Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of
enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and
divisions of Global 1000 companies, and Eastman Kodak Company
(NYSE: EK) today announced a strengthened alliance to deliver
Epicor's next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP)
solution with Kodak's suite of print industry solutions. The
alliance will help meet the growing need among printing,
publishing, and commercial printing and packaging organizations for
a scalable and flexible business management solution.
Working cooperatively with Kodak, and building on its own proven
success delivering industry-specific ERP solutions to retail,
manufacturing, distribution, hospitality, and services
organizations, Epicor is further expanding focus on the print,
publishing and packaging industry. The alignment with Kodak creates
an opportunity to deliver an integrated print production, digital
workflow, and business information solution that can leverage
printing industry best practices from design and creation to print
and delivery.
Under the agreement, Epicor will deliver Kodak's sophisticated
workflow capabilities and print-focused KODAK EMS Business Software
suite embedded with its Epicor 9 next-generation ERP solution, to
be branded Epicor for Printing and Packaging. Together, these
software solutions form a complete business workflow solution that
can help manage all aspects of printing, publishing, media and
graphic communications businesses. As part of the agreement, Kodak
has ported its sophisticated print-focused EMS software for
printers to the Epicor 9 platform. Epicor and Kodak have a number
of joint customers in the printing industry today; Kodak will
continue to market and sell the solution jointly with Epicor.
"Our relationship with Epicor to deliver a comprehensive
business management solution to the printing industry leverages the
key strengths of both organizations," said Kodak Vice President and
General Manager of Business Solutions and Services Group, Dolores
Kruchten. "Epicor brings more than 25 years of experience
developing, marketing, selling and implementing ERP solutions that
provide organizations around the world with a competitive
advantage; combined with our expertise in bringing integrated
business solutions to the printing industry, this creates a win-win
for new and existing customers."
"We have seen a dramatic change in the print, publishing and
communications industry with the evolution of the digital printing,
imaging and the Internet. We believe integrating these new
technologies seamlessly as part of their overall business
information system can increase performance and productivity for a
wide variety of printing and publishing-related industries," said
Epicor Chairman, CEO and President George Klaus. "The partnership
with Kodak aligns with our strategic focus to extend the offerings
and market presence within industries we've traditionally served,
as well as expand into complementary industries. We've been very
successful providing business management software to the printing
and publishing industry. The addition of Kodak's EMS solution and
integrated workflow capabilities coupled with industry best
practices allows us to create an even stronger value proposition
for what is a significant market segment."
Announcing Epicor for Printing and
Packaging Best-in-class organizations are demanding more
industry-specific functionality in selecting ERP solutions
according to Cindy Jutras, vice president and group director for
Aberdeen Group. "As ERP solution providers continue to expand the
breadth and depth of coverage in specific industries, it is a rare
ERP solution which satisfies every requirement. As such, alliances
like the one announced by Epicor and Kodak, stand to drive
collaboration and innovation for specific vertical market segments;
in this case to the benefit of printing, publishing and packaging
organizations."
Epicor for Printing and Packaging is an extensive and flexible
ERP solution that combines the strength of Epicor's award-winning
ERP software with the sophisticated, industry-leading print and
Unified Workflow Solutions technologies from Kodak. Leveraging
Epicor's core Epicor 9 ERP suite and built on the Epicor ICE
framework, Epicor for Printing and Packaging gives organizations
control over business with access to real-time data and automated
workflow processes that can link customers, print systems, and
services as never before. With Epicor for Printing and Packaging,
an organization is able to immediately determine the value and
profitability of jobs, work, or even customers, allowing them to
focus their resources most efficiently to sustain and grow their
business.
Integration to Industry-Leading KODAK
Solutions Incorporating Kodak's print industry expertise,
Epicor for Printing and Packaging delivers business management
software and related services that offer a truly end-to-end,
industry-specific solution -- from first customer contact to
estimating, sales, planning, supply, production, order fulfillment
and accounting -- providing integrated, paperless workflow
management. Leveraging the service-oriented architecture (SOA) of
Epicor ERP and Epicor Service Connect -- a central business
middleware platform for secure workflow orchestrations within
Epicor applications and between Epicor and non-Epicor applications
-- Epicor for Printing seamlessly connects with KODAK UPFRONT,
KODAK PREPS and KODAK PRINERGY Software offerings:
- KODAK UPFRONT Software -- a production planning software
solution that standardizes production planning by automating and
digitizing the centuries-old craft process of manually folding
paper and creating drawing layouts;
- KODAK PREPS Software -- a digital imposition tool that leads
the industry in the adoption of open standards such as PDF and JDF;
and,
- KODAK PRINERGY Software -- a business link software option that
automates the exchange of data between Epicor for Printing and
KODAK PRINERGY Production Workflow Systems.
Epicor for Printing and Packaging is designed for midsize to
larger organizations in traditional and digital printing
businesses. Including software and related professional services,
Epicor for Printing and Packaging represents a catalyst for change
that will help organizations maximize efficiencies across the
enterprise at a low total cost of ownership. For more information
visit the Print and Packaging industry page on the Epicor Web
site.
About Eastman Kodak Company As the world's
foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and
creative professionals unleash the power of pictures and printing
to enrich their lives.
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and more at http://www.kodak.com/go/followus.
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In the graphic communications market, Kodak offers the broadest
portfolio of integrated solutions to help customers grow their
business. For more information, visit www.graphics.kodak.com. For
downloading photos and videos from Kodak's image library, visit
www.kodak.com/go/gcgimages.
About Epicor Software Corporation Epicor
Software is a global leader delivering business software solutions
to the manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and
services industries. With 20,000 customers in over 150 countries,
Epicor provides integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP),
customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management
(SCM) and enterprise retail software solutions that enable
companies to drive increased efficiency and improve profitability.
Founded in 1984, Epicor takes pride in more than 25 years of
technology innovation delivering business solutions that provide
the scalability and flexibility businesses need to build
competitive advantage. Epicor provides a comprehensive range of
services with a single point of accountability that promotes rapid
return on investment and low total cost of ownership, whether
operating business on a local, regional or global scale. The
Company's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California
with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information,
visit www.epicor.com.
Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation.
Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective
owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document
are produced by Epicor Software Corporation.
Kodak, UpFront, Preps and Prinergy are trademarks of Kodak.
Contacts: Lisa Preuss Director, Public Relations Epicor Software
Corporation 949/585-4235 lpreuss@epicor.com Jack Kasperski Manager,
Public Relations Eastman Kodak Company 585/724-5130
jack.kasperski@kodak.com Damon Wright Vice President, Investor
Relations Epicor Software Corporation 949/585-4509
dswright@epicor.com
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