ACCPAC has announced that it has entered into an agreement with M-Web Business Solutions for M-Web to host ACCPAC eTransact - ACCPAC's premier Business-to-Everyone e-commerce solution. M-Web is the first Commerce Solution Provider in the world to be licensed to host eTransact.
"M-Web was our natural choice because of the company's B2C-enablement experience and the fact that they are currently doing brisk trade in this market. M-Web Business Solutions also has the technical strength and services required to support the uptake potential for this e-commerce solution," says Jeremy Waterman, Managing Director of ACCPAC Africa.
The partnership was officially launched to the ACCPAC eTransact Referral Partners at a lunch held at M-Web. This is a prelude to the countrywide eTransact Breakfast Seminar Launch to be held over the next four weeks.
The partnership launch to the eTransact Referral Partners had a tropical flavour with the announcement of an incentive trip to Mauritius for all partners that bring on six eTransact Business-to-Everyone sites by the end of September.
ACCPAC eTransact is positioned as the complete Business-to-Everyone e-commerce solution that integrates closely and easily with ACCPAC's accounting and e-business management solutions. A local market leader, ACCPAC currently has an estimated 15 000 installed base in the mid-market segment. ACCPAC eTransact is an out-of-the-box Web store that plugs into the ACCPAC accounting solutions to provide businesses with powerful B2B and B2C e-commerce capabilities in a single, robust solution.
"A key aspect of the solution is the forward integration from the accounting or financial distribution to the shopfront, which means that merchants only ever have to maintain one database of information through their inventory system," explains Waterman. "This means that merchants can quickly and efficiently publish to their shopfront. Another benefit is that there is no reliance on middleware.
"Traditionally, solutions designed to manage stock are inward looking and seldom designed to present information that can be accessible to the consumer. ACCPAC eTransact enables publishing to the shopfront in a bespoke manner allowing merchants market information to customers in the way they want. eTransact enables companies to compete anytime, anywhere with anyone. "
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ACCPAC International, Inc, a division of Computer Associates, empowers small and medium-sized enterprises to compete in the Internet economy through a broad range of business management and e-business software solutions.
Award-winning product lines include ACCPAC Corporate Series, ACCPAC Small Business Series, ACCPAC Discovery Series, ACCPAC eAdvantage Suite, ACCPAC Executive Series, ACCPAC Pro Series, ACCPAC VisionPoint, ACCPAC Director Series, Simply Accounting, FAXserve and BitWare.
Based in Pleasanton, California, US, with offices in the UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, SA and Mexico, ACCPAC has more than 550 000 registered clients and 5 500 business partners in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Visit ACCPAC at www.accpac.com and www.accpaconline.com.
ACCPAC Africa
ACCPAC International acquired LA Technology, its sole distributor in sub-Saharan Africa in June last year. ACCPAC Africa operates through select business partners throughout the continent.
These partners are trained to install and support ACCPAC for the company's more than 15 000 customers.
M-Web
M-Web is South Africa's leading online service provider and the first to list on the JSE in August 1999 (previously trading as a linked unit with MIH Ltd). The company focuses on delivering the most compelling Internet experience in SA.
M-Web has a significant dial up member base of over 260 000, representing a greater user base of over 850 000 unique visitors per month.
The company has invested in leading-edge network and service infrastructure to ensure it provides subscribers with fast and reliable connectivity. Through the M-Web Anywhere strategy, the company delivers content and commerce, regardless of viewing device or transmission path. M-Web delivers e-commerce solutions through its Business Solutions division and its virtual shopping mall, M-Web Shopping, is one of SA's most popular online shopping destinations.
icanonline, a joint M-Web and BoE/NBS initiative, offers debit-based banking facilities, shopping, investment and insurance services, providing a one-stop-shop for users who want to shop, trade, invest and insure.
Headquartered in Cape Town, M-Web has operations in Johannesburg and Durban. M-Web also owns Computicket and manages the Internet Africa and Netactive residential subscriber bases. Visit www.mweb.co.za or www.mwebholdings.co.za or http://business.mweb.com
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