| |
| System | Brief
Description | Case Study | Survey | Key
Diff's | Review |
| Glovia | Glovia's
features include 1) Ability to support multiple manufacturing modes simultaneously;
2) Control and track an item from design through manufacturing to maintenance;
3) Allow multiple companies to operate in own currency in single installation;
4) Full support for project based manufacturing and after service
| | 2005 | | |
| Microsoft
Business Solutions - Axapta | Axapta was purchased by Navision
before Navision was purchased by Microsoft. Axapta is the high end product from
Microsoft Business Solutions. It's the only one that is web-based and has features
that allows it to compete with Tier One products. | | 2006 | Yes | |
| mySAP
ERP | SAP is the largest ERP vendor and the
third-largest independent software company in the world. The company employs more
than 28,909 people in more than 50 countries. There are more than 44,500 SAP installations
in more than 17,500 companies in 50 countries. | | 2005 | | |
| Oracle
E-Business Suite | Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise
software company when you consider ERP applications software, collaborative software,
and development tools. If just including ERP, Oracle would be #3. Oracle has over
13,000 ERP customers with revenues of about $13 Billion. | | 2005 | | |
| PeopleSoft | PeopleSoft
became the second largest provider of ERP software in the world by completing
its acquisition of J.D. Edwards in 2003, with $2.8 billion in annual revenues,
12,000 employees, and more than 11,000 customers in 150 countries. | | 2005 | | |
| |
| System | Brief
Description | Case Study | Survey | Key
Diff's | Review |
| 3rdwave by Blinco | Blinco
Systems Inc. (BSI) is a developer of 3rdwave enterprise solutions for organizations
that source globally and manage non-asset based manufacturing operations. | | 2006 | | |
| e
by Epicor | With over 15,000 customers, and $155 Million
in revenues, Epicor offers an integrated solution including Customer Relationship
Management, Financials, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Professional Services
Automation and Collaborative Commerce. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| Elite
Series by TECSYS | TECSYS focuses exclusively on distribution
and offers deep distribution functionality including warehouse management and
transportation optimization. They are ahead of the technology curve and have already
released a web version of their system. TECSYS has about 600 customers. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| ERP
for iSeries by Mapics | MAPICS offers a proven enterprise
software solution, optimized on and provided specifically for the IBM iSeries
platform. | | 2004 | | |
| Geac
SmartStream | Geac SmartStream includes financials, procurement,
human resources, HR Web tools, and project management. | | 2003 | | |
| Infinium | Purchased
by SSA in December 2002 | | | | |
| JD
Edwards | JD Edwards was purchased by PeopleSoft in August
2003. It's now called EnterpriseOne and World. Before the purchase, JD Edwards
had about 6,500 customers. | | 2005 | | |
| Lawson | | | | | |
| MFG/PRO
by QAD | QAD has more than 5,200 sites worldwide in 80 countries,
over 1,200 employees and revenues of about $230 Million. QAD focuses on the automotive,
consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial products and medical
industries. | Yes | 2004 | | |
| Microsoft
Business Solutions - Great Plains Professional Edition | Great
Plains was the 1st major Microsoft accounting software acquisition and it's the
one that seems to be getting the most attention from Microsoft R&D. For example,
Great Plains was the first of the accounting systems to be integrated with Microsoft
CRM. Great Plains should be considered if you're a mid market company with "out-of-the-box"
functionality. It's particularly strong in financials and is even more so with
the addition of Analytical Accounting in Version 8.0. Great Plains has more than
120,000 customers. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| Microsoft
Business Solutions - Navision Professional Edition | It
was said that Navision was purchased by Microsoft in 2002 partly to obtain access
to markets outside of North America - primarily Europe. But Navision has won many
fans in Canada and the US because of its speed, reliability and flexibility especially
with customization. Navision has more than 40,000 customers. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| Microsoft
Business Solutions - Solomon Professional Edition | Solomon
was purchased by Great Plains in 2000 and then Great Plains was purchased by Microsoft
in 2001 followed the next year by the acquisition of Navision. Initially, Solomon
