Press Release Summary: About Sapphire Systems plc Sapphire is the global number one reseller of SunSystems and the UK's leading reseller of SAP Business One. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered their clients wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 600 customers worldwide from their offices in London and Manchester. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and is featured in the Deloitte & Touche Fast 50 Technology 2005 rankings. www.sapphiresystems.co.uk
Press Release Body: Sapphire Systems plc, named as an SAP Gold Partner following early adoption of the PartnerEdge program Media contact: Victoria Park +44 (0)20 7648 2000 victoria.park@sapphiresystems.co.uk Images available on request LONDON, UK - 17 April 2007. SAP has named Sapphire as one of the first UK SAP Gold Partners following Sapphire's early adoption of the PartnerEdge program. Sapphire has been awarded Gold Partner status having accrued sufficient ―Value Points‖ through competency and commitment to SAP. Ian Caswell, Managing Director at Sapphire, says ―We are of course extremely pleased to be an SAP Gold Partner - not least because it enables us to provide the highest level of service and support to our customers ensuring them exceptional customer value. We pride ourselves on being market leaders dedicated to giving our customers the best possible service and being one of the first Value Added Resellers awarded SAP Gold Partners is testament to this.‖ He goes on to say ―Our Product Development team has done some great work in creating SAP add-on solutions that our customers require and everyone at Sapphire is delighted that their efforts are being recognised. This new status will afford Sapphire and our customers the greatest benefits available from SAP which can only be a good thing for all concerned.‖ A recent independent research report by Gartner Inc. states \"SAP\'s PartnerEdge channel program is visionary and well-planned from both the vendor and partner perspective.\" The report, Dataquest Insight: SAP\'s PartnerEdge Program for Channel Partners Shows Improvements When Targeting SMBs, affirms \"SAP\'s PartnerEdge sets a new standard for innovation in channel development for the small-and-midsize-business application market. Execution at the operational level will be challenging and will ultimately decide the program\'s success or failure.\" In addition, the report went on to say that in the SME application space the program will be a \"major competitive differentiator.\"