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APRISO NAMES JIM HENDERSON PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Selected to Drive Growth in Supply Network Operations

(Long Beach, CA - June 28, 2005) - Apriso Corporation, the global leader in providing real-time solutions for Supply Network Operations (SNO), today announced the appointment of Jim Henderson as President and CEO. Henderson most recently was CEO of GERS and brings 25 years of enterprise software operations experience from such companies as IBM, MSA, NDC and Simione Central to Apriso.

“Apriso delivers real value to manufacturers across a wide array of verticals –- aerospace and defense, automotive, life sciences, mill products, and consumer goods,” said Henderson. “I look at it as an extraordinary opportunity to help global manufacturers become more demand-driven as a means to increase their competitiveness. Apriso uniquely offers a solution to globally coordinate and locally execute operations. I am excited about the potential Apriso represents.”

“We are pleased that Jim Henderson has joined Apriso,” said Brad Jones, Chairman of the Board of Apriso Corporation and a General Partner with Brentwood Venture Capital and Redpoint Ventures. “Jim’s demonstrated success in growing enterprise software companies will serve Apriso as we seek to cement our leadership in delivering real-time solutions for Supply Network Operations.”

Henderson joins Apriso from GERS a $50 million leading provider of enterprise software. Prior to GERS he was CEO and President of Simione Central, a $100 million healthcare software solutions provider. In addition, Henderson demonstrated his management skills at IBM, MSA, and National Data Corporation where he had roles in sales, marketing, technology, and product line management.

About Apriso Corporation
Apriso is the leader in delivering real-time solutions for Supply Network Operations. This new class of enterprise software enables global operations to define, operate, and monitor supply, production and distribution processes in real time, globally. Apriso’s software, known as FlexNet®, is a dynamic, Web-services-based suite of applications that synchronizes the execution of real time manufacturing and supply chain operations across supply networks.

Apriso operates in nine countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The company has more than 140 customers and over 350 installations worldwide. Its rapidly-growing customer base includes such high-profile, global companies as General Motors, Lear, Honeywell, Microsoft, Merck, Lockheed Martin, ITT, Baker Hughes, Halliburton, International Paper, Rubbermaid, Matsushita Avionics Systems, Saint-Gobain, Pechiney, and British American Tobacco. For more information, visit the Apriso Web site at www.apriso.com.

Apriso is a registered trademark of Apriso Corporation. FlexNet is a trademark of Apriso Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.