Carillon ERP Targets Microsoft, Oracle Customers with $100M of Free Software

 RICHARDSON , TX – Carillon Financials Corporation (“Carillon”) announced today its plan to attack Microsoft’s and Oracle’s shares of the ERP market with the launch of a $100 million software giveaway. Effective immediately, Carillon will waive the license fees of up to 800 ERP systems for existing users of Microsoft Business Solutions, J.D. Edwards, Oracle Applications, PeopleSoft, Real World, Macola, and Lawson Software.

“We are seeking users of competitor’s systems who are dissatisfied or have outgrown their systems,” explains Larry Pettit, President and CEO of Carillon. “Carillon is ready to shake up the ERP industry. I want companies to discover the unparalleled functionality that Carillon has to offer. It’s time to claim our share of the market.”

From now until September 30, 2005, Carillon will waive its ERP software license fees for up to 300 Enterprise Editions and 500 Workgroup Editions, an estimated total retail value of $105 million. Details about Carillon’s ERP software giveaway can be found at www.carillon.us/giveaway.

 About Carillon Financials Corp.

Founded in 1990 and recognized as one of the leading ERP systems on the market by The Journal of Accountancy, Carillon Financials Corp. develops fully integrated, real-time Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Carillon enables access to up-to-the minute data to make today’s decisions with today’s data. All Carillon modules and PDA applications are fully integrated, alleviating the need to re-key data.
Carillon supports installations throughout the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands and the South Pacific. Carillon’s ERP solutions support business’ Financials, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Construction, Inventory Control, Sales Order Processing, Purchase Orders, Production Orders, Job Costing and Profitability, Time & Billing, Payroll, Contact Relationship Management (CRM) and Mobile Workforce.

Carillon is a Microsoft Certified Partner and has appropriate relationships with Oracle and Sybase. Additional information about Carillon is available at www.carillon.us.

Contact: Caroline Dion - 972.437.2230, ext 140

Source: Carillon Financials Corporation

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