2004 Channel Partner Award winners named

Epicor Software Corporation, a leading provider of integrated enterprise software solutions for the midmarket, has announced the recipients of its 2004 Channel Partner Awards.

Epicor Software Corporation, a leading provider of integrated enterprise software solutions for the midmarket, has announced the recipients of its 2004 Channel Partner Awards.

Winners were selected from each global region based on outstanding performance in customer satisfaction, growth and overall dedication, total sales and commitment to Epicor's collaborative enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) solutions.

The awards were presented at a special Partner reception held during Epicor's twelfth annual Perspectives Users Conference in Las Vegas.

"Our value-added resellers and partners are a tremendous asset and play an important role in elevating Epicor's leadership status in midmarket enterprise software," said Mike Wingrove, director of channel sales for Epicor Software Corporation.

"The Channel Partner Awards recognize outstanding achievements in providing sales expertise, support, training and customization services to customers worldwide.

We're extremely proud to honor the 2004 award recipients." Partners from around the globe were evaluated for the 'Partner of the Year' distinction based on their success in delivering Epicor Enterprise and Epicor Manufacturing solutions to the global midmarket.

Epicor's award-winning manufacturing solutions provide integrated ERP, CRM, e-business, and supply chain solutions for discrete make-to-order and mixed-mode manufacturers.

Epicor Enterprise is a comprehensive end-to-end suite of proven industry-specific solutions for the global midmarket enterprise - from CRM and enterprise service automation to financial and supply chain management - Epicor provides adaptable and agile solutions for real-time enterprises.

For the second consecutive year the winner in the 'Worldwide Partner of the Year' category was Professional Advantage, recognized as the best performing global reseller across all Epicor product groups.

Professional Advantage has been a top performing Epicor partner in the Australia/New Zealand region for the past nine years, and achieved the coveted honor for its performance in delivering global financial management, CRM and ERP solutions to the Australian midmarket.

During 2004, Epicor has focused on expanding its traditional channel partner model, leveraging the vertical expertise of new and existing partners to enhance Epicor's leading edge enterprise solutions.

As a result, two new award categories have been introduced this year: 'OEM Partner of the Year' and 'Vertical Industry Partner of the Year.' MProof B V was named "OEM Partner of the Year" for developing an advanced IT Service Management solution, built from the ground up on.NET Web services technology, based on Epicor's Clientele CRM.NET solution.

The 'Vertical Industry Partner of the Year' was UK-based Epaccsys, recognized for proactively embracing Epicor's.NET Web services technology and Epicor for Service Enterprises, a single-source, end-to-end solution for the service industry.

With the acquisition of Scala Business Solutions N V completed mid-2004, Epicor's channel program welcomed a number of new partners from around the globe that resell the iScala Collaborative ERP system.

Epicor iScala, built on a Web services platform, is an enterprise software solution designed to provide complete business management capability for companies anywhere in the world.

Headquartered in Johannesburg, Scala Africa (Pty).

offers the integrated iScala solution to businesses across the continent of Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands, and was named 'Epicor Scala Partner of the Year.'.

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