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Top Reasons to choose abas Business SoftwareShort implementation periodCustomizabilityEasy implementationRapid Return on InvestmentIntuitive operationGreat price / performance ratioIndustry ExpertiseEasy integration of additional solutionsInternational & multilingualSecure software investmentHigh flexibility through tier architecture Web applications with abas eBERP · PPC · MRP · eBusiness”Over and over again I find that Imade the right decision with abasBusiness Software. No matter whichuser I spoke to at the abas CustomerForum, every one of them agreedthat the upgrade was implementedvery rapidly. At this event and atthe events of our supporting softwarepartner we always gain insight intothe continuous development andoptimization of the software. Evenduring the project phase I carriedout the necessary adjustments myselfso that in our next internal project Ican transfer our product master filesto a DTP program to create ourcatalog, which has over 800 pages!“Alex Jonas, Sales and Distribution/IT Manager, R.E.D.Excellent Price/Performance ratioabas Business Software has been distinguished as having one of the best price/performanceratios in the industry. With its extensive functionality, flexibility, and ease ofuse, clients quickly realize many of the benefits of using abas Business Software. Thesebenefits include increased productivity, improved transparency, greater competitivestrength, superior service and much more. All of this at a very reasonable price make theabas price/performance ratio hard to beat.Select your Platformabas ERP runs on Linux, or on Windows servers with virtualized Linux. ABAS hassupported Linux since 1996 because of its low costs, great stability and excellent performance.On the client side, abas supports Windows 98 and newer, ASCII terminals, Linuxclients, Mac clients, and distributed devices like smart phones, barcode readers, RFID,badge readers, and biometric devices.User FriendlyThe intuitive user interface, process based screen structures, easy online help and datavisualization allow users to work securely, intuitively, and effectively with abas BusinessSoftware. Whether browser based or using the graphical user interface; you decide howyou run abas ERP.International and Multilingualabas Business Software is multi-currency and offered in 30+ languages, with additionallanguages available upon request. Customers can work within the same database indifferent languages, enabling simplified workflow and communication between foreignsubsidiaries. This is also a benefit for companies who deal with customers or vendorsin foreign countries. Our network of international partners and localization expertise isideal for any company looking to expand abroad and integrate their ERP system globally.5

Add-Ons“abas ERP has greatly improved ourproductivity. It has helped us improveour raw material and productionscheduling. Tracking andtraceability went to a new level.Also, our job cost overview andProdukte:controlling has been muchSpritzgussteilebetter. The quick accessfürtoInnenverkleidungeninformation that we havebecause of abas ERP has allowedus to develop better relationshipswith our customers.“Sebastian Kranz, Ernst + MooreMake your Software go even Further“Why did we not start using abasBusiness Software earlier?”Uwe Trefz, CEO, Trefz GmbHYou can integrate a variety of add-on solutions to complete your abas BusinessSoftware. Through either our cooperation partners or abas APIs, we provideyou with a broad spectrum of practical solutions which work efficiently andprofitably when used in connection with abas ERP.Integration with MS Office / Open Office / Google AppsPDMBusiness Intelligence / Data WarehouseCAD / CAQDocument Management / ArchivingEDIExport and shipping dispatchAdvanced planningFirewall solutionsIntegration with E-mail and fax solutionsManagement Information SystemsBarcode scanningMobile order entryHuman resources managementProject managementSCMSales information systemand many others…8

“ProMobility required an ERP systembecause our antiquated systems were nolonger able to keep up with our businessvolume. As a wireless device repairbusiness, we receive thousands of deviceseach week and abas ERP allows us totrack these devices as soon as they reachus, all the way through each step ofour 13 step repair process. Using abasERP has dramatically improved ourefficiency and overall business processes.”Joseph Belcredi, CEO, ProMobilityMore flexibility due to an open IT environmentYou can use interfaces to connect abas Business Software to other applications or add-onsolutions such as data warehousing, OLAP databases, CAD, CAQ, PDC, EDI systems, ordertime recording and personnel time recording, as well as archiving systems, word-processingprograms, and spreadsheet programs.Easy and Secure Connections using:”abas ERP accomodates our uniquerequirements for contract billing,custom invoice templates, SolidWorksintegration and dashboard reporting.These abas features allow SafeRackto enable significant growth andto diversify their product offering,the 2 key factors of our success.“Rob Honeycut, Co-CEO, SafeRackLoading Rack Technologies• DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange)• ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) and JEBC (Java Database Connectivity),optional, requires a license• MultiSite• EDP (ERP Data Access Protocol)-ActiveX-Java API-Data export/import• Object-oriented database interface for FOPs• Web Services9

