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www.maconomy-usa.com - Maconomy US Thereasa Fullmer, 617-226-7618 Marketing Manager Thereasa.Fullmer@Maconomy.com Maconomy US, leading provider of business solutions and services for professional services companies, along with partner 360 Visibility, announced today that Cossette Communication has selected the Maconomy Agency Solution for 1350 users in Canada, with the possibility of further roll-outs in the UK and US. The initial deployment will focus on streamlining Cossette's current financial and job budgeting processes.

Cossette chose the industry specific Maconomy Agency Solution, a single, integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution designed specifically for marketing communications agencies. The Maconomy solution has the capacity to eventually support offices in Canada, the US and the UK on one single platform.

"Maconomy's Agency Solution will initially be

implemented at our Canadian offices, but we expect that it will expand to include employees in our subsidiaries abroad. This will create greater cohesion in our business," says CFO Jean Royer, Cossette Communication Group.

"Creative agencies have always been one of our key customer segments. Over the years we have built significant expertise in the agency market. Our Agency Solution allows agencies to streamline their business processes and focus on their creative tasks. Maconomy constantly strives to stay on top of the business challenges faced by our agency customers and other customers in the 'Professional Services Organizations' segment," says CEO Hugo Dorph, Maconomy.

"The Maconomy Agency Solution is a low-risk alternative for professional services firms - the implementation methodology is safe, repeatable and rapid. With one totally integrated database across geographical locations, all participants are able to See Clearly and Act Faster in order to make agile business decisions," says Marco D'Ercole, EVP of 360 Visibility.

About Cossette Communication

Cossette is an international communications firm with operations in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. It is one of the top communications companies in the world, servicing clients locally, nationally and on a global scale. It offers a full range of leading-edge communication services to more than 800 clients of all sizes, including some of the most prestigious brands in the world.

About Maconomy US

Maconomy US maximizes profitability for mid to large size professional services organizations by providing software and services that optimize finance management, job costing, project management, business intelligence, and resource planning in one integrated ERP solution. The company is a subsidiary of Maconomy A/S, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and founded in 1989. Maconomy A/S is a global provider of industry-specific business solutions for professional services companies and marketing communications organizations and today Maconomy supports more than 100,000 users in more than 60 countries.

About 360 Visibility

360 Visibility is a Toronto-based business solutions company dedicated to enabling all enterprise participants to make swift, well-informed, coordinated, and above all profitable business decisions. In short, we help you see clearly, and act faster. No matter where in the organization you are. We do this by providing our clients with the enterprise software, communications systems, and technology infrastructure that allows them to effectively pilot their businesses, capitalizing on opportunities and avoiding pitfalls, to compete and win in today's challenging and dynamic business environment. 360's team of highly qualified and motivated IT and consulting professionals, collectively, have over 100 years' experience in all aspects of systems analysis, design, implementation, training, and support.

A single integrated system will improve business decision making