Established in 1994 and with offices in Manchester and Oxford, ISC is the leading Sage solutions provider to the charity sector in the UK, with approximately 100 customers.

The acquisition of the company is highly complementary and ISC will be readily integrated within K3’s existing Sage 200 unit, with the team at ISC adding their significant expertise and knowledge of the charity sector.

The addition of ISC is part of K3′s continued expansion into the Sage market and follows a number of other successful Sage acquisitions.

Andy Makeham, CEO of K3, commented,

”I am very pleased to welcome ISC to the wider K3 Group. As a provider of Sage solutions, we already have a presence in the charity sector but the acquisition of ISC will position us as the leading Sage partner for this market in the UK.  Having made this acquisition, we hope to further build our presence in this important sector.”

11th July 2011-07-11

K3 Panacea announce  series of cricket fixtures through July and August.  The first game was played on the 30^th June, see match report.  K3P v ? Client XI Thursday 18^th August, please let us know ASAP if you would like to play in the client team, email Luke at lrichardson@k3panacea.co.uk

Announces Acquisition of Clarita Solutions Ltd

K3, which supplies and supports Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) software to the supply chain industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Clarita Solutions Ltd (“Clarita”), which provides Microsoft Dynamics NAV ERP solutions (“NAV”) to the retail and distribution markets.

Clarita represents a highly complementary ‘bolt-on’ acquisition, which will be readily integrated into K3’s existing operations. As well as delivering NAV solutions to retailers, Clarita is also an established distributor of K3’s Pebblestone fashion distribution software solution.

Andy Makeham, Chief Executive of K3, said, “Clarita is a well-established NAV reseller in the UK focused on the same market sectors as K3. It therefore represents a highly complementary acquisition, which we can readily integrate into our existing operations. Its addition brings us £1 million of recurring revenues and another 70 customers to whom we can offer further software services and solutions, including hosting.”

Read the full Press Release

K3 is one of the UK’s leading providers of Supply Chain Solutions and Managed Services focussing on the Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution markets.  Supporting some 3,000 customers throughout the UK and Europe, K3 employs in the region of 400 staff and has forecasted revenues of c£50 million.

With a broad range of offerings from ERP software through to hosted managed services, we hope that there will be a significant change in the breadth and quality of the services available to all K3 Panacea customers.  As an AIM listed company, K3 has a proven track record of financial success and investment that guarantees K3 Panacea’s future stability, which we believe is particularly important in the current economic climate.

You can learn more about K3 Business Technology Group on the company website at: http://www.k3btg.com.

Bert Receiving Champagne

Bert Taylor passed a major milestone in August 2010. Bert took his 10,000th support call! Bert began taking calls in November 2008 so he’s taken an average of about 25 calls per day for the past couple of years.

Bert is one of K3 Panacea’s most trusted service desk operatives. His specialist knowledge covers wide area communications and he is the guy we rely on to close a majority of ADSL queries. Bert also manages the flow of calls to our Technical Support, Applications Support and Engineering teams using the knowledge he has built over those 10,000 calls to ensure that the most appropriate technician is allocated to deal with our customers’ support calls.

Staff longevity is key to providing excellent customer support and it’s rewarding to see Bert building his skills and passing a series of Microsoft technical exams over the past year. Well done Bert and here’s to the next 10,000 calls. Bert’s colleagues aren’t far behind so look out for more announcements in the coming months.