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CONTENTS

  • QAD PARTNER PORTAL
  • TRAINING NEWS

e-Learning

  • PRODUCT / MATERIALS ANNOUNCEMENT

QAD Configurator 5.9

QAD Supplier Portal 13.11

Algeria International Extension 1.0

French Country Extension 2.0

QAD Document Library

QAD’s videos

  • SALES & MARKETING PRODUCTIVITY NEWS

Progress Acquires Machine Learning Software Vendor DataRPM

Precision Top 100 Again

New Automotive White Paper Identifies Customers’ Supply Chain Risk

  • COMPETITIVE BITS

C-Bit: Will Oracle Acquire Accenture?

C-Bit: SAP Starts Startup Fund to Invest in Internet of Things

C-Bit: Dynamics 365 for Operations Spring 2017 Release Announced

C-Bit:Oracle Denies Accenture Purchase Plan

C-Bit: SAP Makes Leadership Changes

C-Bit: IFS Releases IoT-enabled Field Service Management

C-Bit: Infor Acquires Birst to Fill Business Intelligence Void

  • USEFUL LINKS
  • DEALS FROM OUR PARTNERS

ALBIXON

Tatra Metalurgie

Project Controls

  • DEALS FROM THE WORLD

MOOG

Jiffy Packaging Europe

Cellnovo

Snell Advanced Media

AsteelFlash Group

Anteryon

  • QAD PARTNER PORTAL

QAD is proud to announce that a new Partner Portal is available on QAD website.

QAD Partner Portal is a place where you can find all the resources you need to be a successful QAD Partner.

QAD Web Account is required to access to the Partner Portal.

NEW Partner Portal:

  • TRAINING NEWS

e-Learning

QAD encourages using e-learning portal where you can find a lot of trainings available. QAD Web Account is required to access and register on Certification Exams and Trainings.

If you want to select Certification Exam or Training which will take place near to your area you have to select place in the search window:

  • PRODUCT / MATERIALS ANNOUNCEMENT

QAD Configurator 5.9

Configurator 5.9is the latest release of QAD Configurator and is compatible with Enterprise Applications versions eB2.1 SP4 and higher (up through 2014 SE) as well as all versions of Enterprise Edition from 2008EEto2016EE.

A number of significant enhancements have been implemented in this release.

New and Changed Features

  • Ability to assign pricing part numbers dynamically with Pricing Part Rules
  • Ability to export and re-import Rule Tables
  • Ability to export and re-import model related translatable strings such as option labels.
  • Ability to maintain Configurator Standard Messages for use in the Questionnaire
  • Support for re-pricing in multilevel EMT orders
  • Enable printing Features on customer documents
  • An option to allow publishing External Entity Rules to sales domains
  • Enable refreshing configuration values when standard Configurations are re-loaded

Please reference the QAD Configurator Release Notes, QAD Configurator User Guide and the QAD Platform and ProductAvailability Guide for more detailed information. QAD highly recommends that customers implement the latest QAD Configurator release available. Please advise your customers to check the QAD Web site to ensure they have the latest QAD Configurator Release Notes, User Guide, Installation Guide and installation media. (

QAD Supplier Portal 13.11

QAD Supplier Portal was updated to the 13.11 release on March 31, 2017. The release includes fixes only, and covers the following resolved issues:

  • The Kanban Card Maintenance and Kanban Loop Details screens now display the same correct date and time in the Last Transaction Date field for the same Kanban card.
  • QAD Supplier Portal now correctly sends an alert email to recipients when an alert event is set to ASN Shipped, an ASN is created in ERP using Shipper Maintenance, and the ASN is loaded into QAD Supplier Portal.
  • You are now prevented from adding the same target data information multiple times for an alert.
  • The application now correctly sends an alert email for purchase order lines when an alert event is set to New Purchase Order Line and a new purchase order is created.
  • QAD Supplier Portal now correctly displays large numbers in the correct numeric format in the Schedule Orders In-Transit Quantity field.
  • The application now correctly saves data in the Admin > Company > Company Maintenance > Preference tab.
  • You can now add an end user number to link Supplier Portal data with its related QAD customer data.
  • QAD Supplier Portal now correctly calculates the number of containers and prints the labels when the Quantity and Quantity per Pack fields in ASN Details contain decimal values.
  • The application now correctly resets the value for label pages in the Print tab.
  • QAD Supplier Portal now correctly displays the Supplier ID field in the Inventory > Kanban > Boards > Filter tab.
  • The application now correctly displays the cumulative ship quantity in the ASN view, if the ASN was created without clicking the Details tab.
  • You can now set a value of 100% for the minimum ASN tolerance.

Algeria International Extension 1.0

QAD's Enterprise Edition addresses the challenge of internationalization by maintaining a single generic product in which processes and systems are standardized, and functions optimized across the global company. Country extensions complete the offering with specific functionality, typically in the area of reporting and data extraction, as such meeting all legal requirements.

This new Internationalization package covers legal requirements forAlgeria:

  • Sales Stamp

For each customer invoice to be paid in cash, a sales stamp tax must be calculated. The sales stamp tax is calculated per invoice, and businesses must submit a monthly declaration for the total stamp tax amount. The monthly declaration must also include other taxes, as applicable:

  • Table 104

It is a report with sales details that must be printed and sent to the Fiscal Administration. The report must be printed yearly and submitted to the Fiscal Administration before April 1 of the following year.

  • Table G50

It is a report with tax data (VAT and stamps) that must be printed and sent to the Fiscal Administration that must be printed monthly and submitted to the Fiscal Administration The G50 declaration must include summarized sales tax, summarized purchase tax details, and corporation tax details, and other fixed or calculated fields.

French Country Extension 2.0

QAD’s Enterprise Edition addresses the challenge of internationalization by maintaining a single generic product in which processes and systems are standardized, and functions optimized across the global company. Country Extensions complete the offering with specific functionality, typically in the area of reporting and data extraction, as such meeting all legal requirements.

The French Country Extension2.0introduced three new declaration reports demanded by French Government:

  • ECO tax Report
  • Overdue Payments Report
  • Late Payments Report

The package also includes fixes in Accounting Transactions declaration and moved audit files extractions to new menu options.

The package contains the subscription license control. Activation keys are provided as part of the standard ordering and fulfillment process.

The User Guide can be found at QAD Document Library. The Country Extension is currently made available to customers via QAD Fulfillment.

QAD Document Library

New Documentation

  • QAD France Internationalization Extension 2.0
  • QAD Configuration and Administration Guide YAB 1.5

Revised Documentation

  • QAD Enterprise Edition 2016 EE Installation Guide Rev. 4

QAD’s videos

All QAD’s videos are available here:

  • SALES & MARKETING PRODUCTIVITY NEWS

Progress Acquires Machine Learning Software Vendor DataRPM

Progress, a key technology partner for QAD, announced that it has acquiredDataRPM, a machine learning software vendor, for $30M. DataRPM offers a “cognitive data science platform” used for analytics for IoT, particularly in the area of preventative maintenance. Based in Redwood City, CA USA, DataRPM had received $6M in two rounds of venture funding. In 2014, Gartner cited DataRPM as a “Cool Vendor” and DataRPM previously won the American Business Award for “Best New Big Data Solution.” Heretofore, Progress lacked a machine learning solution in its portfolio.

Precision Top 100 Again

Congratulations to Precision for again landing on this list ofTop 100 Logistic Providersselected and published annually by Inbound Logistics magazine. Whether you are including QAD TMS as part of a vertical segment solution or your customer is interested in global trade management – a hot topic this year – or shipping management, rest assured that what we offer is truly best-of-breed.

