{"id":11377,"date":"2015-02-19T15:22:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=11377"},"modified":"2015-02-19T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T20:22:51","slug":"konica-minolta-announces-industry-changing-alliance-with-mwa-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2015\/02\/konica-minolta-announces-industry-changing-alliance-with-mwa-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Konica Minolta Announces Industry-Changing Alliance with MWA Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ramsey, NJ, and Scottsdale, AZ \u2013 February 17, 2015<\/em> \u2013 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.\u00a0(Konica Minolta) today announces a strategic alliance with MWA Intelligence (MWAi), an SAP Gold\u00a0Partner and leader in enterprise relationship planning software (ERP).<\/p>\n

Through the partnership, Konica Minolta and MWAi will offer the first and only open-architecture, true\u00a0ERP solution built specifically for the imaging channel. MWAi FORZA contains unprecedented channel\u00a0infrastructure and big data improvements, delivering the necessary power capable of fueling growth in\u00a0expanding sectors, including managed services while finding new effective means of creating profitable\u00a0growth in conventional business areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power of MWAi FORZA combined with Konica Minolta\u2019s expert IT infrastructure will accelerate the\u00a0SAP integration and system readiness for our dealer community,\u201d said Sam Errigo, senior vice president,\u00a0Business Intelligence Services, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. \u201cThis all-inclusive system is\u00a0designed specifically for imaging channel dealers so that they can unify, manage and control their entire\u00a0business, from customers and operations, to sales and financials, on a single database business\u00a0management platform.\u201d<\/p>\n

“MWAi Intelligence and Konica Minolta are proven innovation leaders in delivering world-class solutions\u00a0and, together, we serve dealers around the world of all sizes,\u201d said Michael T. Stramaglio, President and\u00a0CEO of MWA Intelligence, Inc. \u201cWe are thrilled to enter into this unprecedented alliance with Konica\u00a0Minolta Business Solutions. The strength and depth of Konica Minolta Business Solutions and its All\u00a0Covered, IT Services Division will allow dealers to move to MWAi FORZA in a scheduled, timely manner,\u00a0with the resources and backing of Konica Minolta, SAP and MWAi.\u201d<\/p>\n

MWAi FORZA, built on SAP Business One, and designed and developed by MWA Intelligence Inc., offers\u00a0dealers an alternative to their current business system and third-party software programs.\u00a0 MWAi\u00a0FORZA enables real time decisions by capturing all critical information across sales, customers,\u00a0operations, finances, service, and mobility, making the information instantly available company-wide.<\/p>\n

About Konica Minolta<\/em><\/p>\n

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range of\u00a0solutions across all verticals with their IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing needs. KMBS\u00a0has won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014\u00a0Magic Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). KMBS\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for seven consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com\u00a0and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter.<\/p>\n

About All Covered<\/em><\/p>\n

All Covered is a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc. and is a leading IT services\u00a0provider offering a range of services, including Cloud Services, security, application development,\u00a0desktop management, email management, server and network monitoring and 24\u00d77 client help desk. All\u00a0Covered Cloud Services are designed to provide customers of all sizes with affordable and scalable cloud\u00a0solutions ideal for cloud servers, backup and disaster recovery, business continuity and hosted\u00a0applications. All Covered Cloud Services are hosted in a secure private cloud datacenter that is\u00a0SOC1\/SOC2 compliant. For additional information, please visit the All Covered corporate\u00a0website:\u00a0www.allcovered.com<\/p>\n

About MWA Intelligence, Inc.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

MWA Intelligence Inc. (MWAi), an SAP Business One Gold Partner, delivers enterprise-class and leading-\u00a0edge Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Machine-to-People (M2P) solutions to better serve the imaging\u00a0industry. MWAi’s Intelligent Service, Workforce, Assets and GPS solution suites deliver mission-critical\u00a0information in real time to the hands of customer-facing employees and into companies’ back-end ERP\u00a0systems including the powerful MWAi FORZA with SAP Business One. The MWAi solution automates all\u00a0of the business intelligence management, meter collection, consumables and service alerts and also\u00a0offers an integrated pre-sale MPS tool.<\/p>\n

