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News Release from: Information Engineering
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 February 2004
SYSPRO voted "Software Company of the
Year"
SYSPRO has been awarded "Software Company of the Year" by the Software Council of Southern California (SCSC) SYSPRO was one of three finalists chosen from several hundred nominations.
SYSPRO has been awarded "Software Company of the Year" by the Software Council of Southern California (SCSC) SYSPRO was one of three finalists chosen from several hundred nominations for the award, one of the most prestigious awards in the industry This top recognition was given to SYSPRO based on the company's attainment of the highest aggregate ratings in several categories, including product innovation; sales/revenue growth; team building; positive effect on the technology industry and legislative activities pertinent to the software industry
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The honour was presented to SYSPRO's US president Brian Stein at a formal awards banquet in Los Angeles, attended by more than 350 key industry people.
In the acceptance speeches, Stein acknowledged that SYSPRO had emerged from the recessionary economy of 2003 a stronger, more focused company: "We listened to the marketplace and developed and introduced new software solutions that enable the small to medium-size manufacturer and distributor to successfully compete with companies of all sizes." Pat McCarthy, managing director of SYSPRO distributor, Information Engineering, and joint managing director of SYSPRO Europe, said, "We're delighted with the award.
This official recognition of SYSPRO confirms our commitment to delivering leading edge solutions to our customers in the UK and worldwide." This is the second time in the past three years that SYSPRO has been honoured by the Software Council.
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About the Software Council of Southern California (SCSC) - the Software Council of Southern California is a non-profit group.
The association annually recognises outstanding contributions in five categories: Software Company of the Year; Software Developer of the Year; Software Services Company of the Year; Software CEO of the Year; and Software Entrepreneur of the Year.
About Information Engineering - Information Engineering is headquartered in Manchester and has offices in Glasgow, Reading, Galway and Cape Town, South Africa.
The company has been a specialist in implementing manufacturing systems since 1986.
Through its manufacturing and distribution software solution, SYSPRO, Information Engineering delivers world-class IT solutions to a broad cross-section of manufacturing industry, from design and make-to-order operations to batch and semi-process.
Its expertise comes from a real understanding of how manufacturing companies and their needs can differ, often quite dramatically, from one to the next.
Information Engineering can integrate SYSPRO with other best-of-breed software, including CAD, HR, warehousing and logistics.
Information Engineering supports MicrosoftR WindowsR, NTR, XPR, SQL ServerT; Unix; 32-bit client server; CitrixR; LinuxR.
About SYSPRO - SYSPRO is a manufacturing and distribution software solution for mid-range companies.
There are more than 700 installations of SYSPRO in the UK alone, with 6,000 worldwide.
In recent years, the SYSPRO system has grown in response to customer demand, to include sophisticated ERP, CRM, APS, e-Commerce and accounting functionality.
It was voted the leading system in its class for user satisfaction in a survey of ERP users conducted by Benchmark Research.
SYSPRO is extremely easy to use and manufacturers can improve their competitiveness through access to easy-to-view and real time information - they can react quickly to customer demand and the ever-changing circumstances on the shop floor.
It is typical for customers to receive a return on investment in less than six months, with reductions of work-in-progress and lead/cycle times, of 50% or more.
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