CanGro Foods, Inc. selects Microsoft Dynamics NAV and JustFoodERP to reduce Total Cost of Ownership

One of Canada’s largest food manufacturing companies, representing brands like Aylmer, Del Monte, and Primo Soups, selects Microsoft Dynamics NAV and JustFoodERP to reduce Information Technology infrastructure costs.

Toronto, ON – JustFoodERP, an Axentia company, announces that CanGro Foods, Inc. will begin the implementation of JustFoodERP across three production facilities, as well as their head office beginning January.

“We inherited our existing business systems from the divestment from Kraft Foods just over a year ago. In total, our small IT team is supporting 14 business systems including SAP for sales order processing” states Kirk Southcott, IT Manager, CanGro Foods Inc. “With Microsoft and JustFoodERP, our mandate is to bring 14 systems into one single integrated system. Our measurement is to reduce Total Cost of Ownership to less than 25% of what is it today. Moving to a Microsoft infrastructure is a great start in this direction”.

The 160 user ERP implementation will include all operational aspects of the business including finance, sales order processing, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing. The project will integrate all layers of Microsoft infrastructure including MS Exchange, MS SQL Server, as well as a fully redundant and fault tolerant business system based on MS Windows Server.

“Having implemented Microsoft Dynamics NAV in a previous life, I am very familiar with the impact that our new business system will have on our employees” Joe Ruffo, CFO, CanGro Foods continues. “CanGro has a new business mentality and needs a system that can adapt quickly to changing requirements. We need a system that reduces the cost overhead associated with the larger ERP systems currently being used today. This project is an important first step to streamlining our operations, and greatly improving the service we provide to all of our customers”.

“CanGro Foods selection of JustFoodERP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV is evidence that Microsoft is the only business system option for mid-sized companies” states Marc DiGiorgio, VP JustFoodERP. “In the past month we have added customers with as few as three users, to customers the size of CanGro Foods. Proof that JustFoodERP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV will scale up or down to the needs of growing food manufacturers and distributors”.

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Klass, leader in Hispanic food market selects JustFoodERP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV to help manage new market growth.

First phase of implementation will automate Klass Time, the U.S. distribution company of Corporación Industrial Alimenticia SA de CV.

Allentown, PA – JustFoodERP, an Axentia, announces that Corporación Industrial Alimenticia SA de CV (CIASA) will begin the implementation of JustFoodERP across their two operating companies located in Mexico City, and Houston, Texas.

“Our business is growing significantly” offers Gabriel Navarro, CEO of Klass Time. “Our entry into the US market in the last five years means that we need a business system to keep up with that growth. JustFoodERP and Microsoft is the answer, allowing us to grow while improving the service we provide to our customers”.

Klass Time is a market leader in key food segments for the Latin market. High quality food products branded under Aguas Frescas, Peanuts, Snack sauces, Atole, Licuado, and Gelatina, are receiving significant market penetration in the largest Latin markets throughout the United States. The project’s second phase will start in spring with the implementation of JustFoodERP at CIASA’s manufacturing company, Conficorp.

“JustFoodERP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV are well suited to our business” offers Cesar Alvarez, BTS Manager. “We found a solution that offers important functionality for food distribution and manufacturing right out of the box. With the strength of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV platform, we receive a localized version for Mexico and local expertise if required”.

“We look forward to progressing our product offering into Latin America. CIASA is a key customer addition for JustFoodERP. With such a fast growing economy, we look forward to adding more customers in Mexico.” states Marc DiGiorgio, Vice President of JustFoodERP.

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Giritech krijgt vestiging in Benelux

De Deense netwerkbeveiliger Giritech heeft een lokale vestiging gekregen in de Lage Landen. Met een contractondertekening in Soesterberg werd Giritech Benelux een feit. Daarmee is de Benelux het tiende land of regio waar Giritech een vestiging heeft. Giritech Benelux is eigendom van Hans-Peter Ponten, die eerder leiding gaf aan zijn consultancybedrijf Concinno.

Giritech staat sinds 2004 onder leiding van ex-Navision topman René Stockner. Hun eerste marktrijpe product, onder de naam G/On, kwam op de markt in november van 2005. Sindsdien heeft het bedrijf meer dan 130 partners gevonden en meer dan 250 klanten.

