Verzi of PRONTO ERP Raves About Airey of Mississauga-Based OTIWritten by Tom Verzi
OTI, Optimizing Technology Inc., located in Mississauga Canada, has been developing and implementing ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems since 1984. The Canadian VARs (Value Added Reseller) customer base appreciates features built into their legacy systems which focused on individual manufacturing and distribution requirements. With advent of GUI (Graphical User Interface) it became too difficult to add some of new productivity features OTI and their clients wanted.According to Dave Airey, VP of Sales and Marketing at OTI, “We started looking for a way to move our application to a GUI “look and feel,” but after two years of investigation it became obvious that it was not a practical goal. As an alternative we investigated upgrading our legacy application to a new product.” OTI’s requirements for a new system revolved around their customers. After many years of custom changes, legacy system was geared to client requirements. Airey noted, “OTI’s initial search took us to major ERP players, but none had features we required to support our loyal customers.” Finding an ERP System with Strong Functionality: The search for a new ERP system ended when OTI was introduced to PRONTO North America (www.PRONTOerp.com). According to Airey, “We were introduced to Pronto and were immediately impressed with rich functionality. One important feature was that Pronto is fully integrated. We had engineered our legacy system to be fully integrated so this was of major importance.” The Rationale for PRONTO ERP: - Fully integrated - User definable options to tune systems functionality - A support system to back up our customers - Functionality - GUI look and feel built using a 4 GL tool - Equipment rentals and tracking - Service maintenance - Both Manufacturing and Distribution in one package - Email & Fax capability - Multiple SQL platforms including MS SQL
| | How to generate business idea?Written by Cecilia Chang
Copyright © Cecilia ChangBusiness ideas can pop up in your mind anytime, anywhere. So best option is to write it down whenever something comes to your mind, you’ll never know when it does come in handy one day. To decide what kind of business would be best suitable for you, begin with what you know. If you've spent years working as an IT consultant or you love to decorate photo albums as a hobby, consider how you can make use of that experience and turn it into a successful business. You might also find great business ideas in your lifestyle. Look around you; your workplace; shops etc. Do you see any needs which are unfulfilled or can you think of a way to make it better? If so, you might have found a profitable business. Here are 4 more suggestions to help you choose a right business for you: 1. Do what you love to do. It's important to pick a business that you will love running it. Many people start a business for wrong reason: to get rich or sell high in demand services or products. If you don't enjoy what you do, you will not be successful, at least not from your personal satisfaction. Sure, profits can be high, but feeling of working in a business you don't enjoy is a high price to pay. If you don't enjoy what you do, business will become a chore, not a joy. Find a job you love and you don’t have to work a day in your life. 2. Make an existing idea better. Many people thought that they have to come up with new business ideas to be successful but that is not true. Most successful businesses are created not of innovative, but of needs. Instead of coming up with a new idea, take a look around you and see where there is any business that needs improvement.
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