CGS Partners with Profitbase to Bring Integrated Business Intelligence to Retailers

CGS has formed a strategic alliance with Profitbase to offer its Retail Business Intelligence Solution to help retailers gain more timely and accurate visibility into the performance of their operations. The partnership will incorporate the benefits of the Profitbase software with the retail domain experience and Microsoft Dynamics solution expertise of CGS to drive business improvement for clients.

New York, NY, October 14, 2010 -- Computer Generated Solutions Inc. (CGS) announces that it has formed a strategic alliance with retail technology leader Profitbase to provide retail companies with fully integrated business intelligence for the Microsoft ®Dynamics® AX enterprise software solution. The partnership will benefit retailers by combining the exceptional business visibility of the Profitbase Retail Business Intelligence Solution with the proven domain and Microsoft technology expertise that CGS brings to the retail industry.

“Many retailers are challenged to make informed business decisions due to the lack of timely and accurate information on their consolidated business activities,” noted Mathilde Sanson, Vice President of the CGS Microsoft Dynamics practice. “Working with Profitbase, we are excited to empower these companies to break down the silos of information and achieve 360-degree visibility on the performance of their various channels, stores, chains, categories, inventories, vendors, and financials. By leveraging the power and depth of the latest Profitbase and Microsoft technology, retailers can greatly reduce the time and effort required to deploy and deliver key business data to their entire organization.”

The relationship with Profitbase helps to complete CGS’ retail offering by enhancing the Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail reporting capabilities and delivering a truly integrated view of store operations. The Profitbase Retail Business Intelligence Solutions enables real-time visibility that helps inventories and out-of-stock occurrences, while improving turnover and customer satisfaction.

According to Profitbase NA Inc., President Larry LeBlanc, “In this ultra-competitive retail environment, retailers need immediate access to timely and accurate information. We are pleased with the opportunity to work with CGS to expand our reach in this industry. Their deep retail market knowledge and proven expertise with Microsoft Dynamics will allow our customers to make better decisions and to fully realize their potential with Profitbase. We look forward to a long and fruitful relationship.” 

About Profitbase
Profitbase, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is a technology leader in delivering rapidly deployed business intelligence (BI) and planning solutions to retailers, manufacturers, healthcare providers, and many other markets throughout the world. Their solutions deliver a rich set of metrics and key performance indicators that empower decision makers with the information they need to easily monitor and optimize their operations. Profitbase solutions are quickly deployed using their software tools and out-of-the-box templates significantly reducing deployment times, cost and risk. To learn more about Profitbase, visit www.profitbase.com.

About CGS
For more than twenty-five years, CGS has enabled global enterprises, regional companies and government agencies to drive breakthrough performance through technology. With global delivery capabilities, expertise across leading platforms and deep experience in multiple industries, CGS has become the IT partner of choice for thousands of organizations worldwide. CGS delivers a wide array of proprietary and third-party business applications, technology and business services, outsourcing solutions and learning & communications platforms. Headquartered in New York City, CGS maintains a worldwide presence with 20 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information please visit http://www.cgsinc.com.

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