Cary, NC, February 8, 2011 - e-Emphasys Technologies, Inc. announced that Marubeni's Makomex division recently completed its implementation of eXtend, an enterprise software solution for the Equipment Service Management and Rental industries. eXtend was selected for Marubeni's global operations and the implementation at Makomex was completed in a record time of 3.5 months. The eXtend solution now supports Makomex's full range of dealership activities, including rental, at 12 branches in Mexico.

Andy Chapman, Marubeni's Manager of Global Operations commented, "After conducting a thorough 14 month search comparing the best global enterprise software providers in the heavy equipment and rental dealer market, Marubeni determined that e-Emphasys Technologies' eXtent product is the clear market leader in business system functionality, business intelligence and analytics, and flexibility to adapt to business changes. eXtend's unique cababilities enable Marubeni to rapidly implement best business practices and standardize our equipment distribution operations globally."

"Our Makomex experience proved that the combination of eXtend's pre-defined industry best practices and e-Emphasys' project management expertise resulted in an extemely effective implementation. e-Emphasys' deep knowledge of the equipment dealership industry was another significant factor contributing to the project's success." said Andy Chapman. "Together, the Marubeni and e-Emphasys team members delivered a solution that will help support our business now and well into the foreseeable future."

"Great drill-down reports and managment dashboards provide a real-time monitoring of company financials and reports in multi-currency. All are great benefits that eXtend brings to our operations and now we can close the month on the same day as month-end." said Makomex COO Eduardo Elizondo. "Real-time business visibility across all of our branch operations is vital. The e-Emphasys eXtend software has provided financial consolidation and insights into our costs and profitability across Mexico that we can use to improve our bottom line."

"We're thrilled with the success in Mexico, and now we're focusing on implementation of eXtend in other countries, starting with our Russian operations." said Marubeni's Chapman. "It's obvious we made the right choice in selecting e-Emphasys and eXtend."

"We are pleased with the superb manner in which this implementation was managed and resulted in a successful go-live. e-Emphasys exceeded our expectations." said Makomex Chairman Susumu Wakamori.

"We are grateful for the trust the executive team and staff of Makomex placed in e-Emphasys. Makomex's success is further validation of the value we can provide to customers in the equipment service management and rental industries." said Milind Bagade, CEO of e-Emphasys.

About e-Emphasys Technologies Inc.
e-Emphasys Technologies Inc., a global enterprise software provider for the equiment and rental industries with locations in Cary, NC, Tokyo, Japan, Mumbai, India and Apeldoorn, Netherlands, recently celebrated its 10th year in business. e-Emphasys is the exclusive Infor strategic partner providing specific vertical capabilities for this critical segment of Industrial Machinery and Equipment (IM&ME) domain. e-Emphasys has been a Microsoft Gold Business Partner for the past 5 years. The company is part of Associated Equipment Distributors(AED), Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA), American Rental Association (ARA) and European Rental Association (ERA) organizations.  For more information on e-Emphasys and its comprehensive software designed speciffically for the equipment dealer and rental company market, visit www.e-emphasys.com.

About Marubeni Corporation.
Marubeni is a global trading company with turnover in excess of $30 billion USD annually. With a global network of almost 200 representative offices and more than 600 affiliated companies in 84 countries, Marubeni is involved in a wide variety of activities. The Construction Equipment department, a part of Marubeni's Transportation division, owns nine construction and mining distributors operating on 4 continents. 

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