Best Software Wins Industry Solutions Award
Best! Imperativ HRMS Wins "Best Complementary Mid Market Application" Category in its First Year of Competition
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1999-- Best Software Inc. (NASDAQ: BEST - news), a leader in corporate resource management solutions, today announced that Best! Imperativ HRMS(tm) has won the 1998 Mid Market Accounting and ERP Industry Solutions Award for Best Complementary Mid Market Application.
The Industry Solutions Award winners were chosen by an independent panel of accounting and technical industry experts at the SoftWorld conference in San Francisco. Best Software defeated both The Ultimate Software Group Inc. and Walker Interactive Systems Inc. to win this prestigious award.
The award, sponsored by Microsoft Corp. and Business Finance Magazine, recognizes the independent software vendors in the mid-market accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) market who best utilize Microsoft technology, specifically Windows NT Server, BackOffice and SQL Server, to deliver tangible business benefits to their customers.
''We're very pleased that our dedication to providing a superior human resource management system has been recognized by the Industry Solutions Awards,'' said David Lindheimer, director of product management for Best! Imperativ HRMS. ''Because Best! Imperativ HRMS is built on a Microsoft technology foundation, we can offer our customers a powerful, highly scalable HR solution with the lowest total cost of ownership for the middle market.''
Best! Imperativ HRMS is a Web-based solution that includes a unique roles-based self-service functionality. The client/server system is designed for Microsoft BackOffice and SQL Server to ensure reliability, performance and reduced administration for today's larger, distributed enterprises.
''We are impressed that Best Software has won the Industry Solutions Award in its first year of competition,'' said Christy Reichhelm, mid-market ERP and accounting industry manager at Microsoft Corp. ''With Best! Imperativ HRMS, Best Software has demonstrated that it thoroughly understands Microsoft technology and has translated that knowledge into proven business benefits for its customers.''
''The fact that Best! Imperativ HRMS could compete and win in such a strong accounting forum proves the considerable impact that a human resource and payroll solution can have on an entire organization,'' said Jim Foster, president of Best Software's HR Products Group. ''With a Web-based, self-service-enabled application like Best! Imperativ HRMS, companies can streamline and improve their management processes to become more competitive. This award validates that HR/payroll systems are truly business-critical applications.''
About Best Software
Best Software, Inc., with offices in the US, Canada and Europe, is a leader in corporate resource management solutions, helping organizations to better manage their people, assets and budgeting processes. Its cost-effective solutions complement core accounting systems and are scalable, supporting Microsoft® technology including Windows® 95, Windows NT®, and BackOffice®.
For more information, contact Best Software at 11413 Isaac Newton Square, Reston, VA 20190, call 800/368-2405, or visit bestsoftware.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Best! Imperativ HRMS is a trademark and the Best logo is a registered trademark of Best Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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