B2B Integration Software Company TIE Holding N.V. (“TIE”) listed on the EuroNext Amsterdam Stock Exchange hereby announces that it has expanded its network of resellers of TIE-software with Watermark. This company was the most successful Microsoft Business Solutions partner in The Netherlands in 2003. In accordance with the contract, Watermark can independently offer, implement and support the B2B integration software of TIE in combination with solutions based on Microsoft Navision, Axapta and CRM. Watermark is one of the top three IT companies specialized in implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems of Microsoft Business Solutions. Watermark in The Netherlands is part of a European organization that is active in 31 countries with 21 offices and more then 550 employees. Watermark is one of Microsoft Global Partners.
Watermark and TIE already do business for many years in supplying eBusiness software solutions based on Microsoft technology. The combination is able to seize opportunities for electronic transactions in an optimal way. By using TIE technology Watermark customers are able to support all XML/EDI standards for global exchange with their business partners through traditional mailbox systems as well as the Internet.
Jan Leppink, Marketing Manager Watermark; “With this TIE partnership Watermark is able to offer its customers de best B2Bi solution; scalable and with an excellent cost/benefit ratio. With access to TIE’s know-how of eBusiness standards, we can take our customers into the future where electronic business will be an integrated part of the Watermark proposition.
Dick Raman, CEO TIE; “To TIE it is of great importance, to make sure that as many companies as possible understand how they can benefit from doing business electronically. With this partnership the growing Watermark customer base in The Netherlands has the ability to communicate with their business partners on a global scale. TIE and Watermark are in negotiation about expanding the partnership to include all of Europe.”
About Watermark
With over 1000 ERP implementations Watermark is a successful company that is specialized in implementing ERP, CRM, PDM, SCS and E-business applications from multinational vendors for mid-sized companies. Over the last years Watermark has grown into European organization with 550 employees and 31 offices in 13 countries.
Watermarks European organization guaranties companies a uniform way of project implementation and management of ERP projects, local and international. Watermark Nederland has closed 2003 as the most successful Microsoft Business Solutions-partner in the Dutch market.
About TIE
TIE is an international B2B Integration software company, established in 1987 and listed on the EuroNext Amsterdam Stock Exchange in the NextEconomy Index. TIE provides state-of-the-art software tools and in-depth expertise to TIE subsidiaries and resellers all over the world. These local Solution Providers help companies to do business electronically in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their business processes and to lower their costs. TIE's main solutions in the 'Enterprise Portal Framework' allow companies to integrate their back-office processes to those of their trading partners and to manage product information. Since the TIE solutions are based on years of EDI as well as XML experience, TIE customers can reap the benefit of true open trading. TIE has a broad customer base in the Netherlands, Belgium and the USA and is a major player in Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Further Information:
TIE Holding N.V.
Dick Raman, President & CEO
Beech Avenue 180
1119 PS AMSTERDAM (Schiphol-Rijk)
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-658 99 03
Fax: +31-20-658 99 02
e-mail: info@TIEglobal.com
Web site: http://www.TIEglobal.com