System Dynamics’ Oracle Partnership and Accreditation

In 2008 System Dynamics achieved Certified Partner status with Oracle in terms of Oracle E-Business Suite as well as being the first Oracle Business Accelerator partner in Ireland (both related to release 11i).

In 2009 we have extended our accreditation - and have now achieved Certified Partner status in Oracle E-Business Suite (renewed for 2009/2010), Oracle JD Edwards and most recently confirmed, our accreditation with Oracle Business Accelerators for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12. We were the first partner in Ireland to achieve this level.

System Dynamics solutions in Oracle Applications have been recognised by Oracle and we have been recently approved within the Oracle Accelerate program. This program recognises those partners who provide industry leading solutions in the market place.   System Dynamics' Oracle Accelerate solutions, based on Oracle Applications,  deliver complete, rapid, low-cost implementations of software and services to midsize organisations.  

For more information on Oracle Accelerate and System Dynamics solutions, please refer to the website: https://midsize.oracle.com  - (Oracle Accelerate for Mid Size Companies) choose Ireland followed by Oracle E-Business Suite.

System Dynamics is also the only partner in Ireland to have this level of accreditation.

Press Release Tuesday 7th April 2009 - System Dynamics engages in a VAR (Value Added Reseller) Partnership with IDS Scheer (UK)

In January 2009 System Dynamics and IDS Scheer began a strategic VAR (Value Added Reseller) partnership, focusing on delivering real value to their clients. Combining joint product and consulting capabilities in: Process Optimisation, Business Process Management (BPM), Transformation, EA, SOA, ERP and SCM across multiple technology solutions to include; Oracle, JD Edwards and SAP.

"We believe that IDS Scheers' unrivalled global leadership position in Business Process Management product and solutions delivery, coupled with System Dynamics proven local consulting and delivery capability in Ireland creates a local centre of excellence for Business Process Management.

This will enable clients undertaking business and Information Technology change programmes to choose a local Services Partner who understands their business and culture, and who has the relevant experience, track record and scale to manage and deliver these strategic programmes."

Paul Hall - Executive Consultant Strategic Clients – System Dynamics (Ireland)

"Our partnership with System Dynamics widens the implementation of IDS Scheer’s product suite, by providing specific local choice and capability for Ireland, for the first time.

We see System Dynamics experience (Ireland’s largest indigenous supplier of IT Business Solutions) as a merging of capabilities with the leading Enterprise BPM and EA Tool provider - IDS Scheer (Gartner Magic Quadrant).

System Dynamics’ cross-sector consultancy expertise in Finance, Public Sector, Corporate and Utilities complements IDS Scheers' existing global expertise in the same target markets. Already, we are witnessing BPM projects in Ireland, focusing on cost reduction, operational efficiency, and compliance; drivers that IDS Scheer are well versed in demonstrating with compelling return on investment in references worldwide.

In addition, IDS Scheer have a significant number of existing customers with presence, or intended development in Ireland, that we wish to nurture and support, making the case for local capability compelling.

We welcome the strategic partnership and look forward to forging new business together."

Andrew Morrish – Managing Director – IDS Scheer (UK)

About IDS Scheer

IDS Scheer is the market leader in Business Process Management (BPM) software, solutions and services for corporations and public organisations worldwide. With its unrivaled ARIS Platform for Process Excellence, the company offers an integrated, comprehensive solution portfolio for the strategy, design, implementation and controlling of business processes; allowing companies to continuously improve their overall business performance. Utilising the ARIS Value Engineering (AVE) approach, IDS Scheer consultants bridge the gap between corporate strategy, business processes, IT solutions and process controlling. Approximately 3,000 employees in over 70 countries serve the company’s 7,000 customers. In 2007, IDS Scheer’s revenues reached 393.5 million Euro. Established in 1984 by Prof. August-Wilhelm Scheer, IDS Scheer is listed in the TecDAX on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany).

For more information, please visit: www.ids-scheer.com

For further information please contact:

Genevieve Walkin
Tel: + 353 (0) 1 483 0300
Fax: + 353 (0) 1 483 0301
E-mail: genevieve.walkin@systemdynamics.ie

 

Press Release Sunday 16th November 2008 – Printed in The Sunday Business Post

• System Dynamics grows on the back of acquisitions

Dublin-based software firm System Dynamics saw its turnover grow by 33 per cent last year on the back of organic growth and new revenues from recent acquisitions.

According to its most recently filed accounts, turnover rose to €21million in the year ending December 31 2007, up from €15.6 million a year earlier.

The company booked a €504,000 profit for the year, which was up from the €305,000 recorded in 2006 and it now has accumulated profits of €1.6 million.

Tony McGuire, managing director of System Dynamics, said that the company was extremely pleased with its performance for the year.

Roughly €1million of the additional revenues recorded in 2007 stemmed from its 2006 acquisition of Software Resources, with the balance accounted for by organic growth.

The company should further grow revenues this year from its acquisition of software company Systima in May.

While McGuire signalled at the time that System Dynamics was in the market for further acquisitions this year, he said that the banking crisis had put paid to that ambition for the moment.

‘‘The issue is access to capital, so we will be keeping our powder dry and postponing any M&A activity for the moment,” he said.

However, McGuire hoped the firm wouldn’t have to wait long before re-entering the market as he was beginning to see a lot of opportunities.

According to the company’s directors’ report, System Dynamics has a long-term goal of becoming the largest indigenous IT Services company by 2010. McGuire said that it was already the largest indigenous firm and was now targeting its multinational competitors in Ireland. He believes that the company is already in the top ten and his ambition was to break into the top five by 2010.

‘‘The downturn is shaking the market up a bit and the numbers are changing all the time,” he said, referring to the overall size of the market in which the company operates.

