March 30, 2006                                                                    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Elaine Perry
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Email: elaineperry@hagerman.com

Hagerman wins top honors as Autodesk Channel Partner of the Year

Hagerman & Company, Inc., an authorized Autodesk reseller, has been named Autodesk’s Channel Partner of the Year, for outstanding performance in Autodesk FY 2006. The awards were announced at Autodesk’s One Team Conference, March 14-16 in Las Vegas. In addition to Channel Partner of the Year, the most prestigious award given to an Autodesk partner, Hagerman & Company received an award for the highest number of MCAD vertical seats sold in the Americas by any reseller.

“We were particularly gratified to be recognized in front of our peers for our performance,” said Dennis Hagerman, CEO, Hagerman & Company, Inc. “These two great awards are the direct result of the excellence and hard work of our entire organization.”

Hagerman & Company qualified for consideration for the award after achieving Reseller of the Quarter status in Q4, 2006.

“The award is based on several performance criteria, including overall revenue and customer loyalty,” said Bill Griffin, Autodesk’s Senior Director, North American Channel Sales. “Hagerman & Company has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in all aspects of its business.  Autodesk is proud to recognize this Channel Partner’s achievements with this prestigious award,” Griffin said.

About Hagerman & Company, Inc.

Hagerman & Company’s products and services encompass three broad lines of business: CAD/CAM, Consulting Services (including design automation systems and systems for product data management and electronic document management) and Customer Relationship Management. In addition the company both sells and supports the hardware, operating system, network, and Internet technologies and platforms that underlie these systems.  Hagerman & Company is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and employs numerous Microsoft Certified System Engineers and Microsoft Certified Solution Developers.

The Company represents major software developers in the above industries including Autodesk, Inc., and Pathtrace Systems (CAD/CAM), Cyco (PDM/EDM), and Pivotal Software, Sage Software, Inc. and Microsoft (CRM). The company is headquartered in Mt. Zion, Ill. and maintains branch offices for sales and support in St. Louis, Indianapolis, Schaumburg, Ill., Mishawaka, Ind., Nashville, Tenn., Memphis, Tenn. Knoxville, Tenn. and Chicago.

Web site: www.hagerman.com