Released on: April 17, 2008, 1:33 am

Press Release Author: Victoria Park

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: About Sapphire Systems plc Sapphire is the worlds leading
reseller of SunSystems, an SAP Gold partner and Proactis reseller. Since 1986,
Sapphire have offered their customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting
and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and
today provides software, services and support for hundreds of customers worldwide
from their offices in London and Manchester. Sapphire is a founder member of the
British Application Software Developers Association and is featured in the Deloitte
& Touche Fast 500 Technology 2006 rankings.
www.sapphiresystems.co.uk

Press Release Body: Sapphire to supply and implement the Proactis Spend Control
solution at Star Energy

LONDON, UK - 25 October 2007. Sapphire Systems today announced that it is to supply
and implement the Proactis Spend Control solution at Star Energy.
Star Energy develops and operates gas storage facilities via the conversion of oil
and gas fields. In addition to their gas storage business, they own and operate 26
oil and gas fields within the UK.
Steve Pawson, Group Financial Controller at Star Energy, set about sourcing a new
procurement solution earlier this year as the company had outgrown their existing
system. Steve explained "The solution that we were using wasn't flexible enough for
our needs as it was really designed to be used by accountants rather than
operationally minded people. We were after a system that could be used with ease
throughout the company and also provide managers with real time visibility of their
departments' and the company's financial commitments."
Steve turned to Sapphire, providers of Star Energy's SunSystems financial accounting
solution, to assist with the project. "Our Sapphire Account Manager, Lucy Roberts,
did a lot of the work in identifying the procurement solution that would best fit
our needs" said Steve. "We found her assistance in helping us to meet our
requirements invaluable."
In taking the decision to implement Proactis Steve said "Proactis was deemed the
most appropriate solution for Star Energy as it would smooth the procurement
process, cut paper use and give us an intuitive interface that can be used
effortlessly by everyone in the company." In addition, further requirements for
managing expenses and management of stores had been brought to light, both of which
can be handled by the Proactis solution. The Stores module in Proactis enables users
to take advantage of economies of scale with functionality to manage storage and
allocation of stock.
Once Proactis is in place Steve says "We are looking forward to benefiting from
peoples' time being freed up, which will enable them to focus on more value added
activities."
Lucy Roberts, Account Manager at Sapphire, concludes "Proactis is great for helping
organisations take control of their costs, streamline procurement and manage
expenditure. It is very user-friendly and can be customised to suit each individual
user. Being a web-based solution further enhances usability as it does not require
key members of staff to be in the office for authorisation purposes. We are
delighted to be working with Star Energy on this important project which will
facilitate their efficient operation for the future."

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Web Site: http://www.sapphiresystems.co.uk

Contact Details: Postal Address:
Shell Building, 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6AF

Contact No:
020 7648 2000

Email id: victoria.park@sapphiresystems.co.uk