Exact Software Customer Boon Inc. Named to the Managing Automation 2007 Progressive Manufacturing 50
Manufacturer of Innovative Children's Products Garners Recognition in the Operational Excellence Category for its Successful Exact Deployment
ANDOVER, Mass. - June 11, 2007 - Exact Software(TM), a leading provider of solutions that connect the people, processes and knowledge essential to an organization, today announced that customer Boon, Inc. was selected as a winner of the third annual Progressive Manufacturing 50 Awards Program, selected by Managing Automation, a Thomas Publishing Company, LLC publication.
The Progressive Manufacturing 50 awards program recognizes manufacturers that are being progressive in their businesses, in the management of their operations and in their use of advanced technologies. The Awards Program recognizes 50 companies that have achieved distinction in at least one of the eight core disciplines defined by Managing Automation as critical to business success in the years ahead. These disciplines include: Business Model Mastery, Customer Mastery, Supply Network Mastery, Data & Integration Mastery, Innovation Mastery, Training & Education Mastery, Leadership (new), and Operational Excellence (new).
Boon, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of innovative children's products that address the needs of modern parents, was specifically honored in the Operational Excellence category. The company garnered this recognition for a successful Exact Software deployment that includes Exact Macola ERP, a mid-market ERP suite that encompasses MRP, accounting and inventory management; Exact e-Synergy, a Web-based business management solution; and Exact Event Manager, a business activity monitoring (BAM) solution.
"As a startup manufacturer, Boon is laser-focused on leveraging its technology investments to streamline processes and keep our headcount to the bare minimum," said Ryan Fernandez, Boon's co-founder, president and CEO. "With Exact, we've been able to seamlessly tie our front and back-office together, facilitating the smooth movement of data and workflow throughout the company. As a result, we've shrunk the number of processes in place while eliminating human error from those processes, which has helped to increase our efficiency and effectiveness."
Project nominations were reviewed by an independent judging panel chaired by
David Brousell, Editor-in-Chief, Managing Automation. Judges evaluated and scored nominated projects based on the following criteria: project scope, business impact, customer impact, technology use and scale. Progressive Manufacturing 50 winners were the companies receiving the highest total scores.
"These companies exemplify the best in manufacturing," explained David R. Brousell, Editor-in Chief of Managing Automation. "They are developing new ways of building products, bringing those products to market, and managing the relationships they need to succeed. They are masters of new ways of thinking about their companies, applying advanced technologies and achieving breakthroughs in the business of manufacturing."
About Managing Automation
Managing Automation, published by Thomas Publishing Company, LLC, provides a complete set of decision-support informational tools for progressive manufacturers -- companies who are using information and automation technologies to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Its monthly magazine, website, information technology comparison and match database, and executive conferences reach the entire integrated technology buying team -- executives, line-of-business managers and IT management - at every stage of the technology buying process. Additional information can be found at www.managingautomation.com.
About Exact Software(TM)
Established in 1984, Exact Software is one of the world's leading providers of business software solutions. Its integrated solutions comprise traditional Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) as well as related software solutions such as Human Resource Management (HRM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Project Management and Electronic Workflow.
Exact is headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands and has offices in Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa. With around 2,600 employees, subsidiaries in more than 40 countries, solutions available in 40 languages, Exact currently serves customers in more than 125 countries across five continents.
Revenues in 2006 amounted to Euros 242.1 million. Exact Holding N.V. has been listed on Eurolist by Euronext Amsterdam since June 1999.
Exact Software North America is a division of Exact Holding N.V. and has its headquarters in Andover, Massachusetts. Exact Software North America is responsible for the management, development, marketing, sales, and services associated with the Exact e-Synergy® and Exact Globe Enterprise(TM) brands in the United States and Canada, and the Exact Macola® ERP, Exact JobBOSS®, Exact MAX®, Exact Alliance®, and Vanguard Business Analytics(TM) brands worldwide. For more information, please visit: exactamerica.com
