EMC Paradigm Publishing signs a software license agreement for IBS Bookmaster software.

News & Events 2007-05-07

EMC Paradigm Publishing, which recently celebrated fifty years in the publishing industry, has signed a software and services agreement with IBS to install the world-leading software suite for publishers – IBS Bookmaster. The new system will include financials, book production, inventory control, warehouse management, subscription management, royalties and retail management.

“The IBS Bookmaster software suite will help take our publishing business to the next level, while making us more competitive and more efficient,” states Pat McKeown, Director of Information Systems, EMC Paradigm Publishing. “We are especially looking forward to the Book Production Module that will be able to track our process from inception to final printing. Throughout the evaluation process, we felt that the IBS Bookmaster software was the most comprehensive of all the software applications we looked at.”

“IBS is extremely pleased to partner with EMC Paradigm Publishing, and we look forward to a long term partnership with another leading North American publisher,” comments Barry Christian, President, IBS North America. “EMC has the distinction of being a long-standing industry leader in Educational Publishing – a vertical segment in which IBS continues to maintain the leading position internationally for software and services. We are dedicated to EMC Paradigm Publishing’s continued success, and we hope to help them have another 50 years of strong growth.”

About EMC/Paradigm Publishing For more than 50 years, EMC Paradigm Publishing has been committed to developing quality educational materials and providing personalized service to educators. Their School Division offers textbook programs in World Languages, Business Education, Literature, and Language Arts with supplementary and multimedia materials. The College Division offers textbook programs in Computer Technology, Allied Health, Accounting, Office Technology, Distance Learning, Staff Development and Biotechnology with supplementary and multimedia materials. EMC has customers throughout the US and Canada.

About International Business Systems IBS is a world-class provider of Wholesale Distribution and Publishing software and consulting services. IBS is an IBM Global Strategic Alliance Partner and Distributors and Publishers worldwide rely on IBS’ suite of software applications to automate demand-driven, supply-chain processes and gain a competitive advantage through improved operational efficiencies. IBS has corporate revenues exceeding $300 Million, and more than two thousand employees in over forty countries. IBS’ North America headquarters is located in Folsom, California.

For further information, please contact: Dan Wells Vice President of Marketing IBS North America 1-800-886-3900