Portal„Each business area has differentproduction procedures and differentchannels of distribution. This hadto be represented in our newbusiness software in an optimal way.A decisive advantage of abas BusinessSoftware in comparison to otherProdukte:systems is its flexibility. It was notSpritzgussteile necessary for to für fix the detailedInnenverkleidungenplanning of the system because wecan make adjustments at any timewithout losing access to the system.“Dr. Wolf, Project Manager, ElkametPersonalized views with the Portal“As users in sales and purchasingdepartments are being trained,they are seeing how their manualprocesses are no longer needed,which makes using abas ERP a bigbenefit to them. They will no longerhave to look through each sales orderimported from EDI to verify theprice for each item on the order.”Lila Korb, Garcoa LaboratoriesPortals have become a popular means to offer diverse, customized informationand transactional capabilities without significant rework of an organization‘stechnical infrastructure. abas Business Software can push information out tousers‘ or groups‘ desktops or remote devices, allowing them to manage theirdata, applications and information more easily through personalized views. Theabas Portal solution provides intuitive and graphical visualization of any dataor process and can include workflow management, collaboration betweenwork groups, and policy-managed content publication. This real-time datameans the days of running reports or queries are a thing of the past.10

Examples:Portal applicationfor productionPortal applicationfor serviceFunction Overviewabas portal solution• Application integration• Dashboards• Configuration andpersonalization• User and permissionmanagement• CMS with multilingual websites- Versioning- Editorial workflow- Time controlled publishing- Content repository• Integrated socialsoftware standardapplications such as:wikis, web forums, surveys,and the RSS Viewer havebeen integrated in thesystem and enablepersonalized forms ofnetworking.• etc.Portal applicationfor SalesPortal applicationfor CRM11

Mobile Solutions”abas Business Software has allowed usto conform quickly to the ever-changingrequirements of our customers. Thingshappen quickly in our world andchanging pricing, scheduling, and/or other requirements are critical tomanaging day-to-day operations. abasERP allows us to do this easily andProdukte:efficiently. This and its ability to beSpritzgussteile fürcustomized and scaled (with growth)Innenverkleidungenat a very good price made abas ERPan easy decision.“Bob Heurung, MayflowerDistributing Co.Mobile Access to abas Business Software:Viewing and Editing ERP Data using iPad, iPhone, etc.”We work in an emerging, everchanging market – digitalphotography, so it was challengingto find a software to meet our needs.Partnering with ABAS created acustom ERP solution that cutaverage lead times from 5 to 3days and increased revenue byas much as 30%, without the useof any extra resources. Since abasERP works with eBusiness andsupply chain solutions, SimplyCanvas customers enjoy a seamlessservice and buying experience.”Chad Papaleo, Simply Color Lab.Mobile solutions with smartphones or tablet PC‘s have become significantly moreimportant as mobility plays an even bigger role in our living and working environment.Apps for iPad, iPhone, etc. have become more than just a trend – they can be a decisivecompetitive edge for companies. Now you can also have mobile access to your companydata using abas Business Software!abas ERP applications for iPad, iPhone etc.abas Mobile Solutions can be operated independently from your mobile device. All mobileabas ERP applications can be run on all established browsers, iPad, tablets, iPhone orAndroid. Commands and interactions are directly processed in your abas ERP system.12

