Saudi companies seize software upgrade opportunity in Ramadan

Ahmad Balamash from Al Ebdaa Establishment for Development, an ERP solutions provider and an ACCPAC partner based in Jeddah, said: "Businesses in Saudi Arabia realize the competitive edge that computing and technology bring into their businesses and the great response to our Ramadan project is proof of this." The Ramadan conversion program is one of ACCPAC 's investments aimed to develop its market in Saudi Arabia.

During Ramadan ACCPAC announced extra financial incentives for ACCPAC customers in Saudi Arabia willing to upgrade to the latest Advantage Series 5.0. "The DOS version of ACCPAC has been around for more than ten years now, and there obviously are limits to what you can do in a DOS environment. Current users are missing out on the power of Windows, e-business and full cross-application integration functions and flexibility that newer versions present to their businesses," commented Marc Van der Ven, regional manager of ACCPAC.

Ahmad Balamesh said that the Saudi Company of Chemical Trading Ltd, the largest chemicals trader in Saudi Arabia, is one of the first companies who responded to the project. "The management of Saudi Company of Chemical Trading realized the benefits of the newer versions of ACCPAC, especially the powerful scalability, report writing and browser based-functionality of ACCPAC's latest Advantage Series. As a long-term user of ACCPAC they know they can trust ACCPAC's commitment to the market."

Users of ACCPAC Plus, the DOS based accounting system, benefit from a seamless upgrade path which carries all vital accounting data to the new browser-based ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0. ACCPAC's latest release 5.0 operates on the most widely used operating systems and databases, can integrate seamlessly with other applications and can be customized to address the specific needs of businesses. ACCPAC also addresses the linguistic needs of companies in the region by offering them an Arabized versions of its applications.

"Our investments in Saudi Arabia are paying off tremendously," commented Van der Ven. "With expenditure on software in the Kingdom expected to rise to more than $5 billion by the year 2005, we are providing enough incentives to Saudi organizations to modernize their systems and support their need for powerful solutions."

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