Thursday July 30, 10:08 am Eastern Time
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SOURCE: Ross Systems, Inc.
Ross Systems Expands Contract in Japan
ATLANTA, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROSS - news), a leading provider of business software solutions, today announced that it has received an additional commitment of $2.5 million towards a contract totaling $13.5 million with its business partner in Japan, System Plaza, Inc. System Plaza is a subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric Corporation. Ross expects to recognize this commitment as revenue during its first quarter commencing July 1, 1998.
System Plaza specializes in providing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and supply chain solutions to process manufacturers in Japan. The company has more than 260 employees.
''Our support of the double byte character, local currency and language requirements are key to our growth in the Japanese market,'' said Dennis V. Vohs, Chairman and CEO, Ross Systems. ''The continued commitment from System Plaza indicates the strong bond between the two companies. Over the past year, the two companies have worked closely in defining requirements and technology refinements to support the needs of Japanese process manufacturers.''
Ross Systems, Inc. develops, markets and supports a broad range of client/server business solutions, including financials, manufacturing, maintenance, distribution, supply chain management, transportation management, materials management, and human resources applications, as well as comprehensive application development products. Ross Systems products are available for the following open systems environments: Microsoft Windows NT for the Intel and Alpha chips; IBM's RS/6000; HP-UX; Digital UNIX, Open VMS, Fujitsu DS-90 UNIX and Siemens Nixdorf. More than 3,000 companies around the world use business solutions from Ross Systems to run their operations.
Ross Systems employs 580 professionals in offices around the world to serve its customers. Corporate headquarters are located at Two Concourse Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. Please visit Ross Systems' website at www.rossinc.com.
SOURCE: Ross Systems, Inc.
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