QRS Names Seasoned Enterprise Applications Executive Joseph Dugan as New Head of Global Sales

RICHMOND, Calif. - QRS Corporation (Nasdaq: QRSI), a market leader in supply chain technology for the retail industry, announced today the appointment of Joseph Dugan as senior vice president of global sales. A seasoned supply chain management executive with significant experience in managing global sales organizations, Dugan will lead QRS' sales efforts worldwide and will oversee a team of sales professionals covering all QRS products and services.

April 15, 2002; http://www.inovis.com/news/press/2002/2002041501.jsp

Dugan has held senior positions with consulting and software applications companies, where he helped transform worldwide sales organizations into high-performance revenue generators. At AnswerThink Consulting and Trinity Corp., Dugan led specialty divisions in supply chain and e-business solutions and developed software and services sales programs for customers across many industries. Dugan spent four years at Oracle Corp. as vice president of worldwide advanced applications in charge of selling enterprise application products and services to Fortune 100 companies. At Cambridge Technology Group, Dugan oversaw sales and marketing and was responsible for implementations of advanced client-server and UNIX technologies, working jointly with companies including Hewlett-Packard, SAP, Unisys, AT&T and IBM. Most recently, Dugan was president and CEO of World Commerce Online, a business-to-business provider of e-commerce technology solutions for managing global supply chains.

"We are driving QRS forward with an intense focus on returning to profitability and then growing revenue. Joe's global sales experience, deep industry knowledge and strong relationships will play a crucial role in helping lead QRS' revenue growth efforts," said Liz Fetter, president and chief executive officer of QRS.

Throughout his 20-year career, Dugan has worked with companies across many industries, including, within the retail and consumer packaged goods sectors, Saks Inc., Neiman Marcus Group Inc., adidas-Salomon AG, Royal Ahold N.V., Dansk Inc., Estee Lauder Cos. Inc., Nestlé S.A. and Toshiba Corp. He has driven all segments of the global sales process, including strategy, sales development, demand generation, large enterprise and mid-market sales, and international market development in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

"I am excited about joining the strong team Liz has assembled to take QRS to the next level and I look forward to building one of the strongest customer-facing, value solutions sales team in the industry," said Dugan.

QRS also announced today that Joyce Kim has been promoted to senior vice president of marketing. Kim joined QRS in January 2002 as vice president of product management and marketing. In her new role, Kim will be responsible for product strategy and management, product alliances, and marketing communications and services. Prior to QRS, Kim served as vice president of marketing and product management for Internet performance software company NetVMG, where she was responsible for the definition and complete life cycle of the company's products and services. Kim also has extensive experience with the retail industry through her work at Deloitte Consulting and Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), where she helped industry leaders such as Ralph Lauren/Polo.com, Nestlé and Gap in areas of customer acquisition, product positioning, product launch programs and customer relations.

"In recent months we have made significant progress in improving the effectiveness of our sales team through organizational changes and training investments. With Joe at the helm of our sales organization and Joyce leading our marketing efforts, we are positioning ourselves to truly capitalize on the significant market opportunity for supply chain technology," said Fetter.

About QRS

QRS is a market leader in supply chain technology for the retail industry. Since 1988, QRS has led the way in building collaborative commerce relationships through its software applications, trading community management tools and global services. QRS' full suite of proven, scalable technology solutions enables its customers to streamline their supply chain processes and collaborate in real-time with their trading partners to achieve superior profit, maximum efficiency and competitive advantage. Learn more about QRS Corporation at www.qrs.com.