For Immediate Release

 

Contacts:  Lisa Preuss                                                  Lisa McPartland

                  Manager, Public Relations                           Marketing Communications

                  Epicor Software Corporation                       Altec

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EPICOR® AND ALTEC ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO THE MID-MARKET

 

Distribution Agreement Brings Altec's Doc-Link™Solution to Epicor Enterprise Customers

 

IRVINE and LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., April 14, 2004 — EpicorÒ Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC) and Altec, a leading provider of accounting-centric Integrated Document Management (IDM) solutions, today announced a strategic alliance whereby Epicor and its channel partners will be authorized to resell and distribute Altec's IDM solution doc-link™ with Epicor Enterprise, a comprehensive end-to-end suite of proven industry-specific solutions for the global midmarket enterprise.

Epicor Enterprise customers running doc-link will be able to extend their return on investment by automating their labor-intensive paper processes through the capture, workflow and automated delivery of documents.  Historically, users experience an up to 40 percent increase in productivity by selecting doc-link over traditional paper-based processes, and realize a return on investment in nine months or less.

Both Altec and Epicor have embraced Microsoft .NET and Web services technology, creating a natural synergy between their enterprise solutions.  Utilizing Microsoft .NET architecture, doc-link captures, stores and allows for instant retrieval of documents with a robust output management tool that allows users to organize and specify delivery options including fax, e-mail or scanning.

“We're expanding our long standing relationship with Epicor to now include a tightly integrated version of doc-link to Epicor's enterprise solutions,” said Mark Ford, CEO of Altec.  “Epicor is a key strategic partner and I am pleased that the relationship will be broadened in the years ahead.”

“Today's announcement is a natural extension of an already successful alliance, with a number of midmarket companies currently enjoying the benefits of Altec's document management solution integrated to Epicor Enterprise,” said Mark Duffell, executive vice president of Epicor.  “Given the emergence of compliance issues associated with Sarbanes-Oxley, integration of enterprise applications with document management technologies becomes even more vital, bringing greater visibility and accountability to the handling, recording and auditing of business transactions.”

An Epicor Enterprise customer since 1999, JELD-WEN, Inc. has also implemented Altec's doc-link solution.  Based in Klamath Falls, Oregon, JELD-WEN began as a small Oregon millwork plant in 1960 and has grown to be the world's leading manufacturer of windows and doors with more than 150 divisions and more than 20,000 employees worldwide.  "As both an Epicor and Altec customer, we're looking forward to the future innovations in document management technology that we anticipate will be generated by their joint relationship," said Kevin Palmer, assistant corporate controller of JELD-WEN. 

 

About Altec

Based in Laguna Hills, Calif., and originally formed in 1985, Altec is a leading provider of Integrated Document Management solutions to mid-market companies.  The company offers a wide range of accounting-centric paper to paperless solutions including its flagship product, doc-link™, which enables companies to capture, archive, workflow and route structured and unstructured documents to customers, employees and vendors. Altec's comprehensive solutions include IDM, output management, MICR check disbursement and paper documents that serve more than 13,000 customers in North America.  Altec works jointly with premier accounting and business management solution providers to provide the most comprehensive, integrated enterprise document management solutions to its customers.  For more information, visit Altec on the Web at http://www.altec-inc.com/, or call 1-800-997-9921.

 

About Epicor Software Corporation

For 20 years, Epicor has been a recognized leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise software solutions to midmarket companies around the world.  With over 15,000 customers, Epicor delivers end-to-end, industry-specific solutions that enable companies to immediately improve business operations and build competitive advantage in today's Internet economy.  Epicor's comprehensive suite of integrated software solutions for Customer Relationship Management, Financials, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, and Services Execution and Control provide the scalability and flexibility to support long-term growth.  Epicor's solutions are complemented by a full range of services, providing a single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership.  Epicor's worldwide headquarters is located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.epicor.com/.

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