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SHOPLOGIX SECURES AN ADDITIONAL $7 MILLION IN FINANCING

Toronto, Ontario - June 19, 2007 – Shoplogix, a leading provider of real-time performance management solutions (RPM), today announced the closing of a $7 million capital investment from JLA Ventures and EdgeStone Capital Partners. These firms are among the most highly regarded private equity investors with years of proven experience in building successful technology companies.

With this additional funding, Shoplogix intends to expand its capabilities in several areas. Kevin Dwyer, President and CEO of Shoplogix said, “Our growth to-date has been a direct outcome of our very successful customer implementations, and we will continue to invest to ensure that our customer service offering meets the needs of our growing customer base. In addition, the market`s focus on manufacturing efficiency is driving increased demand for RPM solutions, and so Shoplogix will expand in sales and marketing to take advantage of this opportunity. The new funding will also be used to accelerate product development so that we can extend our product capabilities while the market demand is high, enabling Shoplogix to maintain its competitive position".

John Albright, principal of JLA Ventures has joined the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Albright remarked, “The need for innovative manufacturing solutions continue to intensify as global pressures force companies to control cost. We see enormous market potential for Shoplogix and with this financing the company is now well positioned to be at the forefront of the industry".

"Based on the leadership Shoplogix has established and outstanding performance since our initial investment, we are delighted to reinvest and provide a second round of funding. Shoplogix addresses the market's current focus on manufacturing efficiency in a unique way. The company's momentum is accelerating as each customer rapidly achieves a substantial ROI," said Derek Smyth of Edgestone Capital Partners.

The company's RPM solution Plantnode®, is developed on lean and six sigma principles. Shoplogix employs these concepts to deliver a solution that helps manufacturers accelerate performance improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and drive down the total cost of production.


About Shoplogix
Shoplogix enables manufacturers to drive immediate, quantifiable improvements to output and profitability by providing operators, supervisors and management with real-time visibility into plant equipment performance. By delivering a visual display of real-time equipment performance above assets on the plant floor, Shoplogix empowers operators to take action that increases uptime, quality and efficiency while reducing waste and costs. Shoplogix customers report rapid payback, and typically set production records within days of implementation. For more information please visit www.shoplogix.com


About JLA Ventures (formerly J.L. Albright Venture Partners)
JLA Ventures, a private venture capital firm with offices in Toronto and Montreal is a leading investor in technology companies at all stages of growth. JLA Ventures` past and current portfolio companies include: Triple G Systems (acquired by General Electric), Pixstream (acquired by Cisco), Basis100 (acquired by First American Corporation), Fun Technologies (acquired by Liberty Media Corporation), Servicesoft Technologies (acquired by Broadbase), Isolation Systems (acquired by Shiva), Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX), Bioscrypt (TSX:BYT), Q9 Networks (TSX:Q), Quickplay Media, MusicIP, HealthUnity, Nstein (TSXV:EIN), ZipLocal (TSXV:ZIP) and b5media. For more information please visit www.jlaventures.com.


About EdgeStone Capital Partners
EdgeStone Capital Partners is one of Canada`s leading private equity firms and has managed in excess of $2.5 billion of private capital on behalf of institutional and high net worth clients. EdgeStone provides capital, strategic direction and business and financial advice to help promising early-stage and mid-market companies achieve their full potential. EdgeStone leverages the resources of its broad business network and ensures an alignment of interests to achieve superior returns for all stakeholders. For more information, visit www.edgestone.com


For more information, visit www.shoplogix.com or contact Hellen Budaya Pileski at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 
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