Sage Middle East, a leading provider of business management software, has collaborated with Specialized Application Workshop and Software Mill (also known as {SAW}  Soft Mill) for further development of Sage ERP X3 for regional and international distribution.

{SAW}  Soft Mill, which is a US- based software development arm of the UAE’s Sharaf HQ Investments, praised its long-standing partnership with Sage and announced its plan to co-develop the Sage ERP X3 product into various cutting-edge hybrids for multi-purpose application., said a statement.

Yasser al Sharaf, chairman of Sharaf HQ Investments, said: "Sharaf HQ Investments and our US- based software development team, {SAW} Soft Mill, is excited to expand our partnership with the Sage product team to capitalise on identified opportunities in the vertical integration base.”

Keith Fenner, senior vice president – Sales, Africa and Head of Sage Middle East, shared the company’s new plans to take the popular Sage ERP X3 to the next level in its development, and to ready it for use in a wide range of new industries.

"We are working closely to develop vertical solutions based on the Sage ERP X3 platform for the domestic and international markets," he noted, acknowledging that the industry-wide potential for the product’s growth and expansion is rife.

Currently, the Sage ERP X3 is often used for asset and project management across industries such as telecommunications, textile and steel manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, mining, oil & gas, compliance, chemicals and agriculture.

Chris Wiener, product manager for {SAW} Soft Mill, said: ”Together, {SAW} Soft Mill and Sage will be developing cutting- edge solutions benefitting many industrial and services sectors such as retail, project and services management, and hospitality.” - TradeArabia News Service