Friday, December 21, 2007

Abas ERP System -- Indispensable Part of Sunny Chemical

Abas Business Solutions (PRC) Ltd announced today that the Company's ABAS Trade software specialize for trading firm has been successfully implemented by Sunny Chemical (H.K.) Limited.

Founded in 1997, Sunny Chemical (H.K.) Ltd. is a trading firm with headquarter in Hong Kong and sales offices in 12 China cities. It runs many kinds of chemical products like paint, dope, plastic additives, etc.

In 2003, since the previous IT system couldn't meet the requirements of rapid business development. Sunny Chemical decided to upgrade it to ERP system. Mr. Avan Cheung, the General Manager, said, "We sell more than 1000 kinds of products in HK and Mainland China, and serve over 6000 enterprises. With our rapid development, our Supply Chain is becoming more and more complicated and forms a complex data management system." The previous system could only operate in one place and data couldn't be share immediately between offices. It requires more communication between offices and the decision-making information might not be known in time, which increased the operation risks.

Considering these situations, Sunny Chemical hoped the future ERP system could optimize Supply Chain procedures and achieved multi-area operation.

In 2005, having compared over 20 ERP vendors, Sunny Chemical decided to select German ABAS ERP software, which could meet its multi-area operation requirements. After 8 months' implement, Sunny Chemical ran ABAS Trade lively in May 2006.

Having run Abas ERP for 1.5 years, Sunny Chemical believes its choice is exactly right.

The successful multi-area ERP operation makes data immediately sharing between different offices become true. Nowadays, staffs in headquarter can track sales details, latest stocks level etc. at any moment, which efficiency decision-making progress. Before Abas Trade, it needed to assign staffs to communicate with each sale office to collect information for over 100 operation reports to business partners monthly. It was a waste of time and man power, and may also induce losses from human misplay and material delay. Now, all related material can be collected by system automatically. Central data process provides accurate and real-time operation reports, which improve work efficiency and quicken market response. During the past 1.5 years, ABAS Trade has really become one important part to help Sunny Chemical grow. Just as Mr. Avan Cheung said, "We appreciate the flexibility, persistence and stability of ABAS system very much. It's important for our daily running; it's an indispensable part and the backbone of company operation."

About Abas

Abas Business Solutions (PRC) Ltd is a recognized leader in delivering collaborative ERP solution. It was founded in Hong Kong in 2003 and established branches in Shenzhen and Shanghai afterward. It aims to provide comprehensive ERP software and IT services from consulting to software development & support to SMEs in China. Now, we have over 1900 customers with 36000 users worldwide. For details, please visit our website: http://www.abas-prc.com.

START-IT Magazine names abas ERP among “Top 50 Technology Awards” Winners

START-IT magazine has announced the winners of its first annual Top 50 Technologies awards and has selected abas ERP among the winning entries.

The Top 50 Technologies Awards honor products that target the manufacturing space and help companies to improve their business practices. Winning products were gauged on their uniqueness and functionality in the market.

START-IT selected abas ERP, the business ERP software solution for small and midmarket production companies, among the winning technologies based on its product approach of ERP as a strategic investment. Abas ERP is designed to adapt to its client’s changing business environments without impacting the upgrade path and allowing for significantly longer utilization.

"The products selected as winners in the first Top 50 Technologies possess unique capabilities and characteristics in today’s marketplace. While considering hundreds of applicants, the editors of START-IT chose products that fit the needs of the manufacturing community,” said Peggy Smedley, editorial director of START-IT. “These companies are providing manufacturers with innovative and emerging technologies that enhance revenue opportunities and improve business practices.”

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ABAS Software

Thursday, December 20, 2007

ABAS Software lays the foundation for a Business Training Center in Vietnam

Professors at the University of Technical Education HCMC can now incorporate a proven ERP system into their curriculum thanks to the generous donation of 40 licenses from ABAS Software. Last Thursday, Chief Operating Officer Peter Forscht ceremoniously presented the forty licenses to Prof. Thai Ba Can, director of the University of Technical Education, thereby laying the groundwork for a business training center. The licenses also include future system upgrades.

