Tatung selects SSA's BPCS Client/Server.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 16, 1996--Electronics component manufacturer Tatung UK Ltd. has selected System Software Associates', 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 :SSAX SSAX Soprano Saxophone ) BPCS BPCS Business Planning and Control System BPCS Better Process Control School BPCS Basic Process Control System BPCS Base/Post/Camp/Station BPCS Broadband Personal Communications System (FCC) Client/Server product line to integrate its manufacturing, supply chain management and financial operations. The software and services contract, signed and booked in SSA's second quarter through SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. affiliate SSA-Acclaim, provides for Tatung to implement SSA's BPCS Client/Server on the AS/400 platform and was selected following the assessment of a number of competing systems. Tatung chose SSA's BPCS Client/Server solution because it required a fully-integrated system that offered sophisticated supply chain capabilities. Commenting on the selection of BPCS Client/Server, Graham Evans, systems manager at Tatung UK Ltd., said, "Our UK operation is growing rapidly and we need partners who understand our business environment. SSA and its affiliate, SSA-Acclaim, know our industry. SSA's clear product development strategy for BPCS Client/Server means it is quickly becoming established as a technology leader." Scott Macdonald
Scott Macdonald was a member of the Canadian band The Spoons, from the mid 80's to the early 90's and a few reunion concerts in the late 90's and early 2000's. , SSA's Director of Industry Development, stated, "Tatung is a fast-growing operation and we are delighted that it has selected BPCS Client/Server in the UK. The deal is further evidence of SSA's electronic industry expertise and comes soon after the announcement of our contract with Canon. This expertise will help Tatung to expand in a controlled and effective manner." Headquartered in Telford, Shropshire, Tatung manufactures and distributes electrical components for a wide range of products including PCs and monitors, and its major customers are electronic retailers and manufacturers. SSA is the leading provider of cost-effective business enterprise information systems to the industrial sector worldwide. SSA's product line BPCS Client/Server provides business process re-engineering See reengineering. (business) Business Process Re-engineering - (BPR) Any radical change in the way in which an organisation performs its business activities. BPR involves a fundamental re-think of the business processes followed by a redesign of business activities to and integration of all operations, including multi-mode manufacturing processes, configurable supply chain management, and global financial solutions. The distributed object computing architecture (DOCA DOCA desoxycortosterone acetate. ) of BPCS Client/Server provides the benefits of next generation technology in conformance with industry standards. SSA and its business partners provide full implementation support for BPCS Client/Server in over 70 countries worldwide. SSA's World Wide Web address is http://www.ssax.com. Editor's Note: BPCS is a registered trademark of SSA. BPCS Client/Server and DOCA are trademarks of SSA. CONTACT: Edelman Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Chicago Margaret Giffin, 312/240-2614 mgiffin@edelman.com or System Software Associates, Chicago Roger E. Bottum, 312/474-7410 rbottum@ssax.com |
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