This week our French SI Foodware partner, Isatech,  launched two new website. The new website www.isatech.fr presents the Dynamics  ERP solutions, Microsoft technologies and their skills and expertise to build global solutions on the Microsoft platform on several markets.

Isatech also created a website completely dedicated to the Food market: agroalimentaire.isatech.fr. This website increases the brand awareness of SI Foodware and specific information regarding the solution and the business expertise of Isatech is published.

Schouw Informatisering is proud to announce their first international reseller of SI Foodware® for Microsoft Dynamics® AX; the add-on specifically designed for companies in the Food industry. Swedish-based Dynamics AX specialist iStone Mercator recently signed An agreement with developer Schouw Informatisering for sales and out-roll of this sector specific add-on.

About iStone Mercator
A group of 50 consultants is working continuously on Dynamics AX At iStone Mercator. “We are one of the top 3 Dynamics AX partners in Sweden” according to Evald Forsberg, Sales & Marketing Manager Dynamics AX at iStone Mercator. “Dynamics AX is one of the four business systems that we implement and support. At the moment it is our fastest growing solution.” Evald Forsberg continuous: “This growth has led to an ambitious goal. aim for a growth of our Dynamics AX staff to an amount of 150 experts within 2 years and for a total of 300 consultants with Microsoft skills in 2015.” iStone Mercator already has more than 30 customers in the Food industry in Sweden including Pågens, Nordic Sea Winery, Milko, Löfbergs Lila and Scan Foods. As the preferred Microsoft partner for the Food industry in Sweden, the partnership with Schouw Informatisering fits perfectly in the strategy of iStone Mercator.

Increased Focus
“We are delighted that Schouw Informatisering and iStone Mercator entered a partnership”, says Peter Vach, Partner Recruiter at Microsoft Sweden. “iStone Mercator  is a Swedish top Dynamics partner with many years of experience in the Food and Beverage industry with a lot of existing customers in Scandinavia. They have an increased focus on Microsoft Dynamics AX, especially after the takeover of Mercator in the summer of 2011.” According to Peter Vach Schouw Informatisering’s leading position in the Food and Beverage industry for Microsoft Dynamics fits with the ambitions of iStone Mercator. “The new Microsoft Dynamics AX proposition of Schouw Informatisering matches perfectly with the customer segment that iStone Mercator primarily focusses on. In the Autumn of 2011 iStone and Microsoft wrote a trend report for the Food industry in Sweden. The sector knowledge of Schouw Informatisering will strengthen the total proposition even more.“

In November 2011 Schouw Informatisering organized its second SI Foodware Reseller Event which took place in Brussels, Belgium. This year a two-day program was set up for resellers from all over the world.

For an impression of this event, please take a look at this video.

The leading independent Microsoft Dynamics community DynamicsWorld released  their annual ”Add-Ons Report”. This list declared that SI Foodware is one of the best 15 NAV add-ons available in the global Dynamics market today!

Over the last three years DynamicsWorld has run a study in order to establish a list of the best add-ons for the Microsoft Dynamics channel. Thisyear there were over 500 nominations to investigate. The ultimate list is based on a number of criteria including a secret shopper exercise. This enables DynamicsWorld to gain a fantastic insight into the effectiveness of the Add-Ons in the Microsoft Dynamics Channel. Other criteria that made up the list were Value for Money, Ease of implementation, Product support, The increase in effectiveness due to use of the Add-On, Simplicity of integration, Add-On Functionality and Number of installations.

Schouw Informatisering is very pleased that its add-on for the food and beverage industry, SI Foodware, is considered as being “one of the best Microsoft NAV add-ons” by DynamicsWorld and their community.

The Spanish SI Foodware reseller Infored ST has reached an agreement with Dole Food España for the implementation of SI Foodware based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. As this is a big step for SI Foodware various messages have been post on the internet:

https://twitter.com/#!/MSDynamicsSpain/status/141162764918984704

http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoftblog_es/archive/2011/11/28/la-compa-241-237-a-dole-food-espa-241-a-mejora-su-gesti-243-n-con-microsoft-dynamics.aspx

https://www.facebook.com/microsoftdynamicsspain

http://www.infored.es/index.php?acc=pagina&pag=noticia&id=44

http://www.sifoodware.eu/nieuws/detail/300-dole-food-espa-ntilde-a-chooses-si-foodware.html

http://www.erp-spain.com/ver_newsletter.php?id=107

http://www.channelpartner.es/Casos/201111280029/Negocio-Dole-Food-Espana-mejora-su-gestion-gracias-a-Dynamics.aspx

http://data-red.com/leernota.php?referencia=20111130111226&registro=7222101026202029

Etten-Leur, 9-11-2011 – Today, Schouw Informatisering announced that SI Foodware for Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012, the industry specific ERP solution for the food and beverage industry, passed the Software Solution Test for Microsoft Dynamics, which is a major requirement for Certified for Microsoft Dynamics status.