Mobile SalesWith its new operating concept, the external sales force connection of abas Business Softwaremakes it possible to view and edit customer-related data, such as sales processes,using mobile devices in any place at any time. Thus, the sales force always receives upto-dateinformation and has the opportunity to react to current situations irrespective oftime and place. Your mobile device views customer-related information, such as address,contact data, telephone numbers, which can be edited at any time no matter where youare. Graphical evaluations such as a customer‘s revenue status or an overview of salesprocesses, outstanding items and revenue figures are also possible. The mobile abas ERPexternal sales force connection also manages the tasks of the field staff and provides informationabout critical sales processes. The new application enables short reaction timesand improved service.Function OverviewMobile solutions• Mobile Sales:- Full text search forcustomers, prospects ortheir contacts- Display of critical sales orders- Context dependent displayof notes and tasks- Customer overview withrevenue and contactinformation- Creating and editingcustomers, prospects, andcontacts- Creating and editing salesprocesses (opportunity,quotation, sales order)- Creating and editing tasksand notes- Display of packing slips,invoices, and outstandingitems• Mobile Service:*- Assignment planning ofa service engineer withcalendar function- Assignment preparationthrough access to customerdata, service products,incl. BOM and servicehistory, service orders,and materials planning- Completion confirmationof the service assignments- Materials managementMobile Service*Mobile Service supportsyour field service employeesefficiently in planningand processing serviceassignments.*available inabas eB Version 2011r413

CRM“The decision to select abas ERP wasthe right one. We were able to makeconsiderable savings and improvementsin our company organization. abasBusiness Software is a state of theart ERP system, which allows us toquickly react to changes on the market.”Thomas Simon, ManagingDirector, Labelident GmbHCustomer Relationship Managementand Customer ServiceWith abas CRM you can...• Easily manage Customersand Prospects• Create and manage tasksfor yourself and others• Enter notes andopportunities forcustomersand prospects• Archive all businesscorrespondences withan optional DMS(Document ManagementSystem).Your customers will love doing business with you and you will never miss out on anyopportunity. Never again will you have to tell your customers “let me look this upand I will call you back”. You will have all your information within one click. Essentialinformation about your opportunities and existing customers are displayed in abas ERP.According to your sales process, your sales representatives can indicate the probabilityof an sale being completed. Sales activities can further specify and consolidate youropportunities. Based on an opportunity, automatic quotations can be generated withabas ERP.The infosystem „Opportunities overview“, gives you a complete overview of your entiresales process. These can be sorted according to opportunity or date and can be representedgraphically. Quotations can easily be created to complete the sales cycle. Forwardtasks to your employees, create notes for customers and opportunities, and classify themaccording to certain criteria. Your business correspondence is archived with an optionaldocument management system. This ensures fast access to all information regarding yourcustomers and opportunities.14

Outlook email andcalendar integrationForecast/manage andreport on salesopportunitiesNoteProspectsCRMCustomersTaskCreate and managequotes, sales orders,and invoices from asingle screenTelephone integrationManage mass emailand mail campaignsOutlookIntegrationNoteabasCalendar*OpportunitySales anddistributionOpportunityOpportunityOpportunityOpportunityOpportunityOpportunityDMS*OutlookIntegrationTaskQuotationNoteTaskSales orderPacking slipSales pipelineInvoiceSales*optionalCustomer file portal application15

DMS Integration”abas Business Software won a toughrace against much bigger competitors.The program’s conceptual structure wasthe deciding factor. Centered arounda fixed functional kernel, the systemallows for the multifaceted designof the software interface and theintegration of individual applications.“Udo Böttcher, IT Manager, Lisega AGDocument Management System Integration”We implemented abas ERP at exactlythe right time. Through integratingall departments we now can provideour customers with exact detailsconcerning their orders. Many stepswere automated in the implementation.Goods in all levels of production can beautomatically traced without wastingvaluable time. Sales orders are nowchecked in realtime, and our sales teamhas been relieved from routine tasks –leaving more time for the customer.“Daniel Zumpe, Sales/IT, Petroplastabas Business Software optionally offers an integration to HABEL’s document managementsystem (DMS). DMS archives, manages and organizes all paper, MS office, emailand abas Business Software documents, as well as other company information.Integrated DMS functions:Documents created in abas ERP are automatically archived and are accessible directlyfrom abas ERP. Access from the DMS to the abas Business Software process is alsopossible. Paper documents are scanned and linked with the processes created in abas ERPvia barcode, so no duplicate entries must be made. Additionally, when indexing archiveddocuments, customer/vendor and product master files from the abas Business Softwarecan be used. A comprehensive MS Office integration, i.e. archiving of email, MS Word andMS Excel files in their original format, is included, as well as numerous other functionswhich make working with DMS comfortable and easy.16

