SAI Global Selects Epicor(R) to Support Its Growing Business Portfolio Worldwide
January 21 2010 - 8:30AM
Marketwired
Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of
enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and
divisions of Global 1000 companies, today announced that Australian
company SAI Global Limited (ASX: SAI) has selected Epicor's
award-winning, next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP)
solution, Epicor 9, to support its growing global network across 25
countries.
SAI Global provides organizations with information services and
solutions for managing risk, achieving compliance and driving
business improvement. Through its independent assessment, SAI
Global audits, certifies and registers a company's products and
systems and provides legal, compliance and risk professionals with
a broad range of technology enabled programs that facilitate good
corporate governance, and awareness of compliance, ethics and
policy issues. The company also provides aggregation services for
hundreds of publishers of standards, handbooks, and legislative and
property publications, so companies can reference and manage
critical business information more easily.
Headquartered in Sydney with approximately 700 employees
throughout Australia, SAI Global works with a cross section of
large organizations including BHP, Rio Tinto, the Australian
Department of Defense, as well as several local Government
agencies.
As a company that has enjoyed significant growth through a
focused acquisition strategy since listing over 5 years ago, SAI
Global required a robust ERP system with the flexibility and
strength to provide core financial support to its expanding global
network, which boasts offices in 25 countries and more than 1400
employees throughout the world. With approximately eleven disparate
ERP systems currently being used throughout the company, SAI Global
made the decision to standardize on one centralized ERP platform,
which could be used to support multiple business units, including
Information Services, Compliance and Assurance.
Following an extensive tender and evaluation process, SAI Global
selected Epicor largely due to the configuration capabilities of
the solution's financial modules, which among other core features,
boasts multilingual and multicurrency support capabilities.
Further, the adaptable business architecture of Epicor 9 satisfies
SAI's need to be able to deploy ERP across its organization,
regardless of country, industry or device. This was a particularly
strong selling point for SAI Global given they have offices in
Canada, the USA, Asia and Europe. In addition, the company was
impressed with Epicor's ability to demonstrate rapid return on
investment through a total cost of ownership model over five
years.
Commenting on the deal, Brett Lenthall, GCIO, SAI Global said,
"As a company with a strong history of growth through acquisition,
it is fundamentally important that we have comprehensive business
applications, including a robust ERP platform, in place that can
support our growing portfolio. Having grown from an AUD$100 million
to around AUD$400 million business over the past 5 years, it is
imperative we are supported by world class vendors such as Epicor
with a strong global footprint and industry expertise."
Also commenting on the new deal, Craig Charlton, vice president
of Epicor's operations in Australia and New Zealand said, "The
nature and scope of work that SAI Global does, not only in
Australia but worldwide, highlights the capabilities of Epicor 9,
particularly the robust global financials suite. Our selection as
the application platform of choice for a rapidly expanding
organization like SAI Global continues to demonstrate the value
Epicor can provide to any business regardless of their size, scale,
or geographic reach. We are confident that the flexibility, global
capabilities and comprehensive features of Epicor 9 are
unparalleled in the current ERP market and can deliver low TCO and
ROI that is second to none."
SAI Global plans to roll out Epicor as part of a multi-phased
strategy with primary focus on the company's corporate division in
addition to a number of its Melbourne-based businesses. Following
this, Epicor will be implemented as a global platform and will
support several businesses in the UK, Europe, US, Canada, and
Asia.
About SAI Global Limited
SAI Global provides organizations around the world with
information services and solutions for managing risk, achieving
compliance and driving business improvement. SAI Global provides
aggregated access services to standards, handbooks, legislative and
property publications; and audits, certifies and registers your
product, system of supply chain. SAI Global facilitates good
governance and awareness of compliance, ethics and policy issues
and provides training and improvement solutions to help individuals
and organizations succeed.
About Epicor Software Corporation
Epicor Software is a global leader delivering business software
solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality
and services industries. With 20,000 customers in over 150
countries, Epicor provides integrated enterprise resource planning
(ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain
management (SCM) and enterprise retail software solutions that
enable companies to drive increased efficiency and improve
profitability. Founded in 1984, Epicor celebrates 25 years of
technology innovation delivering business solutions that provide
the scalability and flexibility businesses need to build
competitive advantage. Epicor provides a comprehensive range of
services with a single point of accountability that promotes rapid
return on investment and low total cost of ownership, whether
operating business on a local, regional or global scale. The
Company's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California
with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information,
visit www.epicor.com.
Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation.
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.
Contact: Lisa Preuss Director, Public Relations Epicor Software
Corporation 949/585.4235 lpreuss@epicor.com Damon Wright Vice
President, Investor Relations Epicor Software Corporation
949/585.4509 dswright@epicor.com Gemma Maughan LEWIS PR (On behalf
of Epicor, ANZ) +61 2 9409 3100 gemmam@lewispr.com
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