19 Aug 11 Reservoir Group to implement SAP Business One
Solution from Sapphire selected for multi-currency and intercompany reporting functionality
Sapphire to implement and support SAP Business One at Reservoir Group, an international oilfield services organisation and recognised specialist in the fields of down hole drilling, completion and production and physical and digital data management.
Reservoir Group had a requirement for a single system to roll out across the whole group, to improve the consistency, control and ease of financial accounting. Craig Hutcheon, Group Financial Controller explained: “We operate a ‘buy and build’ model, continually acquiring new companies, so find we have a lot of disparate systems. Crucially, we felt that none of our existing systems could manage the complex, multi-currency requirements of the Group.”
Craig and his team used a balanced scorecard to compare functionality of their five shortlisted solutions, which included SAP Business One, Microsoft AX, Microsoft NAV and Oracle; SAP Business One came out on top.
“SAP Business One and Sapphire performed strongly in key areas including localisations and the availability and suitability of global support” commented Craig.
On the decision to work with Sapphire Craig said “Sapphire actually approached us, we were impressed by their professional approach and responsiveness throughout the process.”
SAP Business One is an integrated, affordable business management application. It’s a single system that can automate critical business operations, including finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing. And it provides accurate, up-to-the-minute views of business data. SAP Business One is a global solution with multi-currency and multi-lingual functionality that is easy to buy, quick to install, and easy to use.
With SAP Business One in place Craig says that the team is looking forward to benefiting from “improved reporting capabilities and dimensions, faster monthly reporting and improved multi-currency and intercompany reporting. Having access from anywhere in the world to accounts – all group ledgers for all companies – was a significant factor in the decision to use SAP Business One.”
Ian Caswell, Managing Director of Sapphire Systems, added: “For global organisations looking for an agile, scalable solution that is truly multi-currency, SAP Business One is a strong fit. Users in different countries can view the same system in their local language and currency, with management having visibility and ease of consolidation across all entities. We are pleased to be working with Reservoir Group and I’m sure the team there will be more than happy with the reporting capabilities they will have post implementation.”
About Sapphire Systems plc:
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA; a global Infor partner – number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide – and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter and was included in The Sunday Times’ International Track 100.
About Reservoir Group:
Reservoir Group is an international oilfield services organisation and recognised specialist in the fields of down hole drilling, completion and production and physical and digital data management. Its team of innovative thinkers challenge convention to find solutions to the increasingly complex technical demands of extracting the world’s remaining hydrocarbons.
Backed by Houston-based oil and gas specialist private equity firm, SCF Partners, Reservoir Group’s aim is to build a global portfolio of businesses designed to deliver specialist services around hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Media contact:
Victoria Park
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
020 7648 2008
19 Aug 11 Recognition of Quality at Sapphire
Sapphire receives ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certificate
Sapphire is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System accreditation.
ISO 9001:2008 is the International Standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). It provides a company with a set of principles that ensure a common sense approach to the management of business activities to consistently achieve customer satisfaction. Requirements are underpinned by eight management principles:
• a customer focused organisation
• leadership
• the involvement of people
• ensuring a process approach
• a systematic approach to management
• a factual approach to decision making
• mutually beneficial supplier relations
• continuous improvement
Tony Martin, Client Service Director at Sapphire, commented: “Luckily for us, we entered the accreditation process with a head start as quality and service have been at the foundation of Sapphire’s business success. What we have done over the last nine months is quantify, document and rigorously test what we do, in some cases tweaking our processes and in other cases devising whole new ones.
However, continuous improvement is what we strive for, so this is only the beginning; not only will we carry on doing the great things that we do but we will always be looking for ways to get even better.”
The certificate can be viewed at: http://www.sapphiresystems.com/uk/brochures/PDFs/audit-people.pdf
About Sapphire Systems plc:
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA; a global Infor partner – number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide, and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter and was listed in The Sunday Times’ International Track 100 in 2011.
