Markinson News
The latest news from Markinson Business Solutions
Markinson wins Sage Business Partner Award
November 2009
Markinson, a specialist business software provider to small and mid sized businesses (SMBs), was recognised for its outstanding sales efforts at the 2009 Sage Business Partner Awards, winning Highest Revenue for Sage SalesLogix CRM in Australasia. Sage Business Partner Awards recognise top performing partners across Sage’s partner community in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Commenting on the award, CEO Ian Whiting said: “Winning this is a great achievement and the result of a strong three-way partnership; working hand-in-hand with our clients and Sage.” The Award caps a big year for Markinson with the company ramping up growth with its acquisition of CRM specialist, Adexio, earlier this month, as well as building out its partner network with leading vendors such as Sage, to further extend its solutions suite.
Whiting attributes the company’s strong sales results to a growing demand, especially in the SMB market, for business management systems. He names Surecom, MLRSA, Tattersall Group (Lotteries division) and Pharmatel Fresenius Kabi (PFK), who implemented SalesLogix CRM to manage the largest single rollout of Medical Infusion Pumps in Australia, as new clients that have deployed SalesLogix CRM. “Our job is to work with our clients to ensure the delivery of a complete business solution, using CRM as an engine and starting point for further development work as their needs and business evolves,” said Whiting
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Markinson expands operations with CRM / BPM acquisition and signals more acquisitions in the near future
November 2009
Markinson today signalled the start of aggressive expansion plans with the acquisition of Australian and New Zealand CRM / BPM Specialist Adexio. Markinson is now considering further acquisitions this financial year to rapidly increase scale and extend its reach into new markets and countries.
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, adds over 200 business customers and offices in New Zealand. All Adexio staff and management will take up roles at Markinson. Commenting on the deal, Markinson CEO, Ian Whiting said “the acquisition of Adexio supports our desire to increase market share in the SMB business software market by rapidly boosting scale through a combination of acquisition and organic growth”.
Whiting points to Adexio’s product portfolio and team ethic as being key factors influencing their decision to acquire the business, adding that after a careful review of a number of companies, Adexio provided the best fit. Extending our range of solutions in accordance with market trends is a fundamental element of our growth strategy. It also ensures our customers benefit from software innovations that help to maximise the potential in their own business” said Whiting.
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Reaching for the clouds with Brennan
November 2009
Markinson have partnered with leading business-technology solutions provider to the mid-market, Brennan IT.
As businesses seek to identify new ways of reducing cost and improving efficiency, the addition of this latest partnership will provide customers with the flexibility and cost efficiencies they need to grow their business. Ian Whiting, CEO of Markinson says “it was an easy decision partnering with Brennan. They have invested in building a proven, commercially-ready solution, have a strong book of clients already using the service and a channel programme that is well priced, with above industry standard service level agreements in place. From a security and risk perspective, it was also important for us to partner with a company that hosted their own servers in Australia…”
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A clear Phocas on sales targets
September 2009
Ian Whiting, CEO of Markinson said he is delighted to announce the partnership with PHOCAS, as it “provides customers with the flexibility they need to deploy Business Intelligence quickly, easily and cost effectively within their business operations”.
“Markinson chose to partner with PHOCAS because of the natural synergies between our businesses and their markets,” he adds, “this level of sector expertise ensures customers will benefit from a sales focused solution which is quick and easy to install, is structured for their business, offers a lower total cost of ownership and provides a rapid return on investment”.
The Phocas solution is available to Markinson customers now.
www.phocas.biz
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Business intelligence just got smarter
September 2009
Delivering simple decision making capabilities, Markinson and QlikView are working together to provide visual analysis, dashboards and reporting that deliver measurable value for businesses in weeks. Ian Whiting, CEO said he is “looking forward to the opportunities that this partnership will bring”, he adds “our retail management solution, Shopkeeper has provided integrated retail reporting powered by QlikView for many years and we’re looking to extend that capability into other areas.”
QlikView has been designed to provide Markinson customers with the insight they need to make smarter, faster and more informed decisions at the touch of a button.
“We’re very excited to have Markinson on board as part of the local QlikView partner program. QlikView is about having 1-click access to visually rich, interactive dashboards that can be built and modified quickly, ideally suited to distributors and retailers which form the core of Markinson’s customer base. QlikView takes just minutes to learn and delivers industrial strength analytic capability to meet the requirements of both SME and large enterprise for Markinson without the cost and complexity of traditional BI approaches,” explained Stuart Barnard, Managing Director of Australian QlikView Master Reseller, Inside Info.
www.insideinfo.com.au
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Markinson launch their new website
September 2009
Business solution specialists Markinson today unveiled their newly branded and re-designed website to customers and prospects globally. The new website has been thoroughly updated to provide a fresh look in line with the new brand, as well as a comprehensive overview of the company and its extensive range of business solutions.
Markinson's website has been designed to simplify the company proposition. The site also provides access to the refreshed Customer Community; an extranet facility which enables the automated logging of service calls and a wealth of support materials and downloads, available to customers who choose to subscribe to the service.
Ian Whiting, CEO of Markinson comments "We've come a long way from the days of offering a single product to every customer and are proud to offer and display an extending range of solutions and services which will continue to grow in line with our customer needs".
Supporting MontroseAccess
September 2009
Markinson Business Solutions today announced its continued support of the Queensland based MontroseAccess charity through the sponsorship of their Charity Race Day.
Speaking about the opportunity, Ian Whiting, CEO at Markinson said that “Markinson are proud to support MontroseAccess again this year to help them continue the great work they undertake providing respite and therapy services to children and young adults with physical disabilities throughout our local community”
www.montroseaccess.org.au
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