Solomon Software Celebrates 20th Anniversary; Presents Educational Endowment to University of Findlay.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers FINDLAY, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2000 Solomon Software Inc., a leading provider of flexible business management and e-business software for mid-market organizations, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. To commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the occasion and to recognize the community where it is headquartered, Solomon is making a gift of $10,000 to the University of Findlay The University of Findlay is a private university located in the City of Findlay in northwest Ohio. It was affiliated with the Churches of God, General Conference, and was founded in 1882 by the City of Findlay and the Churches of God, General Conference. in the form of an educational endowment A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. for entrepreneurial excellence. "Solomon was founded 20 years ago by three local Findlay residents, Gary Harpst, Jack Ridge, and Vern Strong, who had a vision of starting a software business that would that would make accounting easier for small businesses. In turn they hoped this business would help them each grow personally and spiritually, while contributing to the community's well-being," said Michael Rupe, 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 Solomon Software. "They were true entrepreneurs who used the resources available to them and took big risks in the interest of a vision that was larger than the three of them." "Today, Solomon is a successful company with 400 invaluable employees, hundreds of partners around the country and throughout the world, and thousands of satisfied customers. Without these three men's vision, this wouldn't have been possible," continued Rupe. "To encourage others in the Findlay community to take those same risks to achieve greater goals, Solomon is proud to dedicate ded·i·cate tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates 1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. 2. this educational endowment for entrepreneurial excellence to the University of Findlay." In addition to the Findlay community event, Solomon Software will thank its employees in Findlay and in each of its offices around the country with a series of celebratory luncheon events over the next few days. About Solomon Software Celebrating its 20-year anniversary, Solomon Software is a leading provider of business management and e-business software. Designed with an unparalleled focus on flexibility, Solomon offers small and mid-sized organizations a faster time to solution. The award-winning Solomon IV(R) product family includes e-business applications for financials, project accounting, distribution, service management, sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. and customer relationship management. Solomon IV applications are optimized exclusively for small and mid-sized businesses leveraging Microsoft technologies and platforms including Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000, SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. and Visual Basic. Founded in 1980, Solomon has served over 70,000 customers sites in 100 countries worldwide. Solomon's products and services are sold and implemented by its extensive network of independent sales and support organizations. For more information, visit Solomon Software at www.solomon.com, send e-mail to sales@solomon.com, or call 800-4-SOLOMON (800-476-5666) or 419-424-0422. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, press only: Christine Bell, Director, Corporate Communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. , 503-259-8525, cbell@solomon.com Skip Reardon, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, 419-423-3688 x. 3264, sreardon@solomon.com |
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