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05-08 PRODUCT SCAN Contact Info Editorial product consideration: Diane Himes Senior Web Editor 212-560-1849 dhimes@thomaspublishing.com M anaging Automation’s Product Scan is a roundup of some of the latest tools available to help you run your manufacturing business, from the shop floor to the top floor and beyond. This format facilitates a connection to the product directories at ManagingAutomation.com, where you will find a wealth of information on the vendors relevant to your business as well as product and contact information that can jumpstart your technology selection process. You’ll notice a link to ManagingAutomation.com associated with each of the product descriptions in this section — follow that connection for actionable information on the company and its products. For a look at how you can compare various products through MA’s online Product Comparison Tool (www.managingautomation.com/ comparisontool), see the sidebar on the facing page. For example, see the ERP product listings most often viewed through the Product Comparison Tool in the sidebar on p. 46. And this month’s product listings update provides a look at the latest developments in MA’s product directories (managingautomation.com/Directory16). cycle of budget development by comparing actual results to plan, re-forecasting, contingency and what-if scenario planning, as well as financial and management report generation. The application includes revenue and expense forecasting, cash flow and financing projections, manufacturing inventory and cost planning, multi-currency support, and dashboard reporting. Payroll and fixed asset planning functionality are available, and the product scales from one to hundreds of users. www.managingautomation.com/Syspro BIZAUTOMATION.COM SAAS SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SUITE B izAutomation.com is offering a softwareas-a-service (SaaS) suite that features “all-in-one” business management functionality for small businesses typically employing one to 100 people. The BizAutomation.com suite includes pre-integrated ERP/CRM modules, such as sales, support, marketing, accounting, contracts, surveys, project management, business and partner portals, e-commerce, and inventory, with support for multiple warehouses and serialization. The suite also features complete integration with Microsoft Office and Exchange 2007, the company said. The BizAutomation.com service costs $49.95 per user per month, with a one-time setup charge of $1,500. to identify the source of errors in a faulty sample, speeding up the process of fixing the problem. And multiple alignments in checking assemblies of parts can help to determine whether an error is in an individual component or has resulted from the way that the parts were put together. www.managingautomation.com/Delcam NOAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP. MOBILE PC SAFETY MODULE www.managingautomation.com/BizAutomation T SYSPRO DELCAM INSPECTION SOFTWARE ersion 5 of Delcam’s PowerINSPECT hardware-independent inspection software includes support for five-axis scanning with Renishaw’s REVO probe, the ability to use multiple alignments within parts or assemblies, improved CMM connectivity, and flexible report generation. The REVO support enables verification of geometric and free-form shapes on all makes of CMM, the company said. Also, the software measures feature-rich parts, such as powertrain components, and complex doubly curved surfaces. Using multiple alignments in a single part makes it easier May INTEGRATED BUDGET/FORECASTING udget Maestro for SYSPRO is a new software application aimed at small and mid-sized companies, jointly developed by business performance management (BPM) provider Centage Corp. and ERP supplier SYSPRO to enable bi-directional data flow between accounting and BPM functionality. Budget Maestro for SYSPRO, available only through SYSPRO resellers, facilitates the automatic exchange of financial information from SYSPRO into Budget Maestro, improving accuracy by eliminating manual data transfer and streamlining data analysis. Budget Maestro for SYSPRO supports the full V B ouch panel industrial computer supplier noax Technologies Corp. has released a safety module for use with its mobile industrial PCs. noax mobile PCs fitted with the new safety module can provide safety features when connected to in-house logistics management equipment, such as forklifts. For example, the module can be configured to automatically dim or 44 2008 http://www.managingautomation.com/comparisontool http://www.managingautomation.com/comparisontool http://ManagingAutomation.com http://managingautomation.com/Directory16 http://BIZAUTOMATION.COM http://BizAutomation.com http://BizAutomation.com http://www.managingautomation.com/Syspro http://BizAutomation.com http://www.managingautomation.com/Delcam http://www.managingautomation.com/BizAutomation

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Managing Automation - May 2008 Contents Take 1 Award-Winning Shoe-Maker Otabo Alters Course, Shifts Production to China IBM Partners with Universities for Cloud Computing Getting Noise in Production Under Control Incuity Embarks on a Vertical Market Strategy Foundation Intensifies OPC Standard Testing Mailbox Notes PM Roundtable Cover Story: The Business of Going Green Special Report: Night and Day Delivering on Promises Finding the Right Fit for Wireless Driving RFID Product Scan Advertiser Index Next

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