New "Aquiller" Software From Arch Saves Customers Time, Money and Paper by Generating HR Documents Automatically

LAS VEGAS, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Arch, an SAP partner, announced today the general availability in the US and UK of Aquiller, new software that integrates with the SAP® ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM) solution, enabling users to automatically generate documents like employee contracts and employee transfers.  Since the data to generate these documents comes directly from the SAP solution, Aquiller-generated documents are consistent and less prone to human error. The automation, user-friendly interface and accuracy that Aquiller provides helps companies  save significant amounts of money, time and paper. Arch will show Aquiller for the first time at the HR2012 show in Las Vegas, 13-16 March 2012 in booth 345.

Save money

• Aquiller extends existing employee correspondence capabilities of SAP ERP HCM, improving companies' returns on their investments in SAP solutions
• Aquiller is cost-effective to acquire, install and support and is affordable for companies of any size
• Aquiller helps improve HR compliance, reducing risk of costly litigation

Save time

• Aquiller automatically generates documents that users would otherwise have to prepare manually or create using cumbersome mail-merge processes
• Business users access Aquiller through a rich graphical front end and require minimal training

Save paper

• Aquiller provides the option to generate documents in a purely electronic form, helping reduce the use of paper in the office

UK public services provider Amey is one of Aquiller's early customers.  Naresh Sabharwal, consultant for Amey commented: "We chose Aquiller for its integration with SAP ERP HCM and our implementation of Arch's Forms Lifecycle Manager. Aquiller is extremely easy to use, with self-explanatory screens and commands.  We can roll this out with minimal training to our business users, who are quickly able to build their own letter templates without needing any support from our technical teams."

"Aquiller is ideally suited to the growing number of private and public sector organisations in the UK and the US looking to drive more value out of their existing SAP investments by adding services and making it easier to use," said Henry Blythe, CEO, Arch. "The interest we have seen so far indicates that Aquiller stands to bring great value to many organisations in 2012 and beyond."

Arch's Forms Lifecycle Manager (FLM), an SAP-endorsed business solution, simplifies the implementation, deployment and management of SAP Interactive Forms software by Adobe. It provides a run-time environment with forms monitoring, version-control capabilities and other centralised services. Now with FLM integrated with Aquiller, users of SAP forms and SAP Interactive Forms can quickly and easily benefit from correspondence and document creation in their form workflows. For example, when using Aquiller with SAP ERP HCM, users can leverage form-driven data to populate HR document templates.

"With Aquiller, Arch continues to deliver high customer value and increased usability to customers using SAP Interactive Forms and Arch's FLM, said Tom Roberts, global vice president, Software Solutions Program, SAP. "Having a diverse ecosystem is core to SAP's co-innovation strategy. By teaming with partners like Arch, we can further empower our customers to run better with SAP."

Technical Requirements

Arch can be installed on systems running the SAP NetWeaver® 7.0 platform (e.g., the SAP ERP 6.0, SAP Customer Relationship Management and SAP Supplier Relationship Management applications, the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration offering, and Basis)and supports any SAP ERP HCM from version 4.6. Aquiller requires a connection to an email server and printer using a standard SAP solution-based configuration. Client operating systems supported are Windows (XPsp2+)and Mac (OSX 10.4.9+).  Minimum system requirements are 2Gb RAM, Pentium 4+ CPU (Mac: Intel Core Duo+).  Aquiller operators require Adobe Reader (v8.1+);  Aquiller web approvers require Adobe Flash Player (v9.0+).

Availability

Aquiller is available in the US and UK directly through Arch by visiting http://www.arch-global.com  or calling +44(0)20-8987-0440 to arrange a free consultation and quote.

About Arch

Based in the UK, Arch is a market-leading provider of usability software in support of SAP solutions. Founded in 1996, Arch develops software that brings together the power of SAP solutions with the simplicity of user-friendly interfaces such as PDF and HTML. Arch products are easy to implement, easy to maintain and most importantly easy to use.  Arch is an SAP software solution and technology partner and an Adobe Silver partner.  Its flagship product, Forms Lifecycle Manager™ (FLM) is certified by SAP as powered by the SAP NetWeaver platform and an SAP-endorsed business solution.  In 2011 Gartner recognized Arch as a "Cool Vendor" in the SAP ecosystem.

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