The Sage Group, a leading business management software provider, today held a global online conference, Modernising ERP - A Vision for Growth, to reinforce its strategy for Sage ERP X3, its leading ERP solution for the midmarket.
Guy Berruyer, Sage's Chief Executive, outlined his strategic plan for Sage's growth in the upper midmarket, and reaffirmed Sage's commitment to Sage ERP X3 as its flagship global ERP solution. New customers, partners and an enhanced solution have helped Sage ERP X3 achieve double digit revenue growth.
Details were also provided on how Sage ERP X3 will maintain this momentum by providing an enhanced customer experience through new initiatives such as a global support service, global partner program and global certification for consultants and business partners.
Berruyer highlighted Sage ERP X3's strong foundation, focusing on its rapid progress since the introduction of version 6 in January 2010. Sage's strategy and investment in Sage ERP X3 is delivering results, and the business now boasts an ecosystem of more than 3 000 customers and 200 business partners worldwide. He stated: “We have significant opportunity to grow through upgrading existing customers as they themselves. Sage ERP X3 is a very good example of this, where it has expanded our addressable market and brought another type of customer into the Sage business, those being mid-market customers that operate on a multinational basis.”
He went on to describe how Sage's Web-based applications and connected services offerings are bringing great productivity improvements, flexibility and cost-effectiveness to its customers: “Our strategy is not to re-write our existing mid-market applications for the Web. Instead, we are making available hosted or cloud-based versions of many of our existing on-premise solutions that allow customers to take advantage of some of the benefits of SaaS solutions, such as subscription pricing and no hardware management.”
Christophe Letellier, general manager, Sage ERP X3 Worldwide, provided further detail around Sage ERP X3's progress in the various markets - Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa - also announcing a number of new global initiatives aimed at providing a high quality and consistent customer experience. These include a premium global support service, a standardised methodology for Sage ERP X3 multi-country deployments and a global certification for consultants and business partners worldwide.
The recruitment drive covers reseller partners, independent software vendors, system integrators, consultants and developers, as well as ISVs wishing to develop third party solutions and native SAFE X3 solutions - SAFE X3 stands for the Sage ERP X3 technology platform and embedded development environment (IDE). All will benefit from new revenue opportunities offered through partnership with Sage on a global level.
Emmanuel Obadia, senior vice-president Sage ERP X3, focused on Sage ERP X3 Version 6.2 and its updated features, including major announcements on the new functionality brought about by important strategic partnerships. These include the addition of Version One's Electronic Document Management solution, Talend's data exchange (ETL) solution, the availability of Sage Enterprise Webtop jointly developed with Netvibes, and the combined Sage and Oracle developments for further integration of Oracle Database 11g into Sage ERP X3.
Emmanuel Obadia, Senior VP, Sage ERP X3 commented: “With this new version, we are delivering new functionality such as Sage Enterprise Webtop and Sage Search, integrating the SDATA protocol. We've also greatly enhanced with hundreds of module improvements, which allows us to constantly look for ways to build on our product quality so that our customers have the best possible user experience. Delivery of this latest product release is part of that aim.”
In addition, Obadia announced the new Industry Solutions Program, aimed at the process and discrete manufacturing, services and distribution sectors with the immediate availability of the first Industry Solutions for Services module Project and Job Costing.
Softline Accpac Managing Director Jeremy Waterman said there has been exceptional growth in Africa. “The new version of Sage ERP X3 v6.2 will benefit our customers and further deliver on ERP modernisation, helping mid-market businesses implement real systems of innovation without activity disruption in a more user centric format,” concludes Waterman.
For more information on the announcements made at the Sage ERP X3 Global Conference, or to watch a recorded version, please visit www.sageerpx3.com.
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Softline Accpac is a provider of business management solutions, including financial, distribution, service management, retail, warehouse management, manufacturing and CRM to the mid-range market. Accpac solutions are delivered to 130 countries exclusively through a global network of solution providers, including over 150 throughout Africa. Softline Accpac's product line includes: Accpac ERP, Accpac CRM, Accpac RMS, Service Manager and Accpac Insight. Softline Accpac also distributes Sage SalesLogix, Sage Geode and Sage ERP X3, a full-service enterprise management software system for mid-to-large businesses. With a choice of languages, currencies, enterprises, locations and legislations, Sage ERP X3 offers an efficient, multi-company solution.
Softline is a leading provider of accounting, payroll, CRM and ERP software solutions to small, medium and large sized companies. Founded in 1988 by Ivan Epstein, Alan Osrin and Steven Cohen, Softline was established during the formative years of the software industry and listed on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa in February 1997. Softline expanded to establish a strong position within its area of focus in South Africa and Australia. Focused on the development of accounting, payroll, CRM and ERP software solutions, Softline has a 20-year track record as a market leader. The group has a broad range of products offering users a variety of software solutions to run their businesses efficiently. Softline's leading brands include Softline Accpac, Softline Pastel (Accounting and Payroll) and Softline VIP. The combination of the group's product offerings provide Softline customers with comprehensive, well-branded accounting, payroll, CRM and ERP software solutions. In November 2003, Softline was acquired by the Sage Group, a FTSE 100 company. The software group includes market-leading businesses throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, South Africa and Australia, supplying business software to the small, medium and large sized business community. Softline has a solid track record of profitability and cash generation. The group delivers quality accounting, payroll, CRM and ERP software solutions that improve the efficiencies of businesses around the world.
The Sage Group
The Sage Group is a leading global supplier of business management software and related products and services, principally for small to medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage has more than 6 million customers and 13 600 employees worldwide. We operate in over 24 countries covering the UK, Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, India and China. For further information, please visit http://www.sage.com.
Sage ERP X3 is a dedicated solution for mid-market and larger companies with international demands enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Over 3 000 customers representing 165 000 users worldwide already chose Sage ERP X3 because it is easy to use, fast to deploy and cost effective. For more than 10 years Sage ERP X3 has been a proven and comprehensive ERP solution addressing mid-market company's specific requirements and challenges in various industries from manufacturing, services to distribution and many more. Sage ERP X3 is present in 53 countries and counts a network of more than 1 500 Sage professionals and 200 partners in its ecosystem.
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