SAP ERP implementations ‘speeding up’

The speed at which enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems provider SAP can implement its software is becoming quicker, it has been claimed.

Writing for IT Business, Jeff Jedras suggested the company, which has created ERP systems such as SAP Business One, may be able to realise its aim of 100 per cent channel centricity in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through faster implementation in the future.

The industry expert stated that this will also become more realistic as ERP solutions continue to become cheaper and easier to install.

He reported that such advances would "allow partners to spend less time on integration, get more customers up and running and spend more time focusing on higher-value service business".

The software is sharply reducing query times and is "transforming business intelligence architectures", he added.

SAP recently announced that its SAP Business One package is being embraced worldwide, with the product becoming increasingly popular in Latin American countries.

Source: Codestone Group Ltd. Incorporated

Rourkela Steel Plant to have an ERP centre

Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) is all set to enter the first phase of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation to manage all information and functions of a business in modular software package as well as common database and will seamlessly integrate all the business functions.

The ERP centre-1 is scheduled to be inaugurated tomorrow and the system would go live from April, 2011, company officials said here today.

A new software technology, systems Application and Products (SAP) will be implemented in functioning ERP system with a common database, modular software design and will offer seamless integration between the modules and functions like finance, management, plant maintenance and sales and distribution.

The system will improve accuracy and reliability of cross-functional information and facilitate the integration of different functions that would help in reducing costs and facilitate day-to-day management.

Source: Diligent Media Corporation Ltd

Tally.ERP 9

You bank and pay utility bills from home, why not do your business accounts? Or call up a stock status report and print a copy from wherever you are? Tally.ERP 9 has been designed with you in mind. Powerful connectivity makes information available with your staff, CA and other professionals, round-the-clock, in any place. It's also quick to install and allows incremental implementation-a novel capability that lets you activate just as many of its functions when required, even across locations.

At Tally, we have a hard-earned reputation for empowering businesses with stable, effective software products and Tally.ERP 9 takes this further. Tally.ERP 9 has all the features required for high-performance business management including remote access, audit & compliance services, an integrated support centre and security management, all focused on delivering peace of mind. It is a complete product that retains its original simplicity yet offers evolved capabilities like statutory processes, payroll, excise etc. Whatever the demands, Tally.ERP 9 makes life a lot easier. With an ideal combination of function, control and customisability built in, Tally.ERP 9 permits business owners and their associates to do more.

Advantages of Tally.ERP 9:

• Powerful remote capabilities that boost collaboration
• Easy to find qualified personnel
• Easy to customise
• Low cost of ownership via quick implementation, Tally Integrator, Support Centre…

Remote Access in Tally.ERP 9

The concept of 'remote' arose from the limitations on business owners and staff from traditional software systems that seriously restricted what could be done, when it could be initiated and by whom, from outside their offices and factories. More often than not when a business closed for the day its data was effectively locked. (The same effect when the owner went home or travelled outside the city.) The revolutionary Remote Access in Tally.ERP 9 makes regular functions available outside the physical confines of the premises.

How Remote Access works:

Imagine you need to access your data when you’re not in the office. Tally.ERP 9 Remote Access lets you field supplier calls from home (or any place else with an Internet connection), check Bank balances, view your financial commitments and check on receipts due before making a commitment to pay. It even allows you to review entries posted and make necessary corrections. Or keep personal books of accounts at a separate location and access them when it’s convenient… for office-augmenting ability, nothing beats Tally.ERP 9.

Simple. Activate in seconds :

All it requires is that you start up your company and make it available to a specific user, who can then access the data from his/her copy of Tally software (which can even be the free-of-cost Educational version) after furnishing his/her user name and password.

Bring in the specialists—access your CA:

Similar remote access can be made available to your CA, who can log in remotely and provide you with immediate consultation on tax filing, auditing, compliance etc. without the need for you to send the data or for him/her to visit your office.

