To: P314159d who wrote (16112 ) 5/12/1999 3:21:00 PM From: Marc T. Archer Respond to of 21342
Westell, Inc. Launches Enterprise-Wide Integration with SAP NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1999-- $100 Million Telecommunications Products and Services Firm Completes Phase One of SAP Implementation Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget SAP America, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: ADR SAP) the world's leading provider of enterprise business solutions, today announced that Westell, Inc., a rapidly growing provider of telecommunications products and services, has replaced a number of disparate information systems and integrated its enterprise-wide business processes by becoming productive on SAP(tm) solutions. The full-scale implementation of SAP R/3(R) financials, manufacturing, planning, and sales and distribution applications for the $100 million telecommunications company was completed March 1, one month ahead of schedule and under budget. Westell worked with SAP (Ya gotta love that one. It shoulda read "SAP invetsted in Westell" LOL ) Certified Business Solution provider Missana & Associates, Inc. and selected Cybertech Systems, Inc., one of the fastest-growing IT service providers in the United States and SAP national implementation partner, to manage the project. The implementation completes the first phase of a comprehensive systems reengineering strategy, ranging from new human resources processes to complete supply chain integration. "Westell has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years," says Brian Marshall ( Damn shame the price don't reflect that Brian! , chief information officer at Westell, headquartered in Aurora, Ill. "When we first considered implementing an enterprise-wide system, our infrastructure and information systems were about what you'd expect from the $50 million company we were a few years ago. We didn't have the technological infrastructure to take the company to the next level."