Smart Software Chosen for 100 Great Supply Chain Partners Award for Third Year

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies Magazine Selects Smart Software for Customer-Nominated Recognition

Belmont, Mass., August 12, 2008 - Smart Software, Inc., provider of industry-leading demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization solutions, today announced that Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies (GL&SCS) has chosen the company for its list of "100 Great Supply Chain Partners" for the third year in a row.  Smart was nominated for this distinction by several of its customers in manufacturing, distribution, and service parts organizations that are using its flagship product, SmartForecasts^® Enterprise, to solve their demand forecasting and inventory planning problems.  The award focused on Smart Software's strengths in helping its customers improve their overall supply chain performance.

Smart Software was chosen from more than 280 vendors for the 2008 list of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners published in the July issue of GL&SCS magazine.  In a six-month poll, the publication received more than 1500 nominations from manufacturers and retailers covering scores of different industries around the world.

According to GL&SCS, "[This award] is all about the importance of well-established relationships between vendors and their manufacturing and retailing customers.  These manufacturers and retailers know that they are competing in a demanding global marketplace.  They can only succeed with the help of partners that possess the skills and services they need to connect and empower every participant in the supply chain wherever they may be."

As in previous years, the magazine's nominating process revealed those qualities that nominating companies most looked for in their vendors.  This year, they included the following 10 qualities: 1. Reliability, 2. Repeatable excellence, 3. Value and cost savings, 4. Expertise and knowledge base, 5. Problem-solving ability, 6. Continuous improvement, 7. Support, 8. Positive culture, 9. Global capabilities, and 10. Strong management.

"I'd like to thank our customers for nominating us and want to recognize them for the success they've had using our products to improve their demand and inventory planning" said Charles Smart, president and CEO of Smart Software.  "Smart Software is in business to deliver excellent value and results for our customers.  Receiving this award is a vote of confidence that all of our hard work really pays off for them."

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies covers leading edge strategies and real-world solutions for executives at the highest levels of supply chain management.  It claims more than 200,000 projected readers worldwide.

About Smart Software, Inc.
Founded in 1984, Smart Software, Inc. is a leader in providing businesses with enterprise-wide demand forecasting, demand 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 Abbott Laboratories, 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 http://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

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