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Epicor® Announces Winning ERP Mandate from the International Cricket Council

Sydney, 4 December 2006 — Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of the Global 1000, today announced the International Cricket Council (ICC) has awarded an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) mandate to the company, starting with the implementation of Epicor iScala financial management and Epicor Active Planner for enterprise-wide budgeting and forecasting. 
Senior officials of the ICC’s ERP project team said of the decision to choose Epicor as its technology partner, that the implementation will help the cricket entity streamline its business processes with end-to-end visibility at a time of rapid growth in its activities.   “Our decision to partner with Epicor comes at a time of a rapid expansion of our activities which have highlighted the need to have an integrated ERP system to further streamline our business processes, reduce costs and save time,” said Faisal Hasnain, chief financial officer of the ICC.  “Scalability was also an important parameter for us in identifying the Epicor product which we are convinced is the ideal answer to handle complex functionalities with ease.” The ICC was founded on June 15, 1909 by Australia, England and South Africa. These three founding members have been joined by seven further Full Members, 32 Associate Members and 55 Affiliate Members so that the cricket world now boasts 97 member countries from all corners of the globe. “At a time of growth, the advantage of an integrated ERP system which can be expanded in step with our enhanced activities is an imperative.  With Epicor solutions we will be able to handle budgeting, analysis, tournament accounting and financial control in a streamlined manner at a lower total cost of ownership,” Hasnain added. “It is indeed a privilege to work with a global body such as the ICC and we consider it as a milestone addition to our client portfolio which now stands at 350 sites in the Middle East and North Africa,” said Basil Daniells, sales director for Epicor, Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. “We are confident that we will be able to contribute to enhancing the efficiency of the ICC as it grows its activities.” Daniells continued, “Epicor solutions are proven across the globe in various enterprise scenarios and the ICC will benefit from the expertise and excellent service levels of the company.  We believe it is an exciting addition to our portfolio. Epicor provides comprehensive and measurable services to its clients and the ICC will benefit from the advantages we offer.” Epicor offers a wide range of enterprise solutions designed to meet the industry-specific requirements of manufacturing, distribution, services, hospitality and retail organisations. Epicor’s comprehensive suite of enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, professional services automation and supply chain management software solutions are globally supported by the company’s standard Signature Implementation Methodology.About Epicor Software Corporation Epicor, named one of FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in 2006, is a global leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and professional services automation (PSA) software solutions to midmarket companies and divisions of the Global 1000.  Founded in 1984, Epicor serves over 20,000 customers in more than 140 countries, providing solutions in over 30 languages.  Employing innovative service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services technology, Epicor delivers end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and services that enable companies to drive increased efficiency, improve performance and build competitive advantage.  Epicor solutions provide the scalability and flexibility to meet today's business challenges, while empowering enterprises for even greater success tomorrow.  Epicor offers a comprehensive range of services with its solutions, providing a single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership.  Epicor’s worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world.  For more information, visit www.epicor.com.
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