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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:The Digital way of working
Moderator:QUARK::LIONELON
Created:Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5321
Total number of notes:139771

3747.0. "software service providers needed" by WMOIS::MELANSON_DOM () Mon Mar 20 1995 19:02

    I got a call today from a friend asking me about Software companies
    that provide complete services.  They currently have Visability and
    would like to know who else is around.  They are a manufacturing
    company that produces those plastic ties.  The current system that they
    use, pretty much runs the business (accounting, order processing ect).  
    They are looking for other providers to compare to and talk with.  
    I thought maybe SAP3 might be something that they can use but I was not 
    sure.  They have purchased an ALPHA 2100 this year and they like to stay 
    with that system, so the provider has to be a DEC VMS platform provider.  
    I know that they have spent over 100k recently with Visability, I don't 
    know if we provide that type of service... Any input/suggestions would 
    be appreciated...
    
    Thanks in advance...
    
    Regards, Dom
                                             
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3747.1Call EMS...POBOX::CORSONHigher, and a bit more to the rightMon Mar 20 1995 19:1515
    
    Dom -
    
    	Have them call Effective Management Systems in Milwaukee, WI
    	414-359-9800 and they will be directed to the local EMS office
    	nearest them (there are 25 in the US). EMS competes with
    	Visability in the discrete manaufacturing/job shop marketplace;
    	runs on Alpha/VMS; has better software and support IMHO; is
    	a full GUI/RDBMS Client-Server implementation with MES
    	functionality; and has been a DEC VAR for 18 years with over
    	1,200 installs in the US alone.
    
    	They are also real good folks.
    
    		the Greyhawk
3747.2ThanksWMOIS::MELANSON_DOMTue Mar 21 1995 12:184
    Thanks Greyhawk...
    
    Dom
    
3747.3Why don't we do it?CAMONE::SCHIESSLThu Mar 23 1995 13:1810
    
    Why not give the business to Digital?  We have many manufacturing
    people in the PSCs who can pull together this type of solution.  If it 
    is an opportunity for SAP R/3, then we can use the new CAPISCE 
    initiative to bundle R/3 and the PDAS layer (BASEstar, etc) to provide 
    a full solution.
    
    You can contact Peter Rhodes @TRO for more information on CAPISCE.
    
    - Gary