ACOM Solutions iSeries/400 Division Expands International Presence, Takes Aggressive Growth Stance.

Business Editors

ATLANTA & LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2001

The iSeries/400 Division of ACOM Solutions Inc., developer/marketer of the award-winning EZPrint/400 electronic form, check and label solution, has expanded its international marketing scope to include Scandinavia and Italy, and it continues to add resellers in countries where EZPrint/400 was already available, it was announced by Mark Firmin, division vice president of sales.

The division commenced its international marketing thrust in 1996, and currently has European representation in England, Netherlands-Benelux, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia and Russia, as well as in Australia and New Zealand, Mexico and Central America, and several South American nations. Most of these countries or regions were represented at the division's annual International Reseller Conference held recently in Atlanta.

"There is a significant and growing international iSeries/400 presence and as an extremely flexible, native RPG electronic forms solution, EZPrint/400 provides a quick and simple means to transition from costly, clumsy preprinted multipart forms to streamlined, contemporary business processes," Firmin said. "EZPrint/400 enables users to create electronic templates for business forms, checks and labels, store them in software, and generate complete laser-printed documents as needed by merging data with the required template. The system also provides a new revenue opportunity for resellers, whom we train to implement the forms as a professional service, just as we do in the U.S."

Firmin noted that iSeries computers are renowned for reliability and solid ROI and that companies are capitalizing on these characteristics. In Mexico, some 7,000 AS-iSeries/400 computers are in service at perhaps 2,500 user companies, he said, adding that in Italy, within weeks of signing as a partner earlier this year, the reseller there had sold several EZPrint/400 systems and arranged for translation of the manuals into Italian.

"There is a widespread, demonstrable need that EZPrint fulfills by enabling major cost reductions and dramatic increases in efficiency -- whether used for forms, secure MICR-laser checks, or labels," he said. "Our resellers normally have their own value-add, and they bundle EZPrint/400 as a 'best-of-breed' utility to complete their solutions. Key factors in their decision to partner with us are EZPrint/400's ease of use, reliability and cost-effectiveness."

EZPrint/400's well-known users overseas include such names as Bausch & Lomb, Gucci, Lockheed, Heineken, Bayer de Mexico, Abbott Labs, Bridgestone-Firestone and Pharmacia-Upjohn, among many others.

"If a reseller is an iSeries/400 shop, we want them to call us," Firmin said. "While resellers normally handle support locally, we provide secondary support, and we have enhanced our international customer service capabilities for fast response.

"We have also begun developing Web pages for each international partner within the ACOM Web site, and as we identify additional activities to support our partners, we will implement them. The international market for iSeries/400 productivity solutions is extremely attractive, and we have structured our program to compete aggressively within it."

About ACOM Solutions

ACOM Solutions Inc. is a leading developer and marketer of document, payment and EDI/XML data interchange management solutions. The company's solutions integrate with enterprise applications such as ERP and CRM to enhance back office and B2B processes for electronic, Internet and paper-based commerce. ACOM offers solutions in the Microsoft Windows and the IBM iSeries (AS/400) environments, including hardware, software, professional services, supplies and maintenance contracts, as well as the company's 30-day Total Satisfaction Guarantee. The company's Financial Documents Division provides check and financial document solutions for banks and credit unions. Contact ACOM Solutions at 2850 E. 29th St., Long Beach CA 90806; telephone [phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail [e-mail]; Web: www.acom.com.