SYSPRO ERP Wins “People’s Choice” Award ; SYSPRO 6.1 Takes Favorite New Product Honors at American Business Awards(sm)

COSTA MESA, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - SYSPRO, the leading provider of visionary, pragmatic ERP software, today announced that SYSPRO 6.1, the newest release of SYSPRO ERP software, was presented with a People’s Choice Stevie Award for Favorite New End User Software Product at the 2010 American Business Awards.

The awards were presented during ceremonies at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on June 21, 2010. The ceremonies were hosted by Cheryl Casone of Fox Business Network and broadcast nationwide on radio by the Business TalkRadio Network.

In accepting the Stevie, SYSPRO USA President Joey Benadretti, said, “This is the second major award won by SYSPRO in as many weeks. This newest honor is even of greater significance as it is based on a tally of votes from industry peers.

“SYSPRO 6.1 truly raises the bar for ERP software with new architecture and modules, feature sets, workflow and customization capabilities,” said Benadretti, noting, “SYSPRO 6.1, contains over 1,500 new customer-requested features and functions plus dramatic ease-of-use enhancements that enable even mid-market manufacturers and distributors with limited resources and skills to gain all the benefits of a leading-edge ERP solution.”

Stevie Awards were presented in over 40 categories including Best Overall Company of the Year, Executive of the Year, and Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year. More than 2,700 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration.

Details about The American Business Awards and the lists of honorees in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About The Stevie Award

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2010 American Business Awards include Infogroup, Netezza, CIGNA, Citrix Online, Epic Advertising, High Performance Technologies Inc., imagistic, John Hancock, LifeLock, Lionbridge, Optimum Lightpath, PetRays, RCN, and SoftPro.

About SYSPRO

Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of over 14,500 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers and a global reseller network in the US, Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK. SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.

For additional information on SYSPRO, call Stanley Goodrich at 714/437-1000 or go to www.syspro.com

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