MANAGEMENT + SYSTEMS OGL to expand
West Midlands based OGL Computer Services Group has announced ambitious plans for expansion of its Stourport site which will result in the recruitment of up to 30 additional staff over the next two years.
to expand our operation here rather than move out of the area. Much of our growth has been in hosted services, also known as cloud computing, and our new offerings of offsite data storage and business continuity have been highly successful. Over the next two years we expect to recruit up to 30 new staff in a variety of areas including research and development, helpdesk support, sales and management. This is an exciting time for OGL with major investment in data centre infrastructure together with extensive development of our software, particularly in the areas of mobile computing and ecommerce.” Commenting on the plans, Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest, said: “This announcement from OGL is incredibly good news
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and adds to other positive local news. OGL is a company that I know well and it is a beacon of new technology industries in our district. That it is not just expanding, but expanding in Wyre Forest is a testament to the management’s excellent track record, confidence in their future, and their commitment to our local community. I look forward to working with them to help in any way that I can to deliver both their aspirations and new jobs in Wyre Forest.”
Solarsoft to acquire PSI
Solarsoft Business Systems has announced that the shareholders and management of Progressive Solutions Incorporated (PSI) have agreed to accept an offer from Solarsoft to acquire PSI.
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the same frame with a single plug-in. “As complexity increases for our customers, they look for solutions
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that help them move towards standardisation and simplification - not just at the application level, but at the infrastructure level as well,” said Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor. He added: “We believe that ultimately delivering a business process enabled by IT systems should be as easy as going to a catalogue, selecting the service and getting it provisioned; and with PureSystems, IBM, has delivered an important step towards this goal.” The combination of PureSystems and Infor’s industry specific
applications, results in deeply integrated hardware and software that is tuned in a ready-to-go workload-optimised system with a broad and open ecosystem of additional solutions. Customers
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SI, which is privately held, provides specialist enterprise software for producers, manufacturers and distributors in the lumber and building materials supply chain. Since 1989, PSI has supplied management systems to
saw mills, lumber yards and suppliers of construction materials in North America and the UK. Commenting on the transaction, Shawn McMorran, chief
executive of Solarsoft Business Systems, stated: “I am delighted to be able to make this announcement because PSI is a great business and an excellent fit with Solarsoft. This acquisition will add significant strength to our offering for distribution and wholesale customers. Furthermore, it brings to Solarsoft a talented and successful team with deep vertical market expertise and a commitment to excellence in customer service. PSI’s customers
will benefit from being supported by a larger organisation with international operations. We see a bright future together.” Len Williams, president, CEO and founder of PSI, said: “We
believe that the combination with Solarsoft will provide fresh momentum to the ongoing development of PSI’s products and services for the benefit of customers, suppliers and employees,” Andy Hovancik, chief operating officer at Solarsoft added:
“Solarsoft has an established position in distribution and wholesale systems in the UK and Ireland. Bringing PSI’s market leading applications into Solarsoft will allow us to accelerate our strategic expansion in the lumber and wood products sector. Together, we will continue to develop the outstanding reputation that PSI has built for product innovation, expertise and customer service.”
Infor delivers ERP on IBM PureSystems
Infor, a provider of business application software, has announced the availability of Infor ERP on IBM PureSystems, the new expert integrated system from IBM.
nfor says that its Infor ERP on PureSystems provides a simplified, easy-to-manage, high performance IT environment for core business applications with integration middleware and a user interface that all work together in
typically rely on a portfolio of applications in addition to ERP to support the needs of their business and enhance operations, including CRM, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). PureSystems enables customers to procure and deploy these systems in a matter of minutes, a process that previously took hours if not days. Infor plans to extend the Infor10 ION Support Adapter to
PureSystems, through the IBM PureFlex infrastructure, enabling greater knowledge based support to solve critical business issues. Through the ION Support Adapter, data is collected not only on the application, but also on hardware, connectivity, middleware, and other IT components and transmitted back to Infor. If a support call comes in to Infor Xtreme Support, the expert technicians are able to use this data to address issues more quickly without having to first research the customer’s IT systems in addition to the application.
he new facilities, which will nearly double the current square footage, will house additional office, stores and workshop space together with customer training and demonstration suites. OGL, who provide IT solutions and IT support and develops the business software,
prof.ITplus, for the fastener and fixings market, was founded in Kidderminster in 1976. Neil Morris, operations director at OGL said: “With over 50% of our 200 staff residing in Wyre Forest it makes sense
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