Amorim Industrial Solutions Utilizes Products from Optio Software and Logic Solutions in Distribution Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2003 Optio Software, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : OPTO OPTO Optical OPTO One Person Train Operation (transportation) .BB), a leading provider of software solutions that capture, transform and deliver information to allow automated processes, today announced that Amorim Industrial Solutions, Inc., of Trevor, Wisconsin, will deploy solutions from Optio and Logic Solutions as part of a closed-loop design for a distribution network utilizing public warehouses located across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Amorim Industrial Solutions will incorporate their Optio solution, consisting of e.ComIntegrate(TM), OptioFax(TM), e.Com Present(TM) and DesignStudio(TM), along with a Distribution Server Application (DSA (1) (Directory Server Agent) An X.500 program that looks up the address of a recipient in a Directory Information Base (DIB), also known as white pages. It accepts requests from the Directory User Agent (DUA) counterpart in the workstation. ) developed by Logic Solutions into their continuous improvement project designed to minimize the software requirements at individual warehouse locations. The Optio solution provides AIS with a graphical design tool that enables them to easily format the data from their Time Critical Manufacturing 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. system and then define distribution destinations. AIS will use the Optio products to create pick tickets, packing slips and shipping labels at their administrative offices in Wisconsin and then route them in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. format via email to each of the warehouse locations. In addition, AIS will use Optio to generate and deliver inventory and performance reports to internal customers. When explaining how the Optio solution enabled the unique requirements of their distribution network, Al Goldsworthy, MIS Director See CIO. MIS Director - Chief Information Officer , noted that "The software suite offers flexibility and an environment conducive to future development." "The Distribution Server Application will provide AIS with a location-specific inventory subsystem and the upward link between the warehouse location and the central offices. The purpose of the Distribution Server Application is to facilitate order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment and to automate the process of maintaining accurate inventory on a centralized database." The primary objective of the Distribution Server Application is to provide a tool to help warehouse personnel to maintain accurate and timely inventory information with a minimal amount of training or computer expertise. A secondary objective of the system is to provide this tool with a minimal software requirement, a standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , for PCs in warehouse locations. "With Optio, AIS will see an immediate 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). due to the savings of both time and materials labor and materials (time and materials) n. what some builders or repair people contract to provide and be paid for, rather than a fixed price or a percentage of the costs. over their previous process which involved manually faxing forms to the warehouses and reports throughout their organization," explained Benjamin Lazar, Vice President of Market Development for Optio. About Amorim Industrial Solutions, Inc. The Amorim group is the world's leading manufacturer of Cork products. In addition, through investments in key companies the Amorim group has contributed significantly to the strategic advancement of Cork Rubber. To maximize its potential, Amorim established an independent business unit to promote this sector through development, production and distribution: Amorim Industrial Solutions. Additional information about the company can be found at www.zbit.pt/amorim. About Logic Solutions Logic Solutions creates custom Internet-based services and products, including e-business web sites, e-commerce applications, intranets, and extranets. Founded in 1995, this minority-owned company has expertise in strategy, content development, graphic design, all popular Internet technologies, and back-end database A back-end database is a database that is accessed by users indirectly through an external application rather than by application programming stored within the database itself or by low level manipulation of the data (e.g. through SQL commands). integration. Customers include Ford Motor Company, General Motors, ArvinMeritor, DURA Automotive, and many others. The company was highlighted in Crain's Detroit Business list of Top Web Consulting Firms in 2001, and can be visited at www.logiclink.com. About Optio Software, Inc. Optio Software, Inc. provides infrastructure software that improves the quality of an organization's communications with customers, suppliers, partners and employees by capturing information from critical data sources and applications, customizing that information for the specific needs of those varied audiences, and delivering and exchanging that information over a global network of digital destinations and formats. Optio's customers span the manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and financial service industries. Founded in 1981, Optio Software is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with satellite offices in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit: www.optiosoftware.com. |
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