Acclarent Inc. Chooses ISS Group's Solution iPurchase™ eProcurement Web-Based Purchasing Management Solution

ISS Group® (www.issgroup.com), a highly recognized provider of eCommerce and business process solutions for QAD® MFG/PRO Enterprise Application® user organizations, announced today that Acclarent Inc. (Acclarent), dedicated to the development of innovative devices providing new technologies to further meet the needs of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) patients, has recently selected ISS Group's eProcurement solution, iPurchase™ , to replace their aging purchasing requisition system.

Some of the core iPurchase features Acclarent will benefit from are:

- Web 2.0 Technology
- eCommerce Punch-out Capability
- Hosted Catalog
- Powerful User Configurable Rules Based Workflow Approval Engine
- RFQ Processing
- eMail Alerts to Suppliers, Approvers and Requisitioners
- Purchasing Analytics (UNSPSC)
- Download to Excel
- Complete Requisition or Line Item Approval
- Mobile Functionality for Approve/Reject
- Purchase Order Inquiry/Re-print
- Sox Compliant
- FDA Validated
- Multi-Lingual

About Acclarent

Acclarent Inc is a global medical technology company dedicated to the development of innovative products to further meet the needs of ENT surgeons and their patients. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., the company employs approximately 325 people. Through its core technologies and commitment to innovation, Acclarent will continue to advance novel technologies in all areas of ENT. Acclarent markets and sells its products worldwide and its technology has been used by thousands of physicians.

About ISS Group

ISS Group (ISSG) has been providing add-value solutions and services to the QAD MFG/PRO community since 1995. Founded in 1986, ISSG has many years of business process knowledge and experience servicing the Manufacturing & Distribution industry. Over this 24 year period, ISSG has completed hundreds of ERP, eCommerce and CRM implementations, and continues to innovate and offer low cost Business Process Improvement (BPI) solutions for the QAD (EA) MFG/PRO application. ISSG's solutions have demonstrated to reduce costs and improve employee productivity in specific areas of an organization, with many reference Clients including ANH Refractories, ArvinMeritor, Avery Dennison, Eaton Corporation, GE, John Crane Inc, Ingersoll Rand, Laird Technologies, Remy International, Tyco and Wellman Products to name just a few. With deep technical and functional knowledge of the MFG/PRO application, and the common business requirements of the user community, ISSG has created a solution's portfolio to streamline and provide additional control over MFG/PRO related business processes in Energy and Asset Management, Purchasing, Quotation Management, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. For additional information, please visit our website at www.issgroup.com.