Peter Forscht, COO ABAS Software AG & Prof. Dr. Thai Ba Can, University of Technical EducationThe training center is designed to help students gain practical experience in addition to theoretical knowledge. It will also be used to educate employees from local businesses to better familiarize them with international process standards. ABAS Software’s partner in Vietnam, KRM Ltd., will train the university professors in the abas ERP functions and help them develop their teaching curriculums.

ABAS Software has been forging such university relationships for many years. Today, 15 universities worldwide are equipped with abas ERP. "Both sides benefit from this kind of cooperation," explains Forscht, "the professors and students offer valuable feedback, and the universities have the option to use a modern ERP system for a practical business education."

About abas Business Software

ABAS Software is focused in the development of its trademark abas Business Software (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness), an ERP solution designed for small and mid-size companies. Abas Business Software includes abas ERP for production, abas Trade for distribution and service companies, and the eBusiness solution abas eB.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Ramco Systems strengthens its position in Retail segment with breakthrough orders

Ramco Systems, a leading provider of software products and services, has strengthened its position in the retail segment by providing comprehensive applications and IT solutions with key orders from leading US-based handcrafted Chocolatier Bissinger’s, Subhiksha - India's largest supermarket, pharmacy & telecom chain and Dutyfree Distribution Services Pvt. Ltd. – the supply chain company based at SEZ Cochin.

Commenting on the success, Mr.Chetan Pathak, VP - Enterprise Solutions, Ramco Systems, said, “Ramco is delighted to expand aggressively into the retail segment. In today’s competitive scenario, we provide retailers with a solution that further enhances their operational efficiency and reduces costs”.

Ramco offers development, delivery and implementation of Web Services to the technology backbone of Subhiksha’s proposed e-commerce portal, merchandise management solutions to Dutyfree Distribution Services Pvt. Ltd. and a complete package of Ramco’s Enterprise Solutions including Ramco's Food and Beverage ERP Software, Ecommerce, Retail Business Software, and Business Analytics solutions to Bissinger’s.

Ramco Enterprise Series – Merchandise Management System, along with other components of Ramco’s retail software solution, provide retail industry with a proven, agile and extendible option to meet their technology needs. Ramco has proven experience of more than a decade in the retail sector.

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Ramco Systems

Monday, December 17, 2007

Brandbase chooses Microsoft Dynamics AX – ERP solution

Sunrise Technologies, Inc. announces that Brandbase USA, Inc. has chosen Microsoft Dynamics AX as its new ERP solution. Brandbase needed a flexible system that would have the ability to grow with them as their business expands across the globe.

Brandbase specializes in brand cultivation for the action sports industry. Located in Broomfield, CO, Brandbase has a unique set of offerings to assist young companies with growing their brands into major worldwide players. These companies can depend on Brandbase to provide expertise in sales, marketing, production, and distribution of their products to the global marketplace. Brandbase turned to Sunrise Technologies for a back-end ERP system that would allow them to be flexible to the needs of this customer base.

“Brandbase was looking for a solution that combined cutting edge technology with a solid reputation. Dynamics AX is an adaptable solution that can work with our evolutionary product line. Sunrise has phenomenal experience in our industry and we knew that they would provide the best service for Brandbase,” said Doug Saunders, VP of Operations at Brandbase.

“We are very excited to add Brandbase to our growing list of apparel customers,” states John Pence, President of Sunrise Technologies. “As a life-long skier and father of snowboarders I am also delighted that Sunrise has an opportunity to work with a company in such a high-performance industry. Our TAF solution is a perfect fit for a company like Brandbase.”

Sunrise Technologies was founded in 1994 as a consulting services company and has implemented many successful supply chain and ERP solutions. Sunrise is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner and is specifically recognized by Microsoft as the Microsoft Dynamics AX provider and industry expert for the textile, apparel, and footwear industries. Sunrise is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with regional offices in Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California and a technology center in China.

