DALLAS, June 13, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Quest User Conference -- Optio Booth #815 -- Optio Software (OTCBB:OPTO) today announced that it is partnering with CD Group, a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business intelligence (BI) consulting services to mid-market firms to deliver Optio's Business Process Solutions for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne application users.
"Our partnership combines CD Group's extensive JD Edwards systems integration expertise with Optio Business Process Solutions to enable JD Edwards customers to improve the speed and accuracy of document-intensive business processes such as procure-to-pay and order-to-cash," said Bill DeSpain, chief technology officer at CD Group.
At this week's Quest user conference, Optio will demonstrate the Optio Procure-To-Pay Business Process Solution that:
-- automates the JD Edwards procurement process by individually
tailoring outbound purchase orders and scanning and imaging
inbound documents such as shipping manifests, invoices and
statements
-- extracts required ERP input data from transactional documents
-- integrates that document data into the JD Edwards application
via standardized workflows
-- provides users with direct access to invoices and other
documents stored in Optio's document archive system,
e.ComPresent(tm), directly from their JD Edwards applications
to facilitate dispute resolution and research requirements.
Optio Procure-to-Pay Solution will help customers reduce disputed items and overpayments, improve cash flow and working capital utilization, reduce cycle times and error rates, and enable overall process throughput improvements.
Under the partnership agreement, CD Group will resell Optio's Business Process Solutions and serve as Optio's prime systems integrator in the JD Edwards market for these offerings. As an Optio channel partner, CD Group will provide related implementation, support, programming and consulting services to customers across its JD Edwards practice. The reseller agreement encompasses the following Optio Business Process Solutions: e.ComIntegrate(tm), e.ComPresent(tm) and Imaging Solutions(tm). Together, these solutions help organizations reduce the costs, errors and inefficiencies of document-intensive processes such as procure-to-pay, order-to-cash and manufacturing and distribution.
"Optio has helped more than 5,000 customers worldwide optimize their document-driven processes," said Paul O'Callaghan, Optio's senior vice president of sales. "We're excited about the opportunity to partner with CD Group to deliver combined solutions that help JD Edwards users take their document processes to new levels of efficiency and productivity."
About CD Group
CD Group, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., is a leading provider of consulting services for companies in the manufacturing and distribution industries with annual revenues under $1 billion. CD Group's 120 employees specialize in linking business strategy and business processes with IT capabilities to drive improvements in financial metrics. With nearly 13 years of experience in implementing enterprise systems from JD Edwards, Microsoft, Cognos and IBM, CD Group has worked closely with more than 600 clients to implement solutions that best satisfy their business objectives. For more information about CD Group, visit www.cdgroup.com.
About Optio Software
Optio Software provides document automation solutions to help organizations achieve unprecedented speed, accuracy, functionality and quality in their inbound and outbound document processes. More than 5,000 customers use Optio solutions to streamline business document-intensive processes and reduce costs as they extend their investments in hospital information systems (HIS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications. Founded in 1981, Optio Software, headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., maintains Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters in Paris, and sales offices in Germany and the United Kingdom. More information about Optio Software (OTCBB:OPTO) is available at OptioSoftware.com.
(c) Copyright 2005, Optio Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Optio is a registered trademark and Optio Business Process Solutions, Optio e.ComIntegrate, Optio e.ComPresent, and Imaging Solutions are trademarks of Optio Software, Inc. Other companies and products mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.