Agreement
17 Julio 2003 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:6422N
DCS Group PLC
17 July 2003
Thursday 17th July 2003
DCS Group plc
DCS Automotive and The Wayside Group agree Euro1m UK pilot project for DCS Quantum
powered by SAP(R)
DCS Automotive, the leading provider of IT Solutions to the European automotive
retail sector, today announces that it has reached agreement with the Wayside
Group to pilot DCS Quantum powered by SAP(R). Wayside is one of the UK's most
successful automotive retailers with an annual turnover in excess of #150m and
one of the best profitability performances in the industry.
DCS will provide the DCS Quantum powered by SAP(R) business management solution
to Waysides' Volkswagen, Audi, Citroen and Harley dealerships. In addition to
Quantum's dealer functionality DCS will deploy standard SAP modules to address
business requirements not covered by traditional dealer systems.
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Contacts:
DCS Group plc: Stephen Yapp, Chief Executive
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 0200
Ginny Pulbrook, Director
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7282 2940
Wayside Group Andy Green, Finance Director
Tel: +44 (0) 1908 622720
Notes to Editors:
DCS Automotive: DCS Automotive (www.dcsautomotive.com) is Europe's leading
provider of solutions to automotive dealers, groups, vehicle importer/
distributors and manufacturers. DCS Automotive has offices in France,
Switzerland, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom and is an operating division
of DCS Group plc. In 2003, DCS Automotive was awarded 'European Automotive IT
Solutions Company 2003' by the European Institute of Transport Management.
DCS Group plc: DCS Group plc (www.dcsgroup.co.uk) is an international IT
solutions company with a world wide customer base and is the market-leader in
many of their chosen territories. DCS Group plc employs almost 1000 people and
has offices throughout Europe and North America.
DCS Quantum: The solution, developed by DCS Automotive based on the mySAP.com(R)
platform, is designed to meet the changing market conditions within the
automotive sector. The solution enables dealer groups to consolidate and improve
their business processes along every step from order to delivery. Coupled with
this, DCS Quantum effortlessly integrates into customers' existing systems and
creates one powerful business solution.
About Wayside: Wayside Group is one of the UK's top 100-dealer groups, with one
of the strongest returns on capital employed performances in the industry.
Wayside has VW and Audi franchises across the South East and the Midlands, as
well as Harley-Davidson and Citroen franchises. In March 2003, they were
awarded 'Small Dealer Group of the Year' by Automotive Management.
About SAP: SAP(r) is the world's leading provider of business software
solutions. Through mySAP(tm) Business Suite, people in businesses around the
globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining
operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply
chains. Today, more than 19,600 companies in over 120 countries run more than
62,000 installations of SAP software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries,
the company is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock
exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." Additional information at http://
www.sap.com
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