Latest
Release of Epicor® iScala Empowers Global Organizations to Achieve
Operational Excellence
Expanded Global Service and Supply Chain
Functionality with Enhanced Global Capabilities; Extended Vertical
Capabilities for Industrial Machinery and Consumer Packaged Goods
Industries
IRVINE,
Calif., January 29, 2007 — Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC),
a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the
midmarket and divisions of the Global 1000, today announced the
availability of Epicor iScala 2.3 – the latest release of the
company’s tightly integrated end-to-end enterprise resource planning (ERP),
customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM)
solution.
Global
corporations and large local and regional companies worldwide in the
hospitality, distribution, industrial machinery, pharmaceutical and
consumer packaged goods industries rely on Epicor iScala.
Significant attention to international management reporting and
cross-border trading requirements make Epicor iScala an ideal total
business solution for multi-company, global deployments. Featuring
improved security and control, Epicor iScala 2.3 empowers companies to
directly address corporate governance, centralization and global
deployment issues head-on – ultimately enabling them to achieve
operational excellence. The comprehensive application suite
provides collaborative functionality, country-specific localizations
supporting multiple currencies, language and accounting regimes in
parallel – with a focus on enhanced global capabilities for the Latin
America and
India
markets in this latest release.
According
to Gartner, “Organizations must think about their supply chains within
a global perspective. Globalization of their markets, increasing
competition, off-shoring of suppliers and contract manufacturing,
increased network complexity and lengthening supply lines are all
contributing to a changing cost basis for making supply decisions.”[1]
The
Gartner report further states, “Key to managing your supply chains on a
global basis is gaining visibility and collaboration throughout your
supply chain business processes.”[1]
SCM
Enhancements and 3PL Warehouse Support
Providing
enhanced real-time visibility into the global supply chain, the newest
release of Epicor iScala delivers significant enhancements to the core
Service and Supply Chain capabilities, in addition to expanded
functionality focused on the Industrial Machinery and Consumer Packaged
Goods (CPG) industries.
The
sales, sub-contracted manufacturing and purchase processes have been
extended to support working with third party logistics provider (3PL)
managed warehouses via Web services, including instructing the 3PL
regarding receiving, shipping to sub-contracted manufacturers, counting
and sales order shipping. Essential for CPG organizations – Epicor
iScala enables fast, efficient sales, distribution, purchase, planning and
production processes, whether hosted in-house or externally with 3PL
partners. Whether transacting electronically or via paper to large
channel masters with their own distribution centers, multiple small
businesses or a mix of the two, Epicor iScala provides the tools needed to
plan and execute business processes with decreased transaction costs and a
wealth of management information.
Additionally,
Lead Time Management (LTM) performance and usability has been improved by
adding user-defined milestones along with many other features. A new
Picking Sub-Module enables consolidation of warehouse activities and
provides a single picking interface for warehouse staff to use.
Significant
Enhancements for Latin America and
India
Enhancing
global capabilities is a key focus of the new release – specifically for
countries within Latin America and
India
. Significant changes were made to the Advanced Tax Engine,
introduced in the previous release of Epicor iScala, to enhance support
for the numerous tax requirements in Latin America and
India
. The new release includes enhanced flexibility and usability,
including support for user defined tax algorithms and other additions that
address specific requirements in
Argentina
,
Brazil
,
Columbia
,
Mexico
,
Uruguay
and
Venezuela
, as well as
India
.
Industry
Leading Technology Promotes Rapid ROI
“We
are delivering added value to our customers with the release of iScala 2.3
and specifically providing enriched functionality for service and supply
chain organizations,” said Steve Humble, senior director of product
marketing for Epicor. “This latest release further expands and
enhances Epicor’s core strengths of global availability and depth and
breadth of functionality for key vertical markets. This solution is
designed to help our customers achieve operational excellence by reducing
costs while improving usability and process efficiencies.”
Epicor
iScala incorporates leading-edge technology capabilities enabling
customers to leverage the potential of the globally extended enterprise.
The current release builds on proven implementations installed at
thousands of sites, which help define Epicor’s services methodology and
approach, supporting a rapid return on investment (ROI) for customers.
About
Epicor Software Corporation
Epicor, named
one of FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in 2006, is a
global leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise resource
planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain
management (SCM) and professional services automation (PSA) software
solutions to midmarket companies and divisions of the Global 1000.
Founded in 1984, Epicor serves over 20,000 customers in more than 140
countries, providing solutions in over 30 languages.
Employing innovative service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services
technology, Epicor delivers end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for
manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and services that enable
companies to drive increased efficiency, improve performance and build
competitive advantage. Epicor solutions provide the scalability and
flexibility to meet today's business challenges, while empowering
enterprises for even greater success tomorrow. Epicor offers a comprehensive
range of services with its solutions, providing a single point of
accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of
ownership. Epicor’s worldwide headquarters are located in
Irvine
,
California
with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information,
visit www.epicor.com.
[1]Gartner,
“Five Key Themes for Balancing Customer Service With Efficiency in
the Supply Chain”, T. Payne, March 31, 2006.
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