Ease of Use Makes Lilly Software One of New England's Fastest Growing Tech Companies

<%=company1%> (LSA) has ranked 30th in the 1999 Deloitte & Touche 1999 New England Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the region. This is the second year running that Lilly has achieved the Fast 50. The announcement was made at an award ceremony last night at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cambridge, Mass.

The 1999 New England Technology Fast 50 is an annual program co-sponsored by the professional services firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP and the law firm of Hale and Dorr LLP, and in association with Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology. Rankings are based on five-year revenue growth.

In an interview with the Portsmouth Press Herald of New Hampshire, CEO Richard T. "Dick" Lilly explained the success of his software solution as that it is "The easiest one to use. We aimed for that." Lilly insisted upon Windows-based technology in 1992, then unheard of in manufacturing software, but quickly becoming the norm. Lilly also bred advanced planning and scheduling or APS technology into his software, which is only now becoming a popular, and expensive, aftermarket option.

Since 1992, Lilly Software's worldwide installed base has topped 2000. More than 325 people now sell or support Lilly Software products worldwide.

About Lilly Software Associates

Lilly Software Associates, Inc. (LSA) provides a complete line of supply chain management solutions. These include VISUAL Manufacturing, VISUAL Distribution, VISUAL APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling), and VISUAL Quality for engineer-to-order, make-to-order, assemble-to-order, make-to-stock, and mixed mode manufacturers. Lilly's flagship product, VISUAL Manufacturing is a fully integrated Windows-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Execution System (MES), and Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software system, with over 2,000 installations worldwide. VISUAL Manufacturing runs on Windows NT, UNIX or Novell, using SQLBase, Microsoft SQLServer, ORACLE or DB2-400 relational databases, and is certified for both AS/400e and Netfinity servers. Lilly Software was ranked by Inc. Magazine as #102 of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the US in 1998. Lilly Software was also named to Inbound Logistics Top 100 LIT Providers of 1999, Manufacturing Systems' Top 100 Software Companies, and Software Magazine's Top 500. Visit the Lilly web page at www.lillysoftware.com.