Function OverviewDMS integration• Automatic archiving ofdocuments via the abasBusiness Software.• Direct research in theDMS via the abas BusinessSoftware.• Archiving of all paperdocuments by means ofscanners.• Archiving of all electronicallycreated documents (MS Word,MS Excel, OpenOffice.orgWriter, OpenOffice.org Calc,PDF, JPG, CAD etc.).• The user manager controlsaccess rights to archiveddocuments and HABELapplications.• Already recorded index datais adopted from externalapplications to optimize thearchiving process.• Master files provided byexternal applications areused for faster indexing.• Archiving of incoming/outgoing Emails.• Data transfer to anaddressable optical medium,media control andmanagement for correctarchiving of documents.• Documents (or only individualpages) can be sent as Emailattachment.• Remark function indocuments when researchingor archiving.• Updating, amending ordeleting index data.• Call of external applications,such as ERP from the hit list.• Researching documents viafull text.• Independent use of DMSintegration.• The DMS integration canalso be used on workstationswhich do not use an abasBusiness Software license.• Use of the DMS integration inconnection with theeBusiness solution abas eB.• etc.17

Business Intelligence“abas ERP will supply us withfaster, more reliable informationon the company as a whole and oneach individual department.”Emilio Casañ Arolas,CFO of the Belloch GroupEvaluation of data: BI Integration”What convinced us to choose abasERP was the software’s inherentflexibility and the option to performour own adjustments. It wasimportant that we could adapt thesoftware on our own time to meetour customers’ future requirements.”Jan Klimek, Ripploh ElektrotechnikThe integration of Business Intelligence (BI) powered by Palo enables the evaluation ofvaluable data resulting from daily work with abas ERP. These evaluations can identifynew trends early and real decisions can be made on the basis of these evaluations.Business IntelligenceThe function ranges „Sales“, „Purchasing“ and abas eB BI standard reports have beenintegrated in the abas Business Software. In sales, the standard reports „Quotation andsales order level“ (not stored), „Revenue“ and „Top 10 revenue“ are available. Analysisand visualization are the foundation for making good decisions. Customization requiresa license and is optionally available from Palo as an add-on. Please ask for furtherinformation.18

Function OverviewBI integrationStandard report Purchasing• Business information canbe analyzed and visualizedsimultaneously in allimportant dimensions,for example using Excel.• Establishing data standardsto determine critical companyfigures consistent within theentire company.• Fully integrated reporting ,can be accessed in real-timeby executives and managers.• Palo provides accuratetemplates for decisionswhich contribute to yourcompany‘s security and value.• Palo enables simulationand scenario calculationsin real-time as well asbudgeting and forecastingon all levels.• Templates for decisionswhich contribute to thesecurity and value in yourcompany.• Complete infrastructure,from data acquisition (ETL),data maintenance (OLAP)up to visualization.• etc.Standard report eB19

Functions„With abas Business Software, youalways know what you get. Thesoftware is fully developed, theprovider is solidly structuredand support from the partneris well-founded. And for us, theinternational application of thesoftware is very accommodating.With further abas ERP projectsplanned, using the extensiveeBusiness functionalities willsimplify information exchangeand communication withsubsidiaries, branches, employees,customers and vendors.“Daniel Konrad, IT Manager,Pankl Racing SystemsMore Functionality means Greater Valueabas ERP provides manufacturing companies with a wide range of outof the box functionality. Whether your firm operates in a make to order,assemble to order or job shop production environment, abas Business Softwarecan optimize your production, improve customer service and enableyour key business processes. Companies in both discrete production and inthe processing industry, can rely on abas Business Software to enable theirkey business processes. More importantly, abas ERP can readily be adaptedto meet industry or company-specific requirements without impacting thestandard functions or limiting your upgrade path.20

