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SYSPRO Wins Prestigious “Terman” Award
SYSPRO a leading provider of pragmatic ERP software has been awarded with a TechAmerica “Terman” Award in the Technology Consulting category for its SEAM3 addition to the company’s prize winning implementation methodology. SYSPRO won over other finalists including Accuvant and two entries from Accenture.
SEAM3 extends the highly-effective SYSPRO implementation methodology with Business Process Management, Enterprise Analysis Modeling and Work-Flow Management. This addition greatly enhances the implementation methodology by improving efficiencies, tightening controls and effectively increasing the ROI and lifetime value of SYSPRO software.
SYSPRO USA President Joey Benadretti accepted the award on behalf of the company, “This national award is a testament to the emphasis that we continue to place not only on delivering world class software, but also providing exponential value to our customers through a best-in-class implementation methodology. In today’s fast-paced business environment this SYSPRO methodology allows customers to leverage best practices and maximize long-term return from the SYSPRO software.”
SYSPRO’s recognition by TechAmerica is the latest in a series of honors bestowed upon the company in 2010. SYSPRO is also a finalist in two categories for the American Business Awards. The company was named to the 2010 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine 100 list of Innovative Supply/Demand Chain Vendors.
No commentsLawsuit Against SAP For Anticompetition Measures
Today, Versata Software, a business-rules development platform, filed a complaint to the European Commission that SAP A.G. illegally blocked the company from selling products to SAP customers, which make up three quarters of the world’s largest businesses.
At one time, Versata had a working relationship with SAP, the largest European software company in the industry. Versata’s pricing software “Pricer” was popular among users of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
Then SAP allegedly took measures to cut into the revenue coming into Versata from Pricer. SAP barred Versata from any interoperability information, cloned the Pricer software, and integrated the cloned product with its leading ERP product. Versata claims that this is in violation of a European Union treaty that protects competition, and thereby consumer choice and competitive innovation.
“Versata asks at minimum that the Commission require SAP provide interoperability information, and that it unbundle its own pricing configuration software from its dominant ERP software,” says Thomas Vinje, counsel for Versata. “The Commission should also impose an appropriate fine.”
Pricing software automates complex product pricing that can be based on any number of factors: color, size, location, discounts, etc. Versata’s product was meant to be incorporated with SAP’s ERP system.
Versata cites the 2009 Microsoft case as a reference. In this case, the European Commission forced Microsoft to pay 1.6 billion euros in fines for making its web browser the default on its operating systems.
Versata already won a lawsuit against SAP for cloning software last year. A U.S. district court jury awarded the software company $139 million in damages, though the case is still pending several post-trial decisions.
No commentsThe people’s choice is Syspro 6.1
It was announced that Syspro 6.1, the newest release of Syspro ERP software has received the People’s Choice Stevie Award for Favorite New End User Software Product at the 2010 American Business Awards. This is Syspro’s second major award in recent and the only based on the votes of peers.
The ERP software that won, Syspro 6.1, contains over 1,500 new features and functions along with impressive ease-of-use improvements that give manufacturers and distributors the resources and skills to achieve all the benefits of a cutting edge ERP solution.
Syspro, the leading provider of creative practical ERP software, is a business software solution that provides absolute management over the planning and control of all facets of business including accounting, manufacturing and distribution operations in an array of fields. The company is a global leader in the construction of outstanding ERP software. Syspro software is now used in over 14,500 licensed companies and in more than 60 countries around the world.
No commentsNetSuite’s European Cloud ERP Conference Line-Up Announced
Today, NetSuite Inc., a provider cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial suites, announced the series of industry leaders schedule to speak at its London conference, “A Cloud Computing Wake-Up Call for Professional Services.” The event’s purpose is to inform European-based professional services firms about the possibilities of cloud computing solutions and how they can help companies survive in this world economy.
The event will feature cloud computing strategies and models from industry leaders such as Accentur, Lloyd’s Register, Software AG, and Siemens.
Keynote Addresses:
Netsuite's Zach Nelson
Zach Nelson, CEO of Netsuite, will open the conference with a keynote speech on “SRP: A Cloud Computing Wake-Up Call for the Services Industry.” Guest speakers from other cloud-based ERP solutions providers will follow, including:
Saideep Raj, Partner at Accenture Global Saas Practice, who will present the second keynote address. Raj designed the Accenture methodology for using Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions, and has led other internal enterprise clean-ups for large businesses.
Executive Panelists:
Daniel King, CTO at Lloyd’s Register, spent 12 years in the business services industry as a director, consultant, and analyst before beginning work at Lloyd’s Register in 2002.
