Many Highlights at abas customer Forum „Trends 2010“

Karlsruhe, October 23rd, 2009 –Customers from all over the globe gathered during September 24th and 25th to learn in a workshop atmosphere new trends and innovations about abas Business Software. New functionalities and features were presented to customers and software partners, always focusing on the users’ advantages.

2009: Chances and challenges for the mid-market
Werner Strub, CEO of ABAS Software AG, highlighted on chances and challenges for mid-market companies during economically rough times at this year’s opening speech. Hydrogen technologies are pushed forward by governments and multinational companies, with the background to produce fuel cells technologies in series. “This push towards new technologies, does not happen during an economic boom”, adds Werner Strub. abas Business Software offers plenty opportunities for companies to develop and implement their innovations. Companies, who optimize their business processes now, will be ready when the economy picks up.

Rapid Software Development
“Through alliances with software vendors, integrating web services, open source solutions and our own abas Portal, development of abas Business Software moves into new dimensions”, explains Peter Walser, CTO of ABAS Software AG. Solutions by abas software partners and users are integrated towards the standard without losing our unique characteristic to smoothly update our system.


High performance workplace
Gartner analysts ranked enterprise portals over everything else as the most relevant technology in the software industry. Peter Forscht, COO of ABAS Software AG, totally agrees with this statement and sees his purpose to translate technology to usage in a perspective that adds more value for customers. Peter Forscht says, “We are going to discover our hidden treasures of the software together with our customers in all areas of ERP and eBusiness.”

Further developments in all areas
The new version of abas Business Software was presented in various workshops to actively support the business processes of our customers. Reducing costs by virtualizing abas Business Software with state of the art java technologies and improved ergonomics, is one of the software’s many advantages. abas eB sets new standards for eBusiness solutions with CRM, scanner solutions, automated warehousing, supply chain portals with EDI integrations, and sales force solution with a web shop. abas portal features key performance indicators, alerts, and dashboards to simplify decisions made by executives and managers. eLearning and eDocumentation helps software partners and users to train abas Business Software in a never before seen simplified matter.

ABAS on a global platform
abas Business Software is international applicable and available in 28 languages. More than 50 software partners in more than 30 countries guarantee global support and short response time. International partners went on stage during the customer forum to present a global and united international partner network. International projects were discussed and new international projects were won in between workshops and during the evening event.

Company profile
ABAS Software AG is a leading provider of cost-effective ERP solutions for midsize manufacturers and distributors. More than 2,200 customers have chosen ABAS as their IT specialist and work successfully with the internationally applicable abas Business Software. ABAS, established in 1980 and once characterized by students, has now become a global network of companies. ABAS Software AG in Karlsruhe employs more than 115 people, and together with over 50 abas partners ABAS employs approx. 600 employees worldwide. The abas software partners provide a wide range of services including implementation, customization, hardware and network support. ABAS also provides on-site support and ensures short reaction times and high service quality. International partners in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Iran, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Mexico, and the USA represent the ABAS Software AG throughout the world. The partner network is continuously being expanded.

Product profile - abas Business Software
The brand name abas Business Software includes the products abas ERP for production, abas Distribution for distribution, wholesale, and service companies, and the eBusiness solution abas eB. abas ERP is an ERP application designed specifically for manufacturers in the Assemble-to-Order, Make-to-Order and Engineer-to-Order environment. abas Business Software is priced to fit most budgets while delivering full ERP functionality. It is flexible, adaptable, internationally applicable and a save investment for the future. The clear structure and well thought-out implementation strategy of the system enable a short implementation period as well as trouble-free integration into the company structure. New functions and technologies are constantly added to the standard software with each new upgrade. As a result, abas users are always using the most up-to-date product. abas Business Software is currently offered in 28 languages and can be run using Linux, Unix and Windows. ABAS has been a supporter of the open source operating system Linux since 1995. Approximately 80% of over 2,200 abas installations are based in Linux.

abas Business Software - range of services: Sales/sales order processing/shipping, purchasing/purchase order processing, warehouse management, scheduling, logistics, materials management/MRP, production/PPC, financial accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting, controlling, eBusiness, portal, etc.

ABAS Software AG
James D Jamaleldine
Suedendstr. 42
76135 Karlsruhe/Germany
Tel.: +49 721/9 67 23-0
Fax +49 721/9 67 23-100
info@abas.de
www.abas-software.com

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