13th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference on May 22, 2012
The Benchmark One-on-One Investor Conference on May 31, 2012

ATLANTA -- (Business Wire)

American Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA) today announced that Vincent Klinges, the Company’s chief financial officer, will be presenting at the following upcoming investor conferences:

• 13^th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference, which will be held May 21 – 23, 2012 at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, Calif. The Company will present on Tuesday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m. PDT in the Palisades C room. American Software management will be available throughout the day for one-on-one meetings. To schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact your B. Riley representative. American Software’s group presentation will be available for the public to access via the Investor Relations section of the Company’s corporate website, www.amsoftware.com, or at http://www.webcastregister.com/briley/2012/register/AMSWA and will be archived for 90 days following the live presentation.
• The Benchmark One-on-One Investor Conference, which will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012 at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact your Benchmark representative. A copy of the presentation being discussed may be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Company’s corporate website, www.amsoftware.com.

About American Software, Inc.

Atlanta-based American Software (NASDAQ: AMSWA) provides demand-driven supply chain management and enterprise software solutions, backed by more than 40 years of industry experience, that drive value for companies regardless of market conditions. Logility, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Software, is a leading provider of supply chain management solutions for companies of all sizes. Logility Voyager Solutions™ is a comprehensive suite, which includes supply chain visibility; demand, inventory and replenishment planning; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP); inventory and supply optimization; manufacturing planning and scheduling; transportation planning and management; and warehouse management. Demand Management, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Logility, delivers supply chain solutions to small and midsized manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Demand Management’s Demand Solutions® suite is widely deployed and globally recognized for forecasting, demand planning and point-of-sale analysis. Logility and Demand Management proudly serve customers such as Arch Chemicals, Avery Dennison Corporation, McCain Foods, Sigma Aldrich, and VF Corp. New Generation Computing® (NGC®), a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Software, is a leading provider of PLM, supply chain management, ERP and product testing software and services for brand owners, retailers and consumer products companies. NGC customers include A|X Armani Exchange, Aeropostale, Billabong, Carter’s, Casual Male, Hugo Boss, Jos. A. Bank, Lakeshore Learning, Lululemon Athletica, Marchon Eyewear, and Swatfame. For more information about American Software, please visit www.amsoftware.com, call (800) 726-2946 or email: ask@amsoftware.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. and global economic uncertainty, the timing and degree of business recovery, unpredictability and the irregular pattern of future revenues, dependence on particular market segments or customers, competitive pressures, delays, product liability and warranty claims and other risks associated with new product development, undetected software errors, market acceptance of the Company’s products, technological complexity, the challenges and risks associated with integration of acquired product lines, companies and services, as well as a number of other risk factors that could affect the Company’s future performance. For further information about risks the Company could experience as well as other information, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2011 and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, contact: Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, American Software, Inc., (404) 264-5477 or fax: (404) 264-5298.

Logility is a registered trademark and Logility Voyager Solutions is a trademark of Logility, Inc., Demand Solutions is a registered trademark of Demand Management, Inc., and NGC and New Generation Computing, Inc. are registered trademarks of New Generation Computing. Other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners.

Contacts:

American Software, Inc.
Vincent C. Klinges, 404-264-5477
Chief Financial Officer
vklinges@amsoftware.com
or
Investor Contact:
Hayden IR
Cameron Donahue, 651-653-1854
Cameron@haydenir.com

Source: American Software, Inc.