seemed to get lost in the shuffle, but seems to be getting more attention now
especially in the PSA (Professional Services Automation) arena. Solomon is also
strong in customization and in distribution. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| Movex
by Intentia | With revenues of about $480 Million, Movex
has about 3,000 employees, 3,400 customers in the manufacturing, maintenance and
distribution industries via a global network spanning some 40 countries. Movex
specializes in the food and beverage, and fashion industries | | 2005 | | |
| mySAP
All-in-One | MySAP All-in-One is targeted at companies
with revenue of $100 million to $250 million. It's the mySAP Business Suite scaled
down and preconfigured for specific industries. | | 2006 | | |
| Ross | Ross
was designed specifically for the needs of manufacturers that make and package
their products through recipe- and formula-based processes. Specifically, they
focus on the food and beverage; life sciences; chemicals; metals and natural products
industries. | | | | |
| SSA | The
company has boosted its revenues fivefold over the past 2 1/2 years. It is expected
to reach $650 million this year through internal growth and acquisitions and to
crack $1 billion next year, During the same period, its customer base has increased
from 5,000 to 16,000, and the goal is now 20,000 customers. SSA acquisitions include
Baan and Infinium. | | | | |
| SunSystems | SunSystems
has more than 18,000 customer sites across over 190 countries, and is available
in 30 languages. SunSystems uses a single ledger that includes general ledger,
sales and purchases, and projects. “Analysis dimensions” are set up
to reflect organizational activity such as departments, accounts, products, regions
or lines of business. There is no need to prescribe a data relationship in advance,
as the analysis dimensions are created and maintained independently of each other,
and are linked through transaction processing and validation rules. | | 2006 | | |
| |
|
System | Brief Description |
Case Study | Survey |
Key Diff's | Review |
| AccountMate
SQL | AccountMate is one of a few products that offer source
code and encourage their client to make changes. AccountMate was purchased by
Softline, which was then purchased by Best. In May 2004, AccountMate was sold
again, but this time to the AccountMate management team. | | 2006 | | |
| ACCPAC
500 | January 16, 2004 from Aberdeen Research, "The tectonic
plates for middle-market software have shifted yet again as the Sage Group, through
its U.S. subsidiary Best Software, has acquired ACCPAC International from its
parent, Computer Associates. The last major tremor was caused when Microsoft acquired
Great Plains and Navision in a clear threat to the business software providers
that target the vast small and middle market. These two giants are battling for
mid-market dominance." | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| Adonix | Adonix
has more than 20 years of mid-market focus and and experiences with nearly 8,000
customers. | | 2005 | | |
| Advantage
Business Computer Systems | Providing complete accounting
software computer systems for the Lumber and Building Materials Industry for over
23 years | | | | |
| Agilisys | Agilisys
provides solutions for the automotive, food, complex manufacturing, beverage ,
CPG, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. | | | | |
| Agresso | | | | | |
| ASW
by IBS | IBS ASW has provided distribution and
manufacturing solutions for over 25 years to over 5,000 customers in more than
40 countries. | | 2004 | | |
| Carillon | | | 2005 | | |
| CBS | CSB-System
has more than 470 employees and specializes in food & beverage, chemicals
& paints, pharmaceuticals & cosmetics, and retail & logistics. Features
include, traceability and COOL, Slaughterhouse and yield management, and paperless
HACCP
| | 2005 | | |
| CMS | CMS,
with over 2400 sites worldwide, provides ERP solutions to manufacturers operating
in supply-chain-intensive manufacturing environments | | | | |
| Compiere
ERP/CRM | Compiere is an Open Source ERP software application,
which provides a solution for small-to-medium sized enterprises (SME) in distribution
and service on a global basis and covers all areas from customer management and
supply chain to accounting. Compiere is Open Source software and by definition
is free. Training, support and documentation are available as extras if you ever
need them. | | 2005 | | |
| ERPDBO | | | 2004 | | |
| Exact
Macola ERP | Exact has approximately 180,000 clients worldwide
for all its products and with about 18,000 Macola worldwide. Macola includes accounting,
distribution and manufacturing as well as workflow, document management, human
resources management, customer relationship management and project management.