New Automotive White Paper Identifies Customers’ Supply Chain Risk

Terry Onica, QAD’s automotive lead, just published a white paper titledEmbracing the IATF 16949 Automotive Standard, available on Sales Resources. If your automotive customers are either unaware of or not sure what to do about the new IATF16949:2016 standard, with a September 2018 deadline, this white paper provides an easy-to-understand analysis and guidance.

  • COMPETITIVE BITS

C-Bit: Will Oracle Acquire Accenture?

Oracle hashiredconsultants to explore the feasibility of buying Accenture, one of the world's largest systems integrators and a longstanding Oracle partner. The consultants are conducting due diligence to “explore the synergies that could be created,” including financial considerations and the potential impact on Oracle's wider channel due to potential conflict with other systems integrators and consultants. Oracle and Accenture already operate a joint team that concentrates on migrating Oracle customers to the cloud.
Analystsdoubt the likelihood of the deal because Accenture stands to lose significant revenue if it were to join Oracle given that Accenture has significant business with Oracle's competitors. Accenture would also lose credibility as an independent consultant. Acquiring Accenture, valued at $78.8B, would likely require Oracle to take on significant debt.

C-Bit: SAP Starts Startup Fund to Invest in Internet of Things

SAPcommitted$35M to the launch of SAP.iO, an investment fund for IoT-oriented software startups that utilize SAP's platforms, data or APIs. SAP is hoping the startups will expand the reach of SAP’s applications and cloud platform, particularly in the areas of machine learning, big data and IoT. CEO Bill McDermott believes, "SAP.iO will create a new ecosystem to help accelerate digital transformation for our 350,000 customers."

C-Bit: Dynamics 365 for Operations Spring 2017 Release Announced

The next release of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations isplannedto launch in July 2017. The release will feature an upgrade and migration toolset for existing customers on Dynamics AX 2009 and 2012. The release will also provide data conversion tools and support either an in-place or a cloud conversion upgrade. Other enhancements include mobile and reporting improvements and tools to manage future updates. Microsoft states they have over 100 live customers on Dynamics 365 for Operations, with 400 more active projects in the funnel.

C-Bit:Oracle Denies Accenture Purchase Plan

Following last week's rumors about the potential acquisition of Accenture by Oracle, Oracle took the unusual step ofofficially denyinginterest in purchasing Accenture, saying they “never even considered it.” Someanalystsbelieve the deal was never going to happen given Accenture's relationships with Oracle’s competitors. Whether this is true or not, any deal between the two would be complicated and expensive.

C-Bit: SAP Makes Leadership Changes

SAP willreorganizethe responsibilities of several executives. The following changes were announced:

  • Customer operations chief Rob Enslin will now run the new cloud business group, overseeing SAP Ariba, Fieldglass, Concur, SuccessFactors, Hybris and the SMB group. At the same time, Steve Singh, former CEO and co-founder of Concur who had been running these areas, will depart SAP at the end of April.
  • Bernd Leukert, head of Products & Innovation at SAPwill lead digital and platform transformation strategy.
  • Adaire Fox-Martin and Jennifer Morgan were named to the SAP Executive Board and are now co-presidents of Global Customer Operations. Fox-Martin will oversee EMEA and Greater China. Morgan will oversee the Americas and Asia-Pacific-Japan regions.
  • Current EMEA President Franck Cohenwill become chief commercial officer and oversee SAP’s channel business.
  • SAP Cloud Platform President Bjoern Goerke will becomeCTO and serve as a key external spokesperson on strategy.

All changes will be effectiveMay 1, 2017.

C-Bit: IFS Releases IoT-enabled Field Service Management

IFS announced the release of Field Service Management version 5.7 which includes embedded integration with the IFS IoT Business Connector “that drive service level improvements and cost savings.” Enhancements include:

  • An improved UX by using IFS Lobby (the IFS equivalent to our Action Centers), extended configuration options, improved workflows and integration with Microsoft Skype for Business.
  • Improvements to mobile shipping, stock management and purchasing processes.
  • Supports automated work status via geocoding and automated task and solution identification.
  • Automated quarterly updates of the software.

