IBM, Tally partner for ERP

NEW DELHI, INDIA: IBM and Tally today announced a first-time agreement to deliver Tally's ERP 9 Gold on IBM's Smart Business platform.

Tally.ERP 9 provides accounting, finance, inventory management, remote access, statutory compliance capabilities, integrated support center and security management. 

It also allows for quick customization and extensions on the platform, thereby allowing customers to tailor the product to their specific business requirements, said a press release.

IBM would deliver an solution complete with all necessary hardware, software, and services tested and optimized so it is up and running quickly.

"IBM is excited to add this market leading solution to our Smart Business portfolio.  This could be a significant driver of IBM's mid-market solutions business", said Shankar Annaswamy, regional general manager, India / South Asia.

Available starting at less than Rs. 5 lakh , it can provide all of the fundamental capabilities needed to run a small or medium business including PBX, email, calendaring, instant messaging. 

The right ERP solution such as Tally's powerful, yet flexible ERP coupled with IBM's Smart Business provides companies with a significant competitive edge, said the release.

Both IBM and Tally are focused on building their presence in this marketplace where, according to a global  study released by IBM recently, even in tough economic conditions, over 50 per cent of  Indian  mid market business decision makers (including COOs, CFOs, CIOs etc.,) expect their IT budget to increase in 2009 versus last year. 

Small and medium businesses would be able to purchase this new solution starting Aug 2009 from their Value Added Resellers (VARs), added the release.