1999 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Glovia International Announces Professional Service Agreement with Grant Thornton.
Systems integrator provides implementation services for Glovia's United States customers
Los Angeles, Calif. - March 18, 1998 - Glovia International LLC, a joint venture between Fujitsu and MDIS, today announced an agreement with systems integrator, Grant Thornton LLP, one of the world's largest accounting and management consulting firms. Under terms of the agreement, Grant Thornton will provide project management, implementation support and business performance enhancement services for Glovia's enterprise resource planning (ERP) clients located in the United States.
Grant Thornton works with clients from the initial stages of planning their technology investments by examining their business strategy and existing information system, to designing customized technology solutions or selecting packaged software, to implementing the new technology. Their goal is to help clients reduce costs, solve business problems and stay competitive by implementing new technologies such as Glovia.
"Grant Thornton is proud to offer Glovia's ERP solution to U.S.-based customers," said Peter Lang, partner at Grant Thornton. "Glovia's system offers core functionality for customers to customize and create an ERP system that will meet a company's specific needs. We have already signed contracts with five manufacturers to implement the Glovia ERP solution and to provide service and support. We anticipate this list will continue to grow."
"Grant Thornton is helping to broaden Glovia's customer reach around the United States by increasing access to our ERP solution, service and support," said Bill Engel, president, Glovia International. "Both Grant Thornton and Glovia are excited about the heightened awareness of our companies, our high-quality products and the extended services we provide. It's a win-win situation."
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About Grant Thornton LLP
Grant Thornton is one of the world's largest and most dynamic accounting
and management consulting organizations. Grant Thornton provides assurance,
tax and management consulting services to a broad range of public and
private companies in all major industries. Grant Thornton's goal is to
help clients grow faster by providing business services that deliver measurable
value. Worldwide, the Grant Thornton association of firms has more than
18,500 partners and staff and over 550 offices in more than 90 countries.
In the United States, some 3,000 partners and staff serve clients through
48 locations. The firm, established in 1924, is headquartered in Chicago.