| Yes | 2006 | | |
| Frontier
by Friedman Corporation | Friedman Corporation develops
enterprise computing solutions for the discrete To-Order Manufacturer. One of
Friedman's strengths is their integrated configurator. | | 2004 | | |
| Integra
| JBM Logic, with headquarters in Montreal, developed INTEGRA
e-Business – an integrated business management software to fulfill the needs of
multiple business segments running on the Oracle database | | | | |
| Intuitive
ERP | Highly rated manufacturing system and product architecture
is 100% based on Microsoft .NET platform. | | 2006 | | |
| IFS | IFS,
the global enterprise applications company, has 79 Offices and is represented
in 48 countries with over 2,600 employees worldwide. IFS has more than 500,000
users across seven key vertical industries: aerospace and defense, automotive,
high-tech, industrial manufacturing, process industries, construction and facilities
management, and utilities and telecommunications. IFS' component-based enterprise
software suite, IFS Applications, is available in 54 countries, in 20 languages. | | | | |
| Lilly
Software | | | | | |
| Logix | Integrated
Enterprise Resource Management for Small and Mid-Size Companies | | 2005 | | |
| Made2Manage | Made2Manage
works with discrete manufacturers and distributors servicing a variety of industries,
including fabricated metals, industrial and commercial machinery, electronics,
and rubber and plastics products. Made2Manage has about 1,600 customers. Made2Manage
was purchased by Battery Ventures for about $30 Million US in August 2003 | | 2006 | | |
| MAPICS
SyteLine | MAPICS has 10,0000 customers for all products
and about 5,000 for Syteline. Annual revenue is about $160 million. SyteLine is
built using Microsoft's .NET technology. SyteLine has advanced manufacturing features
including its own configurator and APS planning engine. | | 2004 | | |
| MAS
200 | Best, developers of MAS 90 and MAS 200, is owned by
The Sage Group, which is, according to Best, the #1 PC-based vendor of accounting
and business solutions in the world with worldwide revenues of $815 Million US,
profit of $212 Million US in 2002 and 3.1 million installations. Best is also
reportedly #1 in the US, UK, France and Germany. MAS 200 has 26 modules covering
Financials, Distribution, EBusiness, light manufacturing, CRM, payroll and HR
solutions. MAS 200 is a client-server technology and is recommended over MAS 90
once you exceed 15 concurrent users. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| MAS
500 | MAS 500 is the most powerful member of the Best Software
family of business management applications. This SQL Server based software system
includes customer relationship management (CRM), project accounting, distribution
and wholesale distribution, discrete manufacturing, inventory management, warehouse
management, and human resources. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| Momentis
Fashion System | Momentis provides software solutions to
self-sourcing retailers and manufacturers in the soft and hard goods industries. | | | | |
| Multiview | Multiview
has about 600 clients. Multiview takes a different approach than traditional systems,
which use a segmented accounting code to track all the accounting dimensions such
as division, department, region ...) Multiview has 3 segments (Unit, Account and
Project) and you can attach unlimited analysis codes to each segment. There are
big benefits to Multiview's approach including a simplified chart of accounts
and flexibility in analyzing operations across multiple dimensions. | | 2006 | Yes | |
| OpenMFG | OpenMFG
is tailored to the needs and budgets of small entrepreneurial manufacturing companies.
OpenMFG is built with open-source tools such as the "Qt" toolkit for
C++, the PostgreSQL database, and the Linux operating system. | | 2005 | | |
| PointForce | PointForce
has taken a very focused approach to competing with other software vendors. PointForce
is targeted to gift and home décor companies that import and sell to retail. These
companies typically require functionality including strong EDI, landed cost, automated
purchasing and inventory allocation rules. The TECSYS acquisition of PointForce
in December 31, 2003 should accelerate development of the PointForce product.
