Epicor Announces Portal Strategy With Support of Microsoft 
Epicor Portal to Leverage Microsoft(R) SharePoint(R) Products and Technologies
to Provide a Standardized Portal Solution Combining Powerful Performance With
Rich Content

IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 22-- Epicor Software
Corporation (Nasdaq: EPIC), a leading provider of integrated enterprise
software solutions for midmarket companies, today announced a new portal
strategy that will provide rich portal content to Epicor customers through a
secure, standardized portal platform. Concurrently, Microsoft Corporation
(Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced its support of Epicor's portal strategy.
    
In developing Epicor Portal (scheduled for general availability in Q4
2005), Epicor is leveraging its platform strategy of Microsoft .NET across all
product families -- Enterprise, Manufacturing, and iScala.  In addition,
Epicor Portal will deliver data exploration and collaboration using
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) SharePoint(R) Services and Microsoft(R) Office
SharePoint(R) Portal Server 2003.

The crux of Epicor's portal strategy is to leverage the leading portal
infrastructure, SharePoint Products and Technologies, to provide a secure and
collaborative portal environment.  In turn, Epicor will provide rich,
industry-specific content as SharePoint Web Parts with role-based security and
straightforward end-user authoring.

"We are pleased that Epicor has chosen to standardize on SharePoint
Products and Technologies in building its new standardized portal solution,
Epicor Portal," said Sanjay Manchanda, director, product management for
portals at Microsoft.  "With Epicor's expertise in creating targeted
industry-specific content, combined with the extensible portal framework
provided by SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Epicor Portal will provide a
feature-rich resource of information that is distributed from a central,
secure point of access."

With more than 40 million seats of SharePoint Portal Server sold since its
release, SharePoint Products and Technologies offers rapid deployment, can be
implemented with limited or no support, and presents a competitive price
point, all critical features for midmarket companies.

"SharePoint Products and Technologies provide a sound and cost-effective
portal framework to effectively unify and consolidate Epicor's portal
strategy," said John Hiraoka, senior vice president and chief marketing
officer for Epicor.  "In addition to supplying security, stability and
flexibility, use of SharePoint Products and Technologies enables significant
cost savings for Epicor customers over competing portal solutions."

A Fresh Perspective for the Portal User
Epicor Portal aims to end the game of relying on IT to anticipate,
interpret and provide valuable business insight within an online portal
infrastructure.  Instead, the solution is designed to put these controls in
the hands of the people who find value in the information they seek.
Furthermore, by utilizing SharePoint Products and Technologies, Epicor Portal
will incorporate collaborative tools for multiple audiences.  Collaborative
user workspaces that combine documents, business data queries, announcements,
tasks, and more can be used by project teams, work groups, departments or can
act as a communications tool for the entire organization.  Collaboration also
extends to customers, partners, and the suppliers to increase communication,
further supply chain visibility and foster greater business transparency.

A Standardized Portal Solution
With the release of Epicor Portal, each of the Epicor product families
will leverage a single, consistent portal strategy and platform -- Microsoft
SharePoint Products and Technologies.  The convergence of Epicor's product
families through the new portal strategy is inline with the company's
commitment to continue to support and enhance its existing products, while
leveraging opportunities for providing standard infrastructures and features.

About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and business realize their
full potential.

About Epicor Software Corporation
For 20 years, Epicor has been a recognized leader dedicated to providing
integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship
management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software solutions to
midmarket companies around the world.  With the acquisition of Scala, Epicor
is a global leader in the midmarket serving over 20,000 customers in over 140
countries.  Epicor leverages innovative technologies like Web services in
developing end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for manufacturing,
distribution, services, and hospitality that enable companies to immediately
drive efficiency throughout business operations and build competitive
advantage.  With the scalability and flexibility to support long-term growth,
Epicor's solutions are complemented by a full range of services, providing a
single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low
total cost of ownership.  Epicor's worldwide headquarters are located in
Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world.  For more
information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.epicor.com.