Four51 to Deliver SAP Integrated Business Management Solution for Small and Midsize Print Distributors
Press release from the issuing company
Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 4, 2006 -- Four51, Inc. today announced that it has an agreement with SAP America, Inc. to deliver a new integrated e-commerce business management system serving the specific needs of small and midsize print distributors and print suppliers. The relationship is being announced at the annual Print Solutions Conference and Expo, hosted by DMIA October 3-5 in Chicago, IL, and intends to combine the best-in-class business management solution of SAP Business One with the dynamic electronic marketplace and software-as-a-service solution of Four51.
Rich Landa, Co-founder and President of the Solutions Group at Four51, said, “We are excited to be working with SAP and SAP Business One, the leading business management system for small and mid-market companies, to bring a powerful 21st century electronic market and e-commerce solution to an important, and large, vertical market.”
Four51's Business Management solution based on SAP's Business One solution will provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, affordable solution for print distributors and suppliers by offering full integration of Four51's electronic trading functionality into the SAP Business One business management solution. Dan Schroer, President of ProGrade, a corporate print management company, said, “As a longtime user that processes up to 90% of our transactions via the Four51 solution, it is very exciting to hear SAP Business One steadily emerge as a rising leader in its market. Our industry is in need of a seamless integrated solution that will drive efficiency, productivity and a truly real-time open platform for our clients, vendors and distributor business operations.”
Dan Kraus, Vice President, SAP America. Inc., said, “Joining with Four51, the leader in the printed communications electronic marketplace and e-commerce space, to serve print sellers and suppliers is an important part of SAP's vertical industry strategy and complements the e-commerce functionality offered in SAP Business One. We are confident our partnership will enable print distributors and suppliers to grow better and faster than ever before.”
Four51 expects to introduce “Four51 Edition for SAP Business One” to the print distribution and supply market in early 2007. Landa added, “With Four51 and SAP Business One, print suppliers and distributors now have a world-class solution to better manage and grow their businesses in the competitive 21st century marketplace.”