19 June Sage ERP X3 (Continued)

“It is multiple everything – multi-lingual, multi-legislation, multi-enterprise, multi-location, multi-warehouse and multi-currency – one single coherent system,” Mr Fenner said.

The system optimises purchasing and replacement processes and is excellent, he said, for after-sales customer care. It integrates all the enterprise's information and business processes within one single software system and database, allowing users to have an extensive view of their activity in real time, no matter where data has been created or stored.

The system manages finance, sales, inventory, CRM, purchasing and manufacturing operations globally and streamlines all of the enterprise's processes.

In addition to manufacturing, distribution and accounting functions, Sage ERP X3 offers a set of core enterprise-wide features that help transform a business into a real-time, on demand organisation, responsive to the needs of customers.

Sage ERP X3 workflow enables companies to automate the flow of information within and outside a business based on company-specific work practices and procedures for handling important and exceptional events.

The system helps boost sales, increase inventory turns, manage project costs and profitability, reduce production costs and improve quality.

Sage ERP X3 is ideal, Mr Fenner said, for any line of business from pharmaceutical and life sciences, agriculture  and mining to food and beverages.

Among the examples he gave of major companies in Africa that are using Sage ERP X3, were steel, mining, plastics, chemical and medical companies.

The Sage Retail package launch was given a boost when a local clothing chain representative announced that his company had been impressed by it when it was demonstrated to it the day before by Softline retail division head Karl Wagner.

He said he would recommend any company with a branch network to attend the launch and watch Mr Wagner’s demonstration of its capabilities.

Speaking at the launch, Mr Wagner said Sage Retail was fast, easy to upgrade and included about 700 choices when doing an initial configuration. It was a point of sale system with provision for sales, quotations, lay‑bys, invoicing and credit notes. He demonstrated its use and impressive speed, especially at point of sale.

It was well-suited for companies with multiple branches, he said. All transactions went back to the head office. When on-line actual prices and stocks were reflected. The system could still be used when off-line. There was a company in South Africa with branches throughout Africa that was using it, he said. There were no individual user licences required.

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