July 26, 2007 (Dulles, VA) - Everest Software, Inc. (Everest), a leading provider of award-winning business management solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today introduced a new fully-integrated version of its flagship software, Everest Advanced, designed to meet the customized inventory management, accounting, customer relationship management and ecommerce needs of apparel and footwear manufacturers and retailers. The latest enhancement to Everest’s offering, expected to be available later this year, will be previewed at the World Shoe Association Exposition, July 30 – August 1 in Las Vegas.

“Our apparel and footwear clients have told us what specific tools they want, and need, to run their business,” said Everest President & CEO Edwin Miller. “This new version of Everest Advanced will provide an even more versatile ‘Business Operating System’ that companies in our most important industry segment can use to help achieve faster revenue growth, while improving efficiency and visibility in all key operational areas. We can give them the option to customize our product based on these needs today, and how they may change tomorrow.” The new Everest Advanced offering for the apparel and footwear industry includes the following key features:

• Ability to manage multi-dimensional product collections – Quickly generate and manage product collections using advanced item matrix functionality. Allows users to create and manage customized product collections and user defined attributes such as size, color, style, pattern, and width.
• Flexible inventory management with real-time inventory levels – A complete set of purchasing tools that offer the greatest efficiency and flexibility for managing different products and collections to keep inventory costs down and offer up-to-date quantity details for each item at a glance.
• Promotions and merchandising ability – Pricing is based on customer type, while contract and volume are easily configured for each product. Price changes are immediately reflected on web stores and other sales channels for various promotions based on date or other configurable factors.
• Online store management – Everest E-commerce is a fully customizable Web store that is directly linked to inventory and order processing to provide real time pricing and stock status to shoppers. Custom tracking options allow businesses to organize products on the Website based on shoppers’ browsing and purchasing habits creating an unprecedented navigational experience.
• Integrated accounting – Everest accounting is an integrated component of the complete business management solution. Transaction and audit trails from sales, inventory, purchasing and all other operational areas of business are maintained in a single database to give users complete visibility and control of their business.

“We are dedicated to providing growing companies with what we believe is the industry’s most efficient and trouble-free solution,” added Miller. “We may also consider introducing additional industry-specific versions of Everest Advanced in the future, based on customer demand.” Companies that will benefit from these additions range from apparel to footwear to outerwear and accessories, including Kenneth David Apparel, Inc., Chivalry Sports, Atlantic Tactical and Planet Shoes, Inc.

Other feature highlights of Everest Advanced include integrated inventory, warehouse management, EDI integration, flexible architecture, financial reporting, dashboard analytics, CRM and many other functions that are integral to small business success. Planet Shoes Inc, an online retailer specializing in active, comfortable, healthy, and earth friendly products, has implemented Everest software and has been able to increase its volume of online offerings, which in-turn has increased search engine optimization and Web traffic. "We needed a solution that provided us with better visibility and control over our information and inventory," stated Scott LaPointe, director of IT for Planet Shoes. "Everest was able to deliver this in a flexible, integrated end-to-end solution, and as a result, we are now able to make better decisions and grow our company."

For more information, visit Everest at the World Shoe Association Exposition, Booth #28060 or go to:
http://www.everestsoftwareinc.com/industry/apparel/

About Everest
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.” For more information, please visit www.everestsoftwareinc.com, e-mail us at info@everestsoftwareinc.com or call us at 1.800.382.0725.