Adesso Solutions

Adesso in the News Adesso has Strong Q1 2010 Adesso Momentum Continues in 2009 Adesso Adds Key Execs as Growth Continues Redox Brands selects Adesso Adesso Adds 6 New Clients Adesso Expanding Webpay Solution Adesso continues rapid growth in 1st Quarter 2009 Adesso Solutions Launches Mobile Pay for CG Companies Adesso Opens 2009 with 18 New Clients Adesso adds Four more clients so far in 4th Quarter Adesso adds JelSert to its Growing list of Clients Adesso ends 3rd Quarter with record 5 new Customers Baxter Food Group selects Adesso Wise Foods Selects Adesso Solution Adesso SAS70 Certification for 2008 Adesso Adds 4 New Clients in 2nd Quarter Adesso adds Automated Distributor data downloads Adesso adds Mobile Technology New Release to Include Expanded Deal, P & L, and Revenue Planning Adesso Opens 2009 with 18 New Clients Adesso ranked #1 by CGT Magazine Adesso and Gelco merge to lead TPM Market American Pop Corn Palermo Villa chooses Adesso Multi-Year Contract Extensions Adesso releases the Alert Module Multi-Year Contract Extensions Clients continue expansion Key clients extend contracts SAS 70 Type II certification New client migrates from VistaCPG Historical Backup Utility release Rebate, Growth & Income Reporting Adesso connects to Brokers & Retailers Adesso expands to top Food Service Co. Dynamic Excel Reporting XML Data feeds enabled Dynamic Planning Calendar release Freemont Company Lincoln Snacks T. Marzetti selects Adesso's TPM solution Idahoan Foods selects Adesso Adesso serves smaller CPG Mfg Fast-Tracking TPM solution Coles - Instant visibility with Adesso Adesso Analytics SAS Certification from End to End Phoenix Brands expands		Adesso and Gelco Merge to Lead TPM Market Arlington Heights, IL., (September 5, 2007)— Adesso Solutions and Gelco Trade Management, both best-in-class Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solution providers, have agreed to combine like businesses to create the strongest, most-comprehensive TPM resource for the CPG industry. Adesso Solutions and Gelco both serve CPG manufacturers in a variety of industries including food, beverages, candy, confection, and others. Their clients demand accurate and timely information to support effective trade promotion management and compliance. Together, the new entity will dominate the TPM market by serving the most extensive client list in the industry with real-time, synergistic solutions that drive down the costs of doing business. The merger will create a staff of 50 professionals and more than 150 customers. Adesso Solutions President and CEO, Tim Vollman, will remain in control of the new business unit and lead the melding of the two companies, marketed under the Adesso Solutions brand. “Merging these two companies brings even greater value and expanded product offerings to our combined customer base,” said Tim Vollman, President and CEO, Adesso Solutions. “We look forward to serving Gelco customers and we enthusiastically welcome our new colleagues from the Gelco team to Adesso Solutions.” We have several new offerings that we believe will significantly benefit the Gelco customer base, said Jill Natzke, Exec VP, Adesso Solutions. Together, with the Gelco team, we look forward to delivering these new offerings, many of which were already in the Gelco roadmap. “Gelco shares Adesso’s passion for delivering continuous value and innovation to our customers,” said Karen Beckwith, CEO/President of Gelco Information Network. “We look forward to working with the Adesso team to provide our clients with an even broader selection of offerings and exciting new innovations to help them control costs and manage trade spending.” Adesso Solutions and Gelco offer a wide variety of trade management solutions and services to support critical processes including planning, funds management, deduction resolution, payments, analysis and reporting, and post-promotion analysis. To learn more about how Adesso can help your organization, visit: www.adessosolutions.com About Gelco Trade Management Group Gelco Trade Management Group, a Gelco Information Network company, leverages its unique knowledge of consumer goods trade practices to provide trade promotion management solutions to the consumer goods industry. Gelco’s on-demand software as a service (SaaS) solution enables information integration throughout the enterprise, helping clients manage trade promotion activities more profitably and efficiently while gaining valuable insights into the effectiveness of trade spending. For more information visit: www.gelcotrade.com # # # This press release contains forward-looking statements that are inherently uncertain. These forward-looking statements, such as the anticipated timing of completion of the acquisition, and statements made by Mr.Vollman and Ms. Beckwith, including the anticipated benefits of broader integration of the Adesso Solutions and Gelco products and services, are based on current expectations and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Adesso Solutions assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. About Adesso Solutions Adesso Solutions, a leader in TPM resources for the CPG industry, serves more than 100 clients with real-time, synergistic solutions to manage their trade promotion activities more profitably and efficiently. Adesso’s five product lines as highlighted below comprehensively help CG companies with trade promotion planning while allowing them to gain valuable insights from the field about trade spending effectiveness. For more information, visit: www.adessosolutions.com.