QAD Explore EMEA Customer Conference to Focus on Latest Enterprise Product Innovations...

QAD Explore EMEA Customer Conference to Focus on Latest Enterprise Product Innovations for Global Manufacturers

Europe's Most Noted Futurologist Ray Hammond to Keynote
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
QAD, Inc. (Nasdaq: QADI), a leading provider of enterprise
software and services for global manufacturers, has announced that Ray
Hammond, Europe's most experienced and widely published futurologist,
will keynote its customer conference, QAD Explore EMEA 2008, being
held November 17-19, 2008 in Sorrento, Italy.

Hammond has written and broadly spoken about how future trends
will affect society and business for over 25 years. He is the author
of numerous best selling books including four futuristic novel and ten
non-fiction books. Hammond's speech, titled "The Future of
Manufacturing: The Perfect Lean Market," will focus on climate change,
the impact of technology on business and the future of energy.

Sessions at QAD Explore EMEA 2008 will focus on the latest product
innovations, competitive strategies and best practices to achieve The
Perfect Lean Market. The conference provides powerful and informative
sessions tailored especially for those who do business in Europe, the
Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and features enlightening keynotes and
an invaluable Solutions Expo. Added to the conference this year is a
day of optional education classes offered through "Education at
Explore," a hands-on, user-focused training curriculum, taking place
on Monday, November 17.

QAD will highlight QAD Enterprise Applications 2008, the latest
edition of QAD's global software solution. QAD 2008 features QAD
Enterprise Financials as well as an elegant user interface and
significant enhancements to QAD's Manufacturing, Distribution, and
Customer Management solutions designed to help QAD customers of all
sizes to stay ahead in the ever-changing world of global
manufacturing.

"We are excited to present Explore EMEA to our customers doing
business in this region of the world," said Jean Claude Walravens,
Vice President, EMEA region, QAD. "Attendees will have the opportunity
to learn more about QAD Enterprise Applications 2008, get more
hands-on training, and also have the opportunity to network with their
peers, surrounded by one of the most beautiful locations in Italy."

For more information on Explore EMEA 2008 and to register, please
visit www.qad.com/portal/site/exploreemea/ or email explore@qad.com.
Early Bird discounts on the registration fee are valid on or before
October 17, 2008. Group discounts are also available.

About QAD

QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global
manufacturing companies. 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.
Manufacturers of automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and
beverage, industrial and life science products use QAD applications at
approximately 6,100 licensed sites in more than 90 countries and in as
many as 27 languages. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805
684 6614, or visit the QAD 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. 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 2008 ended January 31,
2008.

QAD Inc.
John Sawyer, +1 303-290-7341
xjs@qad.com
or
Fleishman-Hillard
Kalindi Multani, +1 312-932-2806
kalindi.multani@fleishman.com

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