RICHMOND, CA – September 25, 2003 – QRS Corporation (Nasdaq: QRSI) today announced that Chuck Crovitz has joined the QRS board of directors.

Mr. Crovitz has been a retail industry leader for more than 20 years. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Gap Inc., one of the world's largest specialty retailers. During his 10 years at Gap, Mr. Crovitz had responsibility for global supply chain management, information technology and sourcing, and oversaw the distribution of over 1 billion units worldwide.

Before joining Gap, Mr. Crovitz spent almost a decade at Safeway Inc., one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America. At Safeway, Mr. Crovitz held senior, strategic positions on both the marketing and technology sides of the business. Prior to Safeway, Mr. Crovitz was with McKinsey & Company, a leading global strategic management consulting firm, where he led client service teams in retailing and personal computing industries. Mr. Crovitz holds an M.B.A. and J.D. from Stanford University.

"Chuck Crovitz's impressive background and the breadth of his experience in the retail and grocery segments will make him a key advisor to QRS as we continue to execute on our strategies for growth," said Liz Fetter, President and CEO of QRS. "He brings a deep understanding of how technology can effectively solve the critical issues facing the retail industry, and we are pleased to welcome him to the QRS board."

"I'm honored to be joining the QRS board," said Mr. Crovitz. "This company understands the challenges of the retail industry, and I look forward to being involved as QRS seeks to become the retail industry's market leader for collaborative commerce solutions."

Mr. Crovitz will fill a vacant board seat resulting from the retirement of Phil Schlein. A QRS director since 1996, Mr. Schlein has more than 40 years of experience in the venture capital, retail and technology industries.

"Phil Schlein's retail and technology expertise helped to shape QRS' strategic vision," said Fetter. "We are grateful to him for his contributions, and I believe his legacy will continue to inform our vision."

About QRS

QRS (Nasdaq: QRSI) is a leading provider of collaborative commerce solutions for the global retail trading community. We enable companies to communicate electronically with their global trading partners; conduct cross-company transactions; synchronize and manage product data; collaboratively source, merchandise and import goods; and automatically detect and resolve supply chain issues. More than 8,000* retailers, brand marketers, manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and distributors from a variety of retail segments – including Federated Department Stores Inc., Groupe Clarins USA, Jones Apparel Group Inc., The Kroger Company, Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Selfridges plc – use QRS solutions to significantly improve their overall business performance. Learn more about QRS at www.qrs.com.

*Based on total, unique QRS corporate customers that purchased or licensed QRS products and services between January and December 2002.