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Flower Plus blooms with enterprise solution from Ross

ATLANTA, April 20, 2004—Ross Systems (NASDAQ: ROSS), a leading global provider of enterprise software solutions for manufacturers, today announced that Flower Plus, a manufacturer of fresh flowers and associated products, has gone live with an enterprise IT solution from Ross Systems. The solution encompasses all facets of Flower Plus' manufacturing process including supply chain, stock control, recipe management, accounting and purchasing.

Flower Plus supplies Marks & Spencer with fresh cut flower bouquets. Until last year, Flower Plus used a combination of systems to manage its processes. But escalating volumes, a requirement for same-day ordering and major peaks in demand around Christmas and Mothers' Day meant that a single, more sophisticated solution became necessary. In addition, Flower Plus wanted slicker reporting and real-time availability of management information in order to enable better planning and forecasting.

Having researched the market, Flower Plus selected Ross to implement its iRenaissance solution.

Phil Callow, IT Co-ordinator at Flower Plus, comments:

"Ross was a natural fit for Flower Plus. When we first started looking at enterprise software providers, it soon became clear that a generalist ERP approach simply wouldn't work. Ross' extensive experience of working with fresh produce companies like ourselves set them well ahead of the pack when it came to making our decision. The iRenaissance solution enables us to respond quickly to our customer demands, view information about any aspect of the business at any time and plan and forecast accurately. We are confident that our new system will help us to further improve customer service and grow the business in the medium to long term."

Flower Plus is currently working with Ross to draw out further functions and benefits of iRenaissance.

About Ross Systems

Ross Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROSS) delivers innovative software solutions that help manufacturers worldwide fulfill their business growth objectives through increased operational efficiencies, improved profitability, strengthened customer relationships and streamlined regulatory compliance. Focused on the food and beverage, life sciences, chemicals, metals and natural products industries and implemented by more than 1,000 customer companies worldwide, the company's family of Internet-architected solutions is a comprehensive, modular suite that spans the enterprise, from manufacturing, financials and supply chain management to customer relationship management, performance management and regulatory compliance. For more information, visit www.rossinc.com.

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