Business News of Tuesday, 28 November 2006

Source: GNA

CBS Ghana joins prestigious AccTech Alliance

Accra, Nov. 28, GNA - Computer Based Systems (CBS) Ghana Limited, a local business integrator and solution provider, has joined forces with South Africa's based AccTech Systems, one of the world's largest Softline Accpac Solution providers.

With this alliance, CBS Ghana now joins seven other African countries in the AccTech Alliance, which include Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. At a contract signing ceremony in Accra, Mr Alan Harris, Chief Executive Officer of CBS, said his Company would now be conducting business under the new name AccTech Ghana.

He said AccTech Systems is the number one Accpac dealer on the Continent and believed that the newly formed alliance between the two companies would be of great benefit to the business community in Ghana. "AccTech Systems has a wealth of experience in implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions across the African Continent and the alliance will bring an influx of ERP knowledge and experience to the Ghanaian market," Mr Harris said.

Mr Tertius Zitzke, Managing Director of AccTech Systems said CBS has over the past 19 years cemented their place in the Ghanaian market and have proven themselves has a very successful business unit. "This is our first move into the West African market and we believe that with CBS at the helm, AccTech Ghana is going to be a shinning star in the AccTech Alliance Group of companies."

Mr Zitzke said Accpac Systems is one of the handful Accpac Solution providers across the world to have attained Microsoft Gold certified partner status.

The General Manager of AccTech Alliance, Mr Marc Gower said the Company was currently servicing clients in Ghana, but the distance between South Africa and Ghana has made it difficult to support the clients.

"I believe that through our skill transfer process, AccTech Ghana will take over the support of these customers." He said AccTech Ghana would offer the entire range of Accpac ERP solutions and would add great value and opportunities to their existing client base.

AccTech Systems Limited is an ACCPAC Accounting Software Solution Provider. It is accredited as a premier solution provider by ACCPAC International.