On June 4th 2014, Deltek announced that it has acquired Axium, a leading provider of integrated project management and accounting software to more than 2,200 architecture and engineering (A&E) firms throughout North America. This acquisition strengthens Deltek’s market leadership position in the A&E industry and extends its reach into the largest segment of the A&E industry within North America – firms with less than 250 employees.

Axium and Deltek share a very special focus – providing the world’s most comprehensive and most innovative ERP solutions built specifically for the unique requirements of architecture and engineering firms. No other ERP provider in the world can match the market leadership of Deltek and Axium together.

• Over 12,000 A&E firms of all sizes across the globe use Deltek’s solutions to power their businesses
• 80% of the Top 500 firms on Engineering News Record’s list of top A&E firms are Deltek customers
• Over 80% of the Top 200 fastest-growing A&E firms in the nation use Deltek to accelerate their growth

With decades of innovation, Axium and Deltek together provide the comprehensive, innovative solutions that A&E firms need to manage their full project lifecycle and run their businesses more efficiently and more profitably. To succeed in today’s marketplace small, fast-growing A&E firms must:

• Increase Firm-Wide Utilization: With our solutions, firms will gain real time visibility into resource workload to ensure project teams are focused on billable work to drive revenue.
• Reduce Billing Time: Our solutions deliver paperless billing review processes to allow for faster billing and increased cash flow.
• Reduce Firm-Wide Overhead Costs: Our A&E specific project accounting and financial management capabilities streamline administrative processes to reduce overhead burden.
• Increase Project Profitability: Built for mobile project managers and executives alike, our custom dashboards provide up-to-date information on the health, status, and profitability of all projects to keep them on track.

Deltek is committed to enhancing and fully supporting all of Axium’s existing solutions and investing in delivering the world’s broadest, deepest, and most innovative solutions for A&E firms of all sizes. If you would like additional information on this acquisition, please read Deltek's press release.  If you want to learn more about Deltek’s solutions for and commitment to the architecture and engineering industry in South Africa, visit Silversoft Website, Deltek Premier Partner.

About Deltek

Deltek is the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors. For decades, we have delivered actionable insight that empowers our customers to unlock their business potential. 16,000 organizations and 2 million users in over 80 countries around the world rely on Deltek to research and identify opportunities, win new business, optimize resources, streamline operations, and deliver more profitable projects. Deltek – Know more. Do more.® www.deltek.com . Silversoft is a proud Premier Partner to Deltek.

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For further information contact:

Jacques Du Buisson, Managing Director, Silversoft – SA Premier Partner to Deltek

Phone:  +2711 656 2749

Email: Jacques@silversoft.co.za 

Lars Dyrløv Madsen, Director, Deltek

Phone: +45 3527 7900

Email: larsmadsen@deltek.com

Maria Fernandez, Marketing and Communications, Silversoft SA

Phone: +2711 656 5298

Email: maria@silversoft.co.za

Katrine Hertz Østergaard, Director, Corp. Mktg. & Comms, Deltek Inc.

Phone: +45 3527 7900

Email: KatrineHertzOstergaard@deltek.com