CARROLLTON, Texas and IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aztec Business Solutions L.L.P. (ABS) and Epicor Software Corporation (Nasdaq: EPIC - News) (Company
Profile, Past
Stories, Case
Studies), today announced joint efforts to deliver Web services and enterprise application development to midmarket companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth-area, focusing on the professional services, hospitality and supply chain industries.
ABS is Epicor's preferred value-added reseller in the region and is now a member of Epicor's "Partners for Growth" channel program. As a preferred channel partner in the North Texas region, ABS will add Epicor Enterprise, a comprehensive software suite tailored to mid-market companies in specific industries. This complements ABS' existing Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains products and services. The "Partners for Growth" program includes value-added resellers, authorized consultants and referral programs, all designed to provide significant opportunities for growing a business. It includes award-winning products, tools, resources and training.
"Epicor serves companies that require real-time enterprises with products and services ideally suited for companies in professional and financial services, distribution and hospitality," said Andrew Levi, co-founder and managing partner of ABS. "With Web services technologies, many of Epicor's solutions can be seamlessly integrated into other enterprise applications such as Great Plains financials. Our joint efforts deliver a complete solution using a great mix of talent and tools."
ABS will initially focus on the professional services and hospitality industries, incorporating Epicor's powerful supplier relationship management (SRM) and enterprise service automation (ESA) capabilities.
"We look for a very specific set of capabilities when selecting partners, and ABS was the obvious choice to represent us in North Texas," said Mike Wingrove, director of channel sales for Epicor. "ABS has proven expertise in implementing enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and with the addition of the Epicor Enterprise suite, will be able to leverage that expertise in new vertical markets like enterprise service and professional services automation. The value proposition for customers is that ABS and Epicor take an innovative approach to coming up with the right mix for customers, be it consulting, packaged solution delivery, custom software development or sophisticated managed services and infrastructure systems."
Epicor solutions include:
* Epicor for Service Enterprises, a comprehensive enterprise service
automation (ESA) solution that manages and streamlines virtually every
aspect of a service organization.
* Epicor for Hospitality and Entertainment empowers mid-sized
hospitality and entertainment organizations to manage customer and
supplier relationships and more.
About Epicor Software Corporation
For 20 years, Epicor has been a recognized leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software solutions to mid- market companies around the world. With the acquisition of Scala, Epicor is a global leader in the mid-market serving over 20,000 customers in over 140 countries. Epicor leverages innovative technologies like Web services in developing end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for manufacturing, distribution, enterprise service automation, and hospitality that enable companies to immediately drive efficiency throughout business operations and build competitive advantage. With the scalability and flexibility to support long-term growth, Epicor's solutions are complemented by a full range of services, providing a single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership. Epicor's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California, with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.epicor.com.
Aztec Business Solutions
Formed in February 2002, ABS capitalizes on the strengths of its founding parent companies: Aztec Systems Inc., a technology services company founded in 1991; and, Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P., the largest certified public accounting firm in the Southwest and the nation's sixty-sixth largest accounting firm.
Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation. Scala is a registered trademark of Scala Business Solutions NV, an Epicor subsidiary. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document are produced by Epicor Software Corporation.
email this article