Intelligroup Helps Cox Ohio Publishing Improve Business Processes, Extend SAP System Functionality

Intelligroup Helps Cox Ohio Publishing Improve Business Processes, Extend SAP System Functionality

EDISON, N.J., March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Intelligroup, Inc., a global provider of strategic outsourcing services and an IT partner to some of the world's largest companies, today announced the successful completion of critical enhancements to existing SAP systems for Cox Ohio Publishing, a unit of one of the nation's largest newspaper publishing groups, Cox Newspapers, Inc. In a series of short projects aimed at improving important Financial Accounting, Human Resources, and Payroll business processes, Intelligroup consultants worked with Cox Ohio Publishing management and users to extend the SAP system and resolve a backlog of issues.

The recently completed projects included improvement of SAP Compensation and Benefits Administration systems in order to streamline and automate business processes, enabling Cox Ohio Publishing to roll out new and improved benefits and compensation plans while eliminating manual steps. Additionally, Intelligroup developed an interface between the newspaper's SAP system and corporate-level PeopleSoft systems designed to improve corporate reporting capabilities.

"Intelligroup is committed to understanding our business requirements, and their expert consulting staff has allowed us to deploy these solutions quickly so that we can realize true business benefits and cost savings," said Bob Zikias, CFO of Cox Ohio Publishing. "We have relied on them to identify and implement significant new functionality that will allow us to see greater return on our investment in these systems."

"Intelligroup brings to the table a unique blend of technology expertise and business process skills," said Kelly Webster, Director of IT - SAP for Cox Newspapers, Inc. "As a strategic partner, Intelligroup has made significant contributions not only to our SAP systems, but in other important areas as well. They have led a number of initiatives as we develop our strategy around important IT infrastructure, organizational design, and support issues, and we value the relationship we have developed with them."

Extending the value of existing business systems is one way in which Intelligroup helps its partners enhance Return on Investment and reduce the Total Cost of Ownership. "We have been able to quickly identify opportunities for process improvement and achieve fast realization of new value from an existing SAP system. By taking the approach of achieving 'quick wins' for our client, we have helped deliver immediate value," said Frans Sluiter, Senior VP of Intelligroup. "We are proud of our strategic partnership with Cox and our ability to help them meet their most important business and IT objectives."

About Cox Newspapers, Inc. http://www.coxnews.com/

As one of the nation's largest newspaper publishing enterprises, Cox Newspapers Inc., produces 17 daily and 25 non-daily newspapers throughout the United States. Cox Newspapers is a unit of privately-held Cox Enterprises, one of the nation's leading media companies and providers of automotive services, with 2003 revenues of $10.7 billion and 77,000 employees. In addition to Cox Newspapers, major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications, Inc. (cable television distribution, telephone, high-speed Internet access and other advanced broadband services); Cox Television (television and television sales rep firms); Cox Radio, Inc. ([NYSE: CXR] broadcast radio stations and interactive Web sites); and Manheim Auctions, Inc. (vehicle auctions, repair and certification services and web-based technology products). Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in AutoTrader.com, the world's largest and most visited online source of vehicle listings for dealers and consumers.

About Intelligroup

Intelligroup is a strategic partner to the world's largest companies. Its proven onsite/offshore delivery model has enabled hundreds of customers to accelerate results and reduce costs up to 50%. With deep expertise in industry-specific enterprise solutions, Intelligroup has earned a reputation for consistently exceeding client expectations. Intelligroup develops, implements and supports IT solutions for some of the largest U.S. school systems and global corporations including 3Com, Colgate Palmolive, Eastman Chemical, Hitachi and Steelcase.

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