29.08.2007 12:03:00
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Tyler Technologies Lands Deal with Newport News, VA for MUNIS Financial Management Software
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) announced today that the City of
Newport News, Virginia, has signed a contract for the purchase of its
MUNIS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution. The
contract, valued at nearly $2.8 million, includes a full suite of MUNIS
financial and human resource applications, as well as professional
services, ongoing maintenance and support.
The agreement, which includes the purchase of Operating System Database
Administration services, makes the City the second public sector agency
in Newport News to purchase Tyler’s MUNIS
financial management solution, following the public school district’s
selection of the ERP solution in 2006. Newport News Public Schools has
recently completed implementation of the financials product suite.
Richard Peterson, Jr., president of Tyler’s
MUNIS Financial Management Solutions, commented on the agreement, "Tyler
Technologies has earned a reputation for providing exceptional software
solutions to local government agencies throughout the United States. We’re
pleased to welcome the City of Newport News to our growing client base
in Virginia, and are honored that the City has selected our MUNIS system
to meet its financial software needs.”
According to Randy Hildebrandt, Newport News city manager, the City
began planning for the replacement of its core business software in
2003. "Our committee quickly determined that
while our existing systems were integrated and performing adequately,
they were not providing the functionality available with modern software
such as Tyler’s MUNIS solution. In addition to
not being user friendly, gathering data for reporting was cumbersome and
the applications lacked a Graphical User Interface. More importantly, we
were very concerned about the age of our existing applications and their
underlying technological base. With continued vendor support for our
older software uncertain, a decision was made to seek a modern solution,”
he stated.
In 2007, the City began discussions with Tyler, eventually making the
decision to purchase the MUNIS solution via a cooperative contract
offered through the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA).
Hildebrandt believes the implementation of Tyler’s
MUNIS financial management software will be one of the most significant
changes to the City’s business practices over
the next ten to fifteen years. "The City has
more than 1,500 employees using components of the legacy systems that
MUNIS will replace—each will require training
on MUNIS. Clearly, this transition will be challenging for us as an
agency. However, we believe that the significant improvements we gain
from MUNIS—data availability, reporting,
query, functionality, and reliability—will be
well worth the effort,” he explained.
Newport News is home to 180,000 residents, making it the fifth largest
city in Virginia and among the 125 largest cities in the nation. Settled
in 1621 and located in Warwick County at the mouth of the James River,
this historic city offers endless outdoor activities.
Based in Dallas, Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end
information management solutions and services for local governments.
Tyler partners with clients to make local government more accessible to
the public, more responsive to needs of citizens, and more efficient.
Tyler’s client base includes more than 6,000
local government offices throughout all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico
and the United Kingdom. In April 2007, Tyler was named one of "America’s
100 Most Trustworthy Companies” by Audit
Integrity, an independent research firm. More information about Tyler
Technologies can be found at www.tylertech.com.
Tyler Technologies, Inc. has included in this press release "forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning its business and
operations. Tyler Technologies expressly disclaims any obligation to
release publicly any updates or revisions to these forward-looking
statements to reflect any change in its expectations. These expectations
and the related statements are inherently subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking
statements. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements
are subject to include, but are not limited to, changes in competition,
changes in general economic conditions, changes in the budgets
and regulatory environments of the Company’s
customers, risks associated with the development of new products and the
enhancement of existing products, the ability to attract and
retain qualified personnel, and other risks detailed from time to time
in the Company’s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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