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| Expandable has announced the appointment of renowned engineering executive and manufacturing software pioneer Marty Browne as VP of Engineering. Browne is responsible for managing the engineering group and overseeing ongoing development of the company’s ERP software suite. |
| Marty was a founding member and Vice President of Engineering for the ASK Group where he gained recognition as the “father of MANMAN,” the highly regarded manufacturing and financial application that set the standard for international business software in the 80's and 90's. |
| “Given his knowledge and experience in the manufacturing software industry, I am really excited about Marty taking the reins of our software development team," said Bob Swedