WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 9, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sunrise Technologies, Inc. a leading consulting services company and a reseller of powerful business solutions, announced today that it has completed a software license sale to LC Industries, the nation's largest employer of people who are legally blind or visually impaired.
LC Industries, headquartered in Durham, N.C., is a non-profit organization that employs 735 people across nine states. Over half of its employees are legally blind and work in the company's three manufacturing plants, two distribution centers, and 26 retail centers. LC Industries manufactures a variety of products, including military supplies, mattress sets, and office supplies.
Sunrise is a Microsoft Certified Partner and reseller of Microsoft Business Solutions -- Axapta (MBS Axapta), a powerful and flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.
LC Industries selected MBS Axapta in order to achieve its goal of "One Company, One System". Rick Stallings, Chief Financial Officer of LC Industries, is confident that MBS Axapta is the one system to unify the company. "We spent over 700 man hours reviewing and evaluating software before reaching the decision that Axapta was the best solution for our "One Company, One System" project. We are very excited for the opportunity to streamline our operations and improve efficiencies as we continue to show strong growth and we look forward to employing Axapta as a long term solution."
MBS Axapta is a highly scalable and flexible system that gives a competitive advantage to mid-market manufacturers. Bill Forsyth, Southeast Area General Manager of Microsoft Business Solutions, emphasizes the benefits that LC Industries will gain from the software. "Microsoft is proud to offer LC Industries a completely integrated ERP framework with broad and advanced functionality. This partnership helps LC Industries streamline its operations and take advantage of new market opportunities, which may provide more employment for the visually impaired. Coupled with the expertise of Sunrise Technologies, the implementation will be a huge success."
John Pence, the President and founder of Sunrise Technologies comments; "We are extremely excited to add LC Industries as a customer for MBS Axapta. It's the ultimate cost effective solution for a manufacturing company like LC Industries." John adds, "we are also proud to be associated with a company who is contributing so much good to this world, and has entrusted Sunrise with the mission to make their company even more successful. We will not let them down."
For more information about Sunrise Technologies and Microsoft(r) Business Solutions-Axapta(r), visit www.sunriseconsult.com or call Sunrise Technologies at 336-722-6741. This release can also be viewed at: http://www.pressreleasenetwork.com/newsroom.