Highlights:
• 24 x 7 access
• Full control and security
• Quick business decisions
• Better compliance

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Name: Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Telephone: 1-800-22-8859

DTR Version 9.3 ERP Solution for Plastics Manufacturers

Consona Corporation, a worldwide leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for companies of all sizes, today announced the limited release of DTR Version 9.3 (v9.3), an ERP solution designed specifically for the unique requirements of the plastics processing industry. In preparation for the release, v9.3 underwent an extensive period in beta testing, including operation in live production environments.

The latest version builds on the solution’s capabilities with more than 170 customer-requested enhancements and two new modules—the Preventative Maintenance and Quote Manager:

- The Preventative Maintenance module offers functionality that maintains procedures and service plans, manages and purchases parts, and schedules and executes maintenance work orders for molds, production machines and other equipment.

- The Quote Manager module provides a central repository for production quotes to customers. Users will be able to create and maintain quotes for standard parts, as well as engineering and engineering change quotes. Pricing can be calculated or entered manually using BOMs or price tables with unlimited quantity breaks for each quoted part.

Frank O’Nell, vice president of product management, sees the new release as a successful collaboration between Consona’s DTR customers and its product development team. “Our customers in the plastics processing industry work closely with our software day after day, and often have the best perspective on the product’s functionality,” said O’Nell. “Armed with their invaluable feedback, we are able to deliver a more comprehensive version of the DTR solution to our customers—one that can streamline their business processes and improve their bottom line.”

DTR provides seamless management of business intelligence to ensure successful data sharing throughout an entire plastics processing organization. A complete ERP solution, DTR is configurable to match varying business profiles and processes with functionality in scheduling, inventory management, costing, MRP and data mining.

For additional information, please visit www.dtrsoftware.com

About Consona Corporation

Consona Corporation is a worldwide leader in providing customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for companies of all sizes. Consona is dedicated to becoming a valued business partner by helping each and every customer continuously improve business processes over time. Toward this mission, Consona invests in the people, processes, technology and tools needed to provide its customers with a unique combination of customer care; product fit; a broad range of consulting, IT and business services; and industry expertise. Consona serves more than 4,500 customers worldwide and across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, financial services, health care, high tech, and local government. Battery Ventures and Thoma Bravo jointly own Consona. For further information, visit www.consona.com, e-mail info@consona.com, or call (888) 8 CONSONA.

Company Information:
Name: Consona Corporation
Address: 450 East 96th Street, Suite 300
City: Indianapolis
State: IN
ZIP: 46240
Country: USA
Phone: 317-249-1200
http://www.consona.com

Source: Consona Corporation

NetSuite takes advantage of SAP ERP on-demand delay

ERP provider NetSuite has introduced NetSuite for Manufacturers to take advantage of SAP's delay in fully launching its on-demand Business ByDesign ERP platform.

NetSuite's alternative on-demand offering is aimed at "light" manufacturers like apparel and electronics companies, with NetSuite specifically citing the SAP Business ByDesign delay for its introduction.

Warren Wilson, an analyst at Ovum, said, "NetSuite has targeted SAP directly in an effort to capitalise on the recent, much-publicised announcement that SAP was slowing its roll-out of Business ByDesign, that was launched in September 2007, but today is used by only about 150 customers."

SAP delayed the wider availability of its on-demand offering when it found it was becoming too expensive to deliver it to customers. On-demand software sees firms effectively rent the software on a monthly basis whilst it is remotely delivered and managed by the provider

Wilson said the NetSuite for Manufacturers software could also be seen as a direct competitor to the Microsoft ERP platform that targets SMEs in the manufacturing sector.

Source : computerweekly.com

SYSPRO ERP is Product of the Year Finalist

SYSPRO a provider of visionary ERP for the manufacturing pragmatist, said today that SYSPRO software has been named one of five finalists for Channel Insider’s 2008 Product of the Year in the category of ERP. This is another major new honor for SYSPRO. The finalists were selected by a Channel Insider team of experts based on vendor nominations of products in twenty-six categories, including ERP. Nominated products must have been released or significantly upgraded last year. Value Added Resellers will vote for the winners in each category and the winners announced the third week of April.

