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The Educor Group migrates to Sage 300c


Johannesburg, 18 Oct 2016
Group IT and Special Projects Officer, Ian Bayley
Group IT and Special Projects Officer, Ian Bayley

The Educor Group adopted Sage 300 as their enterprise system of choice. According to the Group IT and Special Projects Officer, Ian Bayley, the main reason was the fact that the business had rolled out the product at three of its trading brands and therefore had confidence in the robustness and reliability experienced with Sage 300, previously known as ACCPAC. He believes that the modernisation of the old ACCPAC has been very successful, stating that: "The introduction of the Web browser-based version, together with the stability that we experienced when running in excess of 70 users for more than eight years, has proven to us that Sage 300 has reached a level of maturity that no other system can match for a Group of our size."

Educor is the largest private education provider in Southern Africa. The group's primary business is the delivery of high-quality tertiary education through an offering of over 800 courses through face to face, distance and online learning. These qualifications are offered through a number of education brands, including Damelin, CityVarsity, ICESA, Lyceum College, INTEC College, Damelin Correspondence College, Damelin School of Banking and Insurance, Central Technical College and CityVarsity Online.

The group's education brands boast an impressive legacy within the education landscape. INTEC College is over 100 years old, Lyceum College has been operational for more 90 years, and Damelin for more than 70 years. The group also has a network of campuses throughout Southern Africa, with students from across the African continent.

As result of past successes within Educor, Sage 300 was the natural choice, but one of the challenges to migrate all companies to Sage 300 was timing. Adhering to project completion deadlines was of the utmost importance for a project of this magnitude, thus it chose a relatively quiet time within the business cycle to implement the new system. In addition to migrating all divisions of the business to Sage 300, it was also decided to upgrade them with the latest browser-based version, Sage 300c.

AWCape Executive Chairman Henri Hattingh
AWCape Executive Chairman Henri Hattingh

The Educor Group has had a relationship with Sage business partner AWCape for more than six years, during which time the various teams learned to work together successfully. According to AWCape Executive Chairman Henri Hattingh: "In a migration project of this nature there was no room for error as a business the size of Educor could not afford to be sidetracked by an inefficient and poorly managed IT project. The project was delivered on time and within budget, which is an outstanding achievement for an IT project. It owes its success to the calibre and experience of people like Educor's Ian Bayley and AWCape's experienced consultants and project managers."

Hattingh further commented that "AWCape's staff are focused on delivering successful Sage 300 projects. The AWCape team has never been sidetracked through supporting multiple product lines. We could see the value of this focus by measuring the benefit of delivering on time and within budget for the Educor Group."

"As a result of this focus on Sage 300 by AWCape, most of Cape Town's large institutions running Sage 300 are being supported by AWCape, with this support being extended to large corporates in country's such as Ghana and Nigeria, with Kuwait currently being negotiated", said Hattingh.

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AWCape is a leading software and services company that provides professional Systems Integration, ERP, CRM and systems engineering services to its customers, ensuring effective deployment of Sage 300 (ACCPAC) primarily through cloud-based solutions. AWCape's investment in quality products and services allows it to continue to define the standard for service excellence in support of its expanding African footprint.

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