NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Salford Quays, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2011/02/10 - SYSPRO: Recognising the importance of mining in Africa’s future.

SYSPRO is co-sponsoring the second Next Generation Mining Africa Summit to be held in Kleinmond in the Western Cape from the 1st-3rd March 2011. The summit brings together decision makers and service providers from across Africa and the world. SYSPRO will be presenting thought leaders and industry experts in the field of enterprise resource programming (ERP).

The summit serves as an arena for global senior mining industry executives to engage with peers and examine their management objectives. Decision makers from across Africa get to network with solution providers and international experts, and in-so-doing create a whirlpool of effectiveness.

Meryl Malcomess – SYSPRO Marketing Director explains: "SYSPRO gives you control over the ERP of your company. Our offering is ideal for the mining industry as our ERP software can be accessed any time, any place, and anywhere." Dr. Abre Pienaar CEO of iPlan – a SYSPRO partner company, has been invited to host a workshop on software replacement. Pienaar has a depth of personal experience in implementing ERP solutions for multinational corporations in Africa and India. His workshop promises to be invaluable to organisations of all sizes.

Further expert speakers include: Executive chairmen of ModusPBS and turnaround specialist Mr Mike Mackay. Mackay is an expert in the area of business process modelling and IT system implementations for large organisations. Mackay will be speaking on successful and sustainable ERP implementations in the mining industry.

Last year's summit was an overwhelming success. Organisers, UK publishing company - GDS Publishing, decided to repeat the event which takes place in South Africa for the second time running.

About SYSPRO
Since its inception in 1978, SYSPRO (syspro.com) has been delivering state-of-the-art business solutions to some of the world's leading companies. As a global leader in the production of world-class ERP software, the company now caters to the specialized needs of over 14,500 licensed companies in more than 60 countries worldwide. SYSPRO is marketed globally through regional territory distribution centers and a global reseller network in the Canada, the US, Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia and the UK.

SYSPRO is a fully integrated business software solution that provides complete control over the planning and management of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in a variety of industries.

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