Media contact:
Victoria Park
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
+44 (0)20 7648 2008
04 Aug 11 Sapphire: Number One Professional Advantage Partner
Sapphire Systems maintains position as the number one partner for Professional Advantage for 2011
Sapphire is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Professional Advantage Reseller of the Year 2011 accolade, maintaining the pole position for the third consecutive year.
Professional Advantage develops software products that enhance the value of leading international software solutions including the Infor FMS SunSystems range – for which Sapphire is also the global number one partner.
“Sapphire continues to impress and each member of the sales team has raised their game on last year, resulting in a 55% increase in product sales. Given the current climate across the entire channel, this is an amazing result for the whole team” said Steve Howcroft, Joint Managing Director at Professional Advantage. He went on to say “It is also worth noting that Sapphire has the largest iPOS customer base out side of Professional Advantage – a real testament to the team’s procurement expertise.”
David Singh, Sales and Marketing Director at Sapphire added, “As you can imagine, this is great news for us and we are all thrilled that our run as the premier solutions partner for Professional Advantage continues for another year. Our customers find the ability to extend their use of Infor FMS SunSystems with solutions such as Cash Desk [for electronic payment processing] and Collect [for credit control] great for further improving operational efficiency.”
About Sapphire Systems plc:
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA; a global Infor partner – number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide, and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter. In 2011 Sapphire was listed in The Sunday Times International Track 100.
About Professional Advantage:
Professional Advantage has always made innovation a priority. Based on insights from customers, the company has developed process-focused software products that enhance the value of leading international software solutions such as Infor FMS SunSystems.
Solutions that Professional Advantage has developed specific functionality for include:
• eProcurement
• Workflow for SunSystems
• Electronic banking
• Analysis and reporting
• Advanced receivables
• Collections management
• Retail ‘open to buy’ and others
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Media contact:
Victoria Park
+44 (0)20 7648 2000
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
Tags: Professional Advantage, SAP Business One, Sapphire Systems, SunSystems
08 Jul 11 Step up to the Cloud
SAP Business ByDesign from Sapphire Systems
Sapphire announces a series of webinars to help organisations find out what cloud computing could do for them.
Stuart Smalley, Account Manager at Sapphire said: “We are finding that whilst many people may have heard of the ‘cloud’ and SaaS [Software as a Service], there is limited opportunity for them to take a look at the software in action and see how it could work for them in practice.”
In addition to the full SAP Business ByDesign solution, Sapphire also has a session focusing solely on the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) aspect of the solution. This is available as a stand alone module.
SAP Business ByDesign is a fully integrated business management solution that delivers the best of SAP software, on-demand. This solution is designed as best-fit for companies that want the benefits of large-scale business management applications without the costs of supporting the corresponding IT infrastructure. SAP Business ByDesign unifies multiple business operations and enables companies to implement preconfigured business processes in order to solve immediate problems. Accessed via a single user interface, SAP Business ByDesign delivers pre-configured software for business processes and supports managing financials, customer relationships, human resources, projects, procurement and the supply chain.
STEP UP TO THE CLOUD WITH: SAP Business ByDesign
Date: Thursday 11th August 2011
Time: 12:30 – 13:30 (BST)
Location: Online
Cost: Free of Charge
Overview: There’s so much to learn about moving your business to the cloud – and Sapphire Systems wants to help. “Step Up to the Cloud” is a FREE series of webinars where you will learn everything you need to know to take advantage of cloud computing and grow your company. This event is the first in a series of webinars to show you how ERP in the cloud can take your business to new levels of success, and will include a demonstration of SAP Business ByDesign.
STEP INTO THE CLOUD WITH CRM FROM SAP
Date: Thursday 18th August 2011
Time: 12:30 – 13:30 (BST)
Location: Online
Cost: Free of Charge
Overview: Are you curious to learn if a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution in the Cloud is right for your organisation? Find out about SAP’s Cloud based solution; Business ByDesign, specifically for mid-tier and growing organisations.
