Epicor to bring on-demand ERP to Windows Azure

Epicor ICE Business Architecture will also harness Windows Azure and SQL Azure for cloud computing. "Epicor is now ready to take advantage of Windows Azure and SQL Azure to deliver a pre-configured virtual environment that simplifies implementation and enables more customers to use the cloud," comments Walid Abu-Hadba, corporate vice president at Microsoft. "The power of Windows Azure and SQL Azure will give Epicor customers and partners even more choice, flexibility and scalability with Epicor business software solutions -- whether delivered on-premise, hosted or in the cloud," he adds. "Epicor was an early adopter of Windows Azure at its inception," states Erik Johnson, vice president, product marketing for Epicor. "We have worked with a number of Epicor ERP customers to test the benefits of Windows Azure and SQL Azure, which we view as the next game-changers for cloud computing," he continues.