ESS to strengthen its presence in overseas markets

- To actively target countries in Eastern and Western Africa, South Africa, China and Latin America -

New Delhi, January 12, 2009 – Eastern Software System (ESS), India’s premier ERP and web applications development company offering cutting edge technology solutions and services to clients worldwide, has announced that it is aggressively strengthening its activities in overseas markets including Eastern and Western Africa, South Africa, China and Latin America so as to reach out to a wider audience in these geographical regions and showcase its capabilities. ESS is one of the very few IT companies in India that have been able to make their presence felt overseas because of their indigenously developed flagship product – eBizframe, India’s leading ERP in the mid-market space. ESS has successfully implemented eBizframe for clients in more than 15 verticals in 25 countries and 6 different languages.

According to Anil Bakht, Managing Director, Eastern Software Systems, “The response to our products and services from the overseas markets has been overwhelming in the recent times. We have won several major contracts from various government agencies and private sector in different countries for both our ERP solution and customized web applications development business. We plan to further strengthen our marketing activities so as to reach a wider audience and win more contracts from overseas customers in 2009.”

ESS is taking aggressive marketing initiatives and rapid expansion in every part of Africa. The company has a good presence in the Economic hub (Eastern Africa) which includes Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda. In Western Africa ESS has a notable presence in Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia & Botswana. ESS also has won prominent contracts from customers in South Africa and plans to aggressively market its products and services in the region.

ESS’ Business Partner for Kenya and Tanzania, Compulynx Ltd., has been selected by KPMG Kenya as amongst the KPMG Top-100 Mid-Sized Companies recently. Compulynx has been instrumental in assisting ESS win many a prestigious contract in the region.

Apart from the prominent African markets, ESS is also expanding towards French speaking countries in Africa which includes Ivory Coast & Congo. In Latin America ESS has a good presence in Mexico, Columbia & Bolivia and is also expanding its marketing activities in China.

ESS is actively participating in various technology conventions across Africa to showcase its products and services to its target audience. The company recently participated in a 3-Day International Supply Chain Convention organized by GS 1 Kenya. ESS conducted a 1-Day ERP Workshop for the benefit of the delegates which received excellent response from the participants. The convention featured several speakers and delegates from U.K., New Zealand and many countries in Africa.

ESS also participated in the 21st Century Business Trade fair organized by the Oshwal Youth League, Kenya. The Oshwal community controls the major businesses across East Africa and conducts this annual event. More than 50 Large and Medium Enterprises participated in the event which attracted the Deputy Prime Minister of Kenya among others.

ESS’ strong presence in the African market is accentuated by the fact that the company has recently been awarded multiple prestigious contracts from various government agencies in Africa to deploy ERP solutions and also for customized web applications.

ESS recently won a prestigious ERP implementation contract from The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), a Ghana Government Agency, a large e-Governance contract from the Road Fund Administration (RFA), a Government Agency from Namibia. ESS also won a prestigious contract from Al Faisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to implement its flagship ERP product, ebizframe, for comprehensive automation of the University’s organizational functions

Apart from their flagship product, Ebizframe (ERP), ESS has exceptionally strong capabilities in developing web portals, customized web applications and e-commerce sites leveraging the newest web technologies and concepts like Web 2.0.

ESS recently won a prestigious contract to design, develop and implement the official website and a comprehensive intranet portal for the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), an operationally autonomous law enforcement agency of Botswana. ESS also won another contract from South Africa based FM Media to develop a comprehensive social networking site named Flavafrika on the lines of Facebook, Orkut and MySpace.

ESS offers cost-effective web based solutions specifically tailored to the immediate needs of an organization while being fully upgradeable to meet its future needs. ESS employs the latest web technologies to develop bespoke solutions for businesses working in a diverse number of industries. The ESS development team has proven expertise in creating all kinds of web solutions, which include but are not limited to Web 2.0 applications, B2B applications, B2C e-commerce solutions, web portals, e-learning applications amongst many others.

In India, ESS has already begun implementation of eBizFrame for Haeir India and has also won the ERP implementation contract from Indo-NISSIN, manufacturers of Top Ramen instant noodles in 2008.

Rated amongst the top 10 ERP companies in India by Frost & Sullivan, ESS has time and again successfully outbid international majors for prestigious ERP implementation and customized web applications development projects both in terms of price and features. ESS also ranks amidst top 10 home-grown software product brands from India.

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. For further information on ESS or ebizframe, please visit http://www.essindia.com

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