Accugraph Corporation goes live in 59 days with SAP's R/3; international financial applications will support projected growth.PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--SAP, the world's leading provider of client/server business applications, and ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. Deloitte, a leader in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. for SAP software implementations, today announced that Accugraph Corporation, a provider of network information software products installed SAP's R/3 client/server financial applications throughout North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. , becoming productive in just 59 days. Accugraph, based in El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas, purchased R/3's financial applications for its U.S. and Canadian operations. The financial modules implemented include general ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , accounts payable, accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , orders, cost centers, fixed assets fixed assets npl → activo sg fijo fixed assets npl → immobilisations fpl fixed assets fix npl → and budgets. The combined application suite addresses Accugraph's most critical needs for financial accounting and budget tracking. "SAP met all of the criteria required to fulfill our growing accounting needs as well as respond to those well into the future as our company grows into international markets," said Dennis McGinn, president of Accugraph. "R/3's flexible multi-currency and multi-language capabilities were very attractive to us. We considered many client/server products on the marketplace, but none were as robust as SAP and no others contain the international flavor we required." Early benefits of the system include the ease of information access. Accugraph now has the capability to look at general ledger accounts prior to the close of the month. The system currently supports 20 users and is installed at its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. "We also experienced some unexpected benefits as a result of the project," said Elizabeth Zajic, manager of financial reporting at Accugraph. "It was very easy to convert to R/3 because the users were already experienced in Microsoft office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. software, and the project has generated enthusiasm among the hands-on users of the system." "Accugraph has a clear vision of its corporate future, and the associated requirements for financial accounting systems to meet today's needs and support projected growth and expansion," said Klaus P. Besier, chief executive officer and president of SAP America, Inc. "We are pleased that they are already enjoying the benefits of their decision to purchase R/3 to support their global financial operations." Accugraph achieved production of R/3 by leveraging the bundled, strategic management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects services of ICS Deloitte. "The ICS Deloitte team was composed of very capable team members," said Zajic. "The level of knowledge was excellent as well as the project management skills. The entire team was prepared to get the job done, and the commitment was evident with the successful implementation of R/3 in only 59 days." "ICS Deloitte and SAP worked together to exceed our customer's expectations for rapid implementation of R/3," said Michael Pehl, chief executive officer of ICS Deloitte. "By bringing the best of two complementary organizations together, we are able to provide our clients with faster R/3 implementations and deliver greater overall customer satisfaction." About SAP SAP provides flexible, integrated client/server and mainframe-based business applications software that is compatible with most popular hardware, software and database platforms. More than 4,500 companies in 41 countries use SAP software to manage complex financial, manufacturing, sales, and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. requirements. SAP's R/3 client/server suite is installed in 3,400 sites worldwide and is accepted as the standard in key industries such as oil, chemicals, consumer packaged goods, and high technology/electronics. Founded in 1972, SAP AG is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany and employs a workforce of over 6,200 worldwide. SAP America is comprised of its corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, a Technology Development Center in Foster City, Calif., and sales and support offices throughout North America, South America and Australia. About ICS Deloitte ICS Deloitte is the market leader in the SAP service and solutions market in terms of "live" R/3 sites, as reported by Advanced Manufacturing Research (AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ). The organization was formed when Deloitte & Touche acquired ICS (International Consulting Solutions) in March 1995. The combination of the two firms provides a unique breadth of services available to customers -- SAP implementation with business process re-engineering See reengineering. (business) Business Process Re-engineering - (BPR) Any radical change in the way in which an organisation performs its business activities. BPR involves a fundamental re-think of the business processes followed by a redesign of business activities to (BPR (Business Process Reengineering) See reengineering. BPR - Business Process Re-engineering ), change management, complementary products, and education services to provide a total solution. ICS Deloitte has more than 1,000 professionals working in 20 offices and serving more than 100 customers throughout North America, Europe, South Africa and Asia Pacific. About Accugraph Accugraph's Network Information System is a key element in network and facility management, telecommunications and infrastructure design. The company's physical network management products are integrated with network and system management software - such as Hewlett-Packard's OpenView, IBM's NetView/6000, SunConnect's SunNet Manager, Cabletron's Spectrum 3.0 and OSI's NetExpert. Corporate headquarters are in El Paso, Texas, with research and development facilities in El Paso, Seattle, and Huntsville, Ala. CONTACT: SAP America, Inc. Peg Culotta, 610/725-4753 or ICS Deloitte Marikit Klein Smith, 610/558-7570 |
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