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Sunrise Technologies

Baker Consulting, LLC Adds Systems Consultant

Baker Consulting, LLC, a leading regional reseller and custom developer of Sage Accounting and CRM software, has employed Kevin Gillen as a Systems Consultant.

Gillen brings to Baker Consulting over 5 years of ERP consulting experience and over 3 years of CRM implementation experience. Gillen is a certified Sage SalesLogix CRM engineer and developer. Kevin’s extensive background in CRM and ERP software includes project management, pre-sales support, implementation consulting, customization, end user trainer and technical support.

“Baker Consulting is seeing a large pickup in the general CRM market,” commented Danny Baker, Principal for Baker Consulting, LLC, “With all Gillen’s previous experience in the CRM and ERP field our clients will gain an easier transition into their new applications.”

Gillen will be based in the Greenville, SC office. He received his Bachelor degree from Bob Jones University.

Baker Consulting, LLC is a professional consulting firm providing business management solutions to a broad spectrum of companies. With locations in Columbia and Greenville, South Carolina, they provide the Southeast with exceptional business solutions based on the Sage Software product family. They are a team of experienced professionals each with a unique area of expertise and a diverse skill set. Principals Tim Baker and Danny Baker formed Baker Consulting, LLC in 2002 as a professional consulting firm specializing in applying software solutions to solve business problems.

Baker Consulting, LLC are also members of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA IT member section, and the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.

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Baker Consulting, LLC

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Three NGC Customers Named Winners of Apparel All-Star Awards

Apparel Magazine Selects Maggy London, Michael Stars, and Russell Athletic as 2007 All-Star Award Winners

NGC® (New Generation Computing®) today announced that three of its customers – Maggy London, Michael Stars and Russell Athletic – have been named winners of Apparel Magazine’s 2007 All-Star awards. Each year, Apparel Magazine honors ten outstanding apparel businesses based on their innovation, excellence in management, track record of growth, and corporate goodwill that reflects positively on the industry. The All-Star winners were selected by the editorial staff based on nominations from industry executives, and each will be profiled in the December issue of the magazine.

Apparel Magazine will formally recognize the winners during the opening session of Apparel’s 2007 Tech Conference today at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. The ceremony will also name the 2007 Grand All-Star, chosen from one of the ten winners.

Maggy London was selected for the award based on the overall growth and success of their various apparel brands, including Maggy London, London Times, Donna Morgan, Ali Ro, Suzi Chin for Maggy Boutique, Muse and Shani. Maggy London is in the process of implementing NGC’s e-PLM software for product lifecycle management and this will further enhance their ability to grow in the future. “NGC has and will continue to help us become more efficient in our business processes. We are honored to be acknowledged for our hard work and achievement over the past year,” said Jerry Sholtz, Corporate Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration at Maggy London. Maggy London has also implemented NGC’s e-SPS® software for global sourcing and RedHorse® software for apparel ERP.

Michael Stars was selected for Apparel’s All-Star Award for its incredible growth, including expansion into retail, and its innovative and unique approach to style and sizing, among other things.

Russell Athletic was chosen as an All-Star for its emphasis on continually improving apparel performance and comfort, its aggressive branding initiatives targeted toward the youth market, and for the many ways in which it contributes to the community.

“NGC congratulates each of these deserving companies who have been recognized as the ‘best of the best’ in the apparel industry,” said Alan Brooks, president, NGC. “We appreciate their leadership and innovation, and it is an honor to be associated with them. We wish Maggy London, Michael Stars and Russell Athletic continued success in the coming months and years.”

About New Generation Computing

NGC® is a leading Fashion, Apparel, Footwear and Retail software company. NGC's SQL Series is a comprehensive suite of “end-to-end” solutions for PLM (e-PLM), Global Sourcing (e-SPS®) and ERP (RedHorse®). The SQL Series provides real-time visibility to product information, accelerates speed to market, and enables quality control throughout the supply chain to help deliver superior products. NGC has an extensive customer base of leading brands and retailers, including VF Corporation®, AX Armani Exchange®, Carter’s®, Casual Male Retail Group®, Maggy London, Hugo Boss®, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Vikki Vi, Isda & Co., Tristan & America®, Axis®, Wilson’s Leather®, and many others. NGC has offices in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, China, India, Mexico and El Salvador and is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA). For more information, visit http://www.ngcsoftware.com/.

