Leading Optician Chooses Advanced Technology to Fuel Growth

Kuwait -  June 26 2011 - http://www.infor.com/Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving over 70,000 customers, today announced that Hassan's Optician Company, Kuwait, a leading Wholesale and Retail chain with multiple outlets in Kuwait and throughout the Middle East has chosen Infor ERP LN as its preferred enterprise solution across the group, with implementation expected within six months.

News Points

  • Hassan's Optician Company, which is one of the longest standing and reputed optical wholesale and retail chains in Kuwait representing some of the world's leading brands, is backed by a state of the art laboratory and team of technicians. The group is expanding into additional lines of business like jewelry and hearing equipment and firmly set its sights on becoming one of the leaders in this domain in the region.

  • The supporting IT project will include implementation of Infor ERP LN FP7 for its entire back-office ERP system; a customized point of sale application fully integrated to LN; Infor ION for alerts, event management and workflows; a personnel and payroll management system and a time and attendance application.

  • The entire solution was presented by ITWARE LLC, Dubai, UAE (www.itware.ae) an Infor ERP channel partner who worked closely with Infor for this project.

  • The ERP solution along with the POS will be implemented by ITWARE and its ERP implementation partner M/s Merino Consulting Services, USA and India (http://www.merinoservices.com/) one of the largest implementation partners for Infor ERP LN.

  • A combination of offshore and onshore teams will be used with an aggressive implementation strategy with a goal to go live before the end of 2011.

Hassan's Optician Company quote:

"After a comprehensive evaluation of many ERP and POS solutions we chose  Infor ERP LN  and a customized POS to meet our specific requirements," said  Anish Varghese, IT Manager, Hassan's Optician Company. "We found ERP LN to be robust across all the modules and backed up by a suite of advanced technology solutions like Infor ION. The overall solution will help us to optimize resources and reduce costs as we embark on an aggressive five year expansion plan, which is in line with the growth of the economy and consumer spending in the Gulf States of the GCC."  

ITWARE LLC quote:

"This brand new customer for Infor ERP LN reinforces our strong commitment to Infor as a dedicated channel partner for ERP solutions in the region," said N. Ramkumar, Director, Business Development and Consulting, ITWARE. "Infor's flagship ERP solution in this domain, ERP LN, is fast becoming one of the preferred ERP solutions both for existing and new customers in the region. This is due to its vast functionality, ease of use, rapid advancements in technology especially with products like Infor Workspace and ION. These all add up to presenting a compelling value-add proposition to customers like Hassan's Optician Company."

Infor quote:

"Our sales in the Middle East are all through channel partners. Our strategy is not about the quantity of partners but about working with a smaller number of quality, growth-oriented companies like ITWARE who understand the immense value Infor solutions can bring to customers," said Paul Hammond, regional vice president and general manager, Middle East, Infor.  "We invest considerable time and resources to work with partners to help them build a pipeline of business and we are delighted to see all the hard work has come to fruitition. ITWARE certainly did a great job of constructing a well thought out proposition for Hassan's Optician Company based on ERP LN."

Additional Resources

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  • Infor ERP - http://www.infor.com/solutions/erp/

  • ERP LN Product Summary website - www.infor.com/product­_summary/erp/ln

  • Infor Channel Programme - http://www.infor.com/partners/

  • Join the conversation - www.infor.com/infornow/inforlive          

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About Hassan's Optician Company
Hassan's Optician Company which is one of the long standing and reputed optical whole sale and retail chain of shops in Kuwait representing some of the leading brands of the world is backed up by state of the art laboratory and team of technicians. The group is expanding into other lines of business like jewellery and hearing equipment in the last few years and firmly set its sights on becoming one of the leaders in this domain in the Region. Visit www.hassans.com/aboutus.aspx  

About ITWARE
ITWARE is a dedicated Infor ERP Channel partner providing ERP offerings ranging from Baan IV, Baan V, ERP LN, SyteLine and VISUAL solutions to customers in the GCC Region. Visit www.itware.ae for more details.

About Infor
Infor is a leading provider of business software and services, helping 70,000 customers in 125 countries improve operations and drive growth.  To learn more about Infor, please visit www.infor.com.

For more information:
Natasha D'Souza
The Portsmouth Group
Tel :  +971 4 369 3575
Email: natasha.dsouza@theportsmouthgroup.com 

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