Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Marketing International Selects Epicor
Leading Manufacturer and Distributor of Chemicals in the Kingdom Selects Epicor 9 to Streamline its Business Processes
IRVINE, Calif. (May 19, 2009) – Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a
leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of
Global 1000 companies, today announced Rawabi Marketing International (RMI), one of the
fastest growing distributors and manufacturers of chemicals in the Kingdom, selected Epicor’s
next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that is redefining the business
application experience.
Part of the US$ 200 million Saudi Arabia-based Al Arifi Group, RMI is engaged in
distribution and manufacturing of a wide variety of chemicals including salts, solvents, acids,
alkalis surfactants, metal treatment chemicals and oil field chemicals catering to diversified
industries such as chemical, dairy, food, paper, detergent and oil field industries, and many
governmental and public customers. Through a strong export division and solid infrastructure,
RMI caters to customers across the GCC and the Middle East.
RMI believes Epicor 9 will help RMI leverage the latest in ERP technology to establish a
competitive advantage, while meeting its business objectives of managing growth, streamlining
operations and increasing profitability by integrating front office and back office operations
across the distribution, manufacturing and financial business verticals. These objectives will be
leveraged across RMI offices in the Kingdom and Egypt.
Epicor’s industry-leading ERP solution is the culmination of the Company’s latest
product strategy to converge integrated business applications tailored to meet the requirements
of the distribution, manufacturing and services industries. The solution utilizes Web 2.0
concepts to provide users with a truly collaborative and dynamic enterprise business application
experience combining a full range of enterprise, manufacturing and distribution functionality with
the most collaborative, flexible service-oriented architecture (SOA) available.
With Epicor, RMI’s users will be able to interact with information residing in the
company’s ERP systems through the 2007 Microsoft® Office system (Office Outlook® 2007,
Office Word 2007, and Office Excel® 2007) and via mobile devices, such as Windows Mobile®,
Symbian, BlackBerry®, and the Apple iPhone(TM)–ultimately driving increased efficiency and
value for business.
Khalil Turki, vice president, RMI said, “With its extensive features and functionality,
Epicor was the obvious choice for RMI and we are confident that this partnership will enhance
our service capabilities and provide us a competitive edge with Epicor’s next generation ERP
solutions.”
Hosam Hamdi, head of the IT department at RMI said, “Our company is growing at a
breakneck speed and we realized that to appropriately and successfully manage customer
expectations, we had to leverage a next generation SOA platform that was reliable and
scalable. Epicor emerged as the preferred choice after a rigorous request for proposal process
(RFP) evaluating several other competitors. We believe that Epicor is an excellent fit for RMI.”
“We are pleased to partner with one of the leading distribution and manufacturing
companies in the Kingdom,” said Basil Daniells, regional sales director for Epicor in the Middle
East, North Africa and India. “Epicor understands the challenges facing a fast growing company
with a diverse portfolio like RMI, and we believe our solution is well-suited to their business. As
more companies recognize the importance of SOA-based enterprise applications in driving
company-wide efficiencies, we expect to see the initial excellent momentum gained by Epicor 9
continue.”
As a conglomerate, Al-Arifi group also covers an extremely diversified customer
spectrum of Saudi Arabian market varying from construction industry to operations,
maintenance and catering of hospitals to supply of scientific, medical, biomedical equipment
and pharmaceuticals.
Source: Epicor