Source : New Generation Computing

Monday, December 3, 2007

Linux Link about OpenPro ERP Software

OpenPro ERP systems is one of the first Web Based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems available. Our new latest version 4.2 is flexible to run on any operating system and SQL database. OpenPro software is complete, best-of-breed solution that delivers outstanding value based on exceptional price/performance and functionality. OpenPro ERP Software is a open source product written in PHP and can use several popular SQL databases such as mysql, mssql, ibm db2 and oracle. It ia moduler product that includes financials, accounting, supply chain distribution and manufacturing.

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OpenPro

OpenPro ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) Software announces its latest release version 5

OpenPro is the leader in licensed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) using the open source LAMP technology. Version 5.0 has over 500 enhancements, many benefits for small to enterprise size businesses. Some enhancements are for our many international distributors that include new 9 language version, English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese languages are new available for distribution. "This new release is so OpenPro can expand our international Distributors" says President and CEO Jim Clark. Other new features include new menu system, new look and feel, built in communications module (fax, email, electronic, printed), business paperless workflow and document imaging.

With version 5 OpenPro updated the executive desktop with flash graphics. OpenPro tries to use the best of the Open Source community offers, like LAMP technology, with version 5 we have phone and fax integration using proven open source products. OpenPro even has an interface to Asterisk FreePBX phone systems and Hylafax faxing software. OpenPro also has a few feature, create a screen with AJAX controls.

Organization like LAMP helps communities and businesses by making professional software available for the smaller organizations at a reasonable cost. Now small businesses can purchase software like OpenPro for less that half the cost of other traditional products..

OpenPro, Inc. a leader in licensed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software using open source LAMP technology. Version 5.0 has many benefits for small to enterprise size businesses. Some enhancements include new menu system, new look and feel, built in communications module (fax, email, electronic, printed), business workflow and document imaging.

OpenPro, which has delivered quick start business software to hundreds of American businesses since 1998, announced a version 5.0 of Easy ERP and Enterprise Software.

The software includes modules for finance (Payables, Receivables, General Ledger, Budgets, Check Recon, fixed assets, job costing), wholesale distribution (Order Processing, Inventory Control, Bar Coding, Retail POS. warehousing and purchasing), manufacturing (Bill of Material, Routings, MRP, MPS CRP), customer relationship management (CRM) and e-commerce. OpenPro even has interface to wireless portable terminals for manufacturing and warehousing.

OpenPro is the first to offer implementation options, bring in-house on a server, host with a hosting company or ASP or Software as a service. OpenPro being the first fully web based ERP software product is ideal ASP or Software as a service option for most businesses, because users only need a connection to the Internet to access the software, which runs on a computers worldwide.

OpenPro is first to have features built into ERP Software like built in document imaging. You can attach documents to most of the transactions within the OpenPro system. User customizable Work Flow is built into OpenPro to improve customer relationship and speed of transactions.

When you compare OpenPro with other software packages, OpenPro ranked highest in technical features and functionality. This evaluation compared OpenPro with Tier 1 Enterprise software packages like Oracle and SAP, Mid-level software companies like Microsoft Business Solutions and Best Software. OpenPro excelled in test with manufacturing software packages like Epicor, Macola, Made2Manage, Cincom, Jeeves, and JobBOSS. OpenPro also came on top with comparing ASP solutions like netsuite, and open source solutions like ComPiere. OpenPro customers have saved millions of dollars from converting from packages like these to OpenPro.

Because of Easy ERP software design, and OpenPro's Rapid Implementation Method, a business can be set up, trained and running OpenPro software within a day.

OpenPro is certified using US-FASB and international IASB standards, VAT taxing, Euro dollars Approved, Compliant with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) for public companies, APICS certified for inventory control, ISO 9000 Compliant, and FDA 21 CFR part 11.

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OpenPro