Naturally Fresh, a Ross Systems Customer, to Speak On ERP And Supply Chain Integration at Food Automation and Manufacturing Expo

Business Wire, April 7, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Food Automation and Manufacturing Conference and Expo 2003

CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003

WHAT:       Joe Stell, Director of IS, Eastern Foods/Naturally Fresh,
            will be speaking on "Tools of the Trade: Scheduling
            Software." Stell will discuss how production scheduling is
            a key point to integrating manufacturing with the supply
            chain, noting that supply-chain integration starts with
            plant-centric tools for planning and production
            scheduling. He will explain the why and how of providing
            the food plant with integrated scheduling to quickly
            respond to customer demand and maximize utilization.

WHERE:      Food Automation and Manufacturing Conference and Expo 2003
            Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater, Florida
            www.foodengineeringmag.com/conferences/FA2003/

WHEN:       Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 3:30 p.m.

ABOUT
ROSS
SYSTEMS:    Ross Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROSS) delivers innovative
            software solutions that help manufacturers worldwide
            fulfill their business growth objectives through increased
            operational efficiencies, improved profitability,
            strengthened customer relationships and streamlined
            regulatory compliance. Focused on the food and beverage,
            life sciences, chemicals, metals and natural products
            industries and implemented by over 1,000 customer
            companies worldwide, the company's family of
            Internet-architected solutions is a comprehensive, modular
            suite that spans the enterprise, from manufacturing,
            financials and supply chain management to customer
            relationship management, performance management and
            regulatory compliance.

    Publicly traded on the NASDAQ since 1991, Ross's global
headquarters are based in the U.S. in Atlanta, Georgia, with sales and
support operations around the world.