JOHANNESBURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SYSPRO is recognized in Gartner’s recently released “Magic Quadrant for Midmarket and Tier-2 Oriented ERP for Product-Centric Companies.”¹ SYSPRO is positioned in the report as a “challenger.”

Gartner's Magic Quadrants graphically display vendors, rating them on two criteria: completeness of vision and ability to execute. Using different qualifiers per criteria for the varying industries, the Magic Quadrant then positions the vendors into one of four quadrants: Leaders; Challengers; Visionaries; Niche Players.

SYSPRO was one of the first companies to develop an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution. The company has continued to innovate its single product offering, adding unparalleled functionality, ease of use and customization capabilities that enable SMB (small, medium-size business) manufacturers and distributors to successfully compete in their respective industries by “leaning” and “greening” their operations.

Phil Duff, SYSPRO CEO, notes: “The Tier One market leaders are struggling to understand the vast difference in requirements for smaller businesses. We have been in this space for over 30 years, and we know what the market needs and have built these desired functionalities into the SYSPRO product. We will continue to help manufacturing and distribution companies realize their full potential by giving them an extra advantage that they can’t get from other software providers, even those serving the largest companies.”

“The SYSPRO status as a major software supplier to SMB manufacturers and distributors is confirmed by recent industry awards. Within the past month SYSPRO was named ‘Software Company of the Year’ by the Technology Council of Southern California and ‘Outstanding Private Technology Company’ by TechAmerica,” notes Brian Stein, CEO, SYSPRO USA.

1) Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Midmarket and Tier-2 Oriented ERP for Product-Centric Companies" by C. Hestermann, R. Anderson, and C. Pang, June 4, 2009

About SYSPRO

Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of 14,000 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers and a global reseller network in the US, Canada, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK.

SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.

About the Magic Quadrant

The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009, by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

For additional information on SYSPRO, call Stanley Goodrich at 714/437-1000 or go to www.syspro.com

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