SHANGHAI, China - April 26, 2005 - Cincom Systems announces that its CONTROL Enterprise Management software has been named "Excellent Product in 2004" by leading IT application portal, e-works. Numerous IT industry experts along with more than 80,000 e-works members, most of whom are high-level manufacturing management and technology specialists, evaluated the software's functionality, practicability, innovative technology, implementation results, and successful customers.

"This award will further enhance our company's development as we move forward in China with our commitment to providing high value, low cost, quick implementation and rapid ROI to the local customers," said Ji Wei, Cincom Software Solutions' general manager.

CONTROL Enterprise Management received a high score for excellent functionality and customer success, even though Cincom is a new face in the China market. Products receiving the e-works designation "Excellent Product in 2004" will be recommended to manufacturing enterprises in China.

About e-works
Beginning in 2002, e-works rose to become the most famous IT application portal for Chinese manufacturing enterprises. With headquarters in Wuhan, one of the largest cities in China, and offices in Beijing, e-works has about 130,000 members, 78% of which are CEOs, CIOs and senior managers from manufacturing enterprises. Other members include consultants, engineers from IT solution providers, professors, and graduate students from relevant universities and research institutes.

Over 100 IT solution providers in manufacturing have collaborated with e-works including HP, IBM, Oracle, Autodesk, Solidworks, PTC, QAD, Fourth Shift, Mapics, IFS, Agile, and Cincom Systems, Inc.

About Cincom
For nearly 40 years, Cincom's software and services have helped thousands of clients worldwide simplify the management of complex business processes. Cincom specializes in the five areas of business where simplification brings the greatest value to managers who want to grow revenue, control costs, minimize risk, and achieve rapid ROI better than their competitors: Data Management; Marketing, Sales and Customer Service; Application Development; Manufacturing Business; and Outsourcing/Hosting.