WellPoint extends global reach by announcing strategic alliances with ePartners and Deloitte and Touche

CALGARY, Feb. 12 /CNW/ - WellPoint Systems Inc. (“WellPoint” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:WPS) is pleased to announce that the Company has formally initiated its channel program with the announcement of two new strategic alliances, one with ePartners Incorporated and the other with Deloitte and Touche.

Based in Dallas, Texas, ePartners is one of the largest and most respected Microsoft business management solutions consultancies in the world. ePartners has been recognized as the Microsoft Business Solutions Global Partner of the Year twice in the last five years. With twenty offices spanning the U.S. and the U.K., ePartners represents a fundamental component of WellPoint’s marketing and implementation strategy going forward.

“ePartners has over a decade of experience in providing industry-leading ERP solutions for the energy industry internationally,” says Alan Hopp, General Manager at ePartners. “Aligning with WellPoint, we will be able to extend our capabilities and bring the most robust financial solutions to companies in the energy field.”

With a major focus on the energy vertical originating from its office in Calgary, Alberta, Deloitte and Touche is the leading professional services vendor in Canada. Additionally, as a member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (120,000 people in 150 countries), Deloitte and Touche provides WellPoint with access to a significant network of implementation consultants across the globe, including Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.

“WellPoint’s annual growth targets are aggressive enough that we realize that we need to engage other world class solutions providers if we want to ensure that the capacity for implementation can keep pace with the demand for our products,” says Tom Mawhinney, President of WellPoint Systems. “As we continue to focus on becoming the preeminent developer of mission critical software to the energy industry, we will need alliances with companies like ePartners and Deloitte who not only have a dedicated focus on this vertical but also have the resource base that can help us sustain this growth.”

About ePartners Incorporated

http://www.epartnersolutions.com/energy
ePartners is the most respected Microsoft-based software and services consultancy in the world, helping clients align their IT strategy with business objectives, resulting in a rapid return on investment. ePartners delivers results through a comprehensive offering of consultation, custom development, systems integration, implementation, training and support.

About Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/section_node/0,1042,sid%253D3644,00.html
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is an organization of member firms around the world devoted to client service excellence. Member firms offer services in audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory. The Deloitte member firms also offer a remarkable breadth and depth of industry offerings, providing a truly global perspective on today’s most challenging business issues.

About WellPoint Systems Inc.

http://www.wellpointsystems.com/index.php?page=partners
WellPoint Systems provides premier software and related services for managing critical operations within the energy and mining industry. Aligning tightly with Microsoft Corporation, WellPoint is the only Independent Software Vendor (ISV) and Microsoft Dynamics partner in the energy sector. It is breaking new ground with the creation of a more comprehensive, integrated energy software suite based on existing Microsoft ERP technology that utilizes state-of-the-art Dynamics AX(R) and .NET architectures. WellPoint became a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in 2005.

Founded in 1997, Calgary-based WellPoint Systems also has major operations in Houston, TX, Livingston, NJ, Tampa, FL, Tunis, Tunisia and Moscow, Russia.

WellPoint is one of North America’s fastest growing software companies, with revenues up more than 500% over the last 5 years.

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