Microsoft Australia announces new Dynamics NAV customer, The N&A Fruit Distributors

SYDNEY, Australia — 18 June 2008: Microsoft Australia today announced that The N&A Fruit Distributors has selected Microsoft Dynamics NAV to underpin a new wave of workplace productivity improvements through a major overhaul of its business management processes, more efficient resource allocation and streamlined decision making.

Sydney based The N&A Fruit Distributors expects the deployment of Microsoft’s business management software to significantly reduce operational and administrative costs whilst providing timely, high quality management information that will allow management and employees to react quickly to changing market conditions.

“The need to replace the current system is driven by a number of factors, including the complexities of managing an expanding an evolving business and the desire to stay ahead of our competitors” said Mr Rob Cathels, Director, The N&A Fruit Distributors.

Mr Cathels also said that improving the availability of real-time management information would give the business a great competitive advantage.

“One of the key features that attracted us to Microsoft Dynamics NAV is its robust reporting and business intelligence capabilities that will allow us to enter data once and use it many times for different purposes,” says Rob Cathels, Director of The N&A Fruit Distributors.

The N&A Fruit Distributors is a family owned business comprised of four divisions, covering fresh produce wholesale, repacking for major supermarkets, organics, and export to Asia and the Middle East.

“Microsoft Dynamics NAV is specifically designed to help businesses, like The N&A Fruit Distributors, to harness the benefits of sophisticated business management software by providing, for example, a familiar and user friendly interface,” said Mr James Simpson, Director, Business Solutions Group, Microsoft Australia.

“In this case, the combination of the LINKFresh fresh produce industry add-on and Microsoft Dynamics NAV delivered an off-the-shelf solution, keeping costs down and ensuring quick deployment,” he said.

“The N&A Fruit Distributors now joins the more than 65,000 business around the world that have chosen Microsoft Dynamics NAV as their business management solution.”

Dialog Information Technology, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and 2006 Award Winner of the Microsoft ERP Solution of the Year, will implement the new solution. Dialog specializes in industry vertical solutions for businesses in fresh produce, not-for-profit, and recruitment and labour hire.

“Dialog is proud to be working with The N&A Fruit Distributors and reinforces our passion for the fresh produce industry in Australia,” said Peter Cox, General Manager of Dialog’s Dynamics division.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a customizable business management solution designed for small and midsize companies to help increase productivity by speeding up decision-making, respond more rapidly to new competitive challenges and seize new market opportunities.