G/On ontsluit applicaties op bedrijfsnetwerken, maar niet middels gebruikelijke technolgieën als VPN en encryptie en authenticatie. Voor users is het belangrijkste component in een G/On systeemde persoonlijke USB-stick, waarop het G/On programma staat. Dat laatste vangt alle netwerkverkeer af dat naar het bedrijfsnetwerk wil, en praat, beveiligd en versleuteld, met een G/On-server, die een node is in het lokale netwerk van het bedrijf in kwestie. Die, op zijn beurt, 'zuigt' al het relevante TCP/IP-verkeer en UDP-verkeer op en transporteert het middels het G/On-protocol naar de eindgebruiker. Die mag achter een laptop zitten op de WLAN in een lunchroom, inloggen in een internetcafé in Nairobi, of aanwezig zijn op de zaak. De enige systeemvereisten zijn Windows 2000 of XP, en een bruikbare USB-poort. Een omgevinkje komt vervolgens gestreamd vanaf de betreffende G/On server.

Zo'n 'stream' is alleen op te zetten met toestemming van de server. Voordeel van deze werkwijze is dat er niets verbinding maakt met het bedrijfs-LAN dat geen toestemming heeft, ook virussen of wormen niet. Trekt men de G/On USB-stick eruit, dan vervallen alle verbindingen. Draaiende programma's klappen er dan uit, en een sessie op het intranet toont alleen nog blanco pagina's.

Volgens ontwikkelaar Giritech brengt deze werkwijze veel minder complexiteit met zich mee, is hij lastiger te kapen en garandeert hij de veiligheid exact tot het punt waar de G/On applicatie ingezet wordt. Wel is er voor partners enorm veel te doen aan de implementatie, met name aan de LAN-kant. Daar moeten (groepen) users al of niet zekere rechten krijgen toegewezen.

Eén van Giritech Benelux' officieel erkende partners is Martien Jaspers. Hij is directeur van GAC, dat ERP-software levert aan productie- en handelsbedrijven en voor de zakelijke dienstverlening. Jaspers toont zich enthousiast: "Elke keer als ik bij een klant langs ga, laat ik dit product ook even zien en vraag ik: 'Denk nou eens na wat het voor jou kan betekenen'. Bijvoorbeeld: waar men nu nog vaak een schoenendoos vol bonnetjes krijgt aangeleverd, kan een accountantskantoor makkelijk een deel van het invoerwerk gaan laten doen aan de klant zelf. Op een veilige manier."

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Former CEO of Navision Joins Advantage Business Systems

London: Gold Certified Microsoft Business Solutions partner, Advantage Business Systems, today announced the appointment of Jesper Balser, former CEO of Navision, to the position of Executive Consultant.

Balser’s main responsibilities in his role at Advantage will be to support the company with its business strategy, planning and ongoing growth through the management of business development opportunities.

Balser co-founded Navision in 1984. Headed by Balser, the company grew over the next eighteen years from a small Scandinavian business to an international provider of business software for mid-sized companies. This growth included a successful stock market introduction in 1999, a well-organised merger with Damgaard in 2000 and culminated with Navision being acquired by Microsoft in 2002. After ensuring a smooth transition from Navision to Microsoft, Balser left the company to pursue other interests.

Ed Vorwerk, Managing Director of Advantage commented “Jesper and I have worked together on a number of business opportunities over the years, albeit on an informal basis. Jesper’s appointment to Advantage further demonstrates the company’s commitment to Microsoft Business Solutions Navision and the business solutions marketplace. I look forward to working with him to continue the company’s success and growth over the coming years”.

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InterQuad working in Partnership with IT CoVE, Derby College Drives Training in the East Midlands

InterQuad Learning, a Microsoft Gold Partner for Learning Solutions, has recently forged a partnership with the IT CoVE at Derby College to deliver a full range of IT courses in Derby.

This type of partnership is the first of it’s kind in the UK, confirming that the modern day college when working with a corporate training company ensures that there is a continuity of training.

Since expanding the Bristol Training Centre earlier in September 2005, InterQuad has responded to client demands for best-value training to be widely available for all, now boasting 11 Training Centres nationwide this new venture gives the people in the East Midlands the chance to receive quality training on their doorstep.

The impressive facilities being provided by the IT CoVE allows the constant demand for new courses to be scheduled. Coupled with the breadth of knowledge and expertise of both the IT CoVE & InterQuad training team this really is a force to be reckoned with.

John Kauffman, Managing Director of InterQuad Learning, explains “this expansion will play an integral part in our value proposition” and added “InterQuad Learning has gone from strength to strength by understanding the need to meet clients’ and vendors’ demands wherever it is required”.

