07:00 28th September 2005
Kewill Solutions Announced as Solution Partner for SAP America Inc.
Kewill joins SAP Business One Solution Partner program with Shipping Management Offering for Small and Midsize Enterprises
MARLBOROUGH, MA., September 28, 2005 - Kewill Solutions (LSE: KWL), the leader in enterprise shipping management software, today announced that the company has entered into a solution partner relationship with SAP America Inc. As a member of the SAP Business One Solution Partner Program, Kewill will develop new shipping management extensions that will integrate into SAP Business One, SAP’s integrated business management solution for small and midsize enterprises. The addition of Kewill’s shipping management solution within SAP Business One will consolidate the order-to-fulfillment process by creating a single interface that manages order entries all the way through to product shipment, reducing operational cost, improving customer service, and enhancing the visibility of critical supply chain execution information.
Under the agreement, Kewill will market and distribute the solution directly, in addition to making it available through SAP’s network of authorized channel partners. The partnership will allow Kewill to serve SAP’s existing customer base, significantly expanding the market for the company’s shipping management software. Initial availability of the integrated solution offering is November 1, 2005.
“SAP Business One is fast emerging as a leading business management software solution for small and medium enterprises,” said Paul Nichols, CEO of Kewill Systems, parent company of Kewill Solutions. “Our partnership with SAP provides a clear indicator of Kewill Solutions’ market leadership in developing and delivering the world’s most advanced solutions for automating high-volume small parcel shipping. By adding scalable enterprise shipping capabilities to SAP Business One, Kewill can extend the value of its comprehensive business management solution even further.”
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software solutions. SAP Business One helps more than 6,000 small and midsize enterprises throughout the world run more efficiently by enabling them to manage critical business operations in a single, integrated software solution. SAP Business One addresses the specific needs of emerging and dynamically growing businesses, particularly in accounting, sales and distribution, purchasing, customer relationship management, and warehouse and partner management.
“SAP recognizes the vital role that partners play in maximizing the benefits of SAP Business One,” said Dan Kraus, vice president, SAP Business One, SAP America, Inc. “By partnering with the technology industry’s best solution providers we can offer our customers increased value for their IT investments. Kewill Solutions’ willingness to pass the rigorous certification process required for the SAP Business One Solution Partner Program, and its established presence in the enterprise shipping management market, demonstrates the company’s capability to deliver innovative new capabilities to Business One.”
For further information please contact:
Kewill Systems plc
Tel: 01784 410 410
Paul Nichols, Chief Executive
Guy Millward, Group Finance Director
Financial Dynamics
Tel: 020 7831 3113
Edward Bridges / Juliet Clarke / Hannah Sloane
About Kewill Systems Plc
Kewill Solutions is the shipping management solutions
division of Kewill Systems Plc., a leading international company dedicated
to the
development and provision of software and services to manage complex business
to business supply chains. With over 33 years' experience in the supply
chain space, Kewill Systems is a long-time innovator of Supply Chain Execution
software focusing on order management, transportation management, international
trade logistics and visibility solutions for global trading communities.
Over 55,000 customers have trusted Kewill Systems Plc for the management
of their supply chain information including household names such as Littlewoods,
GM, A.N. Deringer, GE, The Bodyshop, Sainsbury's, JD Williams, Iomega,
Marks & Spencer, Toys R Us, Pratt & Whitney, Mazda.
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