Beat Neuhaus, Vice President at Siemens Global Services Operations, is responsible for the Global Delivery Center and the implementation and deployment of Siemens PLM Software. Before joining Siemens PLM Software, Neuhaus was a project manager in several different global locations.
Markus Kupper, Senior Director of Global Operations at Software AG, has managed a series of well-publicized global solutions, including international resource management, the Global Project Office initiative, and the establishment of a formal definition of global methodologies, processes and tools. Kupper has had a wide variety of experience in the European IT and ERP industry.
Nicholas Oulton, CEO of m62 visualcommunications, is a Chartered Marketer and professional presenter with more than 15 years of experience of writing, producing, and coaching sales presentations. He founded m62 visualcommunications, ltd., in 1997 and has since established himself as one of the world’s leading authorities on Powerpoint presentations and Sales Messaging.
This complimentary event will take place on July 8th, at One Whitehall Place, London, from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The event is open to all business services companies interested in cloud-based ERP solutions for reducing costs, improving quality of customer relations management (CRM), and providing company visibility for better business decision-making.
No commentsUNIT4 Introduces the World’s Most Protective, Versatile ERP Cloud Deployment Option
UNIT4, a leading provider of change-embracing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, is now offering one of the world’s most protective, and versatile option for dynamic businesses looking to leverage the cost/time-saving benefits of cloud computing. Called VITA Cloud Angel(TM), the solution supports the Agresso Business World line of ERP software, currently installed worldwide at more than 3,000 private and public organizations.
VITA Cloud Angel gives UNIT4 a new subscription-based deployment offering for customers. It extends the low-cost “do-it-yourself” change advantages of the Agresso Business World VITA architecture to model. This uniquely-built architecture is uniformly acknowledged and documented, both by industry technology analysts and Agresso Business World customers, as the ERP market’s most effective technology platform for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC). Via VITA Cloud Angel, Agresso Business World users now gain additional versatility for evolving requirements around hardware infrastructure, data and processing locations, industry-specific deployment needs and shared service requirements.
There is no one type of cloud-based deployment solution is right for all companies, but the Agresso Business World ERP suite protects mid-market companies that reorganize and restructure more often, that acquire/merge more regularly, that are more challenged by compliance issues than other businesses and that are under greater regulatory pressures than other industries. Over the past four years, UNIT4 has established and laid claim to a category of technology buyers operating as Businesses Living IN Change. These companies have rejected the expensive, hard to change ERP solutions of the big three ERP providers, as well as other competitors who do not have the easy change capabilities of the VITA architecture.
Recent industry surveys from CFO Research and IDC have established that without VITA, businesses can spend millions of dollars supporting change in their organizations. The VITA platform is unrivaled in its ability to allow businesses to continuously change their data, business processes and information delivery preferences without having to re-code software or absorb the typical IT costs necessitated by competitive offerings. More than 90% of business changes can be handled by business users, versus needing technology or systems integration/professional services executives.
The new VITA Cloud Angel solution provides rapidly deployed, turnkey solutions across four industry sectors: Professional services, non-profit/charity businesses, healthcare services and education. Each of these 80% pre-built templates are mapped to industry requirements, speeding up typical ERP deployment cycles by months or even quarters.
No commentsSyspro Gives Manufacturing Companies the ERP Solutions Needed to Succeed
Lee Springs, a manufacture of springs, announced a successful partnership with Syspro recording Lee Springs one-millionth sale using the Syspro ERP Software. Lee Springs incorporated the Syspro ERP software in 1999. With the help of Syspro, Lee Springs has been able to continuously upgrade their systems to suit their needs. Lee Springs credits Syspro for their assistance in the integration of their ERP software by providing cost effective solutions.
Syspro, a developer of ERP software, provides manufacturing companies with tools needed to succeed in their industry. Syspro continuously provides the latest and greatest in ERP software and excellent customer service. Syspro strives to improve their fully integrated software solutions and maintain their role as a global leader in the production of ERP software. Syspro currently provides solutions for more than 14,000 companies in 60 countries. The solutions provided by Syspro have allowed companies to efficiently increase their sales and expand their business. Syspro strives for customer satisfaction and is doing a great job. On June 21, 2010 Syspro 6.1, the newest ERP software from Syspro, won the People’s Choice Stevie Award for Favorite New End User Software Product at the 2010 American Business Awards.
1 commentEpicor Retail Solutions is Top Choice for All of Your ERP Needs
Epicor’s retail management software is an all in one solution for retail stores nationwide. Epicor has been proudly serving business in providing the most up to date technological business solutions. Epicor’s Retail Enterprise, retail management, software is a great example of a product that is sophisticated and easy to use.
