Adexa Shortens Time to ROI and Lowers TCO; New UI Configuration Tool Delivers Performance and Financial Returns.LOS ANGELES -- Adexa, Inc., a leading provider of integrated supply chain and performance management solutions, today announced the release of Vista(TM), a new Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) service for supply chain and complex business applications. Vista significantly lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) and delivers faster return on investment (ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ). With Vista, individuals easily configure the views of information to best suit their roles and business processes. In so doing, users increase their individual speed and efficiency and the enterprise gets greater performance benefits from its complex applications. "ROI projections are based on the assumption that, once implemented, technology applications will be utilized, but that is not always the case," said Cyrus Hadavi, Adexa's president and chief executive officer. "Complex user interfaces can delay adoption which leads to missed performance and financial targets. No amount of SEC ordered financial compensation from technology vendors can make up for the damage to your reputation caused by missed promise dates and earnings targets. Vista shortens the lag-time between deployment and adoption by enabling users to adapt an application's UI to the way THEY do their jobs, rather than forcing them to learn new techniques and business processes. This leads to immediate operational performance improvements, faster ROI and lower TCO. The aggregate value of the Vista service is its impact on profitability and earnings." Typically, custom configuration of rich technology applications is impractical because outside system integrators, consultants or IT professionals need to be contracted for expensive service engagements. With Vista, no programming expertise is required to modify the user interface. A graphical workbench tool is used to change XML configuration files and create customized, role-specific views of information with tables, charts, graphs, OLAP cubes and forms. There is no tradeoff between application functionality and ease of use. Vista simplifies the use of Adexa's industry acclaimed solutions for flexibly modeling and planning an enterprise supply chain. Adexa offers flexible data modeling, configurable business logic and now, with Vista, an adaptive UI. And Vista works with all J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. based systems that support 1.4 and above, not just Adexa solutions, including IBM-Websphere, BEA-Weblogic, SAP NetWeaver and open source products. About Adexa Founded in 1994, Adexa delivers solutions that synchronize corporate planning with supply chain and operations planning and execution, to ensure enterprise assets are utilized to achieve financial objectives. Adexa helps companies reduce the cost of goods sold Cost of goods sold The total cost of buying raw materials, and paying for all the factors that go into producing finished goods. cost of goods sold , shorten lead-times for orders and reduce inventory costs to increase earnings per share and customer service. Adexa's global customer base includes AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Boeing, Firmenich, Fujitsu, General Motors, Mannington Mills, Maytag, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Philips, Pulse, Samsung, Sharp Microelectronics, Siemens, TSMC TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation TSMC Traffic Systems Management Center TSMC Toll Station Management Controller TSMC Transportation Supply Maintenance Command TSMC Technical Services Manager Code , and Unilever. For more information please visit www.adexa.com. |
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