Sybiz Software is a developer of
ERP,
payroll and
HCM software based in Adelaide, Australia.
History
Sybiz Software was founded in 1975
["Software houses to change hands"](_blank)
'' The Sydney Morning Herald'', 30 September 2003.[Whitford, Brett (1991). ''Computer Excellence'', p. 50. Beaumont Publishing House, Western Australia. .] by Malcolm and Pegy Boyd,
initially producing applications for
Hewlett Packard
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components ...
calculators.
Soon after, Sybiz branched out into producing ‘microcomputer business software’ and released its first integrated accounting system called Sybiz.
In 1991 Sybiz received acclaim for the release of the world's first accounting program for
Microsoft Windows 3.0. at
Comdex Las Vegas.
Sybiz was acquired by
Softline in 1998 which was in turn acquired by
The Sage Group plc
The Sage Group plc, commonly known as Sage, is a British multinational enterprise software company based in North Tyneside, England. As of 2017, it is the UK's second largest technology company, the world's third-largest supplier of enterpri ...
in 2003.
Sybiz began court proceedings against competitor Advanced Business Manager Pty Ltd in 2004, claiming copyright infringement of their flagship accounting program. The case was settled out of court.
In 2005, Sybiz returned to Australian ownership after a management buy-out, now led by Directors Grant Argy (Research and Development) and Ben O'Brien (Finance and Services).
Sybiz expanded its international presence by acquiring New Zealand distributor Revolution Systems in 2008, then acquiring their Ireland-based distributor in 2015, re-branding as Sybiz Europe.
Products
Sybiz maintains 2 core products, Sybiz Vision and Sybiz Visipay, both serving medium-large style businesses across a range of industries.
Operations
Sybiz products are sold through a channel partner network, operating in Australia, New Zealand,
Sri Lanka
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,
Singapore,
Fiji
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, Ireland and the UK.
["Sybiz opens office in WA to serve booming business", '' The West Australian'', 18 April 2000.]
Sybiz Head Office is located in
Adelaide with offices in
Auckland and
Dublin, Ireland.
Primary Competition
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Attache
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MYOB EXO
* Arrow
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Greentree
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Netsuite
References
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Financial services companies of Australia
Financial services companies established in 1975
1975 establishments in Australia