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Integration of two popular systems will
save time, cut paperwork and eliminate ordering errors
DEERFIELD, IL, January 21, 2003: 20-20 Technologies
Inc. and Friedman Corporation are pleased to announce Phase 1 of
an end-to-end solution that will link two of the most popular software
systems in the kitchen and bath industry: 20-20 Design and the
Frontier® Customer Service and Configuration application.
In an industry first, these two systems will be tightly
integrated in a complete design, ordering and production control
system.
This powerful system will save time, cut paperwork, and virtually
eliminate
ordering errors for dealers and manufacturers on both sides of
the transaction. “
Our goal is to make sure that every order sent from a kitchen dealer
to a manufacturer is totally validated and accurately priced,” says
George Papaioannou, 20-20’s e-Business Manager. “This
very high level of integration will provide instant order acknowledgments
and measurably speed up order turnaround. It’s the complete
business system that many manufacturers and dealers have been asking
for.”
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This level of total integration between the cabinet dealer’s
20-20 Design system and the manufacturer’s Frontier business
system will serve to eliminate errors in cabinet specification
and pricing. Both the cabinet dealer as well as the manufacturer
will benefit directly in the form of reduced time and cost from
order placement to product delivery. The integrated system will
insure that both price and product engineering changes are immediately
in place at the 20-20 equipped cabinet dealer, completely validating
the kitchen design as well as providing accurate dealer costs” says
Jim Naas, Strategic Product Director for Friedman Corporation.
With this system, any kitchen and bath dealer using
20-20 Design enabled by 20-20 BizManager will be able to create
kitchen
designs, generate validated electronic orders and send them
to any manufacturer
using the Frontier production system.
Inside the 20-20 BizManager software, the order
will be thoroughly validated and priced using the latest specifications
from the
manufacturer.
Then the system will send an electronic order to
a secure server, using the latest technology to transfer the
cabinet details
from the design directly into the Frontier order management
application.
From there, these customer specifications will be validated,
planned, scheduled and built just like an order that was manually
entered
and configured.
The Phase 1 linked software systems will be demonstrated
at K/BIS 2003 on April 11 to 13, 2003 in Orlando, FL. The full
commercial
release of the system is expected later in the year.
About Friedman Corporation
Friedman Corporation provides enterprise computing solutions
for the discrete To-Order Manufacturer. Friedman's advanced
multi-platform technology and modular application design support
customized
enterprise-wide
solutions to meet the unique requirements of the to-order manufacturer.
Friedman's integrated single database architecture supplies
the foundation for the manufacturer's e-business, remote dealer
systems,
and distribution channels.
Through the strength of its integrated configurator,
Friedman has established itself as the niche leader in high-volume,
multi-plant, and complex to-order manufacturing industries.
Friedman is committed
to strengthening its leadership position by targeting its development
efforts on serving key vertical markets with industry-specific
requirements. Our technology foundation integrates the use
of OS/400,
Windows NT, JAVA, and HTML, providing our users with a balance
of leading edge technology and vertical product innovation.
Founded in 1980, Friedman began the initial development
of its software for the discrete, customer-driven manufacturer
and distributor.
Today, over 1100 sites worldwide are using the current release
of the Friedman configuration based ERP solution.
Friedman is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois,
with offices throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom.
For more information, visit www.friedmancorp.com.
About 20-20 Technologies
20-20 Technologies Inc. is the world’s leading supplier of
design, specification and visualization software for the residential
and commercial interior design industries. More than 1,000 manufacturers
around the world support 20-20 Technologies’ products and
software platform, with more than 82,000 licenses sold to date.
20-20 products are available in 100 countries and available in
20 languages. The company is also the industry’s leading
provider of Internet-based solutions for manufacturers, dealers,
home centres, and distributors, including a full range of e-commerce
solutions, Web-based B2B marketplaces and integration platforms,
and online design services.
20-20 Technologies is a privately held corporation
with its world headquarters in Montreal, Canada. The company
employs
275 people
around the world, including more than 90 software developers
in its R&D department. 20-20 Technologies Inc. has subsidiaries
in every European country, Asia and South America, plus distributors
covering more than 50 countries. For more information, visit
www.2020.net
Contact:
Igor Krichevsky Jim Naas
Vice-President Marketing Strategic Product Director
(514) 332-4112 Ext 373 (847) 572-4443
igor.krichevsky @2020.net jnaas@friedmancorp.com |
