WellPoint's financial management product added to Microsoft pricelists
CALGARY, March 19 - WellPoint Systems Inc. ("WellPoint" or the
"Company") (TSX-V:WPS) is pleased to announce that the Company has completed
the final stages of the technical and support certification processes
associated with Microsoft's Industry Builder program. As a result, effective
April 1, 2007, WellPoint will have its financial management product included
on Microsoft's Dynamics AX price lists in the U.S., Canada and the United
Kingdom. The product, rebranded as "Energy Financial Management for Microsoft
Dynamics AX", will now be available for resale by Microsoft and the Microsoft
partners within those specific regions who choose to become certified in the
marketing and implementation of this solution.
The Microsoft Industry Builder program is a structured program in which
Microsoft works together with a very select number of independent software
vendors (ISVs) to deliver complete, top-quality solutions that meet the unique
needs of different industries. Microsoft Dynamics AX software solutions that
are developed through this program meet Microsoft's strict quality standards
and are packaged with a Microsoft-backed customer support offering.
To date, Microsoft has been extremely selective in identifying potential
solutions that would qualify for this program and as a result there are only
nine ISVs certified within the Industry Builder program worldwide. Of these
nine ISVs, WellPoint is the only partner in the Industry Builder program
dedicated to the global energy industry. Not surprising then is the fact that
WellPoint has ambitions to ensure that this product is made available to
regions beyond just the first three highlighted in this announcement.
Specifically, the Company intends to have this solution available for the
Russian and Chinese pricelists by the end of the calendar year.
"Now that our product is being added to the Microsoft pricelists, our
next initiative is to ensure that we align with the global partners that are
best suited to successfully implement this solution within our focus regions",
says Tom Mawhinney, President of WellPoint Systems. "Once armed with the
appropriate training, we expect that our partners will be able to capture
significant market share in a reasonably short period of time, whether that
region is highly competitive like it is in the U.S. or relatively untapped
like the market in China."
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