Epicor launches next-gen ERP solution

Epicor Software Corporation, a provider of enterprise business software for the midmarket, announced the launch of its next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution Epicor 9.

According to Epicor they are introducing a new approach to the way ERP systems are designed, built and used.

“Globally, we have a distinguished track record of delivering the latest, flexible technologies at the lowest total cost of ownership”, said Kevin Pentecost, Epicor South Africa.  “These next-generation enterprise applications solutions are now available in South Africa, with Epicor 9 designed for the way people work, in a dynamic environment where there is business without barriers.”

Epicor 9 is built on a second-generation service-oriented architecture (SOA), Epicor Internet Component Environment (ICE) 2.0. The backbone of Epicor’s next-generation ERP solutions, Epicor ICE, fuses Web 2.0 technologies with Epicor True SOA to deliver business architecture that offers new levels of flexibility, usability, and agility in support of application-to-application integration and business-to-business collaboration.

“With Epicor 9, Epicor continues its proven history of innovation with Microsoft technology by working to redefine the enterprise application software experience,” said Walid Abu-Hadba, CVP, Developer & Platform Evangelism for Microsoft Corp. “We applaud Epicor for its deep utilisation of the Microsoft platform to deliver its next-generation service-based business solutions.”