Ross Systems Announces New iRenaissance ERPCustomers in Russia, Mexico and Poland
ATLANTA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROSS), a leading provider of enterprise management software and e-business solutions for mid-market process manufacturers, today announced the signature of three new and important contracts in Russia, Mexico and Poland.
The first contract is for a new customer in Russia, Upravlenie Promyshlennoy Avtomatiki (UPA) (Management of Industrial Automation). They are based in Neznevartovsk, Siberia. UPA is the technological department of Tumenian Oil Corporation (TOC), one of the largest Russian oil companies. UPA has licensed the iRenaissance Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software. The initial contract is the first phase of a multi year project. UPA will first implement iRenaissance internally. Following the initial implementation, UPA plans to purchase additional seats and provide the implementation for other departments of TOC (more than 500 additional seats).
The second contract is for an upgrade to an existing Ross customer in Mexico: Sky Chefs de Mexico, SA. They will be upgrading from a Ross Classic solution to the iRenaissance Financial Modules. As a part of this contract, they have added 25 users and signed a project implementation plan with our Partner in Mexico, Business Intelligence Consulting. The current plan is to migrate from the Classic Financial modules to iRenaissance in three months.
The third contract was with a new customer in Poland, Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC), a Delaware corporation. CEDC has four wholly owned subsidiaries: Carey Agri International Poland Sp z.o.o., (Carey Agri), Multi Trade Company Sp. z.o.o. (MTC), The Cellars of Fine Wines Sp. z.o.o. (PWW) and Polskie Hurtownie Alkoholi Sp.z.o.o. (PHA). Each subsidiary is a Polish limited liability company operating in the Republic of Poland.
The company, formed in 1990, is a leading importer and distributor of alcoholic beverages in Poland. CEDC operates the largest nationwide next-day alcoholic beverage delivery service in Poland through its sixteen regional offices located in Poland's principal cities, including Warsaw, Krakow, Gdynia and Katowice. The company currently distributes approximately 330 brands in three categories: beer, spirits and wine.
CEDC imports and distributes seven international beers on an exclusive basis. The company currently distributes approximately 226 spirit products, including leading international brands of scotch, single malt and other whiskeys, rums, bourbons, vodkas, tequilas, gins, brandies, cognacs, vermouths and specialty spirits. CEDC also imports and distributes 555 wine products. In addition to its distribution agreements with various alcoholic beverage suppliers, CEDC is the exclusive importer for Dunhill Cigars and San Pelligrino and Evian Mineral Waters.
The initial agreement with Carey is for iRenaissance Financials and Distribution modules for four companies of the CEDC group: Carey Agri, MTC, PWW, PHA. The initial contract includes a minimum of 150 users in 12 locations, as well as a full range of implementation services.
"These new contracts and services agreements confirm our distribution strategy in Europe and Latin America," said Oscar Pierre, Ross' Vice President responsible for the direct operations of Ross Systems in Spain and the Ross Distributors network in Europe and Latin America. "This is the fifth new agreement in Russia and positions us strategically in the Russia eBusiness software market. The new contracts in Poland signify positive momentum with our activities our local Partner in Poland, Simple. We are also quite pleased with our new agreement in Mexico. This agreement, combined with our two local implementations we have with ALCOA CSI in Mexico, will be reference points with our new partner, the local Society of Business Intelligence Consulting."
About Ross Systems
Ross Systems Inc. is a leading supplier of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and management software and e-business solutions for process manufacturing industries including food, beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, paper and metals. The Ross Systems family of solutions includes the award-winning iRenaissance, a broad range of Internet-enabled enterprise resource planning and management applications for financials, manufacturing, advanced planning, supply-chain management, maintenance management, transportation management, materials management and human resources/payroll. Ross Systems' Resynt e-business product family includes digital marketplace applications spanning procurement, sales, Internet trading exchange connectivity, collaboration and employee productivity. More than 3,400 companies around the world use Ross Systems solutions in open systems environments including NT and UNIX. Ross Systems has more than 60 offices around the world to serve its customers. Ross Systems Inc., Two Concourse Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Ga. 30328, 770-351-9600, 1-877-ROSS-INC www.rossinc.com .
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SOURCE Ross Systems, Inc.
CO: Ross Systems, Inc.; Upravlenie Promyshlennoy Avtomatiki; Carey Agri International Poland Sp z.o.o.; Multi Trade Company Sp. z.o.o.; The Cellars of Fine Wines Sp. z.o.o.; Polskie Hurtownie Alkoholi Sp.z.o.o
ST: Georgia, Russia, Mexico, Poland
IN: CPR MLM
SU: CON
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