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In addition to demonstrating Macola 10.5 at its annual user conference last April in New Orleans, Exact also described its new Macola Labs emerging-technology development program. And, the company
Software for Manufacturing
named one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” in Houston for the third consecutive year.
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Exact Releases Updated Macola ERP and Business Software
updated its users on the strides it has made with its community-ser- vice efforts in the past year.
Business-software provider Exact has unveiled Macola 10.5, the newest release of its ERP and business software that’s been enhanced to include usability updates, including new tablet-led user interfaces. The goal: Align the software with how and where its manufacturing and wholesale-distribution customers use it on a day-to-day basis.
With Macola 10.5,
Exact took a tablet-first
approach to refreshing
its user interfaces,
developing a new archi-
tecture to offer a
stronger experience on
tablets in addition to
the desktop. The appli-
cation’s responsive design automatically adjusts to format for the best user experience on whatever device is being used. Mission- critical business and operational data can be accessed on the fly by users, with any updates synchronizing within the application in real-time. This eases order processing and inventory management, giving the user a holistic view of the operation and inventory levels, around the clock.
In line with its focus on usability, the software update offers users new func- tionality so that they can be more efficient, accomplishing more in less time on one screen. This includes new search func- tionalities such as a type-ahead search that requires less data to be entered than before; infinite scrolling; and sortable table columns.
Exact: www.macola.com
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