RICHMOND, CA – August 10, 2004 – QRS Corporation (Nasdaq: QRSI) today announced that Crystal Hosiery, a leading apparel manufacturer and distributor, has signed a contract renewal to continue to use QRS Managed EC™ for communication with its global trading partner network. A QRS customer for more than three years, Crystal Hosiery also uses QRS Catalogue™ for data synchronization with its trading partners.

"Partnering with QRS has enabled Crystal Hosiery to communicate seamlessly with retailers of all sizes, throughout the country," said Juan Diego Calle, Operations Director, Crystal Hosiery. "We are very impressed with the quality of QRS' products, the level of total customer support and the company's extensive expertise in apparel."

QRS Managed EC converts Crystal Hosiery's purchase order, advanced ship notice and invoice information into the format required by each individual retailer, and then transmits the information electronically according to each retailer's preferences. Crystal Hosiery uses the QRS Managed EC File Transfer Service, which delivers EDI documents over the Internet via the file transfer protocol (FTP). The File Transfer Service is well-suited for suppliers who need to integrate their translated EDI documents into their internal systems quickly and easily without maintaining an EDI infrastructure.

By using QRS Managed EC for EDI translation services, Crystal Hosiery is able to meet its retail customers' requirements. "Companies like Crystal Hosiery that don't have a large IT infrastructure depend on QRS solutions to facilitate communication with trading partners and ensure product information accuracy with their retailer customers," said Ray Rike, QRS' Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Field Operations. "We are committed to continuing to meet these needs and providing the quality service customers like Crystal Hosiery have come to expect."

About Crystal Hosiery

Headquartered in Miami, Crystal Hosiery is an apparel manufacturer of all types of garments, which are distributed to major retailers throughout the U.S. and Europe.

About QRS Managed EC™

QRS Managed EC™ is a retail service bureau providing electronic communication and business document exchange solutions. QRS Managed EC is an EDI-to-fax/email translation service that eliminates the need for hardware, software or additional staff. QRS Managed EC can also generate UCC128 shipping labels and GTIN and non-GTIN bar-coded price tickets.

About QRS Catalogue™

QRS Catalogue™ is the North American retail industry's leading product data synchronization application. With over 100 million unique items, QRS Catalogue enables approximately 4,700* marketers, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to share the latest product information with 540 total product attributes including price, style, color and size. QRS Catalogue offers a complete solution for item setup and synchronization, and supports the latest EAN.UCC System global standards initiatives. QRS is a UCC-certified Solution Partner for UCCnet™ services. By automating business processes such as item setup and maintenance and product marketing content management, QRS Catalogue helps customers achieve increased revenue and greater productivity.

About QRS

QRS (Nasdaq: QRSI) is a technology company that serves the global retail trading community. We offer collaborative commerce solutions that drive a new standard for global brand execution. At QRS, we manage the flow of critical commerce information and leverage our retail technology expertise to address fundamental industry challenges such as global data synchronization, mandate compliance, transaction management and global trade management. QRS solutions help approximately 9,800* customers expand into new markets and channels, improve operational efficiency and differentiate their brand. Learn more about QRS at www.qrs.com.

*Based on total, unique QRS corporate customers that purchased or licensed QRS products and services between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004.