CARLSBAD, California, August 28 /PRNewswire/ --

EPM Live (http://www.epmlive.com), 2-time Microsoft EPM Partner of the
Year and Global Leader in SharePoint-based Business Productivity Applications
announces the official launch of its South African software distribution
channel in Johannesburg.

Like most organizations across the globe, South Africa's companies are
struggling with the contractions of this volatile economy. This year; forty
percent of CIOs plan to dramatically reduce contractors and technology
projects from their budgets.

"South African companies today need to be more dynamic than ever. With
tightening budgets, organizations need to do more with less and manage all
their work more effectively," says Paul Viviers, main distributor for EPM
Live in South Africa. "The need to better prioritize investments, align
resources and strategies, and effectively execute work has never been more
important."

As a result, South African organizations have taken steps to radically
reduce expenditures on enterprise initiatives, realign projects with
strategic priorities, and increase visibility of investment performance and
actual benefit realization.

"I have seen firsthand a marked change in the current economic climate
that is forcing organizations to re-evaluate their current investment
portfolio in light of mandates to cut spending by 10%, 20% or even 30%. South
Africa is no exception to the financial reality that has hit every corner of
the world. EPM Live has addressed this challenge in a timely and cost
effective manner by providing a rich set of Enterprise Project Management
capabilities built on the familiar Microsoft SharePoint platform used by many
organizations today," says Paul Viviers.

Viviers, went on to say, "In weathering the current turbulence of the
market, on-time delivery, on-budget and immediate return is key to any
organization without having to expand on resources to achieve this. This is
what EPM Live offers; a preconfigured, integrated solution that forms a
framework that delivers from day one to the organization".

In addition to allowing customers to leverage their Microsoft IT
Investments EPM Live also reduces risk and saves companies from costly and
lengthy IT deployments by offering subscription based on demand services.
With prices starting as low as R200/user/month + no initiation fee
(http://www.virtualepm.com/VePM-Pricing.pdf), organizations can be up and
running in the same day.

About EPM Live

EPM Live is a global leader in SharePoint-based Business Productivity
Applications for the Enterprise. Built on the familiar Microsoft SharePoint
platform used by many organizations today, EPM Live delivers a rich set of
integrated capabilities and best practices that have helped thousands of
organizations manage work and improve productivity and performance. EPM Live
is privately owned and headquartered in Carlsbad, California. For more
information about EPM Live visit www.epmlive.com.

For additional information: Please contact Heather Champoux at
+1-760-603-9990 or hchampoux@epmlive.com.

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