City Of Jacksonville, Fl - Duval County Tax Collector Chooses ePartners To Implement Microsoft Business Solutions

Solution Includes Integration of Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains for Duval County Tax Collector

SEATTLE, WA: SEPTEMBER 19, 2005 —ePartners (www.epartnersolutions.com), a leading global Microsoft Business Solutions consultancy, announces today that it has been chosen by Duval County Tax Collector, in collaboration with the City’s Information Technologies Department, and has successfully implemented Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains. This Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution includes integration with Manatron’s Property Tax System.

ePartners is a leading information technology services consultancy with 23 offices in North America and London. For more than a decade, leading public and private sector leaders have relied on ePartners for help aligning organizational objectives and IT strategies, improving business processes and deploying and supporting solutions that accelerate results.

“ePartners is excited to offer the Duval County Tax Collector this specialized solution,” says Howard Diamond, Chairman and CEO of ePartners. “This solution will streamline their city operations, improve productivity and enhance taxpayer satisfaction. Our partnership with the Duval County Tax Collector validates our commitment to the government industry and further strengthens our arsenal in the governmental market.”

The solution enabled Duval County Tax Collector to replace their old legacy systems and move to the Microsoft platform for increased functionality. The solution has created a foundation to support growth, improve the banking and reconciliation process, enhance reporting and decrease manual processing.

“Together, ePartners and Microsoft demonstrated the experience and capability to meet both our current and future needs,” says Mike Hogan, Duval County Tax Collector. “This solution will allow us to work more efficiently and better serve the taxpayers of Duval County.”

For more information about ePartners, visit www.epartnersolutions.com or call 888-883-9797.

About ePartners, Inc.

After more than a decade of arming its customers with a competitive advantage, ePartners has established itself as one of the leading Microsoft Business Solutions consultancies in the world. From aligning their clients’ business and IT strategies; to improving business processes; and deploying and supporting solutions that accelerate business results, no other Microsoft Business Solutions partner offers more comprehensive information technology solutions and services than ePartners. Last year alone, more than 400 leading companies spanning 45 industries turned to ePartners for strategic business solutions and consulting services. ePartners is backed by Needham Capital Partners, Mobius Venture Capital, Texas Growth Fund, Austin Ventures, Liberty Mutual, Madrona Venture Group, Rustic Canyon Partners, Capital Resource Partners, and Charterhouse Group

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