Global Manufacturer of Structural Support Systems for Technology Equipment Selects Epicor(R) Next-Generation ERP Solution
Tue, 09/07/2010 - 5:35am
The Associated Press

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 Chatsworth Products,
Inc. (http://www.chatsworth.com/) (CPI), a global manufacturer
providing voice, data and security products and service solutions that
Optimize, Store and Secure technology equipment, has selected the
Epicor 9 next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution
to transform business processes and support growth.

Epicor's service-oriented architecture (SOA), featuring agile business
process management (BPM) capabilities, will give CPI a leading-edge
business environment today and an infrastructure that can evolve and
adapt to the new technologies of tomorrow. "Epicor provides a platform
that can be configured by CPI without affecting source code, upgrades
and expensive programmers," said Bette Ikeda, vice president,
information technology for Chatsworth Products. "This will minimize
long-term costs and afford us the ability to upgrade and keep up with
new, better technologies."

Proven Implementation Methodology and Best PracticesCPI was impressed
with Epicor's large customer base and significant focus on serving the
metal fabrication, assembly manufacturing and engineer-to-order
industries. Upon meeting with several Epicor customers who indicated
Epicor took an active role in their implementation and is still a
partner for upgrades and program enhancements, CPI was confident
Epicor has the right infrastructure and best practice methodologies
for an effective ERP implementation.

Epicor became early advisors and demonstrated credibility from the
start, and were quickly adopted as CPI's "Go To" experts for
everything ERP. "After many months of understanding our requirements
and making our short list of vendors, Epicor produced a demo for us
that met our script," said Ikeda. "During the demo Epicor did not
hesitate to step out, answer our questions and come up with creative
solutions to our concerns."

With the combination of BPM, Service Connect, and user definable
fields and tables, Epicor offers CPI endless possibilities for
automation of workflow and continuous performance improvement. "We
expect Epicor's end-to-end solution to provide greater visibility into
CPI's day-to-day operations enabling more effective and timely
decision making," said Chris Hansen, CFO of Chatsworth Products.

Modern Business Platform -- Built for ChangeAccording to Larry Renaud,
president and CEO of Chatsworth Products, "We anticipate that the
implementation of Epicor will help CPI transform its business
processes to enable the company to make decisions and provide
solutions at customer speed, outpace competition in today's
Internet-connected world, and better serve the needs of customers with
new services and features."

"Epicor is pleased to provide CPI with a flexible and comprehensive
business solution to manage their global enterprise," said James
Norwood, senior vice president, worldwide product marketing for
Epicor. "Our modern, Epicor True SOA ensures maximum choice and
flexibility as CPI configures and implements its Epicor ERP solution.
We are also thrilled to find that one of the major deciding factors
was based on customer references, a testament to Epicor's dedication
and commitment to our customers' success, and to building long-term
partnerships."

About Epicor Software CorporationEpicor Software (NASDAQ: EPIC) 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 (http://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.

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