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SmartOps Software Licensed by PPG Industries

Global leader in coatings and specialty products selects software for multistage inventory planning and service level optimization

PITTSBURGH, PA – June 29, 2010 – SmartOps Corporation, the leading provider of enterprise-class supply chain optimization solutions, announced that its Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO) and Service Level Optimization (SLO) software solutions have been licensed by PPG Industries.

“We selected SmartOps to enable better positioning of inventory across our supply chains,” explains Rich Alexander, senior vice president of Performance Coatings.

“Today’s global supply chains are increasingly becoming more complex, yet the expectations for efficient working capital and service level performance remain high,” says Sridhar Tayur, chief executive officer of SmartOps. “We are very excited about continuing our close alignment with PPG’s supply chain and IT teams.”

EIO and SLO enable customers to achieve both a rapid return on investment and a long-term competitive advantage by determining the best possible inventory and product availability plan given aggressive customer service goals, time-varying uncertainties, and complex manufacturing and distribution networks. EIO dynamically generates optimal inventory targets for each stage of the supply chain while providing visibility into item-level inventory requirements. SLO enables companies to deliver high aggregate and individual service levels across a portfolio of items each with different demand and supply characteristics.

About PPG
PPG Industries’ vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty products company. Founded in 1883, the company serves customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2009 were $12.2 billion. PPG shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPG). For more information, visit www.ppg.com.

About SmartOps

SmartOps, the market leader in enterprise-class supply chain optimization solutions, enables companies to manage the uncertainty of complex, multistage supply chains to achieve rapid return on investment and long term, sustainable value. Deploying SmartOps’ solutions has dramatically improved supply chain performance at Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies in discrete manufacturing, chemical, consumer durables and packaged goods, technology, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, distribution and retail industries. Contact SmartOps at 412-231-0115 or www.smartops.com for more information.

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