Haier selects ESS’ flagship ERP product ebizframe

ESS’ ebizframe outscores 11 leading ERP offerings amidst stiff competition to emerge as the winner

New Delhi, April 18, 2008: Eastern Software System (ESS), India’s premier ERP Company offering cutting edge technology solutions and services today announced that it has successfully won a contract from Haier India, one of the leading home appliances and consumer electronics companies, to implement its flagship ERP product ebizframe for their Services Business.

Haier India performed stringent evaluation on 12 different ERP brand offerings including some domestic as well as international brands of repute, to finally select ESS’ ebizframe. ebizframe shall be used over the Internet by Haier India’s corporate office located in New Delhi as well as by the Company’s various branch offices and service centers spread across the country.

After awarding the contract, Mr. Pranay Dhabhai, Whole Time Director and COO, Haier Appliances (India) Pvt. Ltd. said that, “At present, more and more business functions are getting successfully executed over the online space. We at Haier are also moving forward in that direction with this new partnership. We now hope to use ebizframe as an e-commerce tool for implementing most business functions like finance, marketing, manufacturing, HR, and sales that will undoubtedly improve organizational efficiency and enhance our corporate performance”.

Rated as one of the top 10 ERP brands in the country by Frost & Sullivan, ebizframe is competing successfully against international majors both in terms of price and features. It also ranks amidst top 10 home-grown software product brands from India.

According to Mr. Anil Bakht, Chairman & Managing Director, Eastern Software Systems, “It is, of course, a matter of immense pride for Team ESS to be associated with one of the top multinationals manufacturing a wide range of home appliances and consumer electronics products. Our success at Haier India shall certainly make us more acceptable amidst other white goods brands that we reach out to.”

This contract win by ESS is based on a Single-Window solution model wherein ESS will not only provide its flagship ERP ebizframe but will also provide all other related software, hardware and associated services. This prestigious contract is only a small indicator of the growing confidence that bigger brands have placed in ESS’ ebizframe in the recent past owing to its optimum performance and value for money proposition. Not to forget the fact that it is backed by a reliable and totally client-centric post-sales support.

About Haier India

Haier India is 100 per cent subsidiary of Haier Group, which started its commercial operations in January 2004. In India the company’s product range includes Haier colour televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave ovens, clothes dryers, dishwashers, DVD players and home theatre systems. Planet Haier, the company’s exclusive showroom showcases Haier’s entire range of home appliances available in the Indian market.

The Haier Group was set up in 1984 in Qingdao of China. In just over two decades as per Euromonitor Statistics of 2003, Haier was ranked as the 2nd largest Home Appliances brand in the world. Haier has long attached significance to innovation in satisfying the demands of worldwide consumers and realizing win-win performance between Haier and clients.

About ebizframe

ESS is the developer and owner of “ebizframe”, a mid-range, web-enabled ERP specifically targeted at the mid-market segment. ebizframe is one of the most popular Indian ERPs recognized worldwide having 550+ clients, 1500+ sites and 15000+ users. It is a multi lingual, multi currency and multi location software based on Oracle 10g and Developer2000. In addition to Windows, ebizframe also runs on Red Hat Linux. Ebizframe works with equal dexterity and robustness across manufacturing, distribution, trading and retail environments. ESS has successfully implemented and customized ebizframe across various industry verticals including Auto Ancillaries, Engineering, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Garments, Hospitality, Retail, FMCG, etc. across diverse geographical locations in India, S. E. Asia, Middle East, Africa and Mauritius.

About Eastern Software Systems (ESS)

Eastern Software Systems Pvt. Ltd. [ESS] was founded in 1990 and is today a premiere IT products and services provider. ESS primarily operates in the following domains: Enterprise Solutions, Application Development and Support, and Total IT Outsourcing. ESS is primarily known for its ERP “ebizframe” which is the largest selling Indian ERP today. ESS is assessed at SEI-CMM Level 5 [the highest level attainable for process capability maturity] and is also certified ISO-9001:2000. ESS offers its products and services in over 25 countries including India, S.E. Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. ESS employs a large group of highly talented technical staff for serving its large client base.

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