Spectrum announces Microsoft BackOffice support for Point.Man software; ERP provider delivers latest Windows compatability.WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1995--Spectrum Associates, a leading supplier of client/server software for manufacturing and distribution organizations, today announced availability of Point.Man for Windows 95 and Windows NT on both client and server platforms. Point.Man is a Windows-based suite of 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. (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. ) applications that streamlines and integrates the finance, manufacturing and customer service areas of manufacturing organizations. With this new support for the Microsoft BackOffice platform, Spectrum is enabling its users to exploit the popular Microsoft environment for their strategic business applications. Support for the Microsoft BackOffice platform will be expanded later this month when Point.Man will be able run on Windows NT as a database server, followed by support for the Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 6.0 in 1996. "With Microsoft Windows as de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, , end users are looking for a synergy between their business applications and office applications," stated Daryll Wartluft, 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. for Spectrum. "Point.Man's support of Microsoft BackOffice will create an optimal computing environment for users that is seamless for both business and desktop applications, and more importantly, the applications carry the same look and feel of Microsoft Windows across the board. Spectrum designed Point.Man's graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI) to be common user access (CUA) compliant with Microsoft Windows. Users benefit from a short learning curve for navigation and usage. Also, Point.Man offers seamless integration with office applications such as Excel and Word via its support for Windows dynamic data exchange (DDE) and object linking and embedding See OLE. (operating system) Object Linking and Embedding - (OLE) A distributed object system and protocol from Microsoft, also used on the Acorn Archimedes. OLE allows an editor to "farm out" part of a document to another editor and then reimport it. (OLE). "Alignment of Spectrum's Point.Man product with Microsoft is a powerful combination," stated Jim Shepherd, research director of Enterprise Applications for Advanced Manufacturing Research. "Unlike other ERP products in this arena, Point.Man's GUI was developed to take full advantage of the Microsoft client and server environments. This adds tremendous benefits to a user because any user familiar with a Microsoft product can easily learn and use Point.Man. Spectrum creates a unique competitive advantage for Point.Man by beating the pack as one of the first ERP vendors to support the BackOffice." About Point.Man Point.Man is a customer-oriented enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that helps companies gain a competitive edge in their respective industry through the use of strategic information systems. The Point.Man enterprise solution is comprised of 19 integrated modules that deliver next-generation functionality to an entire organization including executive management, manufacturing, purchasing, sales and marketing, customer service and accounting/finance. Point.Man is completely integrated using a common relational database management system relational database management system - relational database (RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database ). Point.Man's functional breadth includes multi-plant support, complete multi-currency capabilities, lot and serial number tracking, activity-based costing (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) and product configurator capabilities. Spectrum Associates Inc. Based in Woburn, Mass., Spectrum is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions and services to companies worldwide. The company was founded in 1987 to provide consulting and integration services for manufacturing, distribution and other organizations. Since 1987, the company has grown to become an application software company providing solutions that include Minxware, GrowthPower and Point.Man, Spectrum's enterprise-wide client/server solution. Inc. Magazine has ranked Spectrum in successive years in the top 15 percent among the 500 fastest growing, privately held companies in the U.S. CONTACT: Spectrum Associates Inc. Juliann M. Grant, 617/932-0932 x251 or Fitzgerald Communications Inc. Heather Robb, 617/494-9500 x203 |
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