Sales Order Management

QAD recognizes the challenges faced by their customers and brings to that challenge a combination of vision, commitment and technology to help them excel in today’s environment.

About QAD

QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies specializing in automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life science products. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805-566-6000, or visit the QAD web site at www.qad.com.

"QAD" is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Note to Investors: This press release contains certain forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, evolving demand for the company's software products and products that operate with the company's products; the company's ability to sustain license and service demand; the company's ability to leverage changes in technology; the company's ability to sustain customer renewal rates at current levels; the publication of opinions by industry and financial analysts about the company, its products and technology; the reliability of estimates of transaction and integration costs and benefits; the entry of new competitors or new offerings by existing competitors and the associated announcement of new products and technological advances by them; delays in localizing the company's products for new or existing markets; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles; changes in operating expenses, pricing, timing of new product releases, the method of product distribution or product mix; timely and effective integration of newly acquired businesses; general economic conditions; exchange rate fluctuations; and, the global political environment. In addition, revenue and earnings in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software industry are subject to fluctuations. Software license revenue, in particular, is subject to variability with a significant proportion of revenue earned in the last month of each quarter. Given the high margins associated with license revenue, modest fluctuations can have a substantial impact on net income. Investors should not use any one quarter's results as a benchmark for future performance. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company and the industries in which it operates, please refer to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2010 ended January 31, 2010.