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16, August 2001, Hampton, NH (USA) - Lilly Software Associates enhances its powerful small manufacturing solution, VISUAL Jobshop^â, with the addition of Labor Data Collection functionality.

Keeping the software affordable and the return on investment high, the second release of VISUAL Jobshop helps manufacturers increase shop floor control by offering automated, real-time data collection capabilities. Through the use of scanners, barcode-enable reports, and the addition of a detailed labor entry window, Jobshop allows small companies to better manage their employees and precisely monitor labor hours expended against work orders. By using intuitive supervisory tools and a simple touch screen compatible layout, users can easily open linked operation application files and accurately track employee productivity.

VISUAL Jobshop customers can implement the Labor Data Collection functionality through an integrated module within the software and may extend its reach with a stand-alone executable installed on networked computers. Lilly software will also separately sell the barcode scanning hardware compatible with this module. The reseller opportunity is made possible through a partnership with Intermec Corporation, a global leader in the development, manufacture, and integration of automated data collection and mobile computing systems.

"Keeping with our mission to help small manufacturers become as competitive as possible, Jobshop's Labor Data Collection capabilities empower our customers," explains Sam Pollard, Manager of Lilly Software's Small Manufacturing Division. "They can now use the latest data collection technologies coupled with Jobshop to automate labor entry and track their resources in real-time. Automated tracking translates into more accurate costing and improved managerial decision making capabilities. Managers may now receive immediate answers to questions about work orders and job status. They can produce concise reports that analyze all aspects of their shop floor labor. As more and more small manufacturers discover VISUAL Jobshop, they are recognizing the benefits of selecting Lilly Software as a vendor. The addition of VISUAL Jobshop's Labor Data Collection reinforces the strength of our product offering."

VISUAL Jobshop is a scalable software solution that offers smaller companies quoting, order entry, material and service purchasing, inventory control, production, shipping and invoicing capabilities. Jobshop customers can implement the solution quickly and take advantage of the extensive managerial reports and easy-to-use windows features within the application.

For more information on VISUAL Jobshop and to learn more about features such as automated Labor Data Collection, please visit www.lillysoftware.com/visualjobshop/ or contact your local VISUAL Jobshop Reseller today.

About Lilly Software Associates

Lilly Software Associates, Inc. provides a complete line of enterprise and supply chain solutions for manufacturers and distributors. The VISUAL Enterprise™ suite of products helps companies capture and analyze real-time data about all their business processes using ERP, Project Management, Business Performance Management, Quality Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Warehouse Management System capabilities. From award-winning software to strategies in Lean Manufacturing and TOC, Lilly Software offers companies the tools they need for higher productivity and profitability.

Most VISUAL^® applications run on Windows^® 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, UNIX^®, LINUX, Novell^®, using SQLBase^®, Microsoft SQL Server^®, or ORACLE^® relational databases.

Lilly Software has received many industry awards for its products, service, and financial growth since its inception. Most recently, the company has been voted one of the Top 10 Best of Breed solutions for manufacturing by readers of Consumer Goods Technology, listed in Software Magazine's Top 500, selected as a Top 100 Logistics Information Technology Provider in Inbound Logistics, listed in the Top 100 Application Vendors in Supply Chain e-Business, included in MSI's Top 100 for its eighth year, and ranked as one of Start magazine's Hottest Companies.