Companies from Countries across the Middle East Choose Epicor 9 Next-Generation Enterprise Resource Planning Solution
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, is seeing increased momentum in the Middle East for its next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, Epicor 9, with new customer wins since launching the solution in the region in December 2008.
Midmarket companies from countries across the Middle East, including Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan are choosing Epicor's latest ERP software offering to streamline business operations. Some of the leading blue-chip manufacturing companies such as Havelock AHI, Mabani Steel, Knightsbridge Chemicals, Automech Group, Petra Engineering, Rawabi Marketing International and Tetra Infotech have adopted Epicor's next-generation ERP solution; utilizing Web 2.0 concepts to provide users with a truly collaborative and dynamic enterprise business application experience virtually putting "ERP everywhere" for these companies.
Epicor raises technology to a level that delivers unprecedented business management and supports continuous performance improvement through real-time, in-context business insight. At the core of the Epicor solution is an adaptable and collaborative business architecture that satisfies the needs of any enterprise regardless of country, industry, or access device, enabling business anywhere -- business without barriers.
The backbone of Epicor's next-generation ERP solutions, Epicor ICE, fuses modern Web 2.0 technologies with Epicor True SOA™ to deliver an enabling business architecture that offers new levels of flexibility, usability, and agility in support of application-to-application integration and business-to-business collaboration.
Mr. Basil Daniells, regional sales director for Epicor Middle East, North Africa and India, said, "While the overall economic environment remains challenging, the response to Epicor 9 has been exceptional and very much in line with our initial expectations. Epicor clients have realized the benefits of our second-generation service-oriented architecture and Epicor Internet Component Environment (ICE) 2.0. Epicor 9 is designed to complement growing enterprises, and when we look at this new list of customers it is evident that we are hitting the sweet spot for midmarket enterprises."
To further its goals, Epicor has kick-started roadshows keeping specific target audiences in mind. In a phased manner, Epicor is showcasing Epicor 9 to its existing customers and 'prospective' customers. The company has recently concluded roadshows in Cairo, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. "Clients have responded to our roadshows in a very positive way. More than 200 customers have witnessed the benefits of Epicor 9 and the number is growing," Mr. Daniells said.
Mr. Khalil Turki, Vice President, Rawabi Marketing International said, "With its extensive features and functionality, Epicor was the obvious choice for RMI and we are confident that this partnership will enhance our service capabilities and provide us a competitive edge with Epicor's next generation ERP solutions."
Mr. Dilavar Shah, Managing Director, Tetra Infotech L.L.C said, "Before we became aware of Epicor's offering we evaluated many other products, none of which fulfilled our vigorous requirements. Epicor 9 was the perfect fit, built on a service- oriented architecture with embedded Business Process Management, customizable dashboards and Business Intelligence system. Another important part of our decision process was the professionalism of Epicor's partners, who clearly stood out from any other service provider in the region."
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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.
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About Havelock AHI - Bahrain:
Havelock AHI, Bahrain is one of the dominant manufacturers of high quality furniture and interior fittings in the Middle East and Europe and is also Bahrain's largest manufacturer in the interiors sector.
About Mabani Steel - UAE:
Mabani Steel is a designer, manufacturer and erector of Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings (PEB) and Hot Rolled Structural Steel (HRSS). Mabani Steel currently has 3 offices in the UAE, 3 offices in Saudi Arabia, plus offices in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Pakistan (Karachi) and Ghana.
About Knightsbridge Chemicals Limited - UAE:
Knightsbridge Chemicals Limited (KCL) is an international chemical manufacturing company with operating subsidiaries in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Pakistan. KCL has a portfolio of five chemical businesses manufacturing a wide range of industrial raw materials for the coatings industry, plastics (PVC) industry, fiberglass products, soaps and detergents and textile industries. Its subsidiaries are established major suppliers to many well known multinational corporations in the Middle East, North Africa and the Subcontinent.
About Automech Group - UAE:
Headquartered in the UAE, Automech is a unique solutions provider to heavy engineering, heavy machining, and heavy fabrication and land drainage management companies. With over 600 employees, and operations at five facilities in the UAE, Automech supports a large list of over 3,600 customers spread over the entire Middle East region.
About Petra Engineering - Jordan:
Petra Engineering Industries Co. is a market leader as a designer and manufacturer of sophisticated, high quality commercial and industrial HVAC equipment. The company has grown significantly and today has a facility that is over 300,000 m2 with more than 1000 highly competent technical and managerial employees. Building on our proven track records in customer satisfaction around the globe, Petra has successfully expanded into over 40 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Pakistan, and other African and Far East countries.
About Rawabi Marketing International - Saudi Arabia:
Part of a US$ 200 million, Dammam / Riyadh based Al Arifi Group, Rawabi Marketing International is engaged in distribution and manufacturing of wide variety of chemicals including salts, solvents, acids and alkalis catering to diversified industries such as construction, real estate, food additives and paper production. Through a strong export department, solid infrastructure, Rawabi Marketing International caters to customers of various industries across the GCC & the Middle East.
About Tetra Infotech - UAE:
Tetra InfoTech is the leading provider of Retail Automation products such as Point of Sales Systems, barcode and label solutions and Anti-theft Shop Lifting System (EAS and CCTV) Solutions in the Middle East.
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