ESS to develop Social-Networking Site for African market

Another feather in the cap of Eastern Software Systems

Eastern Software System (ESS), India's premier ERP and web applications development Company with cutting edge technology solutions and services to clients worldwide, has announced that it has won a prestigious contract from South Africa based FM Media to develop a comprehensive social networking site named Flavafrika on the lines of Face book, Orkut and MySpace.

According to Anil Bakht, Managing Director, Eastern Software Systems, “Social networking is the ‘in thing’ on the net today with many sites attracting million of users from across the world. Africa, like the rest of the world, has not remained untouched by this revolutionary concept. African people are increasingly feeling an urgent need for such a niche site for themselves wherein they can connect to each other more effectively. We’re proud to have been entrusted with this exciting task and are confident that it will be an excellent showcase of our capabilities in this domain.”

Targeted towards the African population across the world, Flavarika will aim to bring the African people closer to each other by encouraging them to communicate amongst themselves and also with their relatives and acquaintances worldwide through blogs, forums, chat, instant messaging amongst many other features. Flavarika will also showcase the special and wonderful M.A.D.E. [Music, Arts, Dance and Edutainment] cultures of the African community.

The brainchild of a group of 4 enterprising visionaries of FM Media based in South Africa, Flavafrika will be a platform which not only connects Africans through M.A.D.E. but also provides a platform for everyone to showcase their talent. Flava (pronounced to rhyme with Flavour!), also satiates their need for quality edutainment. ESS fully comprehends the aspirations behind this ambitious project and is working rapidly to fulfill the same.

This prestigious contract from FM Media further reemphasizes ESS' position in the customized web solutions domain as it was awarded to ESS in the face of stiff competition from global web development companies. FM Media evaluated several proposals including those from the large-sized web solution providers and selected ESS as the preferred service provider after a careful scrutiny of its capabilities, track record and delivery capabilities. ESS’ strong presence in the African market also strengthened its case as the company has recently been awarded multiple prestigious contracts from various government agencies in Africa to deploy ERP solutions and also for customized web applications.

ESS is a leading provider of custom web solutions and applications in India. The company offers cost-effective solutions specifically tailored to the immediate needs of an organization while being fully upgradeable to meet its future needs. ESS employs the latest web technologies to develop bespoke solutions for businesses working in a diverse number of industries. The ESS development team has proven expertise in creating all kinds of web solutions, which include but are not limited to Web 2.0 applications, B2B applications, B2C e-commerce solutions, web portals, e-learning applications amongst many others.

Rated amongst the top 10 ERP companies in India by Frost & Sullivan, ESS has time and again successfully outbid international majors for prestigious ERP implementation and customized web applications development projects both in terms of price and features. ESS also ranks amidst top 10 home-grown software product brands from India.

About Eastern Software Systems (ESS)
Eastern Software Systems Pvt. Ltd. [ESS] was founded in 1990 and is today a premiere IT products and services provider. ESS primarily operates in the following domains: Enterprise Solutions, Application Development and Support, and Total IT Outsourcing. ESS is primarily known for its ERP "ebizframe" which is the largest selling Indian ERP today. ESS is assessed at SEI-CMM Level 5 [the highest level attainable for process capability maturity] and is also certified ISO-9001:2000. ESS offers its products and services in over 25 countries including India, S.E. Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. ESS employs a large group of highly talented technical staff for serving its large client base. For further information on ESS or ebizframe, please visit http://www.essindia.com