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How does the XeBusiness suite of applications rate against these criteria?
Yes - it suits apparel because it has a unique product database, which caters for a Colour, Length, and Size matrix. However, the software is equally suitable to manage footwear, soft goods (e.g. home furnishings), accessories and trim.
The system can be configured to handle multi-company invoicing, multi-factory capacity planning, multi-location purchasing, and sales & order analysis by sector.
The system has a wide range of standard reports, built up over several years working with our clients. If none of these meet your specific requirements, reports can be customised or new ones written. There is also a very powerful, integrated 32bit Report Writer that enables users to design their own reports. There is an ODBC/SQL version of the system that will enable reporting from any SQL report writer and data can be accessed from other databases.
The system can run on a single stand alone PC, a PC network or a client server configuration. The standard system can handle around 200 users. For larger numbers of users and very high transaction volumes there is an Enterprise Version of the application available.
Yes - there are a series of interfaces with some of the more popular Accounts packages (Sage, Pegasus, Dynamics) and with Kewill EDI/ecommerce products. The integrated Report Writer includes a facility to create ASCII file output, which can be imported into all standard Office software suites featuring Word, Excel etc.
Yes, a number of off the shelf links are available.
The user interface is menu driven and supports drill down to intuitively find the required option.
Yes menus can be easily customised to reflect specific process requirements.
Yes all current versions of MS Windows are supported.
Yes. XeBusiness development programmers can respond to most requests to customise the software promptly and cost effectively.
A full range of support services is available. Follow the links on our web site for details. (Click on Professional Services & Client Care ).