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Best Software Signs Strategic Alliance with Smart Shop Software.


RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1998--

Smart Shop Will Integrate Best Software's Human Resource

and Payroll Software into their 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.  

Application - Smart Manager

Best Software, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
:BEST), the leading corporate resource management company, today announced a strategic alliance with Smart Shop Software, Inc., a provider of Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP.

(application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses.
 (ERP) software. Smart Shop has integrated Best Software's comprehensive human resource and payroll software solution, Abra Suite(TM), into their manufacturing application, Smart Manager(TM), which is geared towards the small to midsize market. Abra Suite has been integrated into both the Standard and Enterprise Editions of Smart Manager.

"Best Software is pleased to partner with a leading manufacturing software The following list of software modules are the manufacturing components of Baan's ERP (BaanERP) system, acquired by SSA Global in 2003 and subsequently by Infor at the end of 2006. It is listed here because it provides a comprehensive overview of the required software. See MES.  company like Smart Shop," said Bob Skinner This article is about the baseball player. For the fictional character, see Quintin Jardine.

Robert Ralph Skinner (born October 3, 1931, La Jolla, California) is a scout for the Houston Astros and a former outfielder-first baseman, manager and coach in American Major League
, senior vice president of sales and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  for Best Software. "Our award-winning human resource and payroll solutions, combined with Smart Shop's enterprise resource planning software, offer a powerful management tool for manufacturers."

"Every manufacturer knows that their human resources are their most important assets, but the complexities of recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating and compensating can be a difficult challenge," said Shawn Contreras, vice president of marketing for Smart Shop Software. "With the inclusion of Best Software's payroll and human resource software, Smart Manager is able to meet this challenge and deliver a truly best-of-breed enterprise management solution."

About Smart Shop Software

Smart Shop Software, Inc. is a leading provider of ERP manufacturing management software for job shops, make to order, engineer to order, assemble to order, make to stock, repetitive and mixed-mode manufacturers. Founded in 1987, Smart Shop Software is a privately held company privately held company

A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly.
 based in Post Falls, Idaho Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States near the Idaho state line between Spokane, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The population was 17,247 at the 2000 census, but now as of 2006 it has 24,420 citizens. , with offices in Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, and Atlanta.

Smart Manager, the company's flagship product, addresses the unique needs of the small to midsize manufacturing market. Its robust feature set includes order processing, inventory, scheduling, bar code labor tracking, bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. , CAD/BOM Link, accounting, human resources, payroll, sales and customer support automation, and security. Smart Manager is a scaleable, 32-bit SQL SQL
 in full Structured Query Language.

Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results.
 Client/Server application that has been certified as Designed for Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) and Windows(R) 95, and was one of the first fifty products in the world to be certified as Designed for Windows(R) 98.

For more information, contact Smart Shop Software, Inc. at 510 Clearwater Loop, Suite 3, Post Falls, ID 83854, call 800/255-8221, or visit http://www.smartmanager.com.

About Best Software

Best Software, Inc., with offices in Reston, Va., St. Petersburg, Fla., Chicago, Ill., Newport Beach, Ca., Ontario, Canada, and Dusseldorf, Germany, is a leader in corporate resource management, helping organizations to better manage their people, assets and budgeting processes. Its cost-effective solutions complement core accounting systems and are scaleable, supporting Microsoft technology including Windows(R)95, Windows NT(R), and Microsoft(R) BackOffice.

For more information, contact Best Software, Inc. at 11413 Isaac Newton Square, Reston, Va. 20190, call 800/424-9392, or visit http://www.bestsoftware.com.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Best logo is a registered trademark of Best Software, Inc. Abra Suite is a trademark of Abra Software, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of Best Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEST). Smart Manager is a trademark of Smart Shop Software, Inc. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and Microsoft BackOffice are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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