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UNIT4 Promotes Route to 'Independence' Through Enterprise Software Agility/Interoperability
SLIEDRECHT, The Netherlands and BOSTON, December 1, 2010/PRNewswire/ --
- Introduces New Products, Plug-ins and Cloud Options for
Optimizing Business Change
UNIT4, the world's leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP)
and financial management software for fast changing organizations, today
announced that it is releasing a new array of software products, partner
plug-ins and cloud deployment options for both its Agresso Business World ERP
solution and its Coda financials software line over the next two years. With
these products, UNIT4 is promoting a new global technology strategy called
'Independence', aimed at helping corporate and government agencies transform
business change into business opportunity.
UNIT4 has more than 6000 customers using its Agresso and Coda software
solutions in more than 100 countries and is well known for architectural
strengths that are well suited to a segment of the market the company
describes as "Businesses Living IN Change" or BLINC(TM). The Independence
strategy builds on the post-implementation change capabilities of Agresso's
Vita(TM) architecture, and the interoperability strengths inherent in Coda's
Link(TM) architecture. UNIT4 primarily targets mid-market organizations
facing frequent change. Its mission is to help these organizations embrace
change, both by reducing the costs associated with software changes needed to
support business change, and by using the technology to react faster and more
efficiently to business opportunities that typically accompany changing
circumstances.
As part of the Group's Independence strategy, UNIT4 is planning three key
product announcements:
- A new cloud deployment option for Coda Financials, called 'Coda Cloud
Rebel'.
- A radical new product release roadmap for the Agresso Business World
ERP line, branded 'Route 66;' and,
- A new BLINC e-learning partner plug-in for both the Agresso and Coda
Financials products, named 'Topaz,' which will be part of UNIT4's
next-generation compatibility program entitled 'Color Your App'."
All three announcements fundamentally address the dissatisfaction
expressed by a fast-growing segment of enterprise software buyers who are not
comfortable with gambling their entire business success on the "all or
nothing" approaches of ERP giants Oracle and SAP. "The reason why UNIT4
license revenue is growing faster than the market giants is because
executives at mid-sized companies are turning away from these behemoths,"
explains Ton Dobbe, who heads UNIT4's global product strategy and product
marketing. "Software buyers' past experiences with these companies has
clearly shown that changing circumstances - such as merger/acquisition
activities, new financial/tax regulations, reorganizations/restructurings,
etc. -- are not healthy experiences for customers on other ERP
architectures."
The Agresso Vita architecture has always provided business users the
ability to easily perform needed ERP software changes themselves, without IT
support, as often as necessary after the initial installation. UNIT4's new
Independence strategy continues to widen the competitive differentiation
between UNIT4, which allows "post-implementation" software change, and other
ERP offerings that focus primarily on addressing "agility" before and during
implementation.
Coda's Link architecture provides limitless freedom of choice for
companies wanting to combine Coda's best-of-class financials with superior
interoperability to other best-of-class solutions. For 30 years, Coda Link
has been the benchmark of the optimum architecture for linking and optimizing
data storage, flows and processes to operate harmoniously with other
solutions -from specialist software packages to in-house developments. Coda's
new Cloud Rebel deployment option again extends the freedom of choice for its
customers.
About UNIT4
UNIT4 (http://www.unit4.com/) is a global business software and services
company aimed at helping dynamic organizations to embrace change simply,
quickly and cost effectively in a market sector it calls 'Businesses Living
IN Change' (BLINC)(TM). The Group incorporates a number of the world's
leading change embracing software brands including Agresso Business World and
Coda financial management software.
Agresso Business World (
http://www.unit4.com/products/agresso-business-world) is our flagship ERP
suite for mid-sized services intensive organizations. It is widely
acknowledged for delivering ongoing, post-implementation changes without the
typical external IT costs and services that cost firms huge sums of money
each year. This is achieved thanks to its powerful VITA(TM) architecture
which is unmatched in the ERP world.
Coda Financials (http://www.unit4.com/products/coda) is our award-winning
suite of best-of-class financial management software designed to integrate
with your industry- and company-specific applications. Coda's LINK(TM)
architecture sets it apart from ordinary accounting systems by providing a
financial information backbone for companies with fast-changing and mixed
application environments. It is a global accounting solution for mid-to large
sized organizations, offering a "no compromise" approach to financial
modeling, process control and application choice.
UNIT4 is a top six mid-market ERP software player globally and the 2nd
largest European ERP supplier. With offices in 17 European countries, as well
as 7 countries across North America, Asia Pacific and Africa and sales
activities in several other countries, a revenue of EUR379.4 million was
realized in 2009. UNIT4 is headquartered in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. The
company has 4,160 employees.
UNIT4 is listed on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext and is included in
the Amsterdam Midcap Index (AMX). For more information on UNIT4 or any of its
operating companies, please visit the website at http://www.unit4.com.
