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HOUSTON, TX — April 18, 2012 — Acorn Systems, the leading provider of cost and profitability management solutions, today announced their 2011 selections for Global Customer of the Year, International Customer of the Year, and International Partner of the Year. The annual awards recognize Acorn customers and partners with the most strategic and innovative use of Acorn’s software and solutions. Added this year was the Distinguished International Partner Achievement Award.

Company executives to discuss how Acorn Systems’ Enterprise
Performance Suite impacts bottom line results 

Houston, TX—April 18, 2012—Acorn Systems, provider of cost and profitability solutions, today announced its participation and silver sponsorship at the Association for Management Information in Financial Services (AMIFs) Annual Conference for Profitability, Performance and Risk, April 25-27 in Phoenix, AZ at the Ritz-Carton Hotel. Executives from Navy Federal Credit Union and Comerica Bank will lead presentations on how Acorn Systems’ profitability and cost management solutions are driving better operational decisions and improving profitability.

LONDON (RNS: London Stock Exchange) - July 14, 2011 - The Board of Avisen Plc, the AIM quoted business technology and profit improvement specialist, is pleased to announce that Unilever Plc ("Unilever"), one of the world's leading consumer goods companies, has entered into a long-term relationship with Avisen, by awarding it a three year contract to provide a Global Cost to Serve Solution for Unilever's Global Supply Chain and Customer Service Function.

HOUSTON, TX - April 26, 2011 – Acorn Systems, the leading provider of cost and profitability management solutions, today announced it has selected PSC Environmental Services as its Global Customer of the Year. Selected from Acorn's wide-ranging North American customer base, the annual award recognizes the customer with the most strategic and innovative use of Acorn's software and solutions.

15 December, 2010 – Avisen plc, the AIM quoted performance management specialist, is pleased to announce that Ernst & Young LLP ("Ernst & Young"), has purchased an annual license to use Acorn Systems’ Performance Analyzer™ ("Acorn Systems") products to perform cost and profitability analysis for its clients. This follows a successful project with one of Ernst & Young’s large Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) clients using Acorn’s Performance Analyzer.

HOUSTON, TX (April 27, 2010) – Empowering businesses to more accurately forecast in an uncertain economy, profitability and cost management solutions provider Acorn Systems debuts Operational Performance Simulator™ (OPS). Seamlessly connecting operational data with financial planning software, OPS allows managers to create proactive plans that accurately reflect up-to-date, enterprise-wide information for key operational performance drivers.

HOUSTON, TX (March 25, 2010) – Acorn Systems today announced they have entered into the Partner Network with Rackspace® Hosting, (NYSE: RAX), the world’s leader in the hosting and cloud computing industry. This relationship is designed to add mutual value for their current clients and to increase targeted exposure and reputation for both companies.

Avisen, the AIM quoted technology consultancy specialising in performance management, announces that it has been named the exclusive distributor of Acorn Systems' profitability and cost management software in the United Kingdom and South Africa.

LONDON (ShareCast) - Performance management specialist Avisen (LSE: AVI.L - news) said supermarket chain Tesco (LSE: TSCO.L ADVERTISEMENT - news) has signed up for its System's Performance Analyzer.

"Tesco has selected Acorns System's Performance Analyzer to enhance its financial reporting capability," said Avisen in a company statement.

Commenting on the deal, CEO Marcus Hanke said, "Typically companies adopt Acorn Performance Analyzer to help them focus on making improvements on their bottom line. Fundamental to that is finding the right balance between containing costs and ensuring that cost-cutting measures do not compromise an organisation's ability to maintain service levels and pursue fruitful business strategies."

Chris Fraga, President of Acorn Systems International, added, "We are confident that Tesco will be another strong Acorn success story, combining the company's vision and leadership with actionable and accurate analytics to robustly enhance their bottom line."