For more information on these webinars or to enrol, please visit:
http://www.sapphiresystems.com/uk/events/webinars.htm
Media contact:
Victoria Park
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
020 7648 2008
About Sapphire Systems plc:
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA; a global Infor partner – number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide – and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.
Web: www.sapphiresystems.com
Twitter: @SapphireSystems
Tags: SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Sapphire Systems
28 Apr 11 All Leisure Group Benefit From Dual currency Reporting
Sapphire to implement Infor FMS SunSystems at tour operator with global requirements
Sapphire is pleased to announce it has been chosen to implement Infor FMS SunSystems for fifteen users, along with the Compleat procurement solution for fifty users, at All Leisure Group, a group of global tour operators.
The organization had grown and All Leisure required a more robust system than the entry level financial accounting solution in place. Due to the more complex requirements, including multi-currency, revenue/cost recognition, consolidation and reporting, All Leisure “Moved up a tier in terms of solutions reviewed” explained Mark Jeffries, Head of Finance at All Leisure. Coda, Microsoft Dynamics, Access and Infor FMS SunSystems were shortlisted.
“The previous system was no longer up to the task” said Mark, “The All Leisure group of companies is much more complex now and we run a high number of foreign exchange transactions. We also wanted to record foreign transactions by dual rates of exchange for the same currency, this SunSystems could do.”
Mark attended a Sapphire seminar on evaluating financial management solutions towards the end of 2009, when he knew they would soon start looking for a new solution. He was aware of Infor FMS SunSystems and wanted to see the latest version. Mark was impressed – both with Sapphire as an organization and at how SunSystems had improved and developed. “Everyone I met from Sapphire was enthusiastic and very personable. They understood our needs and the specific requirements of the travel sector and I felt confident that the on-going working relationship would be positive.”
Infor FMS SunSystems was the best fit for All Leisure’s requirements as it offered a complete accounting package. Mark was also keen to implement a solution that would work well with Microsoft Excel and whereby data could be quickly manipulated on and reported as necessary.
The finance team at All Leisure is looking forward to benefiting “immensely” from detailed analysis with very defined dimensions once Infor FMS SunSystems is live. “Being able to report where the underlying mixed foreign transactions are exchanged at dual rates of exchange is absolutely vital for us and with SunSystems in place this will be no problem. We have four ships; each one needs to be accounted for along with the various different ports that they visit – which means that we work with a lot of different currencies. The level of analysis that we will be able to drill into with SunSystems will allow us to make better, faster management decisions to drive the business forward.”
In addition to Infor FMS SunSystems, All Leisure also opted to implement Compleat as “We were desperately in need of a proper purchase order processing solution, to cover all our offices and ships, one that could be used by non finance staff” said Mark. “We will now have a proper view of all expenditure in advance of invoices coming in. This will help with forward planning so that we can ensure we have all the currencies we need for payments in place.”
Nick Williams, Travel Division Manager at Sapphire, added “We are delighted to be working with Mark and the team at All Leisure and look forward to getting them up and running with SunSystems and Compleat – they will really benefit from the ease of reporting and greater visibility on spend. Flexible reporting to establish revenue and costs for cruise reporting is facilitated by the extensive analysis of SunSystems. And when it comes to the complex multicurrency and revenue recognition requirements of the travel sector SunSystems really delivers.”
About Sapphire Systems plc:
Sapphire is the global leading Infor FMS SunSystems partner, an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA – and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.
