Island Pacific Announces Aeropostale Upgrades Island Pacific Merchandising Suite

• Aeropostale successfully upgrades IPMS including Sales Audit, and Deals and Promotions to Release 3.2 on time and on budget

Island Pacific Systems, Inc. (Island Pacific), a 100% owned subsidiary of 3Q Holdings Limited announces that the Company has completed an upgrade of Island Pacific Merchandise Suite (IPMS) for Aéropostale, Inc.

Aéropostale, Inc., a mall-based specialty retailer of casual and active apparel for young women and men, has upgraded its Merchandising Suite, which includes Sales Audit, Finance, and Deals and Promotions from Release 1.5 to Release 3.2.

This major upgrade involves the implementation of several new features including enhanced encryption on customer related data and new functionality for promotional deals providing Aéropostale with capability to offer customers complex and creative deals with the best value proposition.

Maureen Minard GVP, Aeropostale, Inc. said “The upgrade facilitates and supports our business objectives for current and future growth. We are confident that Island Pacific will continue to provide the solutions and services to assist us in achieving our goals.”

Richard Gaetano, COO, Island Pacific, added: “We are pleased to extend our partnership with Aéropostale to one of our latest releases of software reaffirming our belief in providing single version solutions with a guaranteed upgrade path.”

Island Pacific continues to develop and deploy high value, innovative software solutions that enable retailers to manage their entire scope of operations and to understand, create, manage and fulfill consumer demand. These operations include core merchandising, point-of-sale, customer relationship management, vendor relationship management, planning, replenishment, allocation, promotional and event planning.

About Aéropostale, Inc.
Aéropostale, Inc. is a mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale® stores and 4 to 12 year-old kids through its P.S. from Aéropostale™ stores. The Company provides customers with a focused selection of high-quality, active-oriented, fashion and fashion basic merchandise at compelling values. Aéropostale® maintains control over its proprietary brands by designing, sourcing, marketing and selling all of its own merchandise. Aéropostale® products can only be purchased in its Aéropostale stores and online at www.aeropostale.com. P.S. from Aéropostale™ products can be purchased in P.S. from Aéropostale™ stores and online at www.ps4u.com. The Company currently operates 915 Aéropostale stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico, 69 Aéropostale stores in Canada and 74 P.S. from Aéropostale stores in 20 states.

About Island Pacific
Island Pacific is a global leader in retail merchandising and store operations solutions. For 30 years, Island Pacific has been a thought leader in retail software solutions, and has developed a reputation for delivering high-quality, high-reliability software to the retail industry, making Island Pacific a leading resource for scalable, flexible and affordable solutions for retailers worldwide.

Island Pacific, a division of 3Q Holdings Limited was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.threeq.com.au

SOURCE:Island Pacific Systems Inc.