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Partnership plans to
disrupt the ERP market
Uniconta has
partnered with Akhani
Technologies
ewly launched cloud ERP
solution, Uniconta, has partnered
with Akhani Technologies, Africa’s
ingeniously disruptive advisory, business
automation and digital solutions firm.
Together, they plan to disrupt the ERP space
by targeting a niche market that has been
overlooked by the traditional ERP vendors.
Uniconta is a software-as-a-service
system designed to be easy-to-use and
purchased on a pay-as-you-go basis. The new
Cloud ERP solution was specifically developed
to help companies work more efficiently,
faster and achieve their business goals
easier and designed for businesses that need
fast access, security and a solution that is
extremely easy to customise to their needs.
Xolisa Vuza, Akhani Technologies co-
founder and CEO, says it has always been
the firm’s strategy to find the right partner
for its ERP capability. “We looked around
for some time and battled to find an ERP
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solution that resonated with our strategy
and matched our values in terms of ease
of use, cost and ability to be customisable,
which are key aspects of what customers
want,” he said.
“At Akhani Technologies, we are driven
by a strong belief that the emerging markets
are ready for innovative solutions across
their spectrum of business layers.
“There is a large set of businesses
that are not automated and run on paper
and spreadsheets that are inefficient and
chaotic. Some have tried free ERPs that are
unreliable and have no support contracts
behind them. Uniconta is truly the solution
that can accommodate the small guys.”
Uniconta SA CEO Keith Mullan is excited
about the prospects of the partnership.
“Uniconta is expanding throughout
Africa and is looking to appoint highly
skilled Uniconta partners to grow its market
share,” he said. “It will provide partners with
so many opportunities and put them ahead
of any competition because of the latest
technology used. We found that Uniconta
ticked all these boxes for us and the fact
that it is a cloud-based solution was a
cherry on top.
“Quick speed to market, competitive
pricing, rich functionality and flexibility
to customise, coupled with rich API
functionality to integrated Uniconta with the
rest of the client landscape brings real value
to our clients.”
According to Vuza, most large ERPs
bundle supply chain management, finance
and Human Resources into one solution,
leaving a critical function such as CRM that
customers always need.
“The result of this is that customers
get a very expensive solution that does
not cover critical aspects of their business
and are forced to go on a very expensive
implementation of a solution for CRM,
leaving them with budget constraints,”
added Mullan.
“Uniconta solves this for us with its CRM
component that is part of the solution. This,
we feel, is a huge differentiator. The second
aspect is our ability to contribute to the
localisation of this product along with fellow
partners and the distributor.
“This will ensure that this solution is
relevant to our local market, so we are excited
about the prospect of adding value.”
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