Magic Software Recruits Several New Solutions Partners in North America to Sell Magic eMerchant; New Partners Already Making Sales of the Increasingly Popular e-commerce Solution
April 11, 2000 09:02 AM Eastern Time
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2000--Magic Software Enterprises MGIC , a leading provider of enterprise-level e-commerce, customer relationship management and other business solutions, Tuesday announced that its North American subsidiary has recruited several new solutions partners to market, sell and implement the company's business-to-business e-commerce solution, Magic eMerchant(TM).
The new Magic solutions partners ("MSPs") include Second Foundation Inc., PYA Solutions Inc., Evron Computer Systems Corp., Orlan, Karigan & Associates Ltd., Sky Technologies and Streamline Information Systems Ltd. Many already have recorded their first sale of the award-winning application and all plan to use Magic eMerchant as the basis for all future e-business programs they implement.
Magic's New MSPs
Each of Magic's new North American MSPs are leaders in their respective areas of the technology solutions field, having almost a century of business experience between them:
-- Second Foundation, with offices in both the United States and
Canada, provides companies with technology solutions covering all
aspects of their business, from manufacturing to financial and
sales and marketing to human resources and payroll. Key customers
include Mennonite Savings & Credit Union, M&M Meat Shops, Canada's
largest specialty frozen food retail chain and Open Text Corp.
-- PYA Solutions Inc., with offices across Canada, maintains a staff
of highly trained and experienced software developers, systems
integrators and management consultants focused on providing
solutions to the wholesale distribution, manufacturing and service
sectors. Clients include Hasbro Inc., a leading designer and
manufacturer of games, toys and other consumer products, and Taco
Bell.
-- Evron Computer Systems Corp., a leading systems integrator with a
staff of 45 employees, provides solutions for the Microsoft
platform aimed at increasing a company's overall productivity and
revenues. Key customers include Casino Rama and Arbor Memorial.
-- Orlan, Karigan & Associates Ltd., with offices in both New York
City and Toronto, is an information technology consulting firm
focused on both the IBM AS/400 and Windows/NT technologies. The
company actively seeks to leverage leading-edge technologies to
improve the competitiveness of its customers, such as Sprint,
AS/400 Magazine and the Hockey Hall of Fame.
-- Sky Technologies, with headquarters in Saddle Brook, N.J., is a
leading systems integrator specializing in high-end, reliable
information technology solutions for businesses of all sizes.
Their solutions cover everything from e-commerce to ERP and supply
chain management. Customers include Citibank, Avon Products,
Warner Lambert and Ameritech.
-- Streamline Information Systems Ltd., with headquarters in Ontario,
is a leader in the field of wholesale distribution solutions,
including expertise in software, hardware, communications,
training and implementation. Their customers include Ranson
Industrial & Safety Supplies Inc. and North American Lighting
Products Inc.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome all of these fine companies to the Magic Community, and look forward to working closely with them to develop new implementations for Magic eMerchant and to help them grow their penetration of the e-commerce market," said Israel Teiblum, president of Magic.
"Since its introduction one year ago," Teiblum added, "Magic eMerchant has continued to gain increasing acceptance around the world due to its superior functionality, and quick and easy integration with existing systems. This should stand our Magic Community members in good stead as they seek to enlarge their customer bases."
About Magic eMerchant
Magic eMerchant is a customizable e-commerce platform that combines an industrial-strength e-commerce solution for supply chain management with a powerful virtual order center. Based upon Magic's proprietary table-driven technology, which is both platform and database independent, it is one of the fastest ways for companies to move their businesses onto the Web.
In addition to its rapid integration with back-end corporate systems, Magic eMerchant delivers enterprise-level processing power and security, and can be easily customized to fit business rules. More information on the award-winning solution, including a demo and white paper, is available at magic-sw.com.
About Magic Software
Magic Software Enterprises, a member of the Formula Group FORTY , develops, markets and support software development and deployment technology that enables enterprises to accelerate the process of building and deploying applications that can be rapidly customized and integrated with existing systems.
Magic technology, applications and professional services are available through a global network of subsidiaries, distributors and Magic solutions partners in approximately 50 countries. The company's North American subsidiary is located at 1642 Kaiser Ave., Irvine, Calif., 92614, telephone 949/250-1718, fax 949/250-7404, magic-sw.com.
The Formula Group is an international information technology company principally engaged, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, in providing software consulting services, developing proprietary software products and producing computer-based solutions.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONTACT: Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., Irvine Katharine Hanley, 949/250-1718 (ext. 220) e-mail: khanley@magic-sw.com
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