Professional Advantage offers wider Panorama of business intelligence solutions

 

Sydney, 30th January 2006

 

Leading Australian provider of business applications to the mid-market, Professional Advantage, today announced the formation of a new partnership with Panorama Software, a global leader in business intelligence (BI) solutions. Collectively, the two companies now offer one of the best BI solutions for mid-sized organisations available in the Australian market.

 

Combining Panorama NovaView 5, Panorama's flagship product, with Microsoft Business Intelligence tools, Professional Advantage is able to provide its customers with comprehensive and integrated reporting, analytical, dashboard and scorecard solutions.

 

“We're excited to confirm our partnership with Panorama Software,” said Michael Foertsch, Business Intelligence Manager at Professional Advantage. “Panorama has an exceptional reputation in other parts of the world and we saw this as a very good business opportunity to bring their BI solution to Australia. By partnering with Panorama, we can offer customers a wider selection of best-of-breed BI solutions that will enable organisations to achieve bottom-line results.”

 

The agreement marks Panorama's entry into the Australian market. “We're pleased to be able to expand our partner ecosystem into Australia , a key market for our international growth,” said Gil Nizri, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, CEEMEA, Panorama Software. “Through our partnership with Professional Advantage, Panorama will provide a best-in-class BI solution that allows customers to proactively manage their business.”

 

Both companies are committed to the Microsoft platform, and Professional Advantage is now able to provide customers with a greater value through combined offerings, enabling them to achieve improved performance and better business results. Furthermore, the strength of both companies' relationship with Microsoft will help to accelerate growth and build new relationships with customers looking to take advantage of the combined service offering.