Johannesburg, 09 Apr 2013
Epicor SoftwareCorporation, a global leader inbusiness software solutionsfor manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, today announced thatContinental Outdoor Media, Africa's largest billboard advertising company, has deployed the Epicor next-generationenterprise resource planning (ERP)solution to manage its trans African operations.
Consisting of 23 businesses with operations spanning 14 Sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa, Continental Outdoor Media will use Epicor ERP to automate processes and facilitate the flow of transactions between its operations across the African continent. The implementation was carried out by Epicor Reseller Partner,New Era Solutions.
"After considering the leading ERP players, Epicor offered the most comprehensive solution at the best price. Its comprehensive asset management capabilities really stood out for us and its ease-of-use meant that it would be more easily adopted by our users," said James Scott, chief financial officer of Continental Outdoor Media. "With 28 000 advertising opportunities in South Africa and 14 000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Epicor system's compliance and local language functionality helps to improve efficiency and makes it possible to operate in different markets with ease."
New Era Solutions, anEpicor Channel Partnerfor over 10 years, specialises in integrated and customisable IT solutions in partnership with global specialists in ERP, warehouse management systems (WMS), customer relationship management (CRM) and mobility, offering a single-source solution.
"Epicor ERP helps businesses to be more agile and enables them to adapt quickly to change, manage processes and reduce costs in order to meet demanding market challenges," said Johani Marais, channel manager for Epicor in Africa. "Continental Outdoor Media will now be able to consolidate data through a centralised database, streamline their operations and have more control and accountability with every transaction."
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