Really Simple Systems Hosted CRM Opens North American Office

TORONTO - UK’s Largest Hosted CRM Systems Vendor Opens Toronto Office to Challenge US CRM Competitors With on Demand Simple CRM, Support New Business and Sustain Global Growth

Really Simple Systems www.reallysimplesystems.com/ the largest UK vendor of web customer relationship management systems (CRM) and winner of the 2008 Software Satisfaction Award for the best Small Business CRM system, has opened an office in Toronto to contend with the US and Canadian market for on demand simple CRM.

Specialising in providing simple CRM to small and medium sized organisations Really Simple Systems hosted CRM system is aimed at businesses with between 5 and 200 people who want a straightforward hosted CRM system for sales, marketing and support www.reallysimplesystems.com/simple_crm.asp. The web customer relationship management system model is particularly suitable as on demand simple CRM for companies with multiple locations and sales people who work remotely or at home.

The office is a joint venture between Really Simple Systems hosted CRM system and 4Growth Inc., a Toronto based business management and Software as a Service (SaaS) distribution company specialising in SaaS solutions for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises.

Steve Bielawski, Managing Partner, 4Growth Inc., will head up the new operation offering simple CRM in North America. “Small businesses in the US and Canada are moving to SaaS applications,” comments Steve, “They are attracted by the low cost of ownership and fast implementation, but they also want low complexity and solution flexibility. Really Simple Systems hosted CRM system delivers all four.”

Really Simple Systems web customer relationship management will be building a channel program in North America based around technology distribution and publishing companies, industry associations and conventional CRM resellers www.reallysimplesystems.com/evaluate.asp. Partners will gain an annuity revenue stream over the lifetime of their customers.

Mike Young, Practice Leader at Pinnacle Management and one of the first users of Really Simple Systems in the US, comments, “Really Simple Systems hosted CRM system helped us generate loads more leads. As leads increased dramatically we have been able to operate in a much more strategic way.”

According to Gartner 90% of companies worldwide are planning to grow their use of SaaS[1], and a recent survey by Microsoft showed that 86% of small to medium sized businesses will move to SaaS in 2009[2] www.reallysimplesystems.com/news.asp

[1] www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=823713

[2] www.genesis.co.uk/news/?id=890

About Really Simple Systems

Really Simple Systems Hosted CRM is aimed at small and medium sized organisations with between 5 and 200 people who want a straightforward hosted CRM sales, marketing and support system. The hosted model is particularly suitable for companies with multiple locations and sales people who work remotely or at home. Really Simple Systems, winner of the Software Satisfaction Award 2008 Small Business Software CRM, is the largest United Kingdom provider of hosted CRM systems with offices in the UK, North America and Australia. Users include the Royal Academy of Arts, the British Library, Citicorp and the Department of Health as well as many small and medium sized companies.

www.reallysimplesystems.com

About 4Growth

4Growth provides evaluation, strategic planning and active management services to help our clients overcome obstacles to growth in their businesses. 4Growth’s SaaS distribution division, works with leading SaaS vendors to grow their business in North America through direct and indirect sales channels. The 4Growth team has over 75 years combined Executive experience in startups, small, medium and large businesses. A complete management team combines expertise in all key roles, including CEO, Strategy, CFO, Sales and Marketing, Product Development, Strategic Partnership, Channels, Services, Support, HR and IT.

www.4growth.ca

For further information, please contact: Olivea Nixon itpr Tel +44(0)1932-578-800 www.itpr.co.uk John Paterson Really Simple Systems Tel +44(0)1730-823300 www.reallysimplesystems.com

Source: Really Simple Systems

For further information, please contact: Olivea Nixon, itpr, Tel +44(0)1932-578-800, olivean at itpr.co.uk; John Paterson, Really Simple Systems, Tel +44(0)1730-823300, ask at reallysimplesystems.com