QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADA) (NASDAQ:QADB) a leading provider of flexiblecloud-based enterprise software and servicesfor global manufacturing companies today announced its participation inVeracode Verified a program that validates a company secure software development processes and that the security layer ofQAD Adaptive UXhas earned Verified Standard status. The newly achieved status from a leading provider in application security demonstrates QAD commitment to developing secure solutions.

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When purchasing software customers and prospects need to understand the software level of security. Being a part of the Veracode Verified program certifies that QAD software meets a high standard of application security reducing risk for the customer.

QAD Adaptive ERPhas been designed with application security as a guiding principle from the very beginning said QAD Chief Technology Officer Tony Winter. Our most recent certification from Veracode industry-leading security testing reaffirms QAD commitment to providing our customers and partners with the most secure products available on the market today.

Organizations that have their secure development practice validated and their application accepted into the Standard Tier demonstrate that the following security steps have been implemented into their software development practice:

• First-party code scans with static analysis

• Documents that the application does not allow Very High flaws in first-party code

• Provides developers with remediation guidance when new flaws are introduced

QAD is committed to operating with a security-first mindset in development and to deliver secure code to help organizations reduce the risk of a major security breach said Asha May Director of Customer Engagement at Veracode. Companies that invest in secure coding processes and follow our protocol for a mature application security program are able to deliver more confidence to customers who deploy their software.

QAD Adaptive UX provides manufacturers with a flexible and device-independent user experience that supports personalization for each role activity and user. Users of QAD Adaptive ERP and otherQAD Adaptive Applicationsuse the Adaptive UX to simplify and speed up task completion and to ensure decision-makers have access to analytics-based insight. Adaptive UX also includes select native mobile applications for QAD Adaptive ERP and the ability to meet new user interface requirements as they emerge. Users can easily personalize their experiences in terms of menus fields and other UX attributes. Each user login security determines based on role which menus and Action Centers the user can access. Users can have more than a single role and can modify roles.

About QAD ndash; The Effective Enterprise

QAD Inc. (Nasdaq:QADA) (Nasdaq:QADB) is a leading provider of flexible cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. QAD Adaptive ERP for manufacturing supports operational requirements in the areas of financials customer management supply chain manufacturing service and support analytics business process management and integration. QADs portfolio includes related solutions for quality management software supply chain management software transportation management software and B2B interoperability. Since 1979 QAD solutions have enabled customers in the automotive consumer products food and beverage high tech industrial manufacturing and life sciences industries to better align operations with their strategic goals to become Effective Enterprises.