Junction Solutions Expands into Mexico

-- Junction Solutions Brings Retail and Food & Beverage Solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics™ AX to Mexico --

Lincolnshire, IL - Junction Solutions, the largest provider of vertical industry focused enterprise software and services based on Microsoft Dynamics™ AX (formerly Axapta), today announced that it has entered the international market by opening Junction Solutions de Mexico, S. A. de C. V., in Mexico City, Mexico. In addition, its vertical software products based on Microsoft Dynamics™ AX for Retail and Food & Beverage have been localized for the Mexican marketplace and are now available for sale. Junction Solutions is one of the fastest growing Microsoft Dynamics™ AX partners in the United States, ending 2005 with 150% revenue gain, 18 Microsoft Dynamics™ AX customers, and several of the largest worldwide Microsoft Dynamics™ AX customers in Microsoft’s fiscal year 2006.

Junction Solutions de Mexico S.A. de C. V. is led by Byron Escobar, Director of Latin American Business Development for Junction Solutions and is based in the high-tech Santa Fe area of Mexico City. In addition to Escobar, the initial staff consists of an Executive Sales Manager and a group of experienced consultants whose skills collectively will cover a broad segment of functions and local Mexican requirements.

Junction Solutions is building a complete local solution capability including sales, delivery, and support by hiring the best and brightest talent available while leveraging the proven technical capability and innovative software from Junction’s U.S. operations. Immediately, Junction Solutions and Microsoft will introduce the company and its solutions through targeted advertising, direct mail, website optimization and direct sales.

“Our business partners are the fundamental engine of our enterprise; their work and effort allow us to jointly grow. This is why we are proud to have Junction Solutions De Mexico join our partner network. We are convinced their international experience with Microsoft Dynamics™ AX will bring great benefits to our Mexican customers,” said Maria Clara Malori, Business Group Leader, Microsoft Business Solutions Mexico.

Escobar said, “We have aggressive objectives for 2006. Our main focus in Mexico is to sell and successfully deliver our applications to upper tier mid-sized, closely held and public companies, which are at the core of the Mexican economy. We know there is tremendous potential in bringing Junction Solutions’ vertical solutions in Retail and Food & Beverage and Microsoft Dynamics™ AX to the upper mid-market in Mexico.”

“Together with Microsoft, Junction Solutions’ mission in Mexico is to provide the business community with high quality industry focused business solutions with the same reliable and professional technical support and customer satisfaction that we have delivered in the United States,” said Brian Carpizo, CEO at Junction Solutions. “This is the first step for Junction to organically replicate our successful business worldwide by working in our economically important neighbor to the south – Mexico.”