K3 lands exclusive global deal with SYSPRO BusinessLive

January 2011

K3 Business Technology Group, the fast growing provider of business systems has signed a strategic agreement with SYSPRO, the global ERP software provider.

The agreement is for K3’s Managed Services Division to provide the hosting and infrastructure services for SYSPRO’s BusinessLive offering on an exclusive basis. SYSPRO BusinessLive is a software as a service (SaaS) application, which is available through SYSPRO’s worldwide network of distributors.

K3 have already worked closely with SYSPRO and a growing number of their 14,000 sites worldwide, by providing application hosting services to those companies wishing to adopt a “cloud computing” approach to their IT systems. The experience gained in hosting both large multi-national customers as well as smaller UK based SYSPRO sites made K3 the logical partner for SYSPRO’s SaaS offering.

K3 Managed Services also provides a wide range of infrastructure services from network design and hardware support through to business continuity and remote systems management services. K3 Managed Services also hosts a wide range of applications from Microsoft including CRM, Office and e-mail. Customers include Doncasters Group and Dudsons.

Martin Perry, Managing Director of K3 Managed Services Ltd, said: "This is a landmark agreement for K3 and reflects the technical strength of our hosting service for SYSPRO products. Uptake of SYSPRO BusinessLive is expected to gain greater momentum as the attractions of Cloud Computing grow. With some 14,000 SYSPRO customers worldwide watching the development of hosted solutions with interest the agreement represents an exciting opportunity to accelerate the growth of our managed services business."

Phil Duff, Chief Executive of SYSPRO said: "K3 has enjoyed considerable success in the deployment of SYSPRO in a hosted environment, supporting customers across the UK, Europe and the USA. We are delighted to have reached this agreement with K3 making SYSPRO available as a hosted SaaS solution on a worldwide basis."

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 specialised needs of 14 000 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centres and a global reseller network in Africa, the US, Canada, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK.

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.