SSA Global Wins Multi-Million Dollar Deal with Fiji Government for its Enterprise Financial Management Solution
Announcement posted by SSA Global 06 Apr 2006
SSA Financial Management rollout to 52 departments over two to three years
SSA Global (NASDAQ: SSAG), a leading provider of enterprise business software and services, has secured a multi-million dollar contract to supply its Financial Management Solution (SSA FM) to the Government of Fiji. This contract follows the Fijian Cabinets endorsement last November of SSA Global as its preferred supplier for the new Government Financial Management System.
The multi-million dollar deal will see SSA FM running on Windows NT implemented across 28 ministries - comprising 52 departments - throughout the Fiji Government within two-to-three years. SSA Globals New Zealand office and Fiji Governments management are currently involved in the implementation, while local support is being provided by Suva-based development company, Software Factory Ltd.
The rollout has commenced with four proof-of-concept Ministries, after which there will be three separate blocks of deployments consisting of eight Ministries in each deployment phase.
As part of its preferred supplier agreement, SSA Global has committed to training a team of highly skilled IT resources within the Fiji Government, to support functional and technical financial management requirements into the future.
Mr Aisake Taito, deputy secretary finance, Government of Fiji said, We had a requirement for an integrated Financial Management Solution that would allow us to have timely, consistent & reliable information for decision making. SSA FM will allow us to achieve that objective. We now have access to flexible industry standard reporting tools and at the completion of the implementation, we will be able to use automated workflow to control and standardise our processes - resulting in enhanced visibility throughout our organisation.
SSA Globals customer-centric approach to provide a self sufficient environment that we can sustain locally was another major factor in our decision.
Mr Graeme Riley, SSA Globals managing director (Pacific), said, SSA Global is committed to supporting customers not only in their software decisions, but in developing the in-house expertise to manage their businesses more effectively.
Mr Semi Tukana, managing director of Software Factory, said, I believe that, apart from the world-class financial management software offered, SSA Globals professional conduct coupled with a workable solution, a realistic timeframe, and a competitive price bid presented the Fiji Government with a combination that was hard to beat.
About SSA Global
SSA Global (NASDAQ: SSAG) is a leading provider of enterprise business software for mid-sized and large organisations, primarily in select manufacturing, consumer and services industries. The companys software solutions include enterprise resource planning, financial management, human capital management, corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has over 50 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com.
The multi-million dollar deal will see SSA FM running on Windows NT implemented across 28 ministries - comprising 52 departments - throughout the Fiji Government within two-to-three years. SSA Globals New Zealand office and Fiji Governments management are currently involved in the implementation, while local support is being provided by Suva-based development company, Software Factory Ltd.
The rollout has commenced with four proof-of-concept Ministries, after which there will be three separate blocks of deployments consisting of eight Ministries in each deployment phase.
As part of its preferred supplier agreement, SSA Global has committed to training a team of highly skilled IT resources within the Fiji Government, to support functional and technical financial management requirements into the future.
Mr Aisake Taito, deputy secretary finance, Government of Fiji said, We had a requirement for an integrated Financial Management Solution that would allow us to have timely, consistent & reliable information for decision making. SSA FM will allow us to achieve that objective. We now have access to flexible industry standard reporting tools and at the completion of the implementation, we will be able to use automated workflow to control and standardise our processes - resulting in enhanced visibility throughout our organisation.
SSA Globals customer-centric approach to provide a self sufficient environment that we can sustain locally was another major factor in our decision.
Mr Graeme Riley, SSA Globals managing director (Pacific), said, SSA Global is committed to supporting customers not only in their software decisions, but in developing the in-house expertise to manage their businesses more effectively.
Mr Semi Tukana, managing director of Software Factory, said, I believe that, apart from the world-class financial management software offered, SSA Globals professional conduct coupled with a workable solution, a realistic timeframe, and a competitive price bid presented the Fiji Government with a combination that was hard to beat.
About SSA Global
SSA Global (NASDAQ: SSAG) is a leading provider of enterprise business software for mid-sized and large organisations, primarily in select manufacturing, consumer and services industries. The companys software solutions include enterprise resource planning, financial management, human capital management, corporate performance management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, supply chain management and supplier relationship management. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA Global has over 50 locations worldwide and its product offerings are used by customers in over 90 countries. For additional information, visit the SSA Global web site at www.ssaglobal.com.