Business Partner Solutions Signs Distribution Agreement With J.D. Edwards.CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999--Savoir Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SVTG SVTG Sudanese Victims of Torture Group ), a leading distributor and integrator of enterprise computer systems, software, storage and services, announced today it's wholly-owned subsidiary, Business Partner Solutions, Inc. (BPS (Bits Per Second) The measurement of the speed of data transfer in a communications system. 1. BPS - Basic Programming Support 2. bps - bits per second ), an IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) midrange systems distributor, has signed a distribution agreement with J.D. Edwards (J.D. Edwards & Company, Denver, CO, www.jdedwards.com) A developer of multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. & Company to distribute their ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. software solutions on the IBM AS/400(TM) system. The partnership with J.D. Edwards allows BPS the opportunity to offer a world class ERP solution in the small and medium business (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) market space to its IBM Solution Providers. As an additional service to its resellers, BPS will pre-load J.D. Edwards' ERP software on the IBM AS/400 for an integrated solution. BPS is IBM's largest AS/400 distributor in the world, and recently received IBM's "Business Partner Leadership Award" for its outstanding performance in 1998, by achieving excellence in the areas of business results, product certification Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and/or quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test standards, , customer satisfaction and compliance. "J.D. Edwards offers a truly scalable solution that will grow with the business needs of small companies," said Joe Mertens, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Business Partner Solutions. "Our partnership with J.D. Edwards enables us to offer our Solution Providers a top ERP technology in a comprehensive and adaptable business solution." "By partnering with BPS, we are expanding the breadth and depth of our resources to sell and support our products for small businesses nationwide," said Carl Farrell, Director of Worldwide Channels, J.D. Edwards. "BPS shares our market focus and general customer-oriented culture, and we intend to leverage this partnership to extend our reach into the small business market." Savoir Technology Group, Inc. is an operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. that provides its customers with computing solutions, enabling them to succeed in today's complex technology markets. The company also provides strategic direction, corporate financing resources and acquisition expertise to Business Partner Solutions, it's wholly-owned subsidiary. In addition, Savoir Technology Group provides its subsidiary with a state-of-the-art information-management system, technical integration centers and efficient logistical support allowing it to deliver the highest-quality service to its growing network of customers. For more information, visit Savoir's web site at www.svtg.com. Business Partner Solutions (BPS) is IBM's largest distributor of IBM midrange products in North America with strong market focus on IBM AS/400, IBM RS/6000, S/390, IBM storage products, and Netfinity(R) servers. BPS employs approximately 350 professionals dedicated to the sales, service, and support of IBM midrange servers and wireless products to sophisticated value added resellers known as IBM Solution Providers. Additional services include light manufacturing through IBM's Authorized Assembler Program and a host of leasing programs. Key suppliers to BPS include IBM, Symbol, Aironet and Telxon wireless products. For more information, visit Business Partner Solutions' web site at www.bpsolutions.net. J.D. Edwards (NASDAQ: JDEC JDEC Joint Data Exchange Center (US/Russian missile warning) JDEC Joint Document Exploitation Center (US DoD) ) provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics, human resources and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and services industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend the J.D. Edwards SCOREx supply chain solution and OneWorld and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software. ActivEra allows customers to change their enterprise software quickly and easily during and after implementation. The company's solutions operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and OS/400, and are Java and HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. enabled. Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver, CO and posted fiscal 1998 revenues of $934 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the company at 1-800-727-5333 or via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com. Note to Editors: Savoir Technology Group and the Savoir Technology Group logo are trademarks of Savoir Technology Group, Inc. Business Partner Solutions, BPS, and the Business Partner Solutions logo are trademarks of Business Partner Solutions, Inc. IBM, IBM AS/400, IBM OS/400, IBM S/390, and IBM Netfinity are registered trademarks and IBM RS/6000 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation and are used under license. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. The names of all other product and services of J.D. Edwards used herein are trademarks and registered trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. The historical results stated above are not necessarily indicative of the results of any future period. All other company and/or product names are respective property of their prospective holders and should be treated as such. |
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