Two Supply Chain Publications Name Smart Software a Top 100 Company for Third Year

Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Inbound Logistics Choose Smart Software for Top 100 Lists

Belmont, Mass., July 24, 2007 - Smart Software, Inc., provider of industry-leading demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization solutions, today announced that two supply chain industry publications, Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Inbound Logistics, have chosen the company to be on their "Top 100" lists for the third year in a row.  The listings recognize Smart Software as a leader in its industry domain, and highlight the company's strengths in technical innovation and the ability to meet customers' needs.

For the third year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine chose Smart Software for its sixth-annual "Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100" in its June/July 2007 issue.  The judging committee looked for solutions that "assist in the transformation of a diverse mix of the functions that make up the supply chain."  The companies chosen represent leading providers of supply chain solutions that have been instrumental in helping their customers meet the challenges of today's marketplace.

According to the magazine, the "2007 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100" are supply chain service and technology providers that are at the forefront of enabling the 21st century supply chain.  The publication also sought to uncover "the best practices and processes that leading companies are putting in place around these services and technologies to bring new competitive advantage to their supply chains."  As part of the evaluation process, Smart Software reported best practices at its customer SKF Vehicle Service Market, a parts supplier to the automotive aftermarket that has achieved outstanding forecasting and inventory management results using Smart's flagship product, SmartForecasts^® Enterprise.

In the April 2007 issue of Inbound Logistics Magazine, Smart Software was also chosen for the third time, from more than 500 companies, as a "Top 100 Logistics IT Provider".  The "Top 100" are listed on the Inbound Logistics website as part of its LIT Decision Support Tool, where readers can enter their logistics IT requirements and see which solution providers are best suited to their needs.

"We're very pleased to be recognized by these well-respected industry publications for the third year in a row," said Charles Smart, president and CEO of Smart Software. "Their recognition affirms our continuing efforts to provide innovative and effective demand planning and inventory optimization solutions to a broad group of customers in a variety of industries."

SmartForecasts Enterprise is a cross-industry solution for demand forecasting, demand planning, and inventory optimization that utilizes pioneering innovations, such as Smart Software's patented technology for forecasting intermittent, or "slow-moving", demand.  This unique technology, which yields nearly 100 percent accurate estimates of inventory stocking requirements for any lead time and desired service level, is being used by scores of companies with service parts operations, as well as industrial tools and other capital goods manufacturers.  SmartForecasts also leverages customers' existing IT investments and reduces total cost of ownership by integrating easily with host databases, such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and IBM DB2, as well as ERP and SCM systems like Epicor, JD Edwards, and SAP.

About Smart Software, Inc.
Founded in 1984, Smart Software, Inc. is a leader in providing businesses with enterprise-wide demand forecasting, planning and inventory optimization solutions.  Smart Software's flagship product, SmartForecasts®, has thousands of users worldwide, including customers at mid-market enterprises and Fortune 500 companies, such as Monsanto, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Disney, Pfizer, GE and The Coca-Cola Company.  SmartForecasts gives demand planners the tools to handle sales seasonality, promotions, new and aging products, multi-dimensional hierarchies, and intermittently demanded service parts and capital goods items.  It also provides inventory managers with accurate estimates of the minimum inventory and safety stock required to meet future orders, thereby ensuring the most cost-effective inventory allocation to achieve desired service levels.  Smart Software is headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts and can be found on the World Wide Web at www.smartcorp.com.

SmartForecasts is a registered trademark of Smart Software, Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

For more information, please contact Smart Software, Inc., Four Hill Road, Belmont, MA 02478.
Phone: 1-800-SMART-99 (800-762-7899); FAX: 1-617-489-2748; E-mail: info@smartcorp.com

Back to Press Releases