(openPR) - Karlsruhe, December 19, 2007 – START-IT magazine has announced the winners of its first annual Top 50 Technologies awards and has selected abas ERP among the winning entries.
The Top 50 Technologies Awards honor products that target the manufacturing space and help companies to improve their business practices. Winning products were gauged on their uniqueness and functionality in the market.
START-IT selected abas ERP, the business ERP software solution for small and midmarket production companies, among the winning technologies based on its product approach of ERP as a strategic investment. Abas ERP is designed to adapt to its client’s changing business environments without impacting the upgrade path and allowing for significantly longer utilization.
“The products selected as winners in the first Top 50 Technologies possess unique capabilities and characteristics in today’s marketplace. While considering hundreds of applicants, the editors of START-IT chose products that fit the needs of the manufacturing community,” said Peggy Smedley, editorial director of START-IT. “These companies are providing manufacturers with innovative and emerging technologies that enhance revenue opportunities and improve business practices.”
About ABAS Software
ABAS Software is a leading provider of flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) and eBusiness software for the SMB market. Founded in 1980, ABAS serves over 2,000 customers worldwide, providing solutions in 28 languages. The software is developed in-house at the company’s headquarters in Karlsruhe, Germany, then distributed to the customer through a partner network. ABAS collaborates with 50 partners in 63 locations and holds a minority interest in 20 of these partner companies.
About abas Business Software
ABAS Software is focused in the development of its trademark abas Business Software (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness), an ERP solution designed for small and mid-size companies. Abas Business Software includes abas ERP for production, abas Trade for distribution and service companies, and the eBusiness solution abas eB.
The abas Business Software is platform independent. It can run on Linux, Unix and Windows. ABAS has supported the open source operating system Linux on the server-side since 1995. Approximately 80% of all abas installations to-date are based on Linux.
ABAS Software AG
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Tel.: +49 721 967 23 0 presse@abas.de www.abas.de
The core competence of the ABAS Software AG is the development of flexible ERP and eBusiness software for medium-sized companies with up to 1,000 employees. More than 1,900 customers throughout the world have opted for both ABAS as IT specialist and for the integrated abas Business Software. The company ABAS that was once characterized by students has now become a group of companies. The ABAS Software AG in Karlsruhe employs around 110 people, together with over 50 abas partners worldwide it comes to an approximate total of 580 employees.
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