In the past, TECSYS lost deals to Tier 3 vendors. Now with PointForce, they have
a better chance of being successful. | Yes | 2004 | | |
| Prophet
21 | For more than 37 years, Prophet 21 has provided solutions
to durable goods distributors. Prophet 21 has more than 2,600 customers. | | | | |
| ROI
Systems | On July 9, 2003 Epicor announced that it has completed
the acquisition of ROI Systems, a privately held competing ERP provider of manufacturing
software solutions for approximately $20.7 million. ROI is now called Manage 2000. | | | | |
| SAP
Business One | From February 2004 from AccountingTechnology
- "When people think of SAP, they often think of high-end software. However, with
SAP’s BusinessOne, designed for small and midsized businesses, the company
is out to change people’s minds"..."BusinessOne was created in 2000, and
acquired from TopManage and renamed BusinessOne in 2002." | | 2006 | Yes | Yes |
| Sentai | Sentai's
TRAX Inventory Management software includes inventory control, distribution, remote
order entry via PDA's, and paperless warehouse. | | 2006 | | |
| SYSPRO | Includes
manufacturing, distribution and accounting software, CRM, APS, and SYSPRO e.net
solutions. | Yes | 2006 | | |
| WinMan | The
system supports traditional (push), modern lean (pull), JIT, agile and flow manufacturing
processes | | 2005 | | |
| |
| System | Brief
Description | Case Study | Survey | Key
Diff's | Review |
| Abaci ERP
| Features include an intergrated time attendent & shopfloor
data collection system and an undo function for all transactions, orders, and
invoices. | | 2004 | | |
|
Accountmate LAN | AccountMate is one of a few products that
offer source code and encourage their client to make changes. AccountMate was
purchased by Softline, which was then purchased by Best. In May 2004, AccountMate
was sold again, but this time to the AccountMate management team. | | 2006 | | |
| ACCPAC
Pro Series | | | | | |
| AccTrak21 | Includes
fully integrated CRM and Business Intelligence. | | | | |
| Blue
Link | With about 450 customers, Blue Link offers a relatively
low cost solution with a Microsoft SQL Server database system. One of Blue Link's
differences is their "Perfect Fit Methodology". 60% of new (last 6 months) Bluelink
clients have had customization. Bluelink will fix price the update of customization
at a percentage of the original custom fee (usually 20%). | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| BusinessWorks | | | | | |
| BusinessVision | BusinessVision
has been acquired a couple of times in the past few years - first by Softline
in 2000 and by then by Sage (which also owns Best Software) in 2003. BusinessVision
is targeted to companies with more demanding requirements than can be met by entry
level systems such as QuickBooks and Simply Accounting. BusinessVision competes
in functionality with higher end systems such as ACCPAC or MAS-90, but at half
the cost. | Yes | 2005 | Yes | |
| Coss
Manufacturing | COSS provides manufacturing software for
small to mid-sized companies and is integrated with ACCPAC. | Yes | 2005 | | |
| Cougar
Mountain | | | | | |
| Cyma | | | | | |
| Everest | Over
3,000 small businesses in 49 countries run on Everest. It's an ERP solution targeted
to companies with one to 100 employees. | Yes | | | |
| eWholesaler | Magic
offers business solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of Importers
and Exporters with Distribution and Light Manufacturing activities. eWholesaler
is their banner product and includes multi-company, multi-branch, multi-warehouse,
multi-currency and landed-cost functionality. Magic has about 100 customers mostly
based in Canada. | Yes | 2005 | | |
| Flexx | The
Flexx suite includes financials, distribution, E-commerce. | Yes | | | |
| Foundation | Foundation
includes built-in EDI and uses the
Gordon Graham system of inventory management.
| | 2005 | | |
| FulFill
by NxTrend | NxTrend was purchased by Agilisys in June 2004.
NxTrend had built a customer base of over 1900 companies with 90,000 users that
span the electrical, building materials, industrial, plumbing/heating/air conditioning,
paper and medical industries. The combined entity of Agilisys and NxTrend will
have over 1500 employees serving 7500 customers in 31 countries and revenue approaching
$300 million. | | 2004 | | |
| Industrios | Funcionality
includes customer and vendor management, order fulfillment, materials planning
and procurement, production control and scheduling, and inventory control. | | 2006 | | |
| MAS
90 and MAS 200 | Best, developers of MAS 90
and MAS 200, is owned by The Sage Group, which is, according to Best, the #1 PC-based
vendor of accounting and business solutions in the world with worldwide revenues
of $815 Million US, profit of $212 Million US in 2002 and 3.1 million installations.
