U.S. expansion: New IT-services partnership
April 27, 2007, New York
Cegid signs distribution agreement with Point of Sale System Services (PSS), who will provide solution support and implementation services
To further its development in the U.S., Cegid has recently signed a strategic partnership with Point of Sale System Services, Incorporated (PSS), headquartered in Shirley, Massachusetts. Under the agreement, PSS will provide Cegid customers with POS system configuration, store roll-out, and maintenance services. Additionally, as a developer, distributor and integrator, PSS designs and markets its own solutions alongside solutions from its large partner network, which includes hardware partners such as IBM, Epson, Fujitsu, and NCR. U.S.-based Cegid Corp., a subsidiary of the Cegid Group, which had nearly $300 million in revenues worldwide in fiscal year 2006, provides solutions at more than 150 client sites in North America, with a particularly strong focus in the fashion sector.
Patrick Bertrand, Cegid CEO, is pleased with the agreement: "This new agreement is yet another step in Cegid's development in English-speaking countries. The partnership with PSS is going to quickly strengthen our position in the retail and retail fashion sectors, where we already support clients. The expertise and experience PSS has in the American market are important assets in the expansion and installation of our solutions in the USA."
PSS will distribute the Cegid Business Fashion offering, including the Cegid Back Office solution (inventory, customer, and sales-management functionality) and the Cegid Front Office solution (POS and store-management functionality), which has won overwhelming acceptance in France, where Cegid is well established as a leader in the fashion sector.
"The growth objectives PSS has set for itself in turn motivate us to accelerate our own development. To do this, it seems indispensable that we become associated with a certain number of large, well-known software companies. The agreement we have signed today with a European leader can only be beneficial to both parties, with product lines designed for retail and fashion positioned squarely between the large ERPs and micro-solutions. Cegid's expertise in the retail and fashion markets and its proximity to customers on our continent will be fundamental elements in winning initial contracts,"
adds Jeff Swann, VP Sales and Development at PSS.
About Point of Sale System Services
Point of Sale System Services was created in 1991 and provides business and retailers with turnkey solutions. The majority of its clients are in the fashion and retail industries, managing between 25 and 100 stores. PSS conducts business throughout North America via a partnership network; its customers are located throughout the United States. PSS offers its customers a complete service: applications, integration, support, maintenance, hardware, and specific programming.