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Newly Formed Sunny Delight Beverages Co. -SDBC- Enters into IT Application Outsourcing Agreement; Former Procter & Gamble Beverage Business Selects OneNeck IT Services.


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- OneNeck IT Services To Provide Comprehensive Standalone IT Infrastructure Services and Support

OneNeck IT Services today announced a major five-year outsourcing contract with Sunny Delight Beverages Sunny Delight Beverages Co. is the creator of Sunny Delight (aka SunnyD). It spun off of Procter & Gamble in 2004. The company is owned by J.W. Childs Associates, L.P.. [1] Headquarters
  • USA: Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Europe: Barcelona, Spain
 Co. (SDBC SDBC San Diego Bicycle Club
SDBC Southern Dune Buggy Club (UK)
SDBC Semi-Dense Bituminous Concrete (transportation engineering)
SDBC Storage Device Block Cache
SDBC Small Disadvantaged Business Concern
) to develop, implement and manage the company's new IT applications infrastructure. SDBC consists of both the Sunny Delight Sunny Delight may refer to the following:
  • SunnyD, the main drink made by the company below.
  • Sunny Delight Beverages Co., the maker of SunnyD.
 and Punica beverage businesses which are both market-leading brands in their segments in every country in which they compete. J.W. Childs Associates, L.P., a Boston-based private equity firm, purchased the Sunny D and Punica business from Procter & Gamble(R) (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: PG) in the summer of 2004.

SDBC's contract with OneNeck is for the establishment of a comprehensive technology infrastructure, the selection and implementation of a new 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.  application, and the deployment of this infrastructure across seven locations in three countries. This work is necessary to enable SDBC to operate as a stand-alone business entity.

Services in the outsourcing contract include data center operations, application and database administration, application development and functional support, WAN/LAN support, phone system, e-mail and desktop administration, all supported by OneNeck's 24x7 support center.

Jim Dahmus, CFO See Chief Financial Officer.  for SDBC, commented, "We chose OneNeck because of their demonstrated expertise in providing complex implementation and outsourcing services to mid-market companies. Due to the nature of these types of transactions, we required a provider who could mobilize quickly. Throughout the acquisition process, OneNeck was in lockstep lock·step  
n.
1. A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible.

2. A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed.

Noun 1.
 with our management team, ensuring our IT needs were met."

"We are very proud to have been selected by SDBC to manage their mission-critical IT environment," stated Chuck Vermillion, 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.  for OneNeck. He also added, "Over the last seven years we have built and managed a number of complex IT environments, providing our customers with peace of mind, allowing them to focus on moving their business forward."

"Just like their name implies, OneNeck will be our single provider of IT solutions. Since we are operating as a new company, IT cost control is crucial. OneNeck is providing SDBC with a cost-effective, predictable solution that will enable us to grow our business to the next level," affirmed Greg Winholt, global controller for SDBC.

About Sunny D and Punica

The Sunny Delight Beverages Co. is a leading producer of juice-based drink brands. The company has annual sales in excess of $550 million, does business in eight countries across 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.  and Europe, and markets two leading brands of juice drinks: SunnyD and Punica. The company was purchased from P&G by J.W. Childs Associates, a Boston-based private equity firm, and the company's management. Its worldwide headquarters are in Cincinnati.

About OneNeck

OneNeck IT Services Corp. is the leading ERP outsourcing services provider to mid-market manufacturing and distribution companies. OneNeck supports most major ERP applications, including PeopleSoft/J.D. Edwards, Microsoft Business Solutions and SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives.  Baan. OneNeck offers a wide range of services, such as application, database and network management, data center management, 24x7 customer support, application development, functional support, disaster recovery and desktop support. OneNeck's global solutions help customers improve ERP system performance and leverage their ERP applications to deliver measurable business benefits. For additional information, visit the OneNeck IT Services home page at www.OneNeck.com.
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