SmartTurn Named to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100

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Argent Associates saves $15,000 each month in supply chain efficiencies with
cost-effective SaaS WMS

SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartTurn Inc., the leading On-Demand
Inventory and Warehouse Management System (WMS) provider, was named to the
Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for delivering significant cost savings to
its customer Argent Associates. Argent Associates provides global supply chain
management solutions and services for the telecommunications and retail
industries, government agencies and private enterprises.

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The Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 consists of supply chain solution and
service providers that are transforming companies' supply and demand chains.
This year the magazine focused the criteria on economic recovery. The
publication's goal with the "100" is to highlight a broad range of solutions
and services targeted at a variety of industries, addressing the needs of
companies of varying sizes, and assisting in the transformation of the diverse
mix of the functions that make up the supply chain.

"Winning business in today's competitive marketplace requires adaptability and
agility because accurate inventory and fulfillment no longer happens after the
fact - it must be real-time if you're to thrive," said Ray Moya, Chief
Operating Officer and Vice President of Technology at Argent Associates.
"SmartTurn over-delivers on its promise of short implementation time and deep
functionality at a low monthly cost, well exceeding our expectations. The
Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 further validates what we already know."

Designed for quick implementation, ease-of-use, and real-time inventory
accuracy, the SmartTurn system provides the ability to collaborate among
trading partners and gives visibility on every item across one or multiple
warehouses. SmartTurn's customer base includes 3PLs, wholesale distributors,
food service suppliers, manufacturers, and many other industries. Among them
are Associated Global Systems (AGS), D.B. Schenker, Komyo/Honda Logistics,
Frozen Gourmet, and Giumarra & Associates Beverage Company that use the
SmartTurn(TM) Inventory and Warehouse Management System and the SmartTurn
Inventory Grid(TM) to gain the real-time inventory accuracy to achieve their
sales, volume and profit objectives.

SmartTurn has gained wide adoption because of its web-based model, better
known as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). SmartTurn's award-winning system offers
customers up to 99 percent inventory accuracy starting at $500 per month per
facility with unlimited users and transactions. It costs significantly less to
deploy and operate compared to just the maintenance fees of traditional
installed software. SmartTurn provides capabilities never offered before in
the industry, particularly built-in inventory visibility across customers'
selling channel for "sell-side" logistics and with suppliers on the "buy-side"
with its unique unlimited user access model. Replacing systems that cost
thousands of dollars, and months to implement, SmartTurn can rapidly expose
dark spots in supply chains.

"The ideas of affordability and agility are what make up the foundation of
SmartTurn, and in the current economy, having a competitive advantage means
planning now to succeed tomorrow," said Jim Burleigh, CEO of SmartTurn.
"SmartTurn customers such as Argent not only see the importance of
collaboration and inventory visibility, but have come to rely on them as
cornerstones to strategically managing their businesses. We're honored to
receive this recognition because it further exemplifies the real-world
benefits of an on-demand approach."

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful
supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis,
viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management
professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and
demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. Please visit
www.sdcexec.com.

About SmartTurn
SmartTurn(TM) Inventory and Warehouse Management System and the SmartTurn
Inventory Grid(TM) are the first true on-demand warehouse management systems
to provide enterprise class functionality at a fraction of the cost of
traditional license and install software. Designed for quick implementation,
ease-of-use, real-time inventory accuracy and warehouses performance, the
SmartTurn system provides visibility on every item across single or multiple
warehouses. Founded on the premise that software should be smart, simple and
safe, SmartTurn's customers span the value chain of most industries to include
manufacturers, wholesalers as well as 3PLs. SmartTurn is privately held and
backed by leading investors, NEA and Emergence Capital Partners. Please visit
our Web site at www.smartturn.com.

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    Media Contact:
    Albert Fong
    SmartTurn
    (415) 685-4162
    pr@smartturn.com




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