KLG, Sage to focus on SME market in India

MUMBAI: KLG Systel is launching its retail operations jointly with Sage

ACCPAC India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sage plc.






They have announced their retail foray by offering a powerful, cost-effective
ePOS solution for the Small and Medium Enterprise segment in India.






Targeted at the SMB market it plans to deliver a feature rich application for
fast paced, high volume, multi site retail operations. This solution will give

retailers a complete view of their retail activities and inventory management.

Priced at Rs 3.50 lakhs for a single store set up it has been made available

across all major locations in India from June 15, 2006 and will prove useful to

outlets in groceries, convenience, fashion accessories, food & beverage,

speciality products and lots more.






Speaking on the eve of the launch, Thomas Abraham, MD, Sage Accpac India said,
"Retailers in India are seeking standardized solutions that are comprehensive

and integrated with an ERP. That is exactly what Sage ACCPAC ePOS and ERP have

to offer. We believe Sage ACCPAC has the most comprehensive offering in the

market which is vastly superior to competing international products. Our

research has shown that the market is quite fragmented today and there is an

opportunity for organized players to penetrate the market. Our focus will be

functionality, cost of ownership and successful implementations.






"KLG has always been at the forefront to offer consumers innovative quality
products at competitive prices. Our entry into the retail market is a decision

to build our brand presence and offer consumers an exciting range of Sage

products, which are very well received internationally. Also, given their

limited budgets and in-house IT skills and resources, SMBs need more such

products that are easy to adopt and maintain. "said Mukesh Arora, CEO, KLG

Systel Ltd.






Sage's Epos Solution can be deployed on a retailer's existing PC's, eliminating
the need for and additional expense of obtaining and deploying POS-specific

terminal hardware. The open architecture allows for easy modifications and

customizations according to ones business requirements, and; a user-friendly

HTML interface that provides simplified screen views, for faster data entry.






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