ACCPAC extends channel partners

"Our foremost priority is our users, they should be sure that they are getting the solution that best fits their requirements and the best support for it. Our partnerships in the Middle East ensure that current and potential clients have access to professional and uninterrupted support capabilities," said ACCPAC regional manager, Middle East, Marc Van der Ven.

ACCPAC launched its Middle East operations earlier this year with aggressive marketing plans aiming to create a strong and diversified channel of partners across the region, to provide for its growing information technology needs.

The newest ACCPAC channel partners are:

Arabesque Systems Company — a Microsoft Certified Partner and the leading system integrator in Kuwait

Almoayyed Computers — Quest Middle East (QME), a major and fast-growing Bahrain based solution provider focused on the health-care and automotive industry

Key Information Technology - The exclusive providers of Micros-Fidelio systems for Hotel, apartments, Residences and Point Of Sale in the Middle East and to the corporate Market in the UAE.

In each case, the new channel partners in the region agree that ACCPAC's financial modules meet their need to expand their current portfolio and expand their capabilities to service their markets.

Key Information Technology, the new Dubai-based channel partner, chose ACCPAC financials to meet the needs of the hospitality industry for back office financial and accounting capabilities: "We provide Micros- Fidelio, which is a great Point Of Sale & front office system for the hospitality industry and we were looking for a back office that would tie up seamlessly with it in regards to core operations," said Masood Al Janahi, managing director of Key Information Technology, sole distributors of Micros-Fidelio, Property Management Systems and POS Systems for the region. "Our partnership with ACCPAC brings one integrated solution to the booming hospitality industry, allowing it to compete on international operational standards," Al Janahi continued.

Mr C.V. Ramana Murthy, CEO and General Manager of Quest Middle East, the new Bahrain-based ACCPAC partner added: "Business automation solutions are a must today for all organizations who are interested in more efficient and cost effective delivery of services. This applies also to the highly mission critical health sector. Our Hospital Management information solution - Clinicware, integrated with ACCPAC financials delivers the efficiency and cost effectiveness that the sector seeks."

ACCPAC's software gives Middle East businesses an entry-point that will allow them to expand without disruptions when they outgrow their current accounting solution, according to the third new ACCPAC partner, Arabesque Systems Company: "Kuwait businesses today are growing and driving to new levels of technology implementation using information systems to automate their business processes. This means that there is a an existing demand for solutions that not only help to deliver this business automation, but also take into consideration future expansion and business growth needs into based on the competitive use of technology," said Ahmed Al-Atheri, General Manager of Arabesque. "Our partnership with ACCPAC allows us to provide existing and potential customers with we can offer comprehensive business solutions that address those needs with the smart use of company information to drive information systems that truly add value."

"Our priority is to provide the growing businesses in the region with highest return on investment along with continuous and strong support from the channel," said Van der Ven. "By supplementing our leading software technologies with investments in channel development, we commit ourselves to play a role in taking the region's businesses to a global platform."

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