Oracle Acquisition Good News for Microsoft Axapta Partner Iteration2 March Bring Rapid Growth

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 19, 2005 -- Irvine, CA � March 19, 2005 -- Iteration2, a leading Microsoft (MBS) Axapta Gold Certified Partner and industry leader specializing in migrating former JD Edwards and Peoplesoft customers to Microsoft Axapta, has recently added 14 professionals with over 30 years of Axapta technical expertise to their already strong Axapta practice which has become the leading Axapta partnership in the Western United States.

Microsoft Axapta is experiencing strong growth at the expense of Oracle as Oracle struggles to retain the former Peoplesoft customers acquired through Oracle�s recent takeover of Peoplesoft. Peoplesoft customers, many of which run Peoplesoft World and Peoplesoft EnterpriseOne Software (formerly JD Edwards OneWorld and World Software) are left without a clear vision for their future. Microsoft�s recent announcements targeting Peoplesoft customers with deep discounts, migration tools, and low cost assessment plans have left little doubt of Microsoft�s intentions to capture this market.

Microsoft is not alone in the quest for the disillusioned JD Edwards/Peoplesoft customers. SAP has developed very compelling strategies to capture this lucrative customer base, as has IFS, Best Products, and Oracle themselves with the announcement of Project Fusion, a large integration project that will also require a system migration.

�JD Edwards/Peoplesoft customers are faced with some hard choices, Oracle has already told them that they can�t stay where they are and that they must migrate. I have been selling or managing enterprise software sales to this group of customers for over 10 years. I understand the current situation and the alternatives available to them, frankly we felt many of the same problems ourselves.� says Greg Carter, Vice President of Iteration2. Carter adds, �after careful evaluation, we are certain that Microsoft Axapta is the best alternative for most JDEdwards/Peoplesoft customers and that Microsoft Axapta, with its rich functionality, tight integration to other Microsoft products, and Microsoft�s financial strength and wherewithal is the most compelling software available today�, Carter states.

Early this year Microsoft announced the availability of Iteration2�s Migration Adapter Toolkit (IMAT), the toolkit accelerates the successful migration of Peoplesoft EnterpriseOne and World Software to Axapta while reducing risk. Iteration2 has made this toolkit available throughout Microsoft�s channel.


About Iteration2

Iteration2 is headquartered in Irvine, CA, and provides its clients with a tier-one enterprise software experience at a price generally associated with tier-two software. This combined with Microsoft integrated technology stack and unsurpassed financial strength provides a platform for today and tomorrow. Iteration2 is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a leading provider of Microsoft Axapta.

Iteration2 is headquartered in Irvine, CA and has sales offices in strategic locations throughout the United States. Please visit the company�s website at www.iteration2.com.

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