Hot Off the Press
ERP/CRM Software Suppliers Merge
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
CDC Software, Atlanta, GA, and Consona Corp., Indianapolis, IN, have merged and formed a new company called Aptean. Learn more about CDC’s enterprise software for on-premise and cloud deployment of enterprise-resource planning (ERP), customer-relationship management (CRM), supply-chain management (SCM) and other functions at
www.cdcsoftware.com/. Consona, which also provides ERP and CRM software, is online at
www.consona.com/. Aptean, which now employs more than 1500 people via a worldwide network of sales and support operations, is online at
www.aptean.com/.
New Website for Control-System Integrators
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA), Madison, WI, has launched a new website to support companies in their search for control-system integration services. The revamped website,
www.controlsys.org/client, is loaded with information useful to production supervisors, directors of manufacturing and others as they consider potential projects or are in need of expertise.
Accuride Corp. to Deploy Cloud-Based ERP Solution
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
The business units of commercial-vehicle-industry supplier Accuride Corp., Auburn Hills, MI, which includes Accuride Wheels (steel and forged-aluminum wheels), Gunite (brake drums, disc-wheel hubs, etc.) and Imperial Group (truck body and chassis components), will soon deploy Plex Systems’ software-as-a-service ERP system. Accuride’s new ERP solution will allow it to consolidate information currently coming from seven separate systems running more than 200 applications. As a result, the firm expects to be able to improve financial performance thanks to more timely and accurate financial reporting; improve quality and inventory control; and implement common standards across all of its plants and business units. The firm is online at
www.accuridecorp.com/. Learn more about Plex at
www.plex.com/.