Last year, SYSPRO added extensive functionality to its ERP software across all areas – Financial, Distribution and Manufacturing – as well as new customization capabilities and new modules. The numerous technological enhancements include a new user interface that is flexible and adaptable and which empowers users to tailor the product to suit their needs. SYSPRO also unveiled:

- SYSPRO Reporting Services, a next generation reporting tool that incorporates an embedded version of Crystal Reports XI;
- The second module in a series of three Inventory Optimization solutions designed to improve business forecasting and leverage Lean Manufacturing principles;
- SYSPRO Projects and Contracts that provides greater operational control and profit optimization capabilities to mid-market manufacturers;
- Electronic Signatures to authenticate operators as transactions are being processed.
- Microsoft Office Integration

The impressive list of SYSPRO feature enhancements extends throughout the product from improved financial visibility and expanded multi-site management to accurate control and costing of co- and by-products. Additional functionality in the traceability of items further strengthens the SYSPRO offering for specific vertical niche markets such as pharmaceutical, medical device and electronic manufacturers.

According to Todd Perlman, Principal with Business Technology Partners, a SYSPRO reseller based in Chicago, “It does not surprise me that SYSPRO has been chosen as a finalist in the ‘Product of the Year’ category. In the nearly 12 years that I have been supporting the product, I have watched it evolve into one of the most complete ERP applications in nearly every facet. The company’s dedication to its customer base is very refreshing in this industry…a dedication that is seen at all levels from first level support to development to the top executives.

“SYSPRO has kept on the leading edge of technology while maintaining the core product functionality. With the .NET version introduction a few years ago and the continued development of Microsoft-centric applications, we are able to deliver a total solution to our clients. We are confident that we are delivering a best of breed application.”

SYSPRO’s more thoughtful approach to adopting new technology, such as web services and SOA platforms, also reflects the desires of its buyers who are driven by business needs and not by the latest headlines. This exemplifies SYSPRO’s ongoing strategy of helping to simplify the success of its customers. SYSPRO calls its buyer landscape “PragmaVision,” ™ consisting of pragmatic, visionary ERP executives that are driven by a desirefor smart, but aggressive market growth.

Source : SYSPRO

CJ Apparel Group, LLC To Implement Jesta I.S.' ERP

Jesta I.S. a leading supplier of business solutions for the soft goods and specialty markets, announced recently that CJ Apparel Group will implement Jesta I.S.' Vision Sourcing, Vision Demand Management and Vision Financials solutions to manage its core operations.

CJ Apparel will deploy Jesta's solution to manage its sourcing operations. Vision Sourcing and Demand Management provides organizations with the means to maximize production efficiency, establish the infrastructure to support a demand-driven supply chain and improve profitability by properly managing the entire order process cycle.

Vision Sourcing and Demand Management gives brand managers greater insight into material requirements, inventory levels and provides them with complete information to make smarter business decisions using its integrated business intelligence and reporting engine.

The deployment of the Vision products at CJ Apparel is expected to be completed before the end of the year.

"We chose to work with Jesta I.S. due to their well established expertise in the apparel vertical. As we need to get our operations off the ground quickly, we wanted an experienced team who understands the complexity of our supply chain. I am confident that both Jesta's technology and its professional services team are the best choice for CJ Apparel," stated Kenneth Ragland, COO for CJ Apparel Group.

Leslie Belcher, President of Jesta I.S. commented, "CJ Apparel's selection of Jesta I.S. for its core operations demonstrates our ability to work with organizations of any size and at any point in their evolution. Vision users truly benefit from the breadth of our user community which continues to grow with many leading brand names. We are eager to be part of the CJ Apparel Group's success story."

"A major factor in CJ Apparel's selection of Vision Sourcing & Demand Management was its business intelligence offering. Through the use of dashboards CJ Apparel will have the ability to easily view top level information and drill down for greater detail. CJ Apparel has a large client and partner base involving a wide array of EDI transmissions, Jesta makes it easy for CJ Apparel to be in compliance with these standards. In addition allocation of merchandise and the line planning interface will prove to increase our visibility and efficiency," added James Mazzanti, CIO for CJ Apparel Group.

