Column5 Consulting to Bring World-Class Business Intelligence to Thai Businesses

Column5 Partners with Freewill Solutions

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) August 04, 2011

Column5 Consulting, a global leader in performance management consulting and an SAP partner, enabled by SAP® BusinessObjects™ solutions, today announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Freewill Solutions Company Limited, a leading provider of software systems, technology and business consulting services in southeast Asia. Freewill Solutions, an SAP channel partner, enjoys a dominant position in providing implementation and optimization services in support of SAP solutions to the manufacturing, telecommunications, and retail/consumer packaged goods sectors in Thailand and neighboring countries.

Under the agreement, Freewill Solutions and Column5 will collaborate in implementing SAP BusinessObjects analytic applications as well as the market-leading SAP BusinessObjects enterprise performance management (EPM) portfolio of solutions. SAP BusinessObjects EPM solutions help companies to manage strategy, profitability and cost, budgeting and planning, and financial consolidation by providing management with relevant, real-time data to support fact-based decision making. Of particular focus is the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation application, also part of the EPM solution portfolio, which is in high demand from the SAP global customer base.

“Column5's value proposition is centered on extensive and practical knowledge of SAP BusinessObjects EPM solutions,” stated David B. Aldridge, chief operations officer of Freewill Solutions. “That expertise, combined with Freewill's deep experience in the Thai market, will afford businesses with access to state-of-the-art, comprehensive and high-performance business analytics solutions. We believe SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation will help Thai companies to better understand what drives their business and enable them to fine tune their organization's performance by providing actionable information. Specifically, our services in support of SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation can empower finance and operational managers to make faster and better decisions, particularly in the areas of interactive business forecasting and planning. We believe this offering will be of great interest to customers in Thailand.”

According to Gary Hawton, international director, Column5, “For the past 20 years, Freewill Solutions has grown in size and presence in Thailand, helping a vast number of companies improve operational performance with its tailor-made software systems. We are very excited about the prospect of extending our market reach to the opportunities available across Thailand through our partnership with Freewill Solutions.”

About Freewill Solutions
Freewill Solutions is a leading software developer and professional services provider with more than 20 years of experience. Freewill Group has announced its plan to grow 30 percent annually over the coming two years to reach a revenue target in excess of 1 billion baht in 2013. The revenue boost is expected to be driven primarily from three lines of service: Business and Technology Consulting (BTC) from Freewill Solutions, e-Marketplace services from Pantavanij and mobile technology solutions from Freewill FX. Contact: consulting(at)freewillsolutions(dot)com.

About Column5 Consulting
Column5 is an SAP channel and services partner supporting the SAP BusinessObjects enterprise performance management (EPM) portfolio of solutions, including SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, SAP BusinessObjects Profitability and Cost Management and BusinessObjects Strategy Management applications, and SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence solutions. Column5 has helped over 400 organizations worldwide leverage these solutions to improve how they plan and manage their businesses.

More information is available at http://www.column5.com or email info(at)column5(dot)com.

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