COSTA MESA, Calif. - May 4, 2009 -- SYSPRO, a leading,
worldwide provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, announced
today that the company has been named "Software Company of the Year" by the
Technology Council of Southern
California.
The award, presented April 30, 2009, at an awards banquet at the Los
Angeles Biltmore Millennium Hotel, is based on an extensive criteria list,
including product innovation, commitment, sales/revenues, team building, a
positive affect on the technology industry and involvement with trade
organizations and legislative activities pertinent to the technology industry.
The "Software Company of the Year" award by the Technology Council
of Southern California is particularly meaningful, since Southern California is
home to the second highest concentration of software companies in the world.
SYSPRO won the award in 2004 and was a finalist for the award in 2005 and 2007.
The judging process for the "Software Company of the Year" award is
highly detailed. Nominated companies must first pass written scrutiny after
which a team of judges visits the company offices of the finalists for in-depth
interviews with company executives. The Technology Council Judges and Selection
Committee was comprised of a veritable 'who's who' of leading Southern
California businesses: Uri Blackman, founder and CEO of Gideon Informatics;
Charles Curton, managing partner, Tech Coast Equity Group; Bryan Gadol, David
Hayes, Mandana Massoumi and Parker Schweich, partners in Dorsey &Whitney
LLP; Ben Kuo, founder, editor & publisher, socialTECH.com; Carol Kurimksy,
senior vice president, PC Mall; Catrina Leudtke, executive director, Technology
Council; Kurt Milklinski, vice president of Structured Products, Silicon Valley
Bank; Ed Sauve, advisor Global Financial Services, Silicon Valley Bank; Jamie
Somes, managing director, Alexander Dunham Capital; and Andrew Warner, founder,
Mixergy.
Upon visiting SYSPRO, Technology Council Judge Charles Curton
declared: "SYSPRO does have a very compelling story."
SYSPRO was one of the first companies to develop an Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) software solution. The company has continued to
innovate its single product offering, adding unparalleled functionality, ease
of use and customization capabilities that enable SMB (small, medium size)
manufacturers and distributors to successfully compete in their respective
industries by "leaning" and "greening" their operations.
Joey Benadretti, president, SYSPRO USA, said of the "Software
Company of the Year" honor. "For more than 20 years, SYSPRO has been sharing in
the strength and the power that is the Southern California technology
community. As a private, focused ERP [Enterprise Resource Planning] software
company, SYSPRO has been able to remain committed to the SMB [Small and Medium
Business] marketplace. The company is distinguishable by one very noticeable,
inherent quality... passion. SYSPRO channels this passion today as it journeys
down the current technological highway of ideas, builds bridges across
enterprises and industries and makes a lasting, positive impact in overall
end-to-end Supply Chain Management. SYSPRO is driven by an environment of
independence and partnership... by fervor for new ideas and the wisdom of
previous ones... and by a pragmatic, yet visionary sense of imagination."
The Software Company of the Year award, in fact, is the latest in a
string of awards recognizing SYSPRO's industry leadership:
- SYSPRO Customer,
Chocolate Potpourri, winner of the Progressive Manufacturing 100 Award
presented by Managing Automation Magazine
- SYSPRO named a Top Ten
2009 ERP Vendor by Business-Software.com
- SYSPRO 2008 eWeek
Channel Insider Product of the Year
- SYSPRO Reseller Channel
voted "Best" by K2 Enterprises
- SYSPRO named to Computer
Reseller News Emerging Tech Vendor List
SYSPRO's more thoughtful approach to adopting new technology, such
as web services and SOA platforms, also reflects the desires of its buyers who
are driven by business needs and not by the latest headlines. This exemplifies
SYSPRO's ongoing strategy of helping to simplify the success of its customers.
SYSPRO calls its buyer landscape "PragmaVision,â„¢" consisting of pragmatic,
visionary ERP executives that are driven by a desire for smart, but aggressive
market growth.