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EVEREST SOFTWARE NAMED TO TOP 25 PROVIDERS BY ASPnews.com

Dulles, VA, January 30, 2007- Everest Software, Inc., a leading provider of business management software for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced today that the company has been named one of the top 25 service providers by ASPnew.com, a leading source of news and analysis for the Application Service Provider (ASP) and Web services industry.

The 2007 ASPnews “Top 50” includes the top 25 service providers and top 25 enablers that, in the view of ASPnews, are the world's leading service providers and enablers for the ASP, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Utility Computing industries. Companies considered for the list must meet the following criteria:

• Have the provision of network-based applications and/or services as heir core business business
• Have a substantial and active end-user customer base for those services business
• Be able to demonstrate proven revenue streams
• Be innovators in the online delivery of software-based services
• Be recognized as a leader by others within the industry

Everest Software provides new levels of speed, efficiency, accuracy, and customer service for small- to medium-sized businesses through its Software as a Service offering, Everest On-Demand. Everest On-Demand is the ideal solution for cost-conscious small and medium retail, wholesale, distribution, e-commerce, mail order businesses. It integrates all business departments and functions, including accounting, purchasing, inventory, marketing, sales, RMAs, service, point of sale, contact management, CRM/groupware, management, shipping and receiving — even powerful e-commerce.

“Everest Software really emerged this past year as a viable ASP with the introduction of Everest On-Demand. Their business management solution is very comprehensive and easy to use, especially for smaller businesses seeking an easily implemented, affordable hosted service," said Forrest Stroud, Managing Editor of ASPnews. "We will be watching Everest closely in the future to see what exciting advantages they have in store."

“We are happy to be included on the 2007 ASPnews Top list, and pleased that Everest On-Demand has been recognized as a leading SaaS offering a by this influential publication,” stated Edwin A. Miller, president & CEO of Everest Software. “Everest On-Demand is built around the same state-of-the-art, fully-integrated technology found in our on-premise product, giving customers unrivaled power and sophistication, but at an entry price small businesses can afford. We will continue to innovate and meet the growing needs of the on-demand customer.”

About ASPnews.com.
ASPnews.com is the leading source of news and analysis for the Application Service Provider (ASP) and Web services industry and has been covering the sector since 1998. Part of the JupiterWeb media division of Jupitermedia Corporation, ASPnews has earned a global reputation among vendors, providers and their customers for the breadth and insight of its content.

About Everest Software, Inc.
Everest Software empowers companies to view and manage every function of their business more effectively. The company’s fully-integrated business management software application, Everest, addresses the unique needs of growing small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the wholesale/distribution and retail industries by allowing them to quickly manage and track their business operations online and offline -- from storefront to the front- and back- office. Everest Software is committed to providing customers with the service, support and expertise they require to increase efficiency and profitability with a solution that provides an unmatched rapid return on investment. Everest Software was a finalist for a 2006 American Business Award in the category ‘Best New Computer Software Product’ and is the proud winner of numerous awards including the SIIA Codie Award for ‘Best Business Software Product.’