SSA Global Adds Significant New Functionality To Flagship SSA ERP_LN Solution

Extends capabilities of SSA ERP_LN with more vertical industry functionality and new localized versions for several countries

SSA Global (NASDAQ: SSAG), a leading global provider of enterprise business software and services, today announced the general availability of the next release of SSA ERP_LN, a significant upgrade to its flagship enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for discrete hybrid manufacturers.

The new release of SSA ERP_LN provides customers with enhanced capabilities in logistics, finance, projects, planning, sales, purchase and service and is a key milestone in SSA Global's strategy to help companies better understand and meet actual customer demand by leveraging an agile, standards-based IT infrastructure.

"With the new release of SSA ERP_LN, we are further protecting our customers' IT investment by providing enhanced ease of use and better visibility into key transactions and planning," said Cory A. Eaves, chief technology officer, SSA Global. "In developing the new release, we listened closely to our customers through several channels, including our formal feedback program called ‘Voice to SSA Global.' Many of the enhancements are the direct result of specific customer requests."

SSA ERP_LN is based on a state-of-the-art technology architecture that provides web-based user interface, eases the transition to a Service Oriented Architecture and enables standards-based cross application integration. SSA ERP_LN offers exceptional manufacturing capabilities, particularly for the discrete industries.

The new release embeds specific solution templates for its primary target industries, hi-tech electronics, and industrial machinery and equipment and also extends the global reach of SSA ERP_LN with new embedded localizations for Southern European countries and Japan, and adds an intuitive interactive graphical planning board to simplify the workload for planners, in addition to a range of other capabilities.

About SSA Global
SSA Global™ (NASDAQ: SSAG) is a leading provider of enterprise business software for mid-sized and large organizations, primarily in select manufacturing, consumer and services industries. The company's software solutions include enterprise resource planning, financial management, human capital management, corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has over 50 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com.

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