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Columbus Enters Strategic Alliance with ZAP
FREDERICK, Md. --(Business Wire)--
Columbus, a leading global provider of Microsoft Dynamics ERP, MRP and
CRM solutions for the mid-market and enterprise space, announced today a
strategic partnership with ZAP (News - Alert), an award-winning business intelligence
(BI) provider. This new partnership will strengthen Columbus' offering
by providing new and existing enterprise Microsoft (News - Alert) Dynamics AX, NAV and
CRM customers with the increased ability to extract value from their ERP
and CRM investment.
ZAP's business intelligence solution for Microsoft Dynamics AX, CRM and
NAV provides a "buy, not build" approach to ensure a rapid return on
investment that includes hundreds of pre-packaged analytics out of the
box. Everything an organization needs to get up and running immediately
- a wizard to automatically identify customizations and create the data
layer for fast deployment, a web-based interface and comprehensive
functionality that covers all reporting and analysis - all provided in
one solution.
ZAP will work alongside Columbus to align industry content for specific
verticals such as food, industrial equipment and automotive
manufacturing.
"ZAP provides Columbus the ability to prototype a customer's expected
outcomes in hours and supports our need for repeatable, robust industry
solutions. We have standardized on ZAP as our go-to BI solution of
choice, specifically for our manufacturing and automotive customers,"
commented Mark Labelle, SVP of Sales Operations at Columbus US. "The
partnership between ZAP and Columbus delivers in every sense."
ZAP's President of North America, Garth D. Laird, said of the
partnership, "Partnering with Columbus is an incredible opportunity for
the ZAP team. Columbus is one of the largest and most successful of all
Microsoft Dynamics consultancies globally and has for many years
achieved the highest accomplishments seen in this business sector. With
progressive management and a real desire to grow, Columbus is working to
bring superior solutions to market. Acknowledging that customers now
expect business intelligence to be integrated to solutions they
purchase, the selection by Columbus of Zap continues to support the
investment that we are making around the Dynamics suite of solutions and
the massive benefits that this is creating for customers."
About Columbus
With solid industry know-how, Columbus is a preferred business partner
for ambitious companies within the food, retail and manufacturing
sectors. Columbus' key deliverables include flexible and future-safe
ERP, CRM, BI and related business applications that deliver competitive
advantage. We know how to adapt and implement our proven Microsoft-based
solution sets to maximize efficiency and overall business performance -
for immediate impact. Exceeding 20 years of experience and 6,000
successful implementations, Columbus currently employs over 1,000
dedicated staff working out of 38 offices in 18 countries.
More information: http://www.columbusglobal.com/en-US/
About ZAP
ZAP creates business intelligence (BI) solutions that help improve
corporate performance. Our software is based on the Microsoft SQL
Server® platform and is used globally by mid-market and enterprise
organizations across most major industries. Zap also offers a range of
out-of-the-box analytics for Microsoft Dynamics AX, NAV and CRM. ZAP is
proud to have been named Microsoft ISV/Software solutions Partner of the
Year 2009, and Microsoft Country Partner of the Year 2010. Headquartered
in San Francisco, CA (News - Alert), ZAP has offices worldwide. For more information,
visit http://www.zaptechnology.com
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