PurchasingThe purchasing function in abas ERP works as a continuous transaction, from the initialrequest to suggested purchase orders, actual purchase orders, receipt of goods andinvoice verification. In scheduling, suggested purchase orders are generated wheneverdemand exceeds supply. These suggested orders are then converted into requests andactual purchase orders. Blanket orders can also be maintained. For each purchase orderitem, purchase order management is linked to both financial and cost accounting throughcost centers, cost objects and accounting assignments.Function OverviewPurchasing• Requests• Suggested purchase order• Purchase order• Blanket orders• Receipt of Goods (ROG)• Invoice verification• Subcontracting• Materials provided• etc.SalesIn abas ERP, the sales process can begin by creating opportunities, then is convertedthrough sales order management, and lastly through outgoing goods and invoicing.Additional functions like quotation and revenue statistics, commission calculation,archiving and several others are also included. The sales function allows an up-to-dateview of customer business relations and product sales trends. With abas ERP, you’ll beable to deliver products using minimum inventory levels, resulting in optimized stocklevels. CRM functions can also be developed using the CRM infosystem which is standardfunctionality.Function Overview Sales• Quotations• Sales order management• Blanket orders• Sales order production list• Shipping processing/picking• Deliveries• Invoicing• etc.21

FunctionsFunction OverviewProduction / Productionplanning and Control (PPC)• Suggested work orders• Work orders• Capacity planning• Work order completion• Editable sales orderproduction list• Manual production entries• Extended workbench• Combined production• Service processing• etc.Production / Production Planning and Control (PPC)The abas ERP production function supports the manufacturing of your company’s products,regardless of the kind of production employed (e.g. series, lot or single production).Function OverviewService processing• Service product management• Access to an archived BOMon the service product• BOM processing forexchanging or adding parts• Automatic update of theservice product BOM• Monitoring componentexchange• Service and maintenancefor a service product• Service requests, overview,and traceability• Cost estimates which resultin service reservations• Service order (assignmentat the customer‘s location)• Cost estimate for repairorder Repair order (inin-house production)• Service product• Creation of service reports• Service technician assignments• etc.Service ProcessingThe service processing in abas ERP manages the services for a sold product. Completedrepairs, planned maintenance work etc. can, for example, be retrieved from the serviceprocessing. All activities relating to a service processing can be queried via a comprehensivenumber of infosystems. All completed activities are recorded and stored in the abasBusiness Software area.Function OverviewScheduling• Requirements andinventory planning• Scheduling• Capacity calculation• Sales, production andresource planning(MPS = Master ProductionSchedule)• Batch size and minimumstock level calculation• etc.SchedulingTo ensure that your orders are processed on time, abas ERP scheduling makes sure thatsufficient production material and capacity is available for each order. Scheduling generatesprocurement suggestions for purchasing, as well as matching compliance with duedates to determine the earliest possible final delivery dates.22

FunctionsFunction OverviewMaterials Management• Warehouse management• LIFO/FIFO management• Lot creation• Bundle and serial numbermanagement• Inventory• Material allocation• Material valuation• Lot management• etc.Materials Management / MRPMaterials management optimizes your company’s logistical processes. Using abas ERPallows you to coordinate warehouse management with your delivery schedule and enableyour company to function efficiently yet maintain minimum inventory levels.Function OverviewMaterial Valuation• Valuation according tomixed price• Warehouse groupmixed price• Planned price• Invoice price• Zero valuation• Cost of goods manufactured• Cost entry suggestion forchanging raw/auxiliarymaterial inventory levels,as well as for operatingsupply items, unfinishedand finished goods• etc.Function OverviewCost Accounting• Cost type accounting• Cost center accountingwith internal account activityallocation according toflexible standard costing• Cost object accounting• Valuation of production activity• Planned consolidation• Statistical journal entry• Computation rule• etc.Material ValuationMaterial valuation assesses movements with the materials management cycle, recordingthese movements as financial entries whenever stock levels fluctuate. A preview of entriescan easily be generated without affecting the financial accounting. You can also establishan inventory of unfinished products, as well as the valuation of manufacturing costs. Ifvaluation prices are not available when a quantity is entered, then a revaluation is implementedthrough the material valuation once the price becomes available. Material costsdetermined by material valuation are then transferred to cost accounting.Cost Accountingabas ERP’s cost accounting utilizes cost types, cost centers and cost objects to create multidimensionalaccounting. The cost center accounting includes the function IAAA(InternalAccount Activity Allocation). In addition to IAAA, overheads can be posted to the cost objects.Cost center accounting can be structured according to the flexible standard costingprinciple. Cost accounting integrates data from diverse modules such as financial and fixedasset accounting. Using the “Material valuation” and the “Valuation of production activity”modules, data is integrated from material valuation and production areas.24

