Sapa, Inc. Selects Iteration2 and Microsoft Axapta as their Integrated ERP Solution

Leading Manufacturer of Value-Added Aluminum Profiles and Profile-Based Components Selects Rapidly Growing Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Iteration2 to Implement Multiple Plant Operations

Irvine, CA -- Iteration2 (Source: www.iteration2.com) the fastest growing Microsoft (MBS) Axapta Gold Certified Partner and 2005 MBS Partner of the Year, announced today that Sapa, Inc., a company of Sapa Group, , has chosen Microsoft Axapta as their Enterprise Resource Planning Software (ERP) application and Iteration2 as their implementation partner.

Sapa, Inc. (www.sapagroup.com/us/profiles), with headquarters located in Portland, Oregon, is the leading manufacturer of value-added aluminum profiles and profile-based components on the west coast. Sapa, Inc. operates eight plants throughout the US. These plants include aluminum extrusion presses, anodizing lines, vertical and horizontal paint lines, extensive machining, fabrication and welding facilities, a sheet metal fabrication plant, and a thermal break line. In total there are approximately 850 employees.

“Iteration2 understands my business,” said Andrew Staples, IT Director at Sapa, “and coupled with their deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Axapta, and their commitment to customer satisfaction were the key factors in our decision.” Staples adds “Iteration2’s Proof of Concept Methodologies demonstrated functional requirements while allowing us to mitigate our risk.”

“We are excited to have earned Sapa, Inc.’s business…they will certainly be a prominent client for us,” said Greg Carter, Vice President of Iteration2. “The manufacturing sector is very competitive today, that’s why it’s so important to choose the best ERP solution and the right partner to implement and support it. Sapa, Inc. made the right choice with Microsoft Axapta and Iteration2.”