RE: Other Software Products

[Tom Saprano <sixfeetunder01@xxxxxxxxx>]

MOVEX is by far the best AS/400 based ERP sytem out in
the market today.  Unfortunately it is also one of the
best kept secrets.  The Swedes are great software
developers but horrible marketeers.  They insist on
using their Scandanavian and European marketing model
in North America and they just don't work here.
They've changed CEO's 4 times ( 2 were ex-SSA'ers)and
unfortunately all they did was spend a lot of money
and didn't produce any results.  Intentia's problems
in NA have been all marketing and people problems.
The software is great - just the marketing message
isn't.
--- DeeDee Virgei <DeeDee.Virgei@nelsonstud.com>
wrote:
> Don't know how true... From one or two BPCS
> affiliates, I heard that SSA (at
> the time) lost a handful of customers to Intentia's
> MoveX - not sure if they
> switched platforms.  I do recall Intentia's revenue
> growing during this
> time, 1998ish, when SSA started having financial and
> other issues.
>
> DeeDee Virgei
> Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.
> 7900 West Ridge Rd
> Elyria, OH 44036
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Roy Luce [mailto:lwl@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:40 AM
> To:   'bpcs-l@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Other Software Products
>
> For various reasons I recently did an informal
> survey of BPCS, MAPAC and
> MAPICS users of record.  Of those who moved on to
> other systems the
> overwhelming majority went to JD Edwards.  In a
> distant second place was
> JBA; emphasis on distant.  A VERY small community
> left the AS400 world and
> went to UNIX or NT based systems.  None of the
> selected packages captured
> more than 1 or 2 converting firms.
>
> Roy Luce
>
> Main: 847-540-9635
> Cell: 847-910-0884
> Fax:  208-330-9032
> Email:        lwl@ix.netcom.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RickCarter@holley.com
> [SMTP:RickCarter@holley.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:08 AM
> To:   bpcs-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Other Software Products
>
> BPCS V6.1.01 Mixmode AS400
>
> Those of you who have entertained the idea of
> switching to other products,
> what have you looked at that is comprobable to BPCS
> as far as available
> modules, etc.   I realize those who may have
> switched are not posting on
> this site, but I'm sure many of you who question the
> stability of SSA GT
> have looked or is in the process of reviewing other
> ERP systems that will
> reside in the AS400 environment.
>
>
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