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ACG Vision4
IBM’s ERP solution for small and mid-sized businesses
Small and mid-sized businesses must face important changes that are increasingly less predictable and occur ever more quickly. Business models must consequently evolve: not only for a company’s competitiveness, but for its very survival.
That’s why IT – particularly the management system, the centrepiece of any business activity – must become more flexible, efficient and intelligent. This is the reason why IBM has developed the new ACG Vision4.
Along with over two decades of experience from a market leading ERP, with functions that have been tried and tested by thousands of Italian companies, ACG Vision4 applications combine the most sophisticated IBM technologies, including Cognos for analysing data, and the most relevant market standards. They thus provide a reliable base for both current business processes and future expansions. The solution covers business processes with an innovative approach, designed to render the ERP easier to use, more flexible and accessible than ever before.
In addition to a broad presence nationwide through the network of IBM Business Partners, and ongoing updates and research, ACG Vision4 applications offer:
automated processes: for cost cutting, time savings, managing processes from a single control point;
a simple interface that is accessible via browser: customisable and capable of supporting action driven type mechanisms, defining roles, responsibilities;
full openness to applications and internal and external data;
complete functions for an increasingly interconnected planet: Web Services, integration services, CRM, analyses for data and numerous evolutions already planned for the future;
multiplatform solutions: the ideal way of promoting a more intelligent business, protecting current investments.
360° functionality for greater productivity:
ACG Vision4 applications cover business processes with an innovative approach, oriented towards services and organised by process. The solution is designed to ensure its intuitive and flexible use, as well as maximum interoperability with systems internal and external to the company. Each functional aspect reflects this conception:
- Services, processes and workflows
- Interfaces and Lists
- Panels and Menus
- Components for data integration and accessibility, and applications
- Management of documents, analyses and reporting
TECHNOLOGY:
SOA, open standards and highly innovative architectures
ACG Vision4 applications avail themselves of the most recent innovations and the most widespread market standards; an architecture oriented towards services, open source, native Java™ language and the Eclipse platform for development render the solution a safe investment over time and an effective tool for leveraging the advantages of new technologies, from Web 2.0 to Business Intelligence.
- Service Oriented Architecture
- ACG Vision4 Service Bus, IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and IBM® Cognos®
- Open standard and Java™ language
- Eclipse and IBM® Rational® for development
IBM Business Partners: a consolidated advantageous network
ACG Vision4 applications arrive at small and medium sized businesses through the consolidated network of IBM Business Partners present throughout Italy.
IBM Business Partners have distributed ACG applications since their inception in 1988; they’re thus matured all the experience required to provide optimal servicing for the realisation of ERP projects: knowledge of core business processes, vertical modules for specific market sectors, systems and architectural expertise, outsourcing and maintenance application services.
The distribution model set up with the Business Partner allows businesses to sign their ACG Vision4 licence purchasing contract directly with IBM®. Businesses can thus count on a range of IBM® services and warranties: the help desk, access to product improvements, concessional financing services.
Furthermore, IBM Business Partners can provide all the IBM® hardware and software components required for the project: ERP application, database, middleware, Business Intelligence, hardware. The purchasing process and management of the solution are thus considerably simplified and more economical over time.
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