[May 08, 2012]

QAD Opens Explore 2012 Global Customer Conference in Atlanta, Georgia

QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADA) (NASDAQ: QADB), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, today previewed the latest developments in its software product suite, and announced new customer engagement initiatives, during the opening keynote addresses of its four-day QAD Explore 2012 Customer Conference at the Hilton Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, being held May 7 - 10, 2012.

Karl Lopker, chief executive officer for QAD, opened the conference welcoming global manufacturing customers from 23 countries along with QAD partners and employees to the best attended conference in four years. Lopker discussed the impact of global economic factors on manufacturing and previewed QAD's plans for the future. Lopker also discussed the Effective Enterprise, QAD's vision for global manufacturers, where their every business process works at peak efficiency and is perfectly aligned with their strategic goals.

QAD founder and President Pam Lopker delivered a keynote address featuring QAD's technology plan to reach the Effective Enterprise focusing on the QAD's product architeture, usability, analytics and global reach. Lopker previewed new mobile applications including global requisition system (GRS), and product enhancements such as social features, enhanced metrics history and business process automation.

Anton Chilton, senior vice president of Global Services for QAD, delivered a keynote address on essential tools and solutions provided by QAD to help customers reach the Effective Enterprise. Chilton introduced new methods to enable customers to implement QAD solutions quicker and easier than ever before. He also announced an expanded QAD partner network and new product certification guidelines for customers.

"We are pleased to be hosting a record crowd at Explore 2012," said Pam Lopker. "It's exciting to showcase new technology and solutions to help our customers achieve their business goals, and to reach the Effective Enterprise - as well as catch up with old friends."

QAD Explore 2012 continues through Thursday, May 10, 2012; to learn more, visit: www.qad.com/explore.

About QAD

QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies specializing in automotive, consumer, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life sciences products. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805-566-6000, or visit the QAD web site at www.qad.com.

"QAD" is a registered trademark of QAD Inc. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Note to Investors: This press release contains certain forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "could," "will likely result," "estimates," "intends," "may," "projects," "should" and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the company's current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy and future conditions. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, evolving demand for the company's software products and products that operate with the company's products; the company's ability to sustain license and service demand; the company's ability to leverage changes in technology; the company's ability to sustain customer renewal rates at current levels; the publication of opinions by industry and financial analysts about the company, its products and technology; the reliability of estimates of transaction and integration costs and benefits; the entry of new competitors or new offerings by existing competitors and the associated announcement of new products and technological advances by them; delays in localizing the company's products for new or existing markets; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles; changes in operating expenses, pricing, timing of new product releases, the method of product distribution or product mix; timely and effective integration of newly acquired businesses; general economic conditions; exchange rate fluctuations; and, the global political environment. In addition, revenue and earnings in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software industry are subject to fluctuations. Software license revenue, in particular, is subject to variability with a significant proportion of revenue earned in the last month of each quarter. Given the high margins associated with license revenue, modest fluctuations can have a substantial impact on net income. Investors should not use any one quarter's results as a benchmark for future performance. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company and the industries in which it operates, please refer to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2012 ended January 31, 2012, and in particular, the section entitled "Risk Factors" therein, and in other periodic reports the company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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