Financial AccountingFinancial accounting enables you to track finances for all transactions. It provides athorough overview of all the financial transactions and access to data from prior fiscalyears. By maintaining a history of transactions, it’s easy to carry out monthly comparisonsby working with both planned and actual figures. Target/actual comparisons can be userdefinedover any given time frame.Function OverviewFinancial Accounting• Accounts Payable• Accounts Receivable• Financial entries• Account range form• Outstanding items• Cash management• Reminders• Evaluations• Recurring entries• Additional entry ranges• 1099 Reporting• Tax Management• etc.Fixed Asset AccountingFixed asset accounting in abas ERP is used to manage fixed assets in inventory, regardlessof the industry. It enables both qualitative and quantitative overview of the available assets.Included are all year-end closing evaluations, such as the asset history sheet.Function overviewFixed asset accounting• Fixed assets• Fixed asset category• Imputed fixed assetaccounting• Depreciation• Depreciation methods• Suggested depreciation• Assets impairment• Daily depreciation• Index series• Replacement values• Fixed asset transaction• Asset history sheet• External auditingevaluations• etc.25

FunctionsFunction OverviewGroup Accounting• Representation ofgroup relations• Determination ofintercompany sales• Consolidation groups• Time-related group structure• Consolidated advanceVAT return• etc.Group Accountingabas ERP is multi-company enabled. In one instance of abas ERP a client can either set upmultiple companies or consolidated and related companies. Using the group accountingfunction, balance sheets for individual businesses can be combined to compile an annualstatement that shows group reporting. For this function, group internal and group externalprocesses are differentiated by accounts.Function overviewCorridor Controlling• P&L items and balance sheet• Liquidity planning• Risk management• etc.Corridor ControllingBusiness planning and control is now easy with Corridor Controlling. KPI’s are graphedvisually for the current fiscal year. This function lets you see these trends as they develop,which makes real-time decision making easier and more secure.26

InfosystemsInfosystems are unique tools abas provides to allow any user or user group to do their jobfrom one screen. Any set of master data, transaction data, queries , reports, work flow,drill down, and process flow can be managed and maintained from a single interface. Over400 Infosystems are delivered with the system and include workflow based on best practices.All infosystems can easily be changed to fit any requirement. The result is a Workbenchwith access to all information and programs to fulfill any business process, speedsadoption and training, and gives users all the information they need at their fingertipswithout leaving their active screen.Function Overview Infosystems• Customer infosystem• Turnover statistics• Transaction figures• Plan chart• Debits and credits• Procurement status• Machine scheduling• Capacity overview• Cost accounting master files• Expense distributionsheets (EDS)• etc.Function Overviewe-Businesse-Business for medium-sized businesses (optional)*abas eB provides you with highly flexible Internet solutions: On the basis of readymadeWeb Applications you can construct your solutions as you desire and incorporateyour own ideas. The complete abas ERP system with database, full functionrange and powerful interfaces is available in the background to realize the applicationlogic.• Webshop• Product catalog• Spare parts catalog• External sales forceconnection• Mobile solutions forscanners and PDA• Customer portals• ERP operation• etc.* Please also refer to the abas eB product brochure.27