The new centre has 3 fully equipped classrooms, with the ability to accommodate over 35 delegates. With ample delegate parking and full disabled facilities, Derby is also a VUE testing centre. To learn more about this new centre, please visit www.interquad.com

InterQuad will be offering a full range of courses at this new centre. For further details, please contact the Derby sales team Derby@interquad.com

About InterQuad
Voted IT Training Company of the Year by the Institute of IT Training in 2004, InterQuad Learning are ranked in the top 5 IT Training Companies in the UK for 2005 (Source: IT Skills Research 2005, Pardo Fox).

InterQuad is a Microsoft Gold Partner for Learning Solutions in the UK and is a partner for delivery of Microsoft Dynamics (AX, GP, NAV, CRM and Retail Management Solutions) training in the UK. InterQuad is the largest Citrix Authorised Learning Centre within the EMEA region. InterQuad is also a Novell Platinum Training Partner and an Education Centre for IBM Software. InterQuad leads the way in technical courses including A+, Network+, Cisco (in association with a Global Cisco Learning Solutions Partner), Unix, Oracle, Solaris, Java, Linux, ITIL (in conjunction with The Greymatters), PRINCE2 (in conjunction with Spoce), C, C++, Security and Prometric & VUE testing.


About Derby College
Derby College is one of the largest Further Education colleges in the country offering a range of education and training to students of all ages and abilities. Committed to providing high quality services to groups at local, regional and national levels, Derby College has something for everyone.

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Dad’s Pet Care Selects JustFoodERP powered by Microsoft Navision

Allentown, PA- JustFoodERP is pleased to announce that Dad’s Pet Care of Meadville, PA has chosen JustFoodERP.

“Dad’s has faced significant growth over the past five years” states Tom Feather, Director of I.S., Dad’s Pet Care. “This has made our business more complex to manage. The need for an integrated ERP system was very apparent”

With JustFoodERP, a software solution designed for the food industry, Dad’s will integrate all key areas of the business. Dad’s initial project phases include Finance, Sales, Demand Planning, Purchasing, Inventory, and Manufacturing.

“We researched a number of industry alternatives. None of these options could match JustFoodERP’s ease of use, or technology platform”. Feather continues “As we were already a Microsoft Dynamics customer, we took advantage of Microsoft’s Transformational Assurance. This allowed Dad’s to migrate from the existing Microsoft solution to JustFoodERP without reinvesting in the software we already purchased”.

“JustFoodERP provides food companies with a perfect combination of industry expertise coupled with an ERP platform that offers significant depth and product roadmap” says Marc DiGiorgio, VP of JustFoodERP. “Food companies are recognizing JustFoodERP as a welcome option to the software alternatives otherwise available”.

About JustFoodERP
JustFoodERP is an Axentia company. Powered by one of the worlds' fastest growing ERP products -Microsoft Navision, JustFoodERP provides a complete software and services package designed for the food industry.

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EuroTrust Shareholders Approve Acquisition of Aktiv Gruppen

EuroTrust A/S (Nasdaq:EURO) today announced that its shareholders had approved the previously announced proposed acquisition of Aktiv Gruppen A/S at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on December 23, 2005 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Also, at the meeting Erik Damgaard and Peter Juul were elected as directors of EuroTrust to replace Karoly Nemeth and Aldo Petersen who had resigned from the Board subject to the approval of the acquisition of Aktiv Gruppen by EuroTrust's shareholders.

Mr. Damgaard, who will also serve as Chairman of the Board, is currently a private investor. Mr. Damgaard previously was a software architect for Microsoft Corporation and was the Technology Officer of Navision A/S, a company which he helped found. In 2002, Navision A/S was sold to Microsoft.

Mr. Juul has been the Chief Executive Officer of Aktiv Gruppen Holding A/S since November 14, 2005. Prior to his becoming Chief Executive Officer of Aktiv Gruppen, Mr. Juul was a partner in the law firm of Interlex Advokater located in Arhus, Denmark.

Euro Trust also disclosed that the Danish tax authorities had approved of the tax free transfer of the shares by the Aktiv Gruppen shareholders.

The completion of the transaction is still contingent upon approval by the NASDAQ Stock Market of an initial listing of the EuroTrust ADRs for the post acquisition Company. EuroTrust expects to file the initial application by the first week of January and hopes to have all of the information necessary for complete processing of the application filed by early February.

For more information visit www.eurotrust.dk

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