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Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, 27 September 2007 Unit 4 Agresso (www.unit4agresso.com), the ERP market’s definition of agility, announced its expansion into the African and Middle East region through the establishment of a partnership with AH Consulting, a leading pan-African business & IT consultancy organisation, who will implement an African Agresso Competence Centre powered by AH Consulting staff. Herbert Rwamibazi, CEO AH Consulting: “It’s time to stop the ongoing investments of African organisations in business systems that are too expensive to acquire, implement and maintain. Businesses and Governmental organisations across the entire African region experience volatile change pressures. Every African organisation is experiencing the effects of the ongoing restructuring and development that is taking place in this continent, whether it’s in government, education, health, infrastructure or business sectors. Their response to this is that they feel hand-cuffed by the rigidity of their business systems delivered by the traditional ERP leaders. Their frustration is most evident in the ongoing need to spend followed by continued spending as a result of changes in their business.” “We researched the market and found Unit 4 Agresso as the only vendor to release the handcuffs by means of its unique “post-implementation agility” capability. It’s this capability that will put the African business/government back in the driver’s seat – enabling them to manage the business change pressures without the need for major external consultancy. That’s not only going to be a huge cost-saver, but will also unleash the resource to contribute to the development of the African region”. Chris Ouwinga, President & CEO Unit 4 Agresso: “Although Unit 4 Agresso already serves key customers in countries like Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa, we realise that succeeding in the African region requires local presence, skills and capacity. AH Consulting offers this through their network of local offices in both Africa and the Middle East, their access to virtually thousands of qualified and skilled resources and their strong connections to business and governmental influencers and development partners. They are the right partner for us to deliver substantial growth across the entire African region.”
The Agresso Competence Centre will be developed jointly to respond to the strong demand already experienced during the launch week in Kampala, Uganda. The launch event was highly attended with the presence of senior business and governmental managers, ministers and dignitaries from the region. The launch was covered by all the major newspapers, national radio and television stations in both Uganda and other African countries About Unit 4 Agresso Unit 4 Agresso is a leading international producer of business software for service companies and organizations. With offices in 10 European countries, the United States and Canada and sales activities in several other countries a turnover of € 237 million was realized in 2006. Unit 4 Agresso is headquartered in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. Year-end 2006 Unit 4 Agresso had 2,760 employees. About AH Consulting AH Consulting is a leading Pan-African consulting firm specialized in the provisioning of results based consultancy services to the Private Sector, Public Sector, Non Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) and Development Agencies. Its emphasis is on economic, financial management, human resource and information systems services. AH Consulting has offices in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia and operations in key countries in the African Continent and the Middle East. It’s in the process of opening up offices in South Africa, Ghana and UAE. For more information please contact: Unit 4 Agresso N.V. Edwin van Leeuwen, CFO Tel.: +31 (0)184 444444 Fax: +31 (0)184 444463 Email: Edwin.van.Leeuwen@unit4agresso.com
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