Best is also reportedly #1 in the US, UK, France and Germany. MAS 90 has 26 modules
covering Financials, Distribution, EBusiness, light manufacturing, CRM, payroll
and HR solutions. | Yes | 2006 | Yes | |
| MDKS
Infinity | Infinity was developed by a small
firm that also provides accounting services and ACCPAC implementation. Infinity
is noteworthy for a number of reasons including their unique pricing - you pay
the lesser of the contract price or the perceived value of the system. So, if
you are not happy, you only pay MDKS what you think they deserve. | Yes | 2005 | Yes | |
Microsoft
Small Business Financials
| | | 2006 | | |
| Minotaur | Minotaur
has been providing configured business management and ERP solutions since 1985
and now has about 250 customers. They focus on the food, chemical, metal, plastics,
and mining industries. | | 2006 | | |
| MISys | MISys
has been developing manufacturing software for ACCPAC Advantage Series accounting
since 1983. | | | | |
| NetSuite | NetSuite
started life in 1998 as NetLedger, then became Oracle Small Business Manager and
recently became NetSuite. NetSuite is an integrated ERP and CRM system with over
7,500 customers. NetSuite is a web-based system delivered as an on-demand service
(also called Application Service Provider - ASP), so there is no hardware to procure
and no large, up-front license fee. As of April 2004, NetSuite guarantees uptime
- NetSuite customers will receive a credit for that month's service if the vendor
fails to deliver 99.5 percent uptime performance. | Yes | 2006 | | |
| | | | | | |
| Orchestra
pour PME | | | 2006 | | |
| Platinum
for Windows | | | | | |
| Seradex | Seradex
offers ERP Software including a Product Configurator that integrates to ACCPAC,
Great Plains, Business Vision, QuickBooks and AutoCAD. | | | | |
| SouthWare | SouthWare
supports Windows NT/2000/98/95, Linux, Unix, AIX and networks such as Novell. | | 2005 | | |
| Traverse | | | | | |
| Turning
Point | Red Wing Software, developer of Turning Point, has
25 years of experience developing accounting software solutions and providing
support services to small- and mid-sized businesses. | | | | |
| WinFDS
by Mulvany Attard | Mulvany Attard provides computer software
specifically for the Food Distribution and Processing Industry since 1978. | | 2005 | | |
| |
| System | Brief
Description | Case Study | Survey | Key
Diff's | Review |
| Adagio Accounting |
Adagio uses the same file structure as ACCPAC's
DOS version. Softtrak, the developers of Adagio, released
Adagio to try and capture ACCPAC customers that did not
want to convert to ACCPAC for Windows. |
| 2006 | | |
| Connected
Precision Accounting | Multi-user Macintosh productwith
cross-plaform simultaneous access from both Mac and Windows - non browser based. | | 2006 | | |
| DacEasy | | | | | |
| Dynacom | | | 2005 | | |
| Fortune
1000 Acomba | Founded in 1984, Fortune 1000
Group Inc., has become one of the leading accounting software vendors in Québec.
Fortune 1000 Group specializes in the development, sale and support of accounting,
commercial and banking management systems. Fortune 1000 Group offers a variety
of products and complementary services adapted for specific clienteles. The company
currently has over 150 employees | | 2004 | | |
| NetSuite | NetSuite
started life in 1998 as NetLedger, then became Oracle Small Business Manager and
recently became NetSuite. NetSuite is an integrated ERP and CRM system with over
7,500 customers. NetSuite is a web-based system delivered as an on-demand service
(also called Application Service Provider - ASP), so there is no hardware to procure
and no large, up-front license fee. As of April 2004, NetSuite guarantees uptime
- NetSuite customers will receive a credit for that month's service if the vendor
fails to deliver 99.5 percent uptime performance. | Yes | | | |
| Peachtree | | | | | |
| Power
Accounting | | | 2004 | | |
| Proven
Solutions Accounting | Canam Systems, developers
of Proven Solutions, has offices located in Toronto and Barrie. Canam has developed
solutions for Canadian Health Services, Construction Management, Service & Repair
with Dispatch, Point of Sale, Job Costing, Sports Club Management, MRP Manufacturing
and Waste Management,. | | 2005 | | |
| QuickBooks | Intuit,
developer of QuickBooks and Quicken, had annual revenue of more than $1.6 billion
in its fiscal year 2003. The company has nearly 7,000 employees with major offices
in 13 states across the U.S. and offices in Canada and the United Kingdom. QuickBooks
is the market leader in the US for small business systems and is tied for 1st
place market share with Simply Accounting in Canada. | | 2005 | Yes | Yes |
| Simply
Accounting | ACCPAC is one of the leading vendors of accounting
systems with a huge install base for all of its products reportedly over 500,000.
Simply Accounting is the leading small business system in Canada with about 60%
of the market. | | 2005 | Yes | |
| Vigilant | | | | | |
