EPM Live Goes Live in South Africa

CARLSBAD, California -

EPM Live (www.epmlive.com), 2-time Microsoft EPM Partner of the Year and Global Leader in SharePoint-based Business Productivity Applications announces the official launch of its South African software distribution channel in Johannesburg.

Like most organizations across the globe, South Africa’s companies are struggling with the contractions of this volatile economy. This year; forty percent of CIOs plan to dramatically reduce contractors and technology projects from their budgets.

“South African companies today need to be more dynamic than ever. With tightening budgets, organizations need to do more with less and manage all their work more effectively,” says Paul Viviers, main distributor for EPM Live in South Africa. “The need to better prioritize investments, align resources and strategies, and effectively execute work has never been more important.”

As a result, South African organizations have taken steps to radically reduce expenditures on enterprise initiatives, realign projects with strategic priorities, and increase visibility of investment performance and actual benefit realization.

“I have seen firsthand a marked change in the current economic climate that is forcing organizations to re-evaluate their current investment portfolio in light of mandates to cut spending by 10%, 20% or even 30%. South Africa is no exception to the financial reality that has hit every corner of the world. EPM Live has addressed this challenge in a timely and cost effective manner by providing a rich set of Enterprise Project Management capabilities built on the familiar Microsoft SharePoint platform used by many organizations today,” says Paul Viviers.

Viviers, went on to say, “In weathering the current turbulence of the market, on-time delivery, on-budget and immediate return is key to any organization without having to expand on resources to achieve this. This is what EPM Live offers; a preconfigured, integrated solution that forms a framework that delivers from day one to the organization”.

In addition to allowing customers to leverage their Microsoft IT Investments EPM Live also reduces risk and saves companies from costly and lengthy IT deployments by offering subscription based on demand services. With prices starting as low as R200/user/month + no initiation fee (www.virtualepm.com/VePM-Pricing.pdf), organizations can be up and running in the same day.

About EPM Live

EPM Live is a global leader in SharePoint-based Business Productivity Applications for the Enterprise. Built on the familiar Microsoft SharePoint platform used by many organizations today, EPM Live delivers a rich set of integrated capabilities and best practices that have helped thousands of organizations manage work and improve productivity and performance. EPM Live is privately owned and headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more information about EPM Live visit www.epmlive.com.

For additional information: Please contact Heather Champoux at +1-760-603-9990 or hchampoux@epmlive.com.

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Source: EPM Live

Heather Champoux of EPM Live, +1-760-603-9990, hchampoux at epmlive.com