3i Infotech's ORION(TM)Enterprise Provides Fiberglass Coatings with an Integrated Platform Across Growing Operations.EDISON, N.J. -- 3i Infotech, a global provider of information technology solutions, today announced that Fiberglass fiberglass, thread made from glass. It is made by forcing molten glass through a kind of sieve, thereby spinning it into threads. Fiberglass is strong, durable, and impervious to many caustics and to extreme temperatures. Coatings has selected ORION ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. to consolidate financial reporting and to provide an integrated platform across its business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . A provider and distributor of fiberglass composites, Florida-based Fiberglass Coatings required a software solution to meet the needs of the composite industry, such as the intricacies of hazardous materials regulations and integrated tracking of product movement from initial warehouse receipt to customer delivery through shippers, their own trucks or walk-in sales. With its previous solution, Fiberglass Coatings operated as four individual business units, each with its own balance sheets and profit and loss statements, which made reporting difficult and time consuming. By integrating ORION Enterprise, the company will centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. functions such as purchasing, procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. and accounting across operations to enable business units to report as one company. As a result of the implementation, Fiberglass Coatings expects enterprise-wide visibility across operations, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings. "ORION Enterprise will provide a scalable platform that Fiberglass Coatings needs to track historical information in order to provide accurate forecasting," said Sharad Vajpayee, Vice President of ORION[TM] Software for 3i Infotech Inc. "By helping Fiberglass Coatings to streamline operations, ORION Enterprise will dramatically increase forecasting accuracy and company profitability." "We look forward to having controls in place to centralize financials and materials procurement," said Mikel Patterson, IT Manager, Fiberglass Coatings. "With 3i Infotech's expertise and knowledge of our industry, we are confident that the integrated solution will provide the foundation for future enhancements." Fiberglass Coatings plans to finish the first phase of the implementation of ORION Enterprise and begin integrating ORION WMS WMS Warehouse Management System WMS Web Map Service (open geospatial consortium specification) WMS West Middle School (Rochester Hills, MI) WMS Workforce Management Software WMS Wechsler Memory Scale in the first half of 2007. The company expects a seamless transition to the new software and cost savings due to accurate forecasting, inventory planning and procurement. About 3i Infotech 3i Infotech (www.3i-infotech.com) provides information technology solutions through its range of solutions for manufacturing, retail & distribution, insurance, banking, finance and e-governance. It is one of India's top 4 software product companies. The company is SEI CMMI See CMM. Level 5-compliant for its Software Services and the company is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified See certification. for its Infrastructure and Business Process Outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in Services. Using its domain knowledge and through continuous investment in technologies, 3i Infotech Limited helps corporations in their businesses through its expertise in enterprise-class software solutions, software services, information security consulting, system integration services, IT infrastructure and disaster recovery solutions. 3i Infotech serves customers in 45 countries and has a presence across 5 continents. (a) Source: Dataquest Special Issue (July 15, 2006) About Fiberglass Coatings Fiberglass Coatings, Inc. is committed to meeting the needs of our customers, from the hobbyist to the professional. We provide products and support to individuals and to major manufacturers of composite fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: products alike. We offer a wide variety of products and supplies to fit almost any application. We have the largest display of fiberglass materials in the world with over 20,000sqft of showroom displays and over 100,000sqft of warehouse space. Fiberglass Coatings, Inc. offers a wide array of products such as abrasives abrasives Sharp, hard materials used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials. Abrasives are indispensable to the manufacture of the highly precise components and ultrasmooth surfaces required in the manufacture of automobiles, airplanes and space , acrylics, adhesives, caulks, catalysts, epoxies This article is about the band named the Epoxies. For the adhesive, see Epoxy. The Epoxies are an American band from Portland, Oregon formed in 2000. Heavily influenced by punk rock and New Wave the band has described themselves as robot garage rock. , fiberglass, fillers, foams, gelcoats, polyesters, putties, reinforcements, releases, solvents, tools and much more. Products are available in many sizes and quantities. We also do custom color matches of gelcoats. Our customer service staff is experienced, knowledgeable and ready to serve you. We have a technical support staff with years of field experience ready to answer your questions and help you get your applications right. Our chemists have extensive backgrounds and experience in coming up with solutions to your special needs and applications. Service to you, the customer, is our number one priority. Disclaimer: Except for the historical information contained herein, statements in this release, which contain words or phrases such as "will", "would", etc., and similar expressions or variations of such expressions may constitute 'forward-looking statements'. These forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the performance of the Indian economy and of the economies of principal international markets, the performance of the industry sectors in which our clients are based, the performance of the information technology industry sector world-wide, competition, our ability to obtain statutory and regulatory approvals and to successfully implement our strategy, future levels of our growth and expansion in business, technological implementation, changes, advancements, and redundancies, the actual demand for software products and services, or the future potential or feasibility thereof, changes in revenue, income or cash flows, our market preferences and our exposure to market risks, as well as other risks. 3i Infotech undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof. |
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