At present, the best source of growth for the company was in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, which he said allowed users to streamline their processes and speed decision making.

While some companies, banks in particular, were scaling completely back on IT spending at present, he said a similar proportion were continuing to invest since they were anxious about remaining competitive in the current tough economic climate. 

 

Press Release Sunday 14th September 2008 – Printed in The Sunday Business Post

• System Dynamics wins Boylesports deal

Oracle Business Accelerators lead to significant savings in implementation time and cost.

Irish Bookmaker, Boylesports has signed contracts worth in excess €400K with System Dynamics, Ireland’s largest indigenous supplier of IT Solutions and Services, for the implementation of Oracle Financials, Purchasing and i-Procurement. Boylesports employs over 750 staff and operates bookmaking business in the UK and Ireland spanning over 130 shops, as well as online and Fon-A-Bet operations.

System Dynamics, a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, will use Oracle Business Accelerators to deliver a tailored Oracle E-Business Suite implementation, which will be rolled out over a four month period commencing immediately. The solution will provide the group with access to real time financial information across its entire business.

The implementation provides Boylesports scalability and flexibility as it grows its business. It will provide the group with greater control of expenditure across all its cost functions while simplifying and centralising its key accounting functions to achieve greater efficiencies and cost savings. 

Working with Oracle Business Accelerators allows System Dynamics to ensure the rapid and seamless implementation of leading business process standards across the group. The approach enables the roll-out of a fully integrated solution appropriate to the needs of Boylesports while achieving significant savings in terms of speed of implementation and overall project costs.

Michael Bent, Head of Finance, Boylesports, said: “We quickly realised that the proposed Oracle solution was greatly superior to other products on the market, with added efficiencies and cost savings that far outweigh the initial investment. The calibre of the partnership offered by System Dynamics and Oracle was a clear deciding factor for us in light of our expansion plans and requirements for a future-proofed system.”

“In the present economic climate, managing costs have become very critical to Boylesports as it expands its operation in the UK and Ireland. The solution provides us with the drill down capability to analyse exactly what is being spent across all areas of our business. We can now use this information to ensure the best prices are negotiated with our various suppliers,” added Mr Bent.

Nigel Sylvester, Corporate Account Director, System Dynamics: “By using Oracle Business Accelerators, we are able to reduce the time and cost of the implementation, while tailoring the solution to the specific needs of Boylesports and provide the right mix of industry functionality and best-practice business processes. The approach allows us to deliver a fully configured and integrated environment for Boylesports’ business over a much shorter time period, while achieving cost savings of around 30 percent compared with the traditional approach to implementing this software.”

Sylvester went on to say “this business is a significant win for System Dynamics, and underlines a growing trend whereby household name companies in Ireland are trusting System Dynamics as an independent, value for money Irish IT Solutions Partner, in preference to multinational system integrators”.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Nigel Sylvester, Account Director, Corporate Sector, System Dynamics,
+353 (0)1 483 0300
nigel.sylvester@systemdynamics.ie

About Oracle Business Accelerators

Oracle Business Accelerators are powerful, easy-to-use rapid implementation solutions for Oracle E-Business Suite and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers through Oracle's approved partner channel or Oracle Consulting.

Oracle Business accelerators bring proven, best-in-class business flows to reduce the time and costs of implementing enterprise-wide solutions. Using intellectual property from both Oracle and our partners, business accelerators reduce implementation discovery, setup, and testing project phases. The result is predictable and expedited access to proven solutions that minimise the risk of new technology adoption.

 

Press Release Sunday 11th May 2008 – Printed in The Sunday Business Post

• System Dynamics eyes another acquisition in expansion plan

System Dynamics, the software firm that last week bought software company Systima, intends to make one more significant acquisition before the end of the year.

Tony McGuire, chief executive of System Dynamics, said the company had a ‘‘clear set of targets in mind’’ for further expansion and indicated that its next deal could be in the professional services sector, an area System Dynamics recently moved into with the creation of a new business unit.

‘‘What we are looking for is something to supplement the business we are developing,” he said.

McGuire declined to state how much System Dynamics paid for Systima, citing confidentiality clauses in the contract, but it is believed the deal was at the smaller end of the scale for the sector. The acquisition had been funded from the company’s own internal resources.

McGuire said the motivation behind the deal was Systima’s expertise in integrating Oracle based enterprise applications.

Dublin-based System Dynamics has been growing in this area since it acquired Software Resources in 2006 and is now an Oracle partner in application development.

The deal ‘rounded out’ its offering in this sector. Five Systima staff will move over to System Dynamics. One of the founders - Tony Field - will stay with the firm, while the other - Justin Corry - will leave.

McGuire said that the acquisition would help boost System Dynamics’ turnover beyond €24 million this year.

The most recently filed accounts for the firm indicate that turnover grew from €12.3 million to €16 million in the year ending December 31, 2006.

The company booked a profit of €305,000 during the year, bringing accumulated profits to €1 million. McGuire said the firm had grown strongly during 2007 and turnover was up to €21.5 million during the year. ‘‘We saw a very significant amount of organic growth during 2007, with a small benefit coming in from the 2006 acquisition of Software Resources,” he said.

Staff headcount was now approaching 180, up from 120 a year ago. The high intake of new people was mostly accounted for by the opening of the new Professional Services division, McGuire said.

McGuire said he believed the economic climate would prompt some consolidation in the indigenous software sector, since some firms would struggle to remain competitive.

‘‘There has been a distinct tightening in IT budgets. We are seeing longer decision times, decisions postponed and more firms deciding to do work in-house rather than bring in outside contractors,” he said.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Tony McGuire, MD, System Dynamics.
+353 (0)1 483 0300  

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