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January 17, 2008 ( PowerHomeBiz ) - Karlsruhe, Germany
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ABAS Software, a leading provider of
flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for small and
mid-sized businesses, today announced the availability of an Aberdeen
Research Group Research report titled, “ERP in SMB: Exploring Growth
Strategies.” The research finds that small and mid-sized companies are
twice as likely to outgrow their ERP systems than larger companies.
ABAS Software co-sponsored the research by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks
Company.
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Initial findings of the survey found that:
- Interoperability issues escalate quickly as companies grow from
US$50 to US$100 million in annual revenues
- Best-in-Class SMBs are 60% more likely to centralize selected
functions using shared services, resulting in twice the reduction in
administrative costs.
- Best-in-Class SMBs have 96% inventory accuracy and produce 97%
complete & on-time shipments.
The selection of an ERP system has traditionally been viewed as a five to
eight year decision. However, Aberdeen finds few ERP installations being
replaced within this timeframe. The average age of ERP implementations in
companies under $50 million is just short of eight years, thus requiring
your ERP solution to grow with you is not an unreasonable expectation.
“The continual development of core business functions is a significant
part of the abas Business Software,” explains Werner Strub, CEO of ABAS
Software, “customers using abas Business Software don’t need to worry that
their system will become outdated in a few years because every year we
rework around 30% of the complete software code. This means that abas users
have a completely new software with state of the art technology every 3-5
years.”
Cindy Jutras, Aberdeen Vice President and Group Director and author of
this report cautions, “Do not let your maintenance dollars go to waste.
While it may be acceptable to skip a release or run one release behind the
most currently available, do not let your implementation lag significantly,
leaving functionality and technology improvements largely unused."
The research, based on a survey of more than 1140 companies worldwide and
spanning multiple industries, shows readers in-depth survey results and
presents a road map for SMBs seeking to optimize their ERP system usage, or
effectively implement an ERP system for the first time, through
Best-in-Class (BIC) ERP implementation. This report is valued at US$399;
however, for a limited time a complimentary copy of the report, underwritten
by ABAS, is available by following this link: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30411020&cid=4174
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About ABAS Software
ABAS Software is a leading provider of flexible enterprise resource
planning (ERP) and eBusiness software for the SMB market. Founded in 1980,
ABAS serves over 2,000 customers worldwide, providing solutions in 28
languages. The software is developed in-house at the company’s headquarters
in Karlsruhe, Germany, then distributed to the customer through a partner
network. ABAS collaborates with 50 partners in 63 locations and holds a
minority interest in 20 of these partner companies.
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 Distribution for wholesale and distribution companies, and
the eBusiness solution abas eB.
The abas Business Software is platform independent. It can run on Linux,
Unix and Windows. ABAS has supported the open source operating system Linux
on the server-side since 1995. Approximately 80% of all abas installations
to-date are based on Linux.
Contact Information
For marketing and PR, please contact:
Marion Schaefer / Christoph Harzer
Team Marketing & Press
ABAS Software AG
Suedendstr. 42 76135
Karlsruhe GERMANY
Tel. 49 721/96723-0
Fax 49 721/96723-100
presse@abas.de
http://www.abas.de/en/
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