IDS Scheer, Inc. Launches New ARIS SmartPath Global Solution for Small and Medium Enterprises.Business Editors BERWYN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Integrated Solution Provides SMBs With Fast, Process-Oriented Access to Industry-Specific 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. Solutions IDS Scheer, Inc., the leading provider of business process excellence services and tools, today unveiled its new solution specifically designed for the needs of small and medium enterprises - ARIS ARIS American Religious Identification Survey ARIS Architecture of Integrated Information Systems ARIS Active Rack Isolation System ARIS Aggregate Route-based IP Switching ARIS Agentia Romana pentru Investitii Straine SmartPath. ARIS SmartPath, targeting companies with $250 million or less in annual sales, provides an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. including software, services and content. This strategic offering enables SMEs to optimize the benefits of the leading ERP solutions by taking a process-oriented approach to implementation. "With ARIS SmartPath, we are integrating the knowledge base and solutions set from our acquisition of Plaut's North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations. and combining it with our experience in the SME market See SMB. and our substantial process and industry expertise," said Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, 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. , IDS Scheer, Inc. Kirchmer will be driving the SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. effort for IDS Scheer with global responsibility for the mid-market business units and managing the roll out of ARIS SmartPath in the Americas. According to Kirchmer, the core of this solution is built on industry-specific process models that are designed to simplify the successful implementation of an ERP solution. ARIS SmartPath is offered as a total package and can easily be customized to reflect customer-specific requirements. "Our goal is to own the SME segment as the global leading solution provider in this market space," added Kirchmer. "ARIS SmartPath enables us to also leverage our global resources to accommodate these SMEs with international operations." More than 300 small and medium enterprises in 10 countries around the world have been relying on IDS Scheer's SME solutions. "Unlike competitive offerings, ARIS SmartPath provides customers with a software-independent architecture. No other company in our space can offer its SME customers both SAP and Microsoft solutions as well as a range of other tools," said Kirchmer. "Ultimately, the net result is an affordable, one-stop solution that we can make operational very quickly for our budget-conscious SME customers." Dr. Ferri Abolhassan, co-chairman and CEO of IDS Scheer AG emphasized the strategic significance of IDS Scheer's commitment to small and medium enterprises: "With ARIS SmartPath, we are extending our global industry expertise in process innovation into a single solution that will enable small and medium enterprises to deploy their software faster and cheaper. We are one of the few companies in the world to offer a branded product designed specifically for SMEs. We see small and medium enterprises as a strategic growth market which we will be servicing systematically starting with ARIS SmartPath." About IDS Scheer, Inc. IDS Scheer, Inc., the North America operation of IDS Scheer AG (Saarbrucken, Germany), is the leading provider of corporate solutions for business process management. The company's ARIS solutions suite offers a complete portfolio for "Business Process Excellence," including the methodologies, software and solutions to address all phases of the business process lifecycle. From small/medium enterprises to Global 1000 organizations, IDS Scheer, Inc. provides a wide array of services to help customers optimize, and profit from, their investments in Supply Chain Management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ), Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), 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), and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) solutions. As a SAP Global Services Partner, IDS Scheer, Inc. enables customers to maximize their SAP investment and build winning businesses. As part of an organization of more than 2000 employees worldwide and over 200 in North America, IDS Scheer, Inc. is built upon a foundation of business process excellence that began when the company was founded in 1984 by August-Wilhelm Scheer, widely recognized as a founding father of Business Process Management. For more information on IDS Scheer, Inc., visit http://www.ids-scheer.com/us. |
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