Source : VertMarkets, Inc

Leading E-commerce and ERP Solution Provider Chosen for Comprehensive Analysis of Microsoft’s Newest ERP Platform

Ignify, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and e-commerce solutions for the mid-market and large enterprise business segment, today announced the completion of the first independent analysis of Microsoft’s Dynamics AX 2009 ERP platform. Designed as an unbiased assessment covering new features, applications, look and feel of Dynamics AX, this study assists the enterprise in evaluating the new ERP release for possible implementation or as an upgrade. In addition, Ignify will be conducting several seminars and workshops for its customers, based on the findings.

The analysis, conducted by a five person dedicated Dynamics AX team at Ignify over a 60 day timeframe, consisted of a thorough breakdown of functionality and features offered by Dynamics AX 2009. Ignify goes a step further by rating each feature on scale of one to ten (ten as the best) on the importance and completeness of the feature with supporting notes on user benefits and what can be improved.

“As a Gold Certified Partner we work extremely close with Microsoft to remain on the cutting edge of innovation especially in the ERP and business solution space,” stated Sandeep Walia, CEO of Ignify. “Our unbiased account of Dynamics AX 2009 is a testament to our commitment of providing customers with the best possible solutions available on the market today.”

Formerly known as Microsoft Axapta, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is a comprehensive business management and ERP solution for mid-sized and larger organizations that seamlessly integrates with familiar Microsoft software such as Outlook, Windows, Vista, Office 2007 and SharePoint, to help enhance overall productivity. The latest release offers a new interface and several added features including Breadcrumb bar (BCB) allowing the user to jump around or navigate to other areas in the system; Filter Pane for finding and viewing individual or group of related records, and Role Centers which display specific data, reports, alerts, and common tasks associated with a user's role in the organization among many others.

Ignify’s widely popular Data Archival for Microsoft Dynamics AX solution which lays the foundation for solid ERP data management by allowing enterprises to archive and view the entire database over selected time periods, is one of the first third party platforms to fully support Dynamics AX 2009. In addition, the company’s flagship e-commerce storefront has been deployed in over 200 medium to large businesses ranging from retail, automotive, apparel, distribution and manufacturing businesses among many others.

About Ignify

Ignify, established in 1999, is a privately-held ISO-9001:2000 compliant company focused on the mid-market eCommerce and mid-market accounting segment. Targeting the mid-level market, Ignify offers a comprehensive set of Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) eCommerce solutions for increasing online sales while lowering overall operation costs. The company also provides consulting services for ERP and software development initiatives and is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner and Sage Certified Partner. Ignify has offices in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Nashville, Seattle, Toronto and India. For more information, visit www.ignify.com or call 888-446-4395.

Source : Business Wire

Sunrise Technologies Makes VAR 100 List

Sunrise Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that they were named to Accounting Technology's VAR 100 list for 2007. The list recognizes the top 100 Value Added Resellers (VAR) of accounting software packages based on their annual sales for 2007.

"We are very pleased to be recognized as one of the top resellers of ERP solutions in North America," states John Pence, President of Sunrise Technologies. "Our continued commitment to Microsoft Dynamics AX, customer service, and technical excellence is proving to be a winning combination in the marketplace."

Sunrise Technologies was founded in 1994 as a consulting services company and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and member of the elite Microsoft DynamicsT President's Club. Sunrise specializes in the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system for the agriculture, consumer goods, textile, apparel, footwear, furniture, and industrial equipment manufacturing industries. Sunrise offers its customers a combined expertise of business knowledge, strong project management capability, a powerful business software solution, and low-cost development services.

Sunrise is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with regional offices in Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles, California, and Xi'an, China.

