Cutler-Hammer Selects MAPICS In Expanded Future Role.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1999-- Leading Electrical Control Products And Power Distribution Supplier Selects MAPICS (Manufacturing Accounting and Production Information Control System) A comprehensive and widely used ERP system from MAPICS, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (www.mapics. XA for Client-Server Integration and Purchasing Technology MAPICS, 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 :MAPX), a leading 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 (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. ) business solutions to mid-sized manufacturers today announced the evolution of its ongoing relationship with Cutler-Hammer Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of electrical control products and power distribution equipment. Cutler-Hammer, which is currently running MAPICS in 19 sites around the world, today added four new applications to upgrade and integrate their ERP system worldwide. With the implementation of MAPICS Purchasing (PUR), MAPICS Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. (PM), MAPICS Info Workplace (IWP IWP International Writing Program (University of Iowa) IWP Institute of World Politics IWP Ice Water Path IWP Immigrant Women Program IWP Iraq Water Project IWP Idaho White Pine (lumber) ) and MAPICS Integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. , Cutler-Hammer will now have easy access to its core systems within and across the company. "As one of MAPICS' largest and longest-term accounts, we look to MAPICS to help us evolve and provide alternate solutions to our changing business requirements," said Don Krahnke, Manager of IT for Manufacturing and Engineering Support at Cutler-Hammer. "With MAPICS' Purchasing and newly added Integrator applications, Cutler-Hammer can customize, modify and extend our business today to better serve our global customers tomorrow." With Cutler-Hammer's migration to XA Release 5, the company will use the following four MAPICS applications to extend and replace their outdated purchasing and reporting system, CHAPPS (Cutler-Hammer Accounts Payable and Purchasing System): --MAPICS Integrator -- Enables customers to easily develop a consistent, Windows-based desktop throughout the enterprise, offering simple point-and-click navigation and drag-and-drop maintenance. At the same time, users have the flexibility to choose data views, create attachments and query across applications, creating a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. interface that fits the specific needs of the business. --Purchasing (PUR) -- Supports quotes, requisitions and purchase orders, vendor performance measurements and receiving (dock-to-stock) activities. --Procurement Management (PM) -- Provides the capability to manage and control the acquisition of essential materials using MAPICS' client server architecture. --Info WorkPlace (IWP), including JacanaForms and ValetMiner -- Provides easy-to-use tools for generating custom reporting from MAPICS and all other AS/400 data. "Cutler-Hammer has always been a major supporter of MAPICS and is one of the first to recognize the functional strength of our ERP solution," said Dick Cook, MAPICS' president and 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. . "This selection is representative of our commitment to providing software solutions that help manufacturers continuously adapt and meet their demanding business requirements." MAPICS XA The MAPICS XA family of products consists of more than 40 modules including object-oriented client/server applications, which offer broad and deep functionality. The native AS/400 application is divided into six business solution areas: Financial Management; Demand Management; Engineering Management; Operations Management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. ; Resource Planning Resource planning may refer to:
About Cutler-Hammer Cutler-Hammer, a part of Eaton Corporation This article is about an industrial manufacturer. For other meanings see Eaton. Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion, putting it at 198 on the Fortune 500 for 2007. , with sales of approximately $2 billion, is one of the world's leading suppliers of electrical control products and power distribution equipment. Cutler-Hammer's parent company, Eaton Corporation is a global manufacturer of highly engineered products which serve industrial, vehicle, construction, commercial and aerospace markets. Principle products include electrical power distribution and control equipment, truck drivetrain systems, engine components, hydraulic products, ion implanters and a wide variety of controls. Headquartered in Cleveland, the company has 49,000 employees and 145 manufacturing sites in 28 countries around the world. Sales for 1998 were $6.63 billion. About MAPICS With more than 20 years of proven manufacturing expertise, MAPICS, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application software specifically designed for the business needs of manufacturers. The company's flagship ERP solution, MAPICS XA, delivers proven in-depth functionality for the management of operations, financial, engineering, product demand and supply chain planning. The solution leverages standard technologies like the AS/400 platform and integrates advanced new technologies such as Java, client/server and the Internet to deliver companies an ERP suite that meets their business needs today and tomorrow. Approximately 2,400 customers have selected MAPICS XA since its introduction in 1994, including Bayer Corp.; General Electric Co., P.L.C.; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) ; Matsushita; Michelin Corp.; Volvo Corp.; Cutler-Hammer, Inc. and York International. MAPICS, Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta with offices around the globe and a worldwide sales network of over 80 affiliates servicing customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. For more information, visit MAPICS on the World Wide Web at www.mapics.com or call 1-888-3MAPICS. MAPICS is a trademark of MAPICS, Inc. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : The correct usage of the MAPICS name is all capitals. Statements in this press release or otherwise attributable to MAPICS, Inc., "the Company," regarding the Company's business which are not historical fact, including those regarding future benefits associated with the Company's current or future products, including the product described in this release, are forward looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Words such as "will" and "provides" are intended to identify such statements. The forward looking statements are based on terms of the contracts and assumptions regarding the Company's and other's performance thereunder, including assumptions regarding nature, timing and function of products and services to be delivered, the ability of the Company and others to develop and enhance products, and the customer's use and satisfaction with such products and services. These or other assumptions which may be found in the Company's 10K and other SEC filings could prove inaccurate and could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements. |
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