For more information, please visit: http://www.unit4.com, or contact:
Emma Hoyle
Group PR Manager
UNIT4
+44-1423-537-977
emma.hoyle@unit4.com
Source: UNIT4
Emma Hoyle, Group PR Manager, UNIT4, +44-1423-537-977, emma.hoyle@unit4.com
UNIT4 Promotes Route to 'Independence' Through Enterprise Software Agility/Interoperability
SLIEDRECHT, The Netherlands and BOSTON, December 1, 2010/PRNewswire/ --
- Introduces New Products, Plug-ins and Cloud Options for
Optimizing Business Change
UNIT4, the world's leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP)
and financial management software for fast changing organizations, today
announced that it is releasing a new array of software products, partner
plug-ins and cloud deployment options for both its Agresso Business World ERP
solution and its Coda financials software line over the next two years. With
these products, UNIT4 is promoting a new global technology strategy called
'Independence', aimed at helping corporate and government agencies transform
business change into business opportunity.
UNIT4 has more than 6000 customers using its Agresso and Coda software
solutions in more than 100 countries and is well known for architectural
strengths that are well suited to a segment of the market the company
describes as "Businesses Living IN Change" or BLINC(TM). The Independence
strategy builds on the post-implementation change capabilities of Agresso's
Vita(TM) architecture, and the interoperability strengths inherent in Coda's
Link(TM) architecture. UNIT4 primarily targets mid-market organizations
facing frequent change. Its mission is to help these organizations embrace
change, both by reducing the costs associated with software changes needed to
support business change, and by using the technology to react faster and more
efficiently to business opportunities that typically accompany changing
circumstances.
As part of the Group's Independence strategy, UNIT4 is planning three key
product announcements:
- A new cloud deployment option for Coda Financials, called 'Coda Cloud
Rebel'.
- A radical new product release roadmap for the Agresso Business World
ERP line, branded 'Route 66;' and,
- A new BLINC e-learning partner plug-in for both the Agresso and Coda
Financials products, named 'Topaz,' which will be part of UNIT4's
next-generation compatibility program entitled 'Color Your App'."
All three announcements fundamentally address the dissatisfaction
expressed by a fast-growing segment of enterprise software buyers who are not
comfortable with gambling their entire business success on the "all or
nothing" approaches of ERP giants Oracle and SAP. "The reason why UNIT4
license revenue is growing faster than the market giants is because
executives at mid-sized companies are turning away from these behemoths,"
explains Ton Dobbe, who heads UNIT4's global product strategy and product
marketing. "Software buyers' past experiences with these companies has
clearly shown that changing circumstances - such as merger/acquisition
activities, new financial/tax regulations, reorganizations/restructurings,
etc. -- are not healthy experiences for customers on other ERP
architectures."
The Agresso Vita architecture has always provided business users the
ability to easily perform needed ERP software changes themselves, without IT
support, as often as necessary after the initial installation. UNIT4's new
Independence strategy continues to widen the competitive differentiation
between UNIT4, which allows "post-implementation" software change, and other
ERP offerings that focus primarily on addressing "agility" before and during
implementation.
Coda's Link architecture provides limitless freedom of choice for
companies wanting to combine Coda's best-of-class financials with superior
interoperability to other best-of-class solutions. For 30 years, Coda Link
has been the benchmark of the optimum architecture for linking and optimizing
data storage, flows and processes to operate harmoniously with other
solutions -from specialist software packages to in-house developments. Coda's
new Cloud Rebel deployment option again extends the freedom of choice for its
customers.
About UNIT4
UNIT4 (http://www.unit4.com/) is a global business software and services
company aimed at helping dynamic organizations to embrace change simply,
quickly and cost effectively in a market sector it calls 'Businesses Living
IN Change' (BLINC)(TM). The Group incorporates a number of the world's
leading change embracing software brands including Agresso Business World and
Coda financial management software.
Agresso Business World (
http://www.unit4.com/products/agresso-business-world) is our flagship ERP
suite for mid-sized services intensive organizations. It is widely
acknowledged for delivering ongoing, post-implementation changes without the
typical external IT costs and services that cost firms huge sums of money
each year. This is achieved thanks to its powerful VITA(TM) architecture
which is unmatched in the ERP world.
Coda Financials (http://www.unit4.com/products/coda) is our award-winning
suite of best-of-class financial management software designed to integrate
with your industry- and company-specific applications. Coda's LINK(TM)
architecture sets it apart from ordinary accounting systems by providing a
financial information backbone for companies with fast-changing and mixed
application environments. It is a global accounting solution for mid-to large
sized organizations, offering a "no compromise" approach to financial
modeling, process control and application choice.
UNIT4 is a top six mid-market ERP software player globally and the 2nd
largest European ERP supplier. With offices in 17 European countries, as well
as 7 countries across North America, Asia Pacific and Africa and sales
activities in several other countries, a revenue of EUR379.4 million was
realized in 2009. UNIT4 is headquartered in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. The
company has 4,160 employees.
UNIT4 is listed on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext and is included in
the Amsterdam Midcap Index (AMX). For more information on UNIT4 or any of its
operating companies, please visit the website at http://www.unit4.com.
For more information, please visit: http://www.unit4.com, or contact:
Emma Hoyle
Group PR Manager
UNIT4
+44-1423-537-977
emma.hoyle@unit4.com
Source: UNIT4
Emma Hoyle, Group PR Manager, UNIT4, +44-1423-537-977, emma.hoyle@unit4.com