Source : Sunrise Technologies

Software Link Expands ERP Application Consulting Staff

Software Link Inc., Georgia’s leading provider of ERP software and services, is pleased to announce the addition of Billy Estes and Marc Spector to their Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 ERP consulting team.

Billy Estes joins Software Link as an application consultant and will assist Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 clients with system implementations, training, upgrades and on-going support. Prior to Software Link, Billy worked for a distributor as the accounting manager. Here, he used Sage MAS 200 to manage the day-to-day financial operations, inventory management and financial reporting of the company. Billy also worked as in corporate credit for a pharmaceutical company. He has attended a variety of systems and application courses.

Marc Spector also joins Software Link as a Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 application consultant. He will assist clients with system implementation, data migrations and telephone support. Marc worked for a fast-growing home improvement company as a cost accounting manager where he used Sage MAS 90’s Job Cost application. He also has experience in the insurance and retail industries and a finance degree.

“Having both Billy and Marc on our Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 consulting team will be a benefit to our clients,” said Stanley Kania, president of Software Link. “Since they have both worked with the product in an end-user role, they understand the importance of expert consulting and support to a business.”

About Software Link, Inc.

Software Link is Georgia's leading accounting and business management software advisor, reseller and trainer. Software Link offers solutions for a wide range of industries using products that are scalable to meet the needs of their clients during every stage in the life of their business. We work with our clients to design an application that will improve efficiencies, lower costs and increase firm profitability. Additionally we offer a secure, state-of-the-art data center to host your Web site, email server or ERP application. In 2007, Software Link was named to the first-ever Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the country. Information about Software.

Source : Software Link

Numetrics Unveils NMX-ERP 3.0, Next Generation ERP Software for Semiconductor IC Development Organizations

Numetrics Unveils NMX-ERP 3.0, Next Generation ERP Software for Semiconductor IC Development Organizations

Numetrics Management Systems, Inc., the semiconductor industry’s leading supplier of schedule predictability, today announced NMX-ERP™ 3.0, its next generation suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for integrated circuit (IC) development organizations. The new software significantly extends the company’s top-down project planning and risk measurement capabilities, handling chips designed in nodes down to 45 nm. Numetrics’ approach to project planning and risk measurement is unique in the industry and gives a powerful boost to the customer’s revenue, profits and market share. Projects finish on-time, within budget and with competitive cycle times, which is why six of the top ten semiconductor companies use Numetrics’ ERP software.

Packed with dozens of new features, this next generation release of NMX-ERP incorporates a new rich-client graphical user interface, a new project plan synthesis engine, an XML interface to integrate with other enterprise tools, and Numetrics’ eighth generation IC (Integrated Circuit) design complexity calculation engine.

“The semiconductor industry misses product development 89% of the time, and when they miss, they miss big, with the average chip design taking six to nine months longer than anticipated,” said Ron Collett, Numetrics’ president and CEO. “The cost to cost to semiconductor companies is staggering, and increasing design complexity threatens to make the problem worse. NMX-ERP 3.0 is a culmination of nearly two years of effort by our development organization and a significant leap forward for our customers. Our solution is truly unique because it is the only one that accurately measures IC development schedule risk and exposes overly risky project plans by benchmarking their underlying assumptions against industry norms and past performance.”

NMX-ERP Release 3.0 includes a range of new features including the following:

1) Complexity Calculation Engine: Eighth generation of Numetrics’ patented complexity calculation engine leverages in-depth data mining of past generations of process technology nodes to establish a quantitative relationship between process node maturity and chip design complexity. The engine is calibrated on Numetrics’ full industry database of 1200 IC projects and support design styles including SoC, analog and mixed-signal, RF, ASICs, ASSPs, and advanced processors.

2) Project Plan Synthesis. New project plan synthesis engine generates estimates of duration and staffing required in each major phase of the IC development cycle. Users can perform “what-if” simulation on each phase, modulating either the duration or staffing to see the impact on the other.

3) XML-interface: NMX-ERP 3.0 now offers enterprise-wide integration options for collecting, reporting, and archiving customers’ valuable project data. With the newly released XML schema, customers are able to rapidly exchange data between NMX-ERP 3.0 and their internal systems.