Software Architecture”The layered software architecturefound in abas Business Softwaremakes it easy to carry out adjustments,of which we can do mostly ourselves.We use the ERP system intensely. Allcompany fields are integrated andalmost all of modules are being used.“Heinz-Josef Schäfer, Chief Controller,HOMA PumpenfabrikERP Software that Grows with your Business”abas FOP programming lets me adaptthe system to our company‘s organization.I have added a trend orientationto the production planning, so I don’thave to worry about the next upgrade.Customizations will not be affectedwhen the current release is installed.“Martin Hensel, IT Manager andProject Leader, Gehr Kunststoffwerk& Co. KGAs your company evolves, business requirements are subject to change. Theinherent flexibility found in abas Business Software matches your company’sgrowth, letting you readily adapt to industry or company-specific requirementswithout impacting the standard functions or limiting your upgrade path.abas ERP multi-tier architectureabas ERP is so flexible that the ERP system will suit your business perfectly. Thanks toits tiered architecture, the business software can be optimally integrated into existing ITenvironments. abas ERP is always flexible enough to meet your changing and expandingbusiness requirements so your software is always up-to-date with the most modern stateof technology. The software’s layered architecture structure makes it possible for us toguarantee users the most updated technology year-over-year.28

The ABAS Group”Implementing abas Business Softwarein 2005 was a defining moment forour company. Ever since, we haverelied on a flexible, evolutionary anduser-friendly system to complimentour continued growth. The continuedsuccess of our IT provider also assuresthat we’ve made the right decision.ABAS Software AG continues to bea successful and financially stablecompany. We know our investmentin its software will remain secure formany years to come.”Kai Höpfinger, Mega UmformtechnikGmbH & Co. KGMidmarket solutions from a midsize company”We are only scratching the surfaceof abas ERP. We can‘t wait toimplement more and more of what welearned and that we know is availableto us. abas ERP is an importantentity that has become a major part ofour daily operations”Darrell Beattie, Seed HawkThe core competence of ABAS Software AG is the development of flexibleERP and eBusiness software for the midmarket. Founded as a start-upcompany by a team of students, ABAS today is a worldwide group ofcompanies. ABAS Software employs 120 people at its headquarter locationin Karlsruhe, Germany. Together, with its over 50 sales partners worldwide,the ABAS group totals 600 employees.Mission:Since its inception in 1980, ABAS aspires to be a leader in business and technologysolutions that provide true value to mid-size manufacturing, distribution and service enterprises.We encourage and empower our employees to use their knowledge and creativityto produce smart solutions that help our customers attain long-term success in an everchanging world. ABAS is financially and technologically independent and committed to productexcellence, enhanced by a unified and ethical Global network.30

From one SMB...to anotherSmall and medium businesses are the pillars of the economy. These companies need triedand true solutions, and an implementation partner who can meet their requirements in thequickest time possible using the best price/performance ratio. They demand expertise thatincludes years of experience supporting the SMB market, plus the guarantee of a secureinvestment for years to come.As SMBs become more integrated into the global market, they also require software thatis both international and multilingual to optimize workflow and communication betweenforeign subsidiaries. As an internationally operating midsize company, ABAS is wellpositioned to understand the demands our customers. Their feedback is used to help makeabas Business Software the best possible product for our customer‘s business.Industry Expertise & Best Practices• Automotive• Building and Contracting• Consumer goods• Electrical engineering• Food processing industry• Mechanical engineering• Medical engineering• Metal working and finishing• Packaging industry• Plant engineering• Plastics production• Process industry• Subcontractors and suppliers• Vehicle manufacturing• Wood and Furniture industry• etc.Independent Sources Say:”I can unequivocally say that this product’s demo was the biggest revelation and most pleasant surprise to me.abas Business Software is certainly ERPs best kept secret.“PJ Jakovljevic, Technology Evaluation Centers“abas Business Software ranked #1 in satisfaction with the ERP software system and the ERP software partner.That #1 ranking holds true for the companies’ ability to recommend abas Business Software and theirimplementation partner; ahead of SAP, Microsoft, Infor and Lawson.“i2s Study, 2011“abas Busines Software is the 4th most shortlisted ERP software for companies in themarket for ERP Software, behind only SAP, Oracle and Microsoft.“Panorama Consulting 2011 ERP Report“...For the abas North American customer base, users experienced 99.99% or better up time of available abas ERP.“Benchmark Performance Study on Reliability31

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