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TOWER Software renews Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status

Acquires a SharePoint Server integration solution

Johannesburg, 14 Mar 2007

Solutions for Business Intelligence (SBI), a subsidiary of JSE-listed ERP.com, and an authorised solutions partner for Australian-based TOWER Software, today announced the latter's strengthening of its 15-year partnership with Microsoft, including renewal of its Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, ISV/Software Solutions Competency, status and purchase of a Microsoft SharePoint integration solution.

TOWER Software delivers a complete information management platform through enterprise content management (ECM).

Its award-winning TRIM Context software enables organisations to manage, access and secure all information across the enterprise - from all forms of electronic data to physical records.

TRIM Context is built on Microsoft technologies and provides seamless integration with Microsoft Office, including applications like Word and Excel, Microsoft Outlook client and Exchange server messaging solutions. It also supports Microsoft SQL Server as a database repository.

As a Gold Certified Partner, TOWER Software has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers' needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace. One of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Status - TOWER Software's Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions Competency - recognises the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set.

TOWER Software's acquisition of a SharePoint integration solution from Unique World Software extends the complete set of ECM capabilities offered in TRIM Context to Microsoft SharePoint users. The combination of TOWER Software and Microsoft technologies provides users with best practice information management in addition to industry-leading ease of use and performance.

TRIM Context now natively provides a managed environment for content created in Microsoft SharePoint Server. This assists customers to meet their governance and compliance needs by applying best practice information management and risk mitigation disciplines to the sharing, security, access control and long-term accessibility of authored material.

"TOWER Software's 15-year partnership with Microsoft and close integration with Microsoft's enterprise solutions - highlighted by the acquisition of a SharePoint integration solution - further assists organisations to extend the ECM capabilities of their information management platforms," commented Martin Harwood, CEO of TOWER Software.

"The Microsoft partnership and acquisition are key elements in TOWER Software's mission to help customers meet their greatest information management and regulatory challenges," added Harwood. "We will continue to innovate and enhance TRIM Context as a leading ECM solution, providing document management, records management, Web-content management, imaging, workflow and collaboration in a single solution."

For further information, please contact Tony Nutter at telephone 011 790 2600, fax: 011 790 2599 or tonyn@erpcom.co.za.

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TOWER Software

TOWER Software, a leading enterprise content management (ECM) provider, delivers electronic document and records management (EDRM) solutions. TOWER Software's award-winning solutions empower organisations to manage and secure their vital information assets. The TRIM Context solution is a single, integrated platform that manages business information throughout its complete lifecycle. By relying on its proven domain expertise, strong strategic partnerships and powerful solutions, TOWER Software enables organisations to improve the accuracy of information on which business decisions are made; maximise efficiency by finding business-critical information more quickly and easily; and achieve and maintain standards compliance across industries, resulting in sustained competitive advantage. TOWER Software is a privately held company with operations in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

SBi

Solutions for Business Intelligence (SBi), a subsidiary of ERP.com, is a leading developer and supplier of knowledge management solutions. SBi offers a complementary suite of solutions including workflow, document management, content management and forms processing that have been tried and tested across a wide and varying range of small, medium and large organisations.

These solutions are supported with a wide range of services including consulting, bespoke solution design and strategy development through to implementation and project management.

ERP.com

ERP.com is a JSE-listed IT company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.

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