Certified for Microsoft Dynamics is Microsoft Corp.’s highest standard for partner-developed software. This certification represents a significant step in elevating the standard for partner-developed software solutions for industry-specific business applications. Solutions with a successful software test have demonstrated development quality and compatibility with the Microsoft Dynamics product. VeriTest, a service of Lionbridge, performed independent and rigorous testing on the solution’s integration with Microsoft Dynamics.

“By requiring the software solution to meet our highest standards, Microsoft is assuring customers that these certified solutions work with their investments in Microsoft Dynamics,” said Doug Kennedy, vice president, Microsoft Dynamics Partners. “Microsoft congratulates Schouw Informatisering on the software test results and wishes it success in earning the Certified for Microsoft Dynamics designation.”

Schouw Informatisering specializes in ERP software for companies in the food & beverage industry. As a Microsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV), the company located in The Netherlands markets its own software solutions. “Schouw Informatisering has always been committed to software excellence, and passing the Software Solution Test for Microsoft Dynamics is a reflection of that commitment,” said Henk Jan van de Water, Innovation Leader Dynamics AX at Schouw Informatisering.

Western Computer becomes SI Foodware for Microsoft Dynamics reseller

Schouw Informatisering is proud to announce the addition of a new member to their worldwide partner network: Western Computer. This Californian based Microsoft Dynamics Expert has signed a partner agreement for the distribution of the ERP solution for the food and beverage industry: SI Foodware®. This is quite a significant step for Schouw and SI Foodware as Western Computer is the biggest Microsoft Dynamics® NAV partner in North-America.

The SI Foodware add-on offers specific functionality for companies in the food and beverage sector. The add-on is developed by Schouw Informatisering and is based on Microsoft Dynamics® NAV and AX, which fits in perfectly with Western Computer’s current portfolio. CEO of Western Computer Tom Bardos: “We look forward on working together with Schouw Informatisering, because we are amazed by the high quality of their add-on for the food and beverage industry. We were already interested in their products and services for quite some time, but them winning the ISV Solution Partner of The Year Award made us even more enthusiastic to start working together.”

Western Computer has been enriching the Dynamics landscape with customers, including mid-range to large enterprises, in various channels and markets since 1987. They offer their clients consulting, programming, installation and training on customized applications for ERP, CRM, supply chain management and business intelligence. This top Dynamics player is recognized by Microsoft as a Gold Enterprise Resource Planning Partner and is also named to both the prestigious President’s Club as the Inner Circle for Microsoft Dynamics 2011.

Visserij vakblad Vis in bedrijf plaatste in het Februari nummer een artikel over de nieuwe samenwerking tussen NorthSeafood en Schouw Informatisering.

Afgelopen woensdag stond de NAV day van Decisions Fall 2010 op de planning. Middels een stand op de virtuele beursvloer was SI Foodware vertegenwoordigd onder het internationale publiek van het het evenement.

Het was erg interessant om een evenement op deze manier mee te maken. Omdat iedereen direct kan inloggen vanaf zijn eigen PC ligt de drempel om het evenement te bezoeken erg laag. Dit zorgt dan ook voor grote bezoekersaantallen wat de internationale brand awareness van Schouw Informatisering en SI Foodware zeker ten goede komt.

Wie weet tot volgende keer.

Op 3 november 2010 doet Schouw Informatisering mee aan het digitale evenement Decisions Fall 2010. Op de NAV Day heeft SI Foodware een stand op de beursvloer. Schouw Informatisering wil dit evenement gebruiken om resellers te vinden voor SI Foodware, de Microsoft Dynamics NAV add-on specifiek voor de voedingsmiddelenindustrie. Komt u ons 3 november ook bezoeken? http://decisions.msdynamicsworld.com/product/nav