ABAS strengthens overseas business activities: New partners in the asia-pacific area

ABAS Software AG, Karlsruhe (Germany), ERP and eBusiness software provider for medium-sized businesses gains new sales partners in Australia and Thailand. This indirect sales organization with over 35 partners worldwide ensures quick reaction times and a high quality of service.

The company PT ABAS Business Solutions has been distributing abas Business Software in Indonesia since the end of 2002 . Initial projects have already begun. New partners in Australia and Thailand supplement the activities in the asia-pacific area. Werner Strub, board of directors, ABAS Software AG: "Our prospects in the asia-pacific area are improving further. ABAS is working intensively to expand their business activities in this region."

Australia: abas Information Systems Pty Ltd
Australia is the second largest market, after Japan, for information and communication technology (ICT) in the asia-pacific area. In the past 5 years the ICT industry in Australia was able to show an average yearly growth rate of 12%. Economic growth currently averages at around 3%. Good requisites for stepping into the Australian market! Director, Theo Aroney brings excellent ERP and market knowledge to the company which is part of the ABAS Software AG. From 06 -- 08 May 2003 the abas Information Systems Pty Ltd will present the abas Business Software at CeBIT in Australia. A further highlight is the National Manufacturing Week which will take place from 20 -- 23 May 2003 in Melbourne.

Thailand: Naviworld Thailand Co. Ltd.
The demand for business applications for medium-sized companies in Thailand is increasing. Medium-sized companies are working on a continual improvement of their competitive situation in relation to large companies. The abas ERP Software aimed at increasing productivity and optimizing business processes can contribute here considerably. Most important of all is a good price-performance ratio which if offered by abas Business Software. The new abas Partner Naviworld head office is situated in Sriracha, 100km south-east of Bangkok. They have another office in Silom Road, the heart of the Bangkok financial area, and support the sales and marketing activities around Bangkok. Around 30 employees demonstrate a wide knowledge of ERP know-how.

Additional partnerships overseas are in preparation, such as Malaysia, China, Slovenia and the Netherlands.

ABAS Software AG -- Company Profile
More than 1,300 customers have opted for ABAS as their IT specialist and for the integrated abas Business Software which has become one of the most successful ERP programs on the international market during the past years. Leading companies from various industries with 10 to over 1000 employees are included on the ABAS customer list. This list consists of names such as: Würth Elektronik, Dortmunder Westfalenhallen, Mafell, Robbe, Lufthansa LEOS or Homa Pumpenfabrik.
ABAS Software AG has established a professional partner network consisting of more than 350 IT organisational and application consultants. The abas Software Partners tend to the customers and provide a range of support services covering implementation, hardware and network support, customization and helpdesk. About 35 abas Distribution Partners ensure that there is a short reaction time and high service quality. ABAS is represented internationally by partners in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Spain, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia and the USA. The partner network continually grows.

abas Business Software Product Portrait
abas Business Software is a flexible, adaptable and future-proof complete business solution (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness) for medium-sized businesses. abas Business Software consists of two components: abas ERP is a flexible ERP standard software, which optimizes business processes within a company. abas eB, the integrated eBusiness module, makes many Internet applications possible.
abas Business Software can boast a clear structure and clever implementation strategies. Thanks to this, the software can be integrated quickly and smoothly into the existing company structure. Specific requirements can be integrated into abas-ERP with a minimum amount of time and effort. New functions and technology are always integrated into the software standard. This means abas Users are always up-to-date. abas Business Software runs under Linux, Unix and Windows. ABAS has supported the Open Source operating system Linux since 1995. About 50% of over 1, 300 abas-Installations are based on Linux. From version 2003 of abas-Business-Software the flexible business standard software will be offered in the Front End range under Linux. Linux proves itself to the server and client through excellent performance, great stability and considerable cost advantages.
Business activities comprise of: Sales / Sales Order Processing / Shipping, Purchasing / Purchase Orders, Warehouse Management, Scheduling, Logistics, Materials Management / MRP, Production / PPC, Accounting, Fixed-Asset Accounting, Cost Accounting, Controlling,
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