SEBL==Great Plains Expands Partnership with Siebel Systems
Leading Midmarket Provider Extends Agreement to Sell Siebel Systems' Products for eBusiness
FARGO, N.D., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI - news), a leading provider of e-business solutions that interconnect business communities, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Siebel Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEBL - news). Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Great Plains and its network of Front Office partners will now be able to offer Siebel eBusiness Applications to those midmarket customers that have enterprise-level requirements. Great Plains will continue to deliver its co-branded solution, Great Plains Siebel Front Office, a comprehensive, integrated customer relationship management (CRM) solution for midmarket customers.
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Great Plains and Siebel Systems are expanding their agreement due to the increasing number of larger midmarket organizations requesting the extended functionality found in Siebel eBusiness Applications. Great Plains will offer these customers integration between its leading back office solution, eEnterprise, and Siebel eBusiness Applications. Through this expanded agreement, authorized Front Office channel partners can now also offer Siebel eBusiness, MidMarket Edition as a stand-alone application to small and mid-sized customers. Great Plains expects to increase its channel capacity as more Front Office-only partners join its channel.
``Great Plains is a cornerstone in our strategy to dramatically expand our midmarket leadership,'' said Mike Kozel, vice president of channels North America at Siebel Systems. ``The strong launch of Great Plains Siebel Front Office solutions was instrumental in our decision to extend our partnership with Great Plains, and the expanded agreement is a testament to Great Plains' midmarket success.''
``Our strong, solid partnership with Siebel Systems brings significant value to midmarket customers who want the leading eBusiness application for managing sales, marketing and service functions,'' said Don Nelson, vice president and general manager of the Front Office group at Great Plains. ``We're pleased that through our extended partnership with Siebel Systems, Great Plains and our channel partners can better meet customer needs and increase their competitive advantage.''
Siebel eBusiness Applications allow organizations to manage, synchronize and coordinate sales, marketing, and customer service across all communication channels and points of customer contact, including the Web, the call center, and reseller channels. Siebel eBusiness Applications allow organizations, large or small, to increase their productivity, enhance customer satisfaction, and maximize revenue and profits by capitalizing on every moment of value in each customer interaction -- anytime, anyplace.
Great Plains Siebel Front Office is a co-branded and co-defined suite of eBusiness sales, marketing, and service applications leveraging the expertise of Siebel Systems, the information integration experience of Great Plains and the Great Plains global partner network. Great Plains Siebel Front Office has been integrated, marketed and sold with Great Plains' e-business solutions, Dynamics and eEnterprise, since November 1999. Integration between Great Plains Siebel Front Office and Solomon IV is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2001. With its extended agreement with Siebel Systems, Great Plains will continue to develop, market and support Great Plains Siebel Front Office for Dynamics, eEnterprise and Solomon IV.
Great Plains Siebel Front Office delivers the functionality, customization, ease of use, rapid deployment and pricing required by midmarket customers. Great Plains currently has more than 500 partner organizations worldwide authorized to sell its Great Plains Siebel suite of customer relationship management solutions.
Great Plains offers e-business solutions that interconnect business communities. These e-business solutions automate processes among financials, distribution, enterprise reporting, project accounting, electronic commerce, human resources and payroll, manufacturing, sales and marketing management, and customer service and support functions. Great Plains' solutions are sold and implemented by a unique worldwide network of independent partner organizations that share the company's commitment to lasting customer relationships. Named four times to the ``Top 100 Companies to Work for in America'' list, Great Plains has more than 2,000 team members worldwide. More information about Great Plains can be found at www.greatplains.com .
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