Gartner Group Gives High Marks to Fourth Shift Online Library.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 1996--Fourth Shift Corporation recently announced the release of the 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. System (MSS) Online Manual Library, a Windows-based help system on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . The Online Manual Library replaces over 80 pounds of hard copy manuals for Fourth Shift's award-winning suite of PC-based client/server software for intermediate-sized manufacturing and distribution enterprises. Fourth Shift is the first enterprise software company to offer such an extensive online reference system, which has already received high praise for design and functionality. A recent Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. report praised the Online Manual Library, putting Fourth Shift in the visionary quadrant for enterprise software manufacturers. The Gartner Group's April 17, 1996, report stated, "Fourth Shift is enhancing its already strong service and support with innovative services. With multimedia electronic services (e.g., CD-ROM-based training and intuitive online help and documentation that improves upon the Windows 95 help format), Fourth Shift differentiates itself from its competitors." The Online Manual Library allows MSS users to access Fourth Shift's complete library of software modules and reference manuals from their computers. The architecture of the Online Manual Library supports total integration of site procedures at both the module and screen/task levels. The Online Manual Library comes with a site help starter kit designed to help users produce customized Microsoft Windows-based help files for site procedures. The Online Manual features hypertext access to all documentation for the system; procedural prompts for completing actions; full text search capabilities for the entire library; samples of all external reports, and system and module specific field glossaries. Users are able to print the documentation from the desktop. The design, development and delivery of Fourth Shift's online documentation was also awarded a certificate of achievement in the Society for Technical Communication's 1996 International Online Communication Competition. The Online Manual Library was released in conjunction with a major upgrade to MSS. The upgrade includes Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. support for TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , an enhanced graphic interface, sophisticated average actual costing features, and more than 60 enhancements requested by users of the software. MSS has been licensed by more than 2,200 customer sites in 50 countries, including 120 of the Fortune 500 U.S. companies and 53 of the Fortune Global 250 industrial companies. Fourth Shift's status as a market leader is well documented. In September 1995, MSS won the Manufacturing Systems magazine Readers Choice award for Best PC/LAN-based MRP II (Manufacturing Resource Planning II) An information system that integrates all manufacturing and related applications, including decision support, material requirements planning (MRP), accounting and distribution. See MRP and ERP. System for an unprecedented third consecutive year. MSS also received a prestigious Leonardo Award for Technical Innovations in Manufacturing; presented at the 1996 Automation Hall of Fame Award Ceremony as part of the National Manufacturing Week activities at the Museum of Science and Industry Museum of Science and Industry can refer to:
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