AXIS Integrated Solutions - a Sage Software Technology Consulting Firm with Strong Ties to the Caribbean and Latin America - Gains Industry, Trade Press Recognition.

Accounting Technology, Accounting Today and Sage Software Honor Miami-Based Consultancy for Second Consecutive Year

MIAMI -- When Manny Buigas set out with colleagues Kelly Hummel in St. Louis and Tony Chiodo in Chicago to create a cutting-edge new technology consulting firm that would reach beyond the United States to serve the Caribbean and Latin American markets, the Miami-based CEO of AXIS Integrated Solutions (www.axisintegratedsolutions.com) knew he was onto something big. Still, he's the first to admit that "I had no idea that this dynamic new Sage Software (http://www.sagesoftware.com/) reseller and consulting firm would catapult us into the national spotlight." Yet AXIS, a joint venture built around the merger of three regional powerhouse IT consulting firms, has just earned three of the IT industry's most prestigious accolades: Accounting Today magazine's "VAR Top 100," as well as Accounting Technology magazine's "Technology Pacesetters" and "Killer VAR" honors (http://sm.ebookhost.net/amg/killervars2007/1/).

In addition, within two years of first opening its doors, AXIS Integrated Solutions has, for the second consecutive year, ranked at the very top of Sage Software's thousands of independent business partners. AXIS - which has a strong presence throughout the Caribbean and Latin America - has just been named to Sage's Chairman's Club for 2007. This honor is limited to an equally exclusive group of Sage's top-selling North American Business Partners. Late in 2006, AXIS was named to Sage's prestigious President's Circle - a group limited to the 70 top business partners and certified consultants from the full range of Sage Software partners.

Winning this dramatic "trifecta" from the leading industry trade journals and Sage Software's two most impressive recognitions - the Chairman's Circle and the President's Club - in a single year would be unusual for even a long-established industry-leading IT firm; but Buigas' AXIS Integrated Solutions is not quite two years old.

A major part of that success has been Manny Buigas' commitment to Caribbean and Latin American markets, as well as the powerful U.S.-based Hispanic market, which is financially more significant than the entire Canadian market. A proud Cuban-American with strong Caribbean/Latin roots, Buigas has long sought out and served clients in these challenging, fast-growing markets. This has led AXIS to establish a branch office in Aruba, and to serve clients throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.

"We have helped to introduce sophisticated, automated Customer Relations Management (CRM) solutions to Latin American and Caribbean markets, along with the U.S.-based Hispanic market," Buigas said, "as well as a wide range of business management solutions. Because we are fluent in both Spanish and English, and because we have a deep understanding of these markets, we are able to provide effective, culturally-sensitive hands-on consulting to help our clients achieve maximum functionality from their customized business solutions."

This multicultural expertise has helped AXIS achieve recognition from both America's leading business solution trade journals and from international powerhouse Sage Software.

In naming Manny Buigas and AXIS Integrated Solutions as one of Accounting Technology's Killer VARs, Editor Bob Scott wrote: "Product lines get broader and installations bigger. There's pressure on mid-market Value-added Resellers that handle increasingly powerful inexpensive packages. Vendors are more demanding in terms of training required to handle their product lines. There is pressure to offer increasingly specialized product lines in vertical markets. But at every level of the reselling market, from the small to the large, there are players who are making their mark as excellent business people."

The Sage Software recognition is equally impressive. "Chairman's Club members receive a variety of marketing benefits and attend an annual business retreat with Sage Software executives to discuss industry issues and business strategy," AXIS CEO Manny Buigas explained. "We're proud to have reached this remarkable achievement within our first two years in business."

"Chairman's Club members such as AXIS Integrated Solutions," according to Sage Software President and CEO Ron Verni, "are among the most successful business partners in North America helping small and mid-sized businesses achieve great results with Sage Software solutions. Like Sage Software, they place the customer at the forefront of their business to build exceptional programs for success."

When AXIS was named to the President's Circle, Taylor Macdonald, Sage Software executive vice president of channel and sales operations, said, "Helping small and midsized businesses to be successful is what our business is all about, and our exceptional channel of business partners is a critical part of making it happen. President's Circle winners are at the top of the industry."

AXIS Integrated Solutions is a joint venture built around the merger of three regional business solution powerhouse IT consulting firms. "Our ongoing passion is to help our clients leverage the best possible technology solutions to grow their businesses and thrive," AXIS' CEO Manny Buigas said. "My partners - Kelly Hummel in St. Louis and Kansas City, and Tony Chiodo in Chicago and Knoxville - and I jointly created AXIS in mid-2005 in order to have exactly the right mix of IT talent, years of experience as a trusted business advisor to clients, state-of-the-art technology solutions, and clients who are as motivated to grow as we are. We are thrilled to be serving both our regional markets - and, in our areas of specialization, such as CRM, nationally - during these times of unprecedented economic growth, and very pleasantly surprised by the recent accolades."

About AXIS Integrated Solutions

Miami-based AXIS Integrated Solutions was formed by the principals of three Sage Software Premier Business Partner firms, leaders who shared a strong desire to be trusted business advisors, going far beyond the traditional role of software resellers. As exemplified by a remarkable first-year success, AXIS has achieved this goal by offering and delivering to each client a complete, end-to-end business management solution custom-tailored to their particular business needs.

At its core, AXIS is a team of experienced consultants with deep industry and solution expertise and strong educational backgrounds. These professionals include Certified Public Accountants, Systems Engineers and Industrial Engineers with post-graduate degrees in business administration and marketing who strive to transfer their knowledge and expertise to AXIS' client organizations.

For further information on AXIS Integrated Solutions, contact CEO Manny Buigas, CPA: 305-418-9440, ext. 201 (or cell 305-218-0930) - [e-mail].