Thursday, April 9, 2009

Leading Forest Resource Consulting and Management Firm Chooses Epicor®

Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, today announced that American Forest Management Inc., a forestry consulting firm, has chosen Epicor as its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution provider.

Based in Sumter, SC, American Forest Management (AFM) is one of the largest forest resource consulting and management firms in the United States, providing a complete range of forestry services for a wide variety of clients. AFM offers a myriad of services including Forest and Land Management, Real Estate Services, Investment Services, Appraisal Services, Environmental Management and Technical and Data Services. AFM currently manages over four million acres for institutional investors and private non-industrial landowner clients.

AFM evaluated Deltek, Exact and Microsoft Dynamics, ultimately choosing Epicor for its superior functionality. “The capabilities and flexibility of the Epicor solution surpassed other solutions we evaluated,” said Susan M. Crawford, Chief Financial Officer for American Forest Management, Inc. “We look forward to our implementation of Epicor for Service Enterprises to help our internal managers further our mission to consistently provide our clients with superior forest resource consulting services and real estate brokerage services.”

A complete solution for the project-centric organization, Epicor for Service Enterprises provides a comprehensive closed-loop solution that supports the five key service-centric processes behind all management consultancies: winning the business, staffing projects effectively, managing engagement delivery, streamlining financial operations and regulatory compliance and analyzing business performance.

“With Epicor for Service Enterprises, consulting management firms can anticipate improvements in billing and revenue management, contract administration, cashflow, customer satisfaction and overall visibility resulting in more profitable business,” said Malcolm Fox, senior manager of product marketing for Epicor. “Epicor is pleased that American Forest Management has chosen Epicor for Service Enterprise and is proud to welcome them as a new customer.”

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 celebrates 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.

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