Press Announcement - Syntax Achieves Oracle Business Accelerators Qualified Status for Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1.

Powerful, Cloud-based Rapid Implementation Tools Enable Syntax to Speed Delivery of Oracle Applications for Customers

MONTREAL, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Syntax announced today that it has achieved Oracle Business Accelerators Qualified status for Oracle Business Accelerators for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1.  Oracle Business Accelerators are cloud-based tools that accelerate the implementation of Oracle Applications. An Oracle Accelerate solution provider and a Platinum level member of Oracle® PartnerNetwork (OPN), Syntax sells and implements Oracle's JD Edwards products in North America.

Oracle Business Accelerators are powerful, easy-to-use cloud-based rapid implementation tools that can reduce the time and costs of implementing enterprise applications for growing businesses. With Syntax's Oracle Accelerate Solution based on Oracle Business Accelerators, the result is designed to be predictable and expedited with a minimal risk in new technology adoption. To achieve Oracle Business Accelerators Qualified Status, Oracle partners complete a rigorous competency program created and managed by Oracle.

The Syntax Oracle Accelerate Solution for Industrial Manufacturing for JD Edwards combines Oracle Business Accelerators, including templates, wizards and more, with the Syntax Express Accelerate Implementation Methodology. This allows organizations to transform their businesses with pre-built core functionality that is easy to implement in less time and with lower costs than traditional implementations.  At the same time it provides them with the flexibility they need in order to accommodate growth and change in the future.

"Syntax has been involved with the Oracle Accelerate program since its inception," said Gary Shaffran, Syntax Senior Vice President. "We are very excited about the additional value that the new Oracle Business Accelerators for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne provide for our customers, making implementations even easier. This allows our customers to gain early benefits from their software investment."

"Modern ERP solutions are a huge competitive advantage for organizations working to sustain business growth," said Steve Cox, vice president, Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies. "The new business flows and modules available in Oracle Business Accelerators for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne will help midsize businesses rapidly adopt tier-1 ERP that is powerful enough to handle today's business needs, while ensuring the flexibility for future growth."

To learn more about Syntax and its Oracle PartnerNetwork Specialization achievements, please visit www.syntax.com .

About Oracle Accelerate
Oracle Accelerate provides simple to deploy, packaged, enterprise-class software solutions to growing midsize organizations through Oracle's network of expert partners. Created by Oracle's expert partners, Oracle Accelerate solutions are simple to deploy, industry-specific packaged solutions, designed for fast time to benefit, which means getting the right solution in place quickly, inexpensively and with a controlled scope and predictable returns. The best Oracle Accelerate Solutions are based on Oracle Business Accelerators, which are powerful, cloud-based rapid implementation tools developed and maintained by Oracle to get you up and running on a wide range of Oracle Applications, both quickly and reliably. Oracle has more than 290,000 midsize customers who buy Oracle to grow. To find out more, visit www.oracle.com/accelerate.

About Syntax
Since 1972, Syntax has been providing comprehensive technology solutions to businesses of all sizes throughout North America. At Syntax, we deliver the best combination of hardware, software, cloud & hosting solutions to meet the needs of our customers. Our partners include Oracle, IBM and other world-class technology leaders.

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