Currently, Adaxa provides Open Source ERP solutions for mid-market businesses in Australia and internationally. The addition of the U.S. team is expected to provide many benefits, including the establishment of a platform for marketing the integrated AdaxaSuite ERP to U.S. businesses. “The capabilities of the AdaxaSuite application framework and the experienced business and technical team behind it are an excellent match to the needs of mid-sized businesses in the United States,” says Joel Stangeland, CEO for Adaxa USA. “American businesses striving to pull out of the current economic climate need lower barriers to enable them to benefit from the implementation of superior business software and I am thrilled about the power of the Adaxa team to help them.” In addition, the formation of Adaxa USA will:

• Introduce Adaxa’s vertical solution for health care and prescription products to the United State’s health care system. Currently, the U.S. is involved in upgrading and integrating health care IT systems, providing a huge potential market for Adaxa’s system solutions.
• Provide U.S. customers with an established, experienced team familiar with U.S. business requirements and procedures. This valuable business knowledge is an important advantage in reaching the U.S. market, as well as improving the level of customer service.

Martin Fuggle, CEO of Adaxa Limited, stated that the Adaxa team will be significantly strengthened by the addition of Adaxa USA and that Joel Stangeland, formerly COO for Idalica Corporation, will be the new CEO for Adaxa USA. Joel began working with ERP systems in 1997, and soon began focusing on open source solutions, initially with Compiére and later by joining the ADempiere Open Source ERP Project. Joel sat on the original ADempiere council and currently sits on the ADempiere Community Council, as well as the ADempiere Project Management Committee Functional Team. Joel brings with him a team of experienced ADempiere and Java developers, including Isaiah Salinas, creator of managed hosting for ADempiere, as well as a team of Java developers located in Malaysia and coordinated by Heng Sin Low who is recognized in the ADempiere community as one of its leading developers.