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News Release from: Information Engineering
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 May 2003
Information Engineering acquires Eagle
Systems
SYSPRO distributor, Information Engineering has acquired Eagle Systems, making the company one of the largest distributors of SYSPRO manufacturing, distribution and accounting software.
Leading SYSPRO distributor, Information Engineering has this week acquired Eagle Systems, also a SYSPRO distributor, making Information Engineering one of the world's largest distributors of SYSPRO manufacturing, distribution and accounting software Eagle Systems based in Reading becomes part of the Information Engineering Group with immediate effect
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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All staff at Eagle Systems will remain with the new organisation and the acquisition means Information Engineering has significantly increased the size of its SYSPRO user base.
Pat McCarthy, managing director of Information Engineering says, "In the last six months we have launched a new version of SYSPRO software and now with this expansion of our business, we have strengthened our company considerably with an injection of new users, new expertise and new business prospects.
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We have always been very conscious of that.
It's particularly true in the current economic climate and the new shape of the organisation allows us to deliver real business benefits for even more manufacturers." Information Engineering already has some leading manufacturing companies amongst its customer base, including the TBI group (Plaxton, Dennis, Alexander), Saxon Specialist Vehicles, Dartington Crystal, Relyon Beds and Sandiacre Packaging.
Eagle brings names like Photo-Me International, Rusch Manufacturing, API Group, Moss Pharmacy and WIKA Instruments Barbara Ions managing director of Eagle Systems says, "Information Engineering is widely known in the industry for its close working relationships with customers and so are we.
Both companies have thrived because we have retained most of our customers over a period of many years.
We believe that's a characteristic that differentiates us from other IT vendors in the market and it is a fundamental philosophy of the new organisation that we start work with new customers on the basis of establishing a long-term relationship.
We are delighted with the opportunities the new company brings to our business and to our customers" Information Engineering is headquartered in Manchester and now has offices in Glasgow, Reading, and Cape Town, South Africa.
The company has been a specialist in manufacturing systems since 1986.
It delivers world class IT solutions to a broad cross-section of manufacturing industry, from design and make-to-order operations to batch and semi-process.
Information Engineering's expertise comes from a real understanding of how manufacturing companies and their needs differ from one to the next - often quite dramatically.
Information Engineering can integrate SYSPRO with other best-of-breed software, including CAD, HR, warehousing and logistics.
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