System Software Associates (SSA), a worldwide provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions and services, is building strong market momentum with the announcement that its next-generation ERP solution, eBPCS, has shipped on schedule and is being implemented in more than 50 customer sites worldwide.
These implementations are in addition to the 25 new worldwide account wins secured by SSA in the first quarter.
eBPCS, a highly extendible version of SSA`s BPCS (Business Planning and Control System), was rolled out worldwide in March and began shipping on schedule on 27 March.
Leading German metal packaging business, Impress, has gone live with eBPCS and more than 50 other companies are scheduled to go live soon.
Impress Metal Packaging CIO Paul Collinson says: "Having chosen eBPCS as our corporate ERP solution in Q2 1998, we set ourselves some challenging targets to transform the investment into added value throughout the company. In January 1999, our first location moved to eBPCS as its operational information system throughout the Supply Chain and Finance divisions, using both local currency and the Euro. With close to three months` experience in a live environment, we intend to continue with the next phase of our implementation timetable; Q2 1999 will see a further eight sites implemented across three countries together with pilots using portfolio products for e-commerce and business intelligence."
Impress Metal Packaging CFO Philippe Santin adds: "With our market and customer dedicated business approach unique in our sector, we had to find a complementary leading-edge ERP system. eBPCS has provided that solution and with fast and effective implementation, our customers can continue to expect an unrivalled service from Impress."
The new product has been designed specifically for world-leading manufacturing enterprises and divisions of Fortune 1000 companies. eBPCS enables seamless, business-process level integration with third-party software and legacy systems to deliver customised solutions to key vertical industries such as pharmaceutical, consumer-packaged goods and automotive supply. eBPCS - fully euro- and Year-2000 compliant - accelerates implementation time, speeds time-to-benefit and enables the easy and cost-effective modification, extension or replacement of business processes without disruption.
SSA products are distributed in South Africa by Armada/SSA.
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