C-Bit: Infor Acquires Birst to Fill Business Intelligence Void

Inforacquired Birst, a business intelligence (BI) vendor, for an estimated $100M. Infor CEO Charles Phillips says Infor plans to keep Birst as a standalone division, but believes Infor and Birst together will offer customers a consolidated platform to "render insights, discovery, correlations, and predictive analytics in a highly consumable user interface."

Birst was founded by part of the team that also developed Siebel Systems, a well-known previous generation BI vendor that Oracle acquired in 2006. Birst recently received high marks in a variety of BI and analytics use case categories by Gartner, including slightly nudging out Logi Analytics (on which QAD embedded analytics is based) for number one in Embedded BI.

Before Birst, Infor primarily relied on partnerships and the native BI built into Infor’s many ERP offerings for analytics. Though Birst fares well in private cloud scenarios and is regarded as an excellent BI platform, it is weak in some advanced analytics areas like machine learning and cognitive analytics. It does, however, offer an analytics front-end for big data scenarios.

Though Birst has a small footprint in manufacturing and offers a supply chain oriented option among its solutions, it has had more vertical success in financial services, media, software companies and in the retail sector.
In the nearer term, QAD should expect Infor to offer Birst as an add-on BI solution in competitive deals. Over the course of year or two Infor will likely partially embed and/or include Birst-based analytics apps as part of Infor LN (Baan) or particularly Infor M3 (Lawson) – all falling under the industry-oriented Infor CloudSuite brand.

Have some competitive insight that would benefit others in Sales? Kindly email the info to Evan Quinn r Alex Killian .

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  • DEALS FROM OUR PARTNERS

ALBIXON

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Albixon was established in 1990. The company is the largest manufacturer of swimming pools, equipment & pool enclosures in Europe. The sales area coveres more than 93 countries around the world.

Tatra Metalurgie

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TATRA METALURGIE A.S. is a leading Czech producer of castings and forgings, which are supplied to a different engineering fields in many European countries.

Business activities of the company continue with the company's long-term business relationships with customers of the foundry (Tafonco a.s.) and the forging shop (Taforge a.s.) with the aim of further strengthening and development.

Castings and forgings are used in the automotive industry, railway industry, to manufacturers of agricultural machinery, construction machinery and materials handling equipment. The application is in the field of general engineering as well as special applications.

Project Controls

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Project Controls is a company that for almost ten years supplies more than ten countries worldwide manufacturers, both in the automotive industry and beyond, to provide control cables and assembly of small components using IMA technology.

  • DEALS FROM THE WORLD

MOOG

THE BIG PICTURE:The Moog strategic account team set a goal to make Moog (Industrial and Medical) a $1M+ Cloud subscription account. This latest deal with Moog Medical accomplishes that goal! The next goal is to leverage Moog Medical's planned adoption of Channel Islands and TAM so they become a fantastic reference in the Medical Device market.

THE COMPANY:Since 1986 Moog Medical has been applying advanced technologies to the precision control of motion and fluids. Their goal is to bring an unmatched combination of focus and breadth of expertise to a range of medical pump technologies and fluid delivery systems that will simplify processes, increase safety, and enhance patient and caregiver outcomes. They have manufacturing facilities in US, Costa Rica and Lithuania.
VERTICAL:Medical Devices

THE DEAL:5 year Cloud subscription.

WHY WE WON:Moog Medical realized they needed to have better utilization of their ERP solution. The global COO wanted to have a system to manage rebates and consistent manufacturing processes at all their facilities. The Quality Director realized they needed an integrated quality solution. The IT team realized that they must move to the Cloud and re-purpose their IT resources to help the business adapt and utilize the tools within the QAD solution.
Of course there where challenges along the way. Lack of funds, change in global COO, change in CFO, and change in IT leadership. However throughout this engagement the QAD team remained steadfast to the commitment of helping Moog Medical become an effective enterprise.