LaGarde Announces Upgraded Compatibility with Microsoft Dynamics GP

Business Wire, March 4, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- LaGarde, Inc. announced today the upcoming release of an upgraded middleware bridge for integrating the LaGarde eBusiness Solution with the Microsoft Dynamics GP enterprise resource planning solution. The newly designed middleware features a highly configurable interface to Microsoft Dynamics GP to support more complex deployments typically found with mid-market clients using a fully functional ERP solution.

The integrated, end-to-end eBusiness solution for Microsoft Dynamics GP mid-market clients is a key area of focus for LaGarde. The new middleware component was developed as a part of LaGarde's Microsoft Gold Certified Partner agreement and will be featured in LaGarde's booth at the upcoming Convergence 2008 conference, March 11 - 14 in Orlando, Fla.

"Integrated eBusiness solutions are expected to be a key area of investment for mid-market businesses. In the B2B marketplace, using Internet technology to provide customers with on-demand access to supply chain systems is critical to nurturing and growing relationships with customers," said Bob LaGarde, founder and CEO of LaGarde. "Also, taking advantage of Web-based transactions technology to expand and automate requisition and ordering processes with suppliers and remote employees is a cost-effective way to both enhance and streamline important business processes. This new level of connectivity must be able to communicate with critical back-office systems. Thus, the large install base for Microsoft Dynamics GP is a natural market for this solution offering," said LaGarde.

The integrated solution provides users of Microsoft Dynamics GP with real-time exchange of customer, order and inventory information from Web transactions, as well as the ability to seamlessly push product pricing and inventory data to the Web site. LaGarde's solutions provide businesses with the ability to leverage the Internet for extending and streamlining business processes, reaching new customers and creating new revenue opportunities.

"Businesses need to be confident that their solution will enhance their ability to exchange information and share insights across their company," said Errol Schoenfish, director of product management for Microsoft Dynamics GP at Microsoft Corp. "We're excited to see how the upgraded combination of Microsoft Dynamics GP with LaGarde's eBusiness solution will add value to our customers by streamlining their businesses and providing them access to real-time information."

LaGarde, Inc. helps organizations leverage the capabilities of the Internet to grow their businesses. Through its StoreFront solution, the company has designed, built, hosted and improved the eBusiness sites for more than 30,000 clients. LaGarde's strong capabilities in back-office systems integration ensures a seamless information flow for a more efficient and profitable online business. For more information, visit www.lagarde.com.

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