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JBA and Applix join in a major new initiative

By Global Research Partners
Johannesburg, 09 Nov 1998
JBA, a leading supplier of customised Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions, has selected Applix TM1 as the real-time OLAP server for its System 21 Advanced General Ledger. JBA will offer the new OLAP-based reporting solutions to over 4,000 customers world-wide.

By using the capabilities of Applix TM1 to drill down and analyse vast amounts of information from any perspective, System 21 users can develop customised reporting, executive information, budgeting and financial analysis throughout the enterprise, potentially saving time and money. JBA`s System 21 OLAP reporting will provide seamless integration to general ledger data and a range of fully configured multi-user reporting solutions.

"Based on early evaluations with our customers overseas, we know that implementing the Applix TM1 OLAP server represents a real value-add for JBA customers world-wide. JBA assessed the market very carefully and believes that Applix TM1 is the best solution to work with JBA System 21, to offer and deliver real-time online reporting and analysis," said Bruckner de Villiers, Managing Director of JBA South Africa.

"The partnership between JBA and Applix is an excellent fit. JBA`s leading ERP solutions manage the customer`s business and Applix TM1 provides real-time analysis for decision support," de Villiers continued. "Applix has been working behind the scenes with JBA during the evaluation and we believe this partnership will offer genuine benefits to customer in terms of increased flexibility and rapid access to data."

JBA`s System 21 Advanced General Ledger allows businesses to standardise management information throughout the organisation to simplify performance comparisons between different sites, offices, countries, product lines, brands, profit centres and budget holders. Applix TM1 is a family of OLAP (on-line analytical processing) software that enables financial and management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and analysis in real-time throughout an organisation.

Editors note

JBA South Africa (Pty) Limited, is the South African subsidiary of JBA International Plc, which in turn owned by London Stock Exchange listed JBA Holdings, a leading world-wide provider of enterprise management software solutions, with local offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban.

Applix Inc was founded in 1983. It is a US software company with European offices in the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands, and a. key industry player in thin-client computing, Applix helps customers to achieve fast ROI, low cost-of-ownership, and best overall value for their business solutions.

Applix`s product family includes software for managing customer service, financial modelling and planning, and office productivity. These applications can be deployed in real time across globally networked, extended environments, including the Internet. Through it`s unique Anyware technology, Applix leads the market in providing business software solutions for the thin client architecture today and in the future.

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Paul Booth
Global Research Partners
082-568-1179
pabooth@cis.co.za
Barry du Plessis
JBA South Africa
(011) 804 5062
barry@jba.co.za