SCOTTSDALE, AZ —October 1, 2014 — MWA Intelligence (MWAi), an SAP Gold Partner and leader in enterprise resource planning (ERP), continues to expand our FORZA and SAP Business One client base by adding Des Plaines Office Equipment (DPOE).
DPOE, established by Vince Miceli in 1955, is recognized as a leading provider of business technology solutions and products which reduce costs and increase productivity by leveraging solutions that extend beyond printers and copiers. By specializing in the hardware, solutions, and network that support the print imaging industry, DPOE is extremely successful in managed print and network services and continuously supports customer growth and expectations.
“It is exciting for me to see the growth MWAi is experiencing with our FORZA SAP Business One solution and especially gratifying to note that one of the major industry influencers, DPOE, has made the decision to join our family!” said Michael T. Stramaglio, President and CEO of MWAi. “Even more exciting, DPOE is our first SAP Business One extended partner reseller and I look forward to continuing a long and mutually successful partnership!”
DPOE has over 55 years of experience in the imaging channel and has transformed their business over time to better serve the needs of their customers. DPOE has added multiple product lines and introduced a network team dedicated to installing and servicing multifunction devices throughout the Chicago land area. Not only that, they grew into adding an entirely new IT department that specializes in offering customers networking, software and IT support. Every year, DPOE leads the charge with their specialized managed services along with the support of their customers.
“DPOE is one of the industry leaders in managed services and managed print services and we recognized that we needed an ERP infrastructure that is open and flexible and is capable to not only grow our current business but expand our IT growth without having to support a second separate and unconnected ERP,” said Chip Miceli, CEO of DPOE. “FORZA, built on the SAP Business One platform, will help us streamline and automate our current business process and continue to lead the marketplace in innovation and change!”
MWAi FORZA with SAP Business One is a complete, integrated business management solution that provides transparency and instant visibility into operations. The FORZA solution helps dealerships to better unify, manage, and control their entire business across financials, sales, customers, and operations. Together, MWA Intelligence and SAP will provide Office Technology and Imaging Channel businesses the ability to make smart IT decisions, improve future performance, and achieve long-term success.
About MWA Intel
MWA Intelligence Inc. (MWAi), a SAP Business One Gold Partner, delivers enterprise-class and leading-edge Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Machine-to-People (M2P) solutions to better serve the imaging industry. MWAi’s intelligent service, workforce, assets and GPS solution suites deliver mission-critical information in real time to the hands of customer-facing employees and into companies’ back-end ERP systems including the powerful SAP Business One solution. The MWAi solution automates all of the business intelligence management, meter collection, consumables and service alerts and also offers an integrated pre-sale MPS tool for easy auditing of end-user networks. MWAi literally connects the people who service and sell the assets with the actual machines and ERP systems.
About Des Plaines Office Equipment
Des Plaines Office Equipment (DPOE, www.dpoe.com), is a leader in the field of print management, and document generation equipment and solutions, serving the greater Chicago area since 1955. Today, DPOE operates three locations: its headquarters in Elk Grove Village, and a location in Chicago (211 West Wacker Drive) and Rockford (Loves Park, IL). DPOE is a leading provider of Sharp office equipment, as well as Oki Data. Additionally, DPOE is an authorized dealer for HP, and InfoDynamics. DPOE provides products and services to a diverse client base that includes schools, hospitals, law offices, accounting firms, and financial institutions, among others. The firm is a consistent winner of Sharp Document’s Hyakuman Kai award for sales excellence, and was named a 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Elite Dealer by the national journal Office Dealer. DPOE maintains corporate headquarters at 1020 Bonaventure Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. The firm is active in a number of area civic organizations, including the Italian American Chamber of Commerce, and the Chicago and Des Plaines Chambers of Commerce.
For additional information, please call 847-879-6400 or visit http://www.dpoe.com
