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Configuration Solutions To Introduce CS-Enterprise Version 2.0, a Next-Generation Suite of Product Configuration Solutions.


Business Editors / High-Tech Writers

Configuration Solutions:

-- New applications simplify complex business processes such as

quotes, sales and order management, engineering and factory

floor processes, resulting in shorter cycle times, increased

efficiency, reduced costs and dramatically improved customer

service

Configuration Solutions, Inc., a leading developer of configuration software, announces the introduction of CS-Enterprise, a fully integrated suite of next-generation collaborative configuration software solutions for complex product and service environments.

CS-Enterprise is currently in beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the  and will be available in general release later this year.

Configuration Solutions' CS-Enterprise suite is comprised of application sets designed to maximize efficiency and productivity, minimize errors and hasten information flow across the enterprise and beyond -- regardless of product or order complexity. Using the software, companies can gain greater control over order and sales management Sales Management Role and Goal
Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a
 and other key business, engineering and manufacturing processes to reduce lead times and sales costs, while improving customer service and fulfillment rates.

CS-Enterprise applications include:
-- CS-Quote, a comprehensive quoting and cost estimating solution, and proposal generator;

-- CS-Sales, a guided selling and pricing configurator;

-- CS-Execute, an industrial-strength manufacturing and engineering configurator;

-- CS-Flow, a real-time demand flow solution that synchronizes production with demand.; and,

-- CS-Connect, an intelligent integration control system providing visibility, and total data sharing and access, to new and existing enterprise and supply chain systems.


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 Dale Colosky, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  and President of Configuration Solutions, CS-Enterprise represents a significant upgrade from the company's earlier configuration solution. "CS-Enterprise represents a giant step forward in fulfilling our mission to provide best-of-breed solutions that support a wide range of configure-to-order businesses," Colosky notes. "In fact, the CS-Enterprise solution incorporates functionality that not only fully addresses the needs of make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers, but also will support the offerings of financial and travel service organizations and the consumer durable goods durable goods

Goods, such as appliances and automobiles, that have a useful life over a number of periods. Firms that produce durable goods are often subject to wide fluctuations in sales and profits. Also called consumer durables.
 market."

One industrial firm that has been a long-time user of Configuration Solutions applications is ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK)
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 and front office applications for several years, rolling them out to multiple plants within ITT's large manufacturing network. ITT is currently one of the beta sites An organization or group that is beta testing hardware and/or software. See beta test.  for the CS-Enterprise suite.

According to Dan Vantucci, ITT vice president and director, IT, logistics and operations support, "With the new Web-enabled applications, Configuration Solutions is on the right track. Our vision is to be able to conduct business and configure products globally and completely independent of what factory will build the product. As Configuration Solutions continues to expand the features and functionality of its software, we have come along on the journey. As a result, we have grown closer to our goal, and they've helped make the migration easier and more affordable."

The CS-Enterprise suite is built on open, object-based architecture for optimal portability across computing environments and integration with existing systems such as 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. , CAD, APS and Supply Chain Management. Its flexible user interface is highly configurable to accommodate diverse business and functional user communities.

About Configuration Solutions

Configuration Solutions, Inc., a 14 year technology company supports its manufacturing and other related industry customers, by helping them meet their customer requirements across all facets of the business from front-end sales and order management, to more sophisticated engineering and factory floor operations.

Configuration Solutions delivers a comprehensive suite of collaborative configuration software solutions and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.  for the dynamic enterprise. Built on open architecture for optimum portability, Configuration Solutions' technology offerings are used by make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers and related service companies to drive out excess operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  and eliminate rework re·work  
tr.v. re·worked, re·work·ing, re·works
1. To work over again; revise.

2. To subject to a repeated or new process.

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 of orders, while improving profits and agility in serving their markets. For more information, please visit www.configsc.com.
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