Georgia Southern University Joins the Vanguard Academic Partnership Program

College of Business Administration Receives Substantial Donation of Vanguard System™ Software

Cary, NC – July 26, 2007 – Vanguard Software Corporation, the leader in management systems for planning, analysis and knowledge automation, has partnered with the Georgia Southern University's Department of Management, Marketing, and Logistics in the College of Business Administration through the Vanguard Academic Partnership Program. In support of the University's participation, Vanguard Software is donating licenses for the new Vanguard System™ to the Department and is working with the faculty to develop new course content based on the Vanguard System.

“Vanguard System goes beyond many other widely available commercial optimization packages by allowing for dynamic, rather than static, analysis - something that is very important in the often unpredictable world of logistics and supply chain management,” said Dr. Maciek Nowak, Assistant Professor of Logistics. Dr. Nowak has integrated the Vanguard System into his course on Logistics Analytical Tools. “This is a great opportunity for the students to explore the effects that uncertainty has on some of the most common transportation problems. And because the software is so easy to use, the students were off and running with minimal instruction.”

“Effective logistics and supply chain management is a critical component of modern business operations and we are delighted that the Department of Management, Marketing, and Logistics recognizes the value that the Vanguard System provides in this area,” said Brian Lewis, who has a doctorate in Operational Research and is Vanguard Software’s VP of Professional Services and Director of the Academic Partnership Program. “We look forward to working with Dr. Nowak and his colleagues as they continue to integrate the Vanguard System into their research and academic courses.”

The Vanguard Academic Partnership Program is designed to enrich student learning experiences and faculty research opportunities by integrating the Vanguard System into academic institutions around the world. The Vanguard System is a comprehensive business solution for improving the quality, reliability, and speed of management decisions. It does this by helping companies collaborate with colleagues on important plans, analyze alternatives using state-of-the-art modeling and simulation techniques, automate routine decisions using expert system technology, and improve overall management effectiveness by adding structure to a normally chaotic process. Business improvement is all about working smarter. Vanguard brings together the people, analytics, and systems required to help businesses operate intelligently.

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About Vanguard Software

Vanguard Software is a privately held corporation founded in 1995 to develop business Decision Support software. Customers in over 60 countries and in every major industry use Vanguard’s software for forecasting, resource optimization, Web-based expert systems, and financial modeling. For more information about Vanguard, visit http://www.vanguardsw.com/.