Global Software, Inc., a provider of Excel-based automation and analysis tools to the Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Lawson, SAP, Infinium, BPCS, and Jack Henry marketplaces, has announced that the Global Software Worldwide Certified Partner Channel has experienced record growth, posting an increase in certified software partner sales by 58 percent in 2006.

During this past year, Global signed certified partners with expertise in the following ERP packages: Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, BPCS, Movex/Lawson and Sage, to name a few. These partners became certified on GlobalÆs Excel-based automation tools. 2006 saw Global Software expand significantly in its international partner program by adding certified partners in the following countries: Australia, United Kingdom, Spain, South Africa, Canada, and Israel.

Global Software continues to work to identify partners that have pronounced experience with those specific ERPs.

In addition to targeting strategic partners, Global expanded its incentive-based benefits and services available to its Certified Partner Channel community. With a number of new marketing and technical benefits included in the partner program in æ06, this partner channel has responded favorably, further contributing to the growth.

The Global Software Certified Partner Channel continues to attract providers, the company says. The goal of the program has been to enable consultants who demonstrate expertise with ERPs to diversify their offerings and build their customer base with users who could better utilize the features of Excel.

Spencer Kupferman, vice president of corporate affairs for Global Software, Inc. said, "2006 was a year of tremendous accomplishment, commitment, and record achievement for GlobalÆs Worldwide Certified Partner Program. While our goal is to continue our partner expansion worldwide, we have been very careful while executing this initiative not to sacrifice our partner-centric philosophy of providing a premium level of service to our valued partners. Unlike other software partner channels, GlobalÆs objective is not quantity of partners, but rather accepting, training, and developing quality certified partners to represent GlobalÆs Excel-based automation product suite.

About Global Software, Inc.
Global Software, Inc., founded in 1973 and headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a provider of Microsoft Excel-based automation and analysis tools. The Global Data Analytics Suite is comprised of Global's flagship products, Spreadsheet Server and Executive DASH. These flagship products are configured for widely used ERP packages such as BPCS, Infinium, , Movex, Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Xperia, Lawson, SAP, and Jack Henry and run on IBM System i, iSeries/AS/400, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Access DB. Rounding out the suite is Budget Manager and Cost Analyzer. Other Global offerings include: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management, Purchase Order, Inventory, Project Accounting, Lease Accounting, School Safety Software, WorkWise Business Alerts and the Analyst Suite. GlobalÆs leading edge Internet-based financials, known as iGPS and iGFS also add to their diverse suite of offerings. Global SoftwareÆs products are used in 39 countries; they support over 2,000+ customers, 35,000 users and 4,000+ installations worldwide. In addition to GlobalÆs corporate headquarters in Raleigh, NC, Global also has West Coast headquarters in Seattle, WA and EMEA headquarters in London as well as distributors in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, France, Denmark and Israel. Additional information may be obained at www.glbsoft.com.