4) New GUI: New Java-based, rich-client, graphical user interface further enhances the usability of Numetrics tools. Dozens of new features were added in this release to allow users to customize reporting and viewing of the data.

Pricing typically ranges from $35,000 to $95,000 per IC project, depending on the project’s complexity and size. NMX-ERP 3.0 is delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS), or for users who prefer a pure turnkey engagement, Numetrics also offers professional services

About Numetrics Management Systems, Inc.

Numetrics provides a unique suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to semiconductor companies that enables unprecedented predictability of development schedules, reliably measures project schedule risk, and benchmarks development performance against the industry’s best-in-class. In use by six of the top ten semiconductor companies, the solution leverages Numetrics’ patented IC design complexity calculation engine, which is calibrated with statistical data from more than 1,200 benchmarked chip projects compiled from nearly 40 semiconductor companies. The Numetrics’ NMX-ERP™ solution enables superior project schedule estimation, risk analysis, resource planning, execution pipeline analysis and benchmarking. The company is headquartered at Cupertino, CA.

Source : Business Wire

Soft-Tex 2008 Presents High Impact Innovative Software Solutions For Your Home Business

The Most Relevant Software Products for the Textile-Apparel Industry Software Exhibitions caters all business ranging from Retail to manufacturers, Fashion to Textile, printing to weaving & home furnishing to surface design.

Soft-Tex’ 08 made a grand launch on March 17, 2008 – Monday. This virtual trade fair illustrates to be the Software Park for Textile-Apparel companies in real significance. Leading software solution providers from across the globe have all come there to exhibit the thick blanket of their products & services. Soft-Tex’ 08 has provided a promising platform for IT companies to promote their industry-specific solutions to a much larger and prospective audience from the Textile-Apparel industries. Visitors from the same segment will have an extended selection to pick the right partners for delivery of right solutions from a horde of exhibiting software companies.

Now that Soft-Tex’ 08 has begun and will stay online for 45 days from launch, it really justifies the pronounced statement, “Weaving textiles and knitting apparel with information technology”. Companies from the entire Textile-Apparel value chain are expected to hit a huge visitor-ship by entering this virtual trade fair environment. Visitors, “visit specific booths of the best software vendors offering the best software products; and find out what YOU need”. The product line encompasses applications like CAD/CAM, Pattern Making, Grading, Draping, ERP, PLM and a lot more

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Reach Technology ERP Software for apparel manufacturing

Reach Technology ERP is the completely integrated Enterprise Resource Planning solution for effectively streamlining and integrating customer service, design, sampling, merchandising, production, distribution and financial processes and optimally utilizing resources across the enterprise.

Companies, today, must deliver products faster, better and cheaper to be successful. R-ERP is tailored to ensure your competitiveness in the apparel manufacturing and merchandising marketplace and will enable you to be more efficient, responsive and profitable.

Trends are created overnight... Fashions change quickly and without warning... as a result no industry has to adjust as fast as the apparel industry.

R-ERP allows you to automate a large number of routine events and importantly prompt human intervention when exceptional events demand it.

R-ERP will, thus, enable you to 'manage your company by exception' directing the vast majority of the company's human attention to the ‘out-of-the ordinary’ business situations that present the most risk and greatest opportunity.

What are the benefits of using REACH ERP?

- Lets you have a global view of the business cutting across various functions and enables you to react fast to market changes.

- Optimal utilization of your resources.

- Improved customer relationship management.

- Substantially increase your ROI(Return on Investment) as end-to-end integration of all company data ensures that all parties have the latest, most accurate information, cutting waste and 'queues' and shortening time-to-market cycles for new collections and styles.

- Helps you cut inventory volumes and eliminate production backlogs thereby dramatically lowering costs.

- If your competitors have access to real-time integrated information and you do not, then you're taking a real big risk.

If you have any inquiry please contact direct Reach Technology

Reach Technology Contact Detail :
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