Epicor’s Retail Enterprise Selling features include:
-Real Time Inventory Tracker
-Cross Channel Order Manager
-Customer Relationship Management
-Operations Management
-Point of Sale System
-E-Commerce Support
-Sourcing and Product Lifecycle Management
-Planning and Assortment Planning
-Business Intelligence
-Merchandising
-Audit Management
-Financial Management
The system developed by Epicor allows retail locations to set up a system for one location, or link the systems for multiple retail outlets. Managing your own e-commerce site is easy and allows for synergy between your brick and mortar location and your internet location. Inventory management is essential in all aspects of a retail location. With software from Epicore, inventory is managed in real time so you have the most up to date inventory information.
No commentsEnterpriseIQ ERP Software Made Mobile for the Blackberry
IQMS, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software provider, yesterday announced the release of EnterpriseIQ for the Blackberry. The new application allows for management of work flow, customer service, inventory, and financial statistics from the mobile device.
The IQMS product was developed to meet the growing need for mobile (Blackberry) ERP solutions. This newest IQMS product is an addition to pre-exisitng EnterpriseIQ mobile ERP software, which was only capable of CRM applications. IQMS expanded on the idea of workforce mobility and chose to include many more mobile enterprise functions.
This is part of a trend of mobile ERP software that frees employees from having to stay at the workplace, and supports data collaboration among individuals on the move. The increasingly globalized economy requires businesses to be active and openly communicative.
The EnterpriseIQ ERP system uses a single database, and is designed to provide simple, lean business functionality. The application takes advantage of already existing Blackberry software and web services to give access to the system at all time; Blackberry servers are not used.
The application includes many practical mobile ERP features such as customer record viewing, customer pinpointing via GPS, and complete inventory access.
Glenn Nowak, vice president of IQMS, comments that EnterpriseIQ is another step in providing ERP services to employees in any location, on whatever interface. “The business world is constantly on the move, and we want to give our customers a competitive advantage,” says Nowak.
IQMS has been a business solutions provider for over two decades. The company offers ERP software that covers manufacturing, accounting, production monitoring, quality control, supply chain, SPC, CRM, and eBusiness.
No commentsERP Software Provider Cincom Releases Cincom Control 2010
Last Tuesday, Cincom Systems, an ERP software provider, released Cincom Control 2010, the newest model of its ERP system. This represents the most significant change in the company’s ERP product line in two years.
Control 2010 ERP applications include cost control, inventory management, capital optimization, risk mitigation, and process improvement.
CIncom claims its application’s innovative design separates it from traditional ERP solutions. It provides customizable, real-time information about operations relevant to each user. The new update features role-based architecture, which presents data based on the user’s defined needs, and doesn’t flood each log-in with excessive system information or applications. Cincom upholds this role-based architecture as the next necessary evolution in ERP software.
Cincom's role based interface design
Other new features are:
- Vital business statistics are displayed on a single page and updated every ten minutes.
- Control 2010 is designed to resemble Microsoft SharePoint interface to help new users become accustomed to the software.
- Workflow diagrams are made simple with templates and drag-and-drop editing.
Cincom is a multinational software corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1968, the company has been a pioneer the software industry: one of the first companies to sell software independent of hardware. Today, Cincom is a provider of ERP solutions to manufacturers, insurance companies, and retail businesses, as well as public organizations.
No commentsPlex Systems Receives Award for Plex Online
Yesterday, Plex Systems Inc. announced that their acclaimed Software as a Service Manufacturing ERP software, Plex Online, was named a 2010 Best Product that Readers Trust. The Network Products Guide, a leading technology research and advisory guide, named them the best in the Saas and Cloud Computing category. They also named them one of the latest “Hot Technology Companies”.
The Network Products Guide publishes an annual list of the best latest products or services. User needs and interests frequently change, so the Network Products Guide writes the list to tell people what is the newest and best software for individuals to use. They play a significant role in determining which products and services people choose to buy and use.
“Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are helping shape better products and services,” says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. “The Best Products and Services awards go to the best technology solutions as judged by our readership, and we are pleased to recognize Plex Online.”
Plex Systems Inc. is very proud of the award. It is sure to help their sales and recognition in the future. Mark Symmonds, CEO and President of Plex Systems, commented on the ERP manufacturing award. He said, “We are committed to meeting the needs of our manufacturing customers by providing them with the best possible SaaS-delivered ERP solution. Ongoing improvements in Plex Online are customer-driven, and we have an active user community, which is why we are particularly honored to gain the Network Products Guide Readers Trust.”
Plex Systems is one of 70 global technology companies to receive this award. This award is one of many that Plex Systems has received recently. Earlier this year, they received the 2010 Managing Automation’s Progressive Manufacturing 100 Awards. Last year, Plex Online received an IMPOvation Innovation Award. Plex Systems also received several other awards for their SaaS, ERP and marketing systems.
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