J.D. Edwards Expands Its Market Reach With New Distribution Partnership; Channel Program Enhances Ability to Service Growing Small Business Market
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999--Enterprise business software provider J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq:JDEC) today announced a partnership with Business Partner Solutions (BPS), a Savoir Technology Group, Inc. company (Nasdaq:SVTG).
BPS is IBM's largest AS/400 distributor, with strong expertise in the small and medium business market space. By leveraging BPS' Solution Providers, J.D. Edwards will add more channels to broaden its small and medium business channel sales and delivery strategies. BPS will pre-load J.D. Edwards' ERP software on the IBM AS/400 for delivery to its Solution Providers that, in turn, service the end customer.
"By partnering with BPS we have expanded the breadth and depth of our resources to sell and support our products for small businesses nationwide," said Carl Farrell, director of worldwide channels, J.D. Edwards. "BPS shares our market focus and general customer-oriented culture; we intend to leverage this partnership to extend our reach into the small business market."
"J.D. Edwards is the only major ERP software vendor to offer a truly scalable solution that will grow with the business needs of small companies," said Joe Mertens, president and CEO of Business Partner Solutions. "Our partnership with J.D. Edwards enables us to offer customers the industry's top technology in a comprehensive and adaptable business solution."
About Savoir Technology Group
Savoir Technology Group, Inc. is an operating company that provides its customers with computing solutions, enabling them to succeed in today's complex technology markets. The company also provides strategic direction, corporate financing resources and acquisition expertise to Business Partner Solutions, it's wholly-owned subsidiary. In addition, Savoir Technology Group provides its subsidiary with a state-of-the-art information-management system, technical integration centers and efficient logistical support allowing it to deliver the highest-quality service to its growing network of customers. For more information, visit Savoir's Web site at www.svtg.com.
About BPS
Business Partner Solutions (BPS) is IBM's largest distributor of IBM midrange products in North America with strong market focus on IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000, S/390, IBM storage products, and Netfinity(R) servers. BPS employs approximately 350 professionals dedicated to the sales, service, and support of IBM midrange servers and wireless products to sophisticated value added resellers known as IBM Solution Providers. Additional services include light manufacturing through IBM's Authorized Assembler Program and a host of leasing programs. Key suppliers to BPS include IBM, Symbol, Aironet and Telxon wireless products. For more information, visit Business Partner Solutions' Web site at www.bpsolutions.net.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics, human resources and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and services industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend the J.D. Edwards SCOREx supply chain solution and OneWorld and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software. ActivEra allows customers to change their enterprise software quickly and easily during and after implementation. The company's solutions operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT(R), UNIX(R) and OS/400(R), and are Java(TM) and HTML enabled.
Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1998 revenues of $934 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the company at 800/727-5333 or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com.
Copyright(c) J.D. Edwards World Source Company, 1999. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of all other product and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks and registered trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. The historical results stated above are not necessarily indicative of the results of any future period.
Savoir Technology Group and the Savoir Technology Group logo are trademarks of Savoir Technology Group, Inc. Business Partner Solutions, BPS, and the Business Partner Solutions logo are trademarks of Business Partner Solutions, Inc. IBM, IBM AS/400, IBM OS/400, IBM S/390, and IBM Netfinity are registered trademarks and IBM RS/6000 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation and are used under license.
CONTACT:
J.D. Edwards
Elise Brassell, 303/334-2572
elise_brassell@jdedwards.com
or
Business Partner Solutions, Inc.
C. Joseph Mertens, II, 210/247-1156
joe.mertens@bpsolutions.net |
