Softline, HP, Microsoft enhance ERP system ownership

A NEW Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) bundle from the three industry leaders in the mid-market
ERP solutions promises to dramatically reduce the cost of ERP system ownership.

Softline Pastel, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have combined forces and bundled a software/hardware solution that promises a hassle-free installation with very little set-up.
The company said the offering will dramatically reduce the cost of system ownership which ranges from R375 to below R255 per month depending on the number of users.

“This shatters the myth that good ERP needs to be expensive”, said Softline Pastel divisional director Mohammed Mosam.

“Pastel Evolution is one of South Africa’s best-selling mid-marked ERP systems and brings all aspects of your business together, giving customers an integrated, holistic view of your business. Pastel Evolution’s comprehensive range of features, functionality, and a number of add-on
modules, provide a scalable, flexible and robust management tool for mid-sized and large businesses,” he added.

Pastel Evolution makes use of the Microsoft SQL Server database and normally Evolution users would have to license the database separately. By bundling the ERP system, database and HP hardware, the three companies managed to reduce the cost of the overall system dramatically. With this
bundle they intend showing companies that by replacing their existing ERP systems with the bundled solution, they can afford more resources than otherwise and deliver a higher level of service to the company.

“Pastel Evolution was designed in South Africa for small to mid-sizes companies, our mid-market is much smaller than that of the US and consequently we can be far more cost-effective than comparative systems from multinationals,” Mosam added.