For additional information, please visit the MWA Intelligence corporate website:\u00a0www.mwaintel.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ramsey, NJ, and Scottsdale, AZ \u2013 February 17, 2015 \u2013 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.\u00a0(Konica Minolta) today announces a strategic alliance with MWA Intelligence (MWAi), an SAP Gold\u00a0Partner and leader in enterprise relationship planning software (ERP). Through the partnership, Konica Minolta and MWAi will offer the first and only open-architecture, true\u00a0ERP solution built specifically for the imaging channel. MWAi FORZA contains unprecedented channel\u00a0infrastructure and big data improvements, delivering the necessary power capable of fueling growth in\u00a0expanding sectors, including managed services while finding new effective means of creating profitable\u00a0growth in conventional business areas. \u201cThe power of MWAi FORZA combined with Konica Minolta\u2019s expert IT infrastructure will accelerate the\u00a0SAP integration and system readiness for our dealer community,\u201d said Sam Errigo, senior vice president,\u00a0Business Intelligence Services, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. \u201cThis all-inclusive system is\u00a0designed specifically for imaging channel dealers so that they can unify, manage and control their entire\u00a0business, from customers and operations, to sales and financials, on a single database business\u00a0management platform.\u201d “MWAi Intelligence and Konica Minolta are proven innovation leaders in delivering world-class solutions\u00a0and, together, we serve dealers around the world of all sizes,\u201d said Michael T. Stramaglio, President and\u00a0CEO of MWA Intelligence, Inc. \u201cWe are thrilled to enter into this unprecedented alliance with Konica\u00a0Minolta Business Solutions. The strength and depth of Konica Minolta Business Solutions and its All\u00a0Covered, IT Services Division will allow dealers to move to MWAi FORZA in a scheduled, timely manner,\u00a0with the resources and backing of Konica Minolta, SAP and MWAi.\u201d MWAi FORZA, built on SAP Business One, and designed and developed by MWA Intelligence Inc., offers\u00a0dealers an alternative to their current business system and third-party software programs.\u00a0 MWAi\u00a0FORZA enables real time decisions by capturing all critical information across sales, customers,\u00a0operations, finances, service, and mobility, making the information instantly available company-wide. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is one of the world\u2019s leaders in information management\u00a0focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services. Our portfolio of offerings\u00a0deliver solutions to improve our customers\u2019 speed to market, manage technology costs, and facilitate\u00a0the sharing of information to increase productivity.\u00a0The All Covered IT Services division offers a range of\u00a0solutions across all verticals with their IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing needs. KMBS\u00a0has won numerous awards and recognition, including\u00a0placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the\u00a02014\u00a0Magic Quadrant\u00a0for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). KMBS\u00a0has\u00a0been recognized as the\u00a0#1 Brand for Customer Loyalty\u00a0in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys\u00a0for seven consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability\u00a0World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit:\u00a0www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com\u00a0and follow Konica Minolta on\u00a0Facebook,\u00a0YouTube, and\u00a0Twitter. About All Covered All Covered is a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc. and is a leading IT services\u00a0provider offering a range of services, including Cloud Services, security, application development,\u00a0desktop management, email management, server and network monitoring and 24\u00d77 client help desk. All\u00a0Covered Cloud Services are designed to provide customers of all sizes with affordable and scalable cloud\u00a0solutions ideal for cloud servers, backup and disaster recovery, business continuity and hosted\u00a0applications. All Covered Cloud Services are hosted in a secure private cloud datacenter that is\u00a0SOC1\/SOC2 compliant. For additional information, please visit the All Covered corporate\u00a0website:\u00a0www.allcovered.com About MWA Intelligence, Inc.\u00a0 MWA Intelligence Inc. (MWAi), an SAP Business One Gold Partner, delivers enterprise-class and leading-\u00a0edge Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Machine-to-People (M2P) solutions to better serve the imaging\u00a0industry. MWAi’s Intelligent Service, Workforce, Assets and GPS solution suites deliver mission-critical\u00a0information in real time to the hands of customer-facing employees and into companies’ back-end ERP\u00a0systems including the powerful MWAi FORZA with SAP Business One. The MWAi solution automates all\u00a0of the business intelligence management, meter collection, consumables and service alerts and also\u00a0offers an integrated pre-sale MPS tool. For additional information, please visit the MWA Intelligence corporate website:\u00a0www.mwaintel.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[104,224,695],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11377"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11377"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11379,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11377\/revisions\/11379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}