IRVINE, Calif., March 8, 2007 —The Technology Council of Southern California has named George Klaus, chairman and chief executive officer of Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), “CEO of the Year” in its 2007 Technology Industry Awards hosted Wednesday evening in Los Angeles.  Epicor is a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of the Global 1000.

“With another year of record revenues and strong profitability, George Klaus continues to guide Epicor in the right direction and has been recognized by our panel of judges with the ‘CEO of the Year’ award for all of his accomplishments,” said Jon Kraft, Technology Council chairman of the board.  “Outstanding leadership from CEO’s like George helps ensure that Southern California attracts high quality employees to maintain its reputation as a region where technology companies flourish.”

The “CEO of the Year” award is presented to the CEO of a technology company headquartered in Southern California that has been in operation at least five years, and receives the highest aggregate ratings in sales growth, job growth in Southern California, profitability, product innovation, industry trade organizations, legislative activities pertinent to the technology industry, and community and industry involvement.  This is the second “CEO of the Year” honor for Klaus, as he also received this honor in 2004.  In addition, Epicor won the Technology Council award for “Company of the Year” in 2005 and 2006.

With over 30 years of experience in the high technology industry, Klaus has served as CEO of Epicor since February 1996.  In September 1996, Klaus took on the added role of chairman of the board.  Under his leadership Epicor has grown to serve more than 20,000 customers in over 140 countries and more than 30 languages.  Klaus continues to guide Epicor to strong financial execution as illustrated by the Company’s most recently reported quarter with record quarterly revenues that exceeded $100 million for the first time in the Company’s history.  Klaus, a veteran Marine, remains active in the community, and currently serves on the University of California, Irvine – Information and Computer Science CEO Advisory Board.

“It is an honor to be recognized as ‘CEO of the Year’ by the Technology Council from among the many highly qualified CEO’s and distinguished technology companies in Southern California,” said George Klaus.  “Epicor’s successes in 2006 were highlighted by our first $100 million revenue quarter, which was achieved through the hard work of every one of our more than 2,200 employees as illustrated by record sales in every key area of revenue contribution. Our consistent financial execution, coupled with our long average employee tenure, is testament to Epicor’s commitment to delivering innovative technologies that help our customers remain competitive.”

The Technology Industry Awards, now in its thirteenth year, recognize industry leaders and companies that have made extraordinary contributions to the growth of Southern California as a center for technological innovation.  The 2007 awards were presented during a gala dinner ceremony at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles March 7, 2007.