SYSPRO Implementation Methodology Wins Top Industry Award for Fourth Year in Succession.

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- SYSPRO, a leading producer of enterprise software, has announced that the SYSPRO implementation methodology, STARS, has been awarded the 2005 K2 Quality Award for "Installation Channel/Methodology." This is the fourth year in succession that STARS has been the recipient of the award.

K2 Enterprises, a highly respected organization that provides technology consulting and lectures on technology topics, selected the SYSPRO STARS Implementation Methodology for the award based on a polling of the entire K2 Enterprises instructor team. Their votes are influenced by end-user feedback and experience from consulting and extensive teaching.

The competition was open to all technology products, hardware and software, in the marketplace. "Great value, vision, and consistency are recognized by our CPA attendees. When companies are innovating, we can see the quality of their products and/or services improving before the market, as a whole, recognizes the changes," said K2 Executive Vice President Randy Johnston.

Joey Benadretti, SYSPRO USA president, said of the recognition: "This fourth win for STARS is really an affirmation that the SYSPRO Implementation Methodology is the industry standard. The SYSPRO STARS Methodology speeds software implementation for a faster ROI and, at the same time, helps a company to streamline its business processes for greater operational efficiency. This award reflects SYSPRO's capability to ensure that implementations are structured and managed. Customers now have visibility over the entire implementation process with the result that costs can remain within budget and implementation time frames are met."

The STARS (Structured Technique to Achieve a Rapid Solution) Implementation Methodology is a highly structured, business-centric methodology that guides implementers in all aspects of the implementation procedure and provides a framework by which business practices can be examined and re-energized to maximize overall operational efficiency.

STARS is provided as a two-volume, high-quality printed set for reference purposes with a template-based electronic CD-ROM containing an extensive array of documentation, implementation, information and project management tools that focus on mapping SYSPRO enterprise software to business flows. STARS offers templates for such major functional areas as inventory and warehouse management as well as processes related to planning, purchasing, manufacturing, sales, distribution, financials, administration, APS, CRM, and .NET-based e-commerce. STARS makes SYSPRO software the concentric framework by which a business can enhance flexibility and responsiveness, break down barriers between functional departments and eliminate the duplication of efforts. STARS also helps the customer to maximize the continuing utilization of SYSPRO software by providing, as it were, an "audit trail" upon which additional functionality and procedures can be built.

According to Benadretti: "Many businesses simply fail to examine their existing business processes at the time new software is being implemented. They attempt to 'lay' the new software on top of existing procedures and, therefore, expectations may not be fully realized. Any implementation process has to have a starting point - a foundation. The more solid the foundation, the better are the chances to maximize utilization of the new software. Typically, this foundation is established via an internal audit, where the totality of existing business processes is noted and detailed, including the roles and responsibilities of individuals. With this audit as a starting point, business process re-engineering can be maximized. STARS provides the guidelines for such an audit. In fact, the STARS library of documents can be used during Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions for the defining of business processes when the detailed requirements for each business area are being documented. During such sessions, any areas of the system that require re-engineering are highlighted as well as the suggestions for improving the processes."

About K2 Enterprises

K2 Enterprises is a premier provider of technology continuing professional education (CPE) in both the United States and Canada. With seminars in over 47 states in 2004, 800+ presentations, special events such as their turn-key Annual Technology Conferences, CPE & Ski, and with a growing list of training in Canada, K2 is the largest provider of technology CPE in North America. www.k2e.com

About SYSPRO

Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of 12,000 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers in the U.S., Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the U.K.

SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.

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