Idhasoft Expands Reporting Capabilities in Microsoft® Excel® with Spreadsheet Server from Global Software, Inc.

Online, March 25, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Idhasoft, Inc., a global leader in strategic business solutions and an SAP® gold channel partner, today announced it has partnered with Global Software, Inc. (GSI), the No. 1 provider of Microsoft® Excel-based automation and analysis tools to the leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, to provide Spreadsheet Server to the Idhasoft ecosystem. As part of the agreement, Idhasoft has become a worldwide certified channel partner of Global Software.

Idhasoft will add Spreadsheet Server powered by the QueryExchange™, GSI's flagship application, to its current software and service offerings for users of SAP solutions. Spreadsheet Server, Powered by the QueryExchange, works as an intuitive Microsoft add-in, providing live reporting and analysis from SAP solutions into Excel. This provides end users with the ability to use familiar Excel features and functions to create dynamic dashboard views from SAP solutions.

Views from Spreadsheet Server can be accessed, automated and presented with GSI's formula-driven methodology, including summary balances and detailed drill-downs. The cloud-based QueryExchange component of Spreadsheet Server enables user organizations to select and tailor pre-built queries to meet their specific needs. In addition, Spreadsheet Server has the ability to dynamically access the following SAP applications and capabilities: financial accounting and controlling (FICO), profit center accounting (PCA), sales and distribution (SD), materials management (MM), production planning and control (PP), quality management (QM), plant maintenance (PM), human capital management (HCM), project system (PS), new general ledgers and special ledgers.

"Idhasoft is a major player in the market on a global scale," said Ken Bernstein, senior director of Business Development and Channel Expansion for Global Software, Inc. "We are very excited to deliver our Automation Road Map Strategy for Microsoft Excel to the Idhasoft user community. Our alliance with Idhasoft is very strategic on many levels, and we look forward to their involvement with our product information team as our solutions in support of SAP applications continue to evolve and grow in the market."

"Global Software has become the de facto standard for enhancing the user experience via Microsoft Excel worldwide," said Philippe De Smedt, president of the SAP Business Unit for Idhasoft. "We understand the Microsoft Excel-based needs of our customers as it relates to their integration with SAP solutions, and we are committed to bringing Microsoft Excel Automation to every user of SAP applications in the Idhasoft ecosystem that requires that analysis and reporting functionality."

Spreadsheet Server enhances the user experience, all while leveraging the significant investments made by the customer in Microsoft Excel. Spreadsheet Server also eliminates the re-keying or downloading of data into the spreadsheet and makes the spreadsheet an integral part of the SAP application.

About Idhasoft, Inc.
Idhasoft, Inc. is a global leader in strategic technical solutions providing innovative end-to-end business solutions to companies around the world. Idhasoft serves more than 1,500 customers across multiple industries: Consumer Products, Health Care, Telecommunications, Technology and Media, Banking and Insurance, Education, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Life Sciences, Energy, Retail/AFD, Wholesale Distribution and more. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Idhasoft offers expertise in solutions from Oracle as an Oracle Platinum Partner and SAP AG as an SAP gold channel partner, providing industry-specific solutions for small to midsized firms. Idhasoft offers both strategic and tactical solutions for its clients from complex supply chain and logistics to global financial planning and consolidations. Idhasoft's services and solutions are powered by the impeccable Idhasoft team, and its flawless standards approach positions it as a top-tier services and solutions provider. For more information, visit www.idhasoft.com/sap and www.idhasoft.com

About Global Software, Inc.
Founded in 1973, with worldwide corporate headquarters in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, USA, Global Software, Inc., is the official author of the Microsoft Excel Automation Road Map Strategy and the No.1 provider of Microsoft® Excel-based automation solutions to leading ERP platforms from vendors including SAP AG, Oracle®, JD Edwards®, PeopleSoft®, Lawson®, Sage® and Infor™. Global's Spreadsheet Automation tools, comprised of the flagship Spreadsheet Server, Powered by the QueryExchange™, and Enterprise Budgeting are the fulcrum of Global's applications suite. Global's products are used in 40+ countries, by over 4,000 customers and 175,000+ users worldwide who are supported by Global's 24/7/365 services and support infrastructure. In addition, Global's worldwide partner channel is comprised of over 120 member companies. For more information, visit glbsoft.com or call toll-free 1.800.326.3444.

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