December 6 1999

 Chennai-based Ramco Systems has bagged an order for its Ramco e.Applications software from Sesa Goa Limited. Sesa Goa is a Mitsui-owned company, which is primarily into iron ore mining and exports of the same. It also has a pig iron plant, which sells Pig Iron in domestic markets. Ramco’s solution comprises of the full suite of Ramco e.Applications including applications like Sales, Logistics, Financials, Production, Maintenance and Human Resources. Comprehensive support for Indian statutory requirements is provided through Ramco Indian Extensions. The software shall be deployed at nine locations that include the head office, four mines, three factories at Goa and one port location. Says the Corporate Sales Director of Ramco Systems (Asia Operations) G Venketaramana, “Our footprint in Goa has increased with this order, where we have other customers like Reliance Salgaoncar Power.” Adds S G Raja Sekharan, Business Manager of Ramco Systems at Bangalore regional office, “Ramco’s unique ability to deploy and implement our solution in a distributed manner is a highlight of thisorder” Ramco e.Applications provides more than conventional ERP applications like Sales, Logistics, Production, Statistical Process/Quality Control, Plant Maintenance, Financials, Treasury and Human Resources. It includes Ramco Gateways to help enterprises leverage on the rising popularity of Internet, e-commerce and EDI. A suite of Ramco Add-on Products is available to help Ramco e.Applications work with plant systems and existing software systems, and thereby protect your investments. End-to-end solutions for specific industry segments are available using a combination of Ramco e.Applications and third-party products certified under the Ramco Solutions Partnership program.

About Ramco Systems Ramco Systems employs over 1100 software professionals and business analysts who operate out of its 120,000 square feet technology center at Chennai (Madras), India, and its offices in the USA, Europe and Asia. It is currently part of the 7000 employee strong, 60-year old Ramco Group – one of India’s strongest and most respected business groups. Ramco Systems is just the sixth company outside the US and Europe, and the only company in the Asia-Pacific region to design, develop, brand, and market a high end ERP software solution for the global market.