About All Leisure Group:
All Leisure Group is the holding company of All Leisure Holidays, an established cruise holiday company which owns the tour operators Voyages of Discovery, Swan Hellenic, Hebridean Island Cruises and Discover Egypt. Voyages of Discovery, Swan Hellenic and Hebridean offer destination-led cruises to a number of countries and are focused on the market for mature passengers whilst Discover Egypt offers package holidays to Egypt, including cruises and excursions on the River Nile. Voyages of Discovery, a wholly owned subsidiary of All Leisure Group owns the cruise ship, Discovery. The Group added a second ship, Explorer II, in November 2007 which was then renamed Minerva in March 2008. The main trading divisions of All Leisure Holidays are Voyages of Discovery, Swan Hellenic, Hebridean Island Cruises and Discover Egypt.
About Infor FMS SunSystems:
Infor FMS SunSystems v5 is a richly featured global financial management solution. Its unique single-ledger design, with strong multi-currency and analysis capabilities, provides an ideal basis for financial reporting, and is complemented by integrated business process functionality for purchasing, sales, and inventory management. Available in a range of languages and configurable to meet varying accounting requirements, Infor FMS SunSystems v5 provides a common accounting solution that can be deployed globally to meet local requirements at the lowest total cost of ownership.
About Compleat:
Compleat Spend Control is the process that enables organisations to reduce their costs by paying less for what they already buy, increase productivity through automation and increase profitability by taking control over the way the business spends money.
Tags: SAP Business One, Sapphire Systems, SunSystems, Wax Digital
11 Mar 11 Free SAP Business ByDesign Software for 3 Months
Special Offer for IT Showcase Delegates from Sapphire Systems
Sapphire is pleased to announce a special offer exclusively for delegates of the IT Showcase in Leicester on 15th March 2011.
Event delegates that visit the Sapphire stand and register their interest in SAP Business ByDesign will be eligible to use the software for three months at no charge*.
“I will be at the IT Showcase in Leicester next week and am delighted that we are able to bring delegates this fantastic offer” said Stuart Smalley, SAP Business ByDesign Manager at Sapphire. “SAP Business ByDesign is the best of SAP, available on demand. This offer represents a great opportunity for organisations to make a saving on this software as a service solution; I look forward to speaking with attendees of the show and the chance to give them an overview of how they can start working in the cloud!”
Sapphire Systems is an SAP® Business ByDesign solution reseller authorized to market, sell and deploy SAP Business ByDesign, as well as offer additional services. These additional services may include back office services, consulting, change management, or data migration.
SAP Business ByDesign is a fully integrated business management solution that delivers the best of SAP software, on-demand. This solution is designed as best-fit for companies that want the benefits of large-scale business management applications without the costs of supporting the corresponding IT infrastructure. SAP Business ByDesign unifies multiple business operations and enables companies to implement preconfigured business processes in order to solve immediate problems. Accessed via a single user interface, SAP Business ByDesign delivers pre-configured software for business processes and supports managing financials, customer relationships, human resources, projects, procurement and the supply chain.
Terms and conditions apply:
• Interest must be registered with Sapphire at the IT Showcase event in Leicester on 15th March 2011
• To take advantage users must sign up for a minimum of 1 year, by 15th April 2011
• This offer applies to the CRM and Professional Services Starter Packs, with fixed price services to be purchased from Sapphire
• Full details available from Sapphire Systems, please contact Stuart Smalley stuart.smalley@sapphiresystems.com
About Sapphire Systems plc
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA; a global Infor partner – number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide – and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.
Web: www.sapphiresystems.com
Twitter: @SapphireSystems
Media contact:
Victoria Park
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
020 7648 2008
Tags: SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Sapphire Systems
10 Mar 11 Sapphire Opens Regional Office in Houston
Sapphire Systems to deliver business management solutions locally in Texas
Sapphire Systems is pleased to announce further expansion of US operations with an office in Houston, Texas.
Headquartered in England in the City of London, Houston is the second new site for Sapphire this year and will be the third US office in addition to existing operations in New York City and Los Angeles.
Offering customers implementation, consultancy and training in financial accounting and business management software solutions, Sapphire is the leading partner for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide – with a unique global agreement in place with Infor to sell the solution globally – and is an SAP Gold partner.
Ian Caswell, CEO at Sapphire, said: “We have a team with significant knowledge, expertise and experience in the oil and gas industry and Sapphire has many customers in this sector including Tullow, Venture Production, BP and Shell. It seemed a logical decision to continue our expansion in a region known for a sector that Sapphire is well placed to support. This is an exciting time for Sapphire and we are very much looking forward to supporting customers based in Texas.”
The Infor FMS SunSystems financial accounting solution is the product of choice in more than 600 oil and gas sites around the world, used to generate management information providing detailed data on activities and mastering complex reporting requirements.
Many organizations in the energy industry use the MAXIMO Asset Maintenance Management System and Sapphire has developed MaxiSun to seamlessly integrate SunSystems and MAXIMO, or indeed any third party application, as used by International Power and the Pharaonic Petroleum Company.
About Sapphire Systems:
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA; a global Infor partner – number one for Infor SunSystems worldwide, and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.
Web: www.sapphiresystems.com
Twitter: @SapphireSystems
About MaxiSun from Sapphire:
MaxiSun is a powerful, easy to use ‘plug and play’ interface module that connects any third party business application with SunSystems (or any other Finance/ERP system). It features a range of inbuilt configuration tools to convert transactions and data held in application tables in non double entry format into double-entry financial data – allowing for automated updates into SunSystems’ ledgers via the destination applications dedicated import tool such as Ledger Import or SunSystems Connect (SSC) functions.
Tags: Infor SunSystems, management software, MaxiSun, SAP Business One, Sapphire Systems
24 Feb 11 SAP® Business ByDesign(tm) Available from Sapphire
Sapphire Systems is SaaS solution reseller
Sapphire Systems is an SAP® Business ByDesign solution reseller authorized to market, sell and deploy SAP Business ByDesign, as well as offer additional services. These additional services may include back office services, consulting, change management, or data migration.
SAP Business ByDesign is a fully integrated business management solution that delivers the best of SAP business software, on-demand. This solution is designed as best-fit for companies that want the benefits of large-scale business management applications without the costs of supporting the corresponding IT infrastructure. SAP Business ByDesign unifies multiple business operations and enables companies to implement preconfigured business processes in order to solve immediate problems. Accessed via a single user interface, SAP Business ByDesign delivers pre-configured software for business processes and supports managing financials, customer relationships, human resources, projects, procurement and the supply chain.
Ralph Bolton, Technical Director at Sapphire Systems, said “We have been interested in SAP’s cloud offering for some time now and it is good to see how SAP has developed the SAP Business ByDesign solution. I am pleased that the minimum number of users has been brought down from 25 to 10 as this will make the solution a viable option for growing companies that would like to get started with SAP ByD. The CRM Starter option is also well worth a look for organizations that are happy with their existing accounting solution, but could benefit from access to business critical information from wherever they happen to be.”
“The partner channel is a fundamental part of our SME strategy, and introducing partners for SAP Business ByDesign is key. I am delighted to have Sapphire Systems on board; a proven partner for our SAP Business One solution and I wish them every success with this new joint venture,” said Ian Anstey, SAP Business ByDesign, SAP.
Stuart Smalley joined the Sapphire team earlier this year to head up business development for SAP Business ByDesign at Sapphire. He will be based out of Sapphire’s recently opened Birmingham office.
About Sapphire Systems plc
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA; a global Infor partner – number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide – and the leading Wax Digital partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.
Web: www.sapphiresystems.com
Twitter: @SapphireSystems
Media contact:
Victoria Park
Marketing Manager
Sapphire Systems plc
020 7648 2000 (office)
07738 697 632 (mobile)
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
www.sapphiresystems.com
Tags: Business Software, SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business One, Sapphire Systems
24 Feb 11 Sapphire Signs Global Agreement with Infor
Sapphire Systems named as a global partner for Infor FMS SunSystems
Sapphire is pleased to announce that it has signed a new global partnership agreement with Infor to sell Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide.
Sapphire Systems has a long history in the implementation and support of Infor solutions and has been the global leading partner for Infor FMS SunSystems for the past eight years.
Jean-Philippe Pommel, VP Channels EMEA, at Infor stated: “We are delighted that Sapphire has entered into a Global Partner Agreement with us. Firstly, it demonstrates the passion and confidence they have in our software products. In addition, this move enables Sapphire to expand their Infor footprint into new geographies enabling both our companies additional operational coverage with a strong focus to further increasing our market share”.
“Sapphire has proven experience in the Infor FMS SunSystems arena, with the ability to successfully implement projects worldwide. This new agreement is a testament to this and we look forward to seeing Sapphire build on their success, which is why they were identified as a suitable partner for this unique agreement,” says Chris Murphy, Senior Vice President, Financial Solutions Group, Infor.
Sapphire already has numerous international customers spanning the globe and has offices in EMEA, America and Asia. Ian Caswell, Managing Director at Sapphire, commented “We have the capability and willingness to implement anywhere in the world, which has proved helpful to our customers that have operations in more than one country. They are able to deal with one implementation partner, which facilitates the success of a project and ongoing support – a service we provide 24 hours a day for customers.”
Ian concluded “We are thrilled; a global partnership really cements our relationship with Infor.”
About Sapphire Systems plc
Sapphire is an Infor global partner – number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide; an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.
Web: www.sapphiresystems.com
Twitter: @SapphireSystems
Media contact:
Victoria Park
Marketing Manager
Sapphire Systems plc
020 7648 2000 (office)
07738 697 632 (mobile)
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
Tags: Infor, SAP Business One, Sapphire Systems, SunSystems
17 Feb 11 SAP Rewards Top Partners for Customer Relationship Achievements
SAP PartnerEdge awards acclaim top SAP Business One partner, Sapphire, following high customer satisfaction
SAP UK & Ireland this week announced the winners of its annual 2010 PartnerEdge awards. Sapphire was rewarded for excellence in the Outstanding Sales Performance for 2010 category for SAP Business One.
SAP’s PartnerEdge program offers education and support, dedicated sales & marketing support, and business opportunities & leads, to value-added resellers (VARs), to enable them to successfully sell, build and deliver SAP solutions to meet the needs of a growing UK & Irish market. The SAP PartnerEdge awards are designed to acknowledge the partners who have most heavily invested in their customers’ success. Outstanding Sales Performance awards were given for showing an innovative response to win business in an ever competitive marketplace.
SAP rewarded eight of their partners for excellence in a number of categories.
“The channel market is vastly expanding, and our partners are crucial to our target of doubling the channel’s share of SAP sales over the next four years” said SAP UKI Channel Director, Robert Furnivall. “We are grateful to our whole partner eco-system, and the PartnerEdge awards are our way of recognising partners for ensuring that our mutual customers are provided with the very best possible solutions and services. Congratulations to all of those who have received awards.”
David Singh, Sales and Marketing Director at Sapphire Systems, said “We are very pleased to have been recognised by SAP with this award. Sapphire’s ‘customer first’ ethos has helped us build long lasting relationships with our customers and also engage with new customers. SAP Business One is a great solution, but it is important to offer users a range of post implementation services including training, consultancy and support. Proactive account management and customer newsletters and events – online and in person – also form part of the Sapphire offering.”
About Sapphire Systems plc
Sapphire is an SAP Gold partner – number one for SAP Business One in EMEA and the global leading Infor FMS SunSystems partner. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.
Web: www.sapphiresystems.com
Twitter: @SapphireSystems
Media contact:
Victoria Park
victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com
020 7648 2008
Tags: SAP Business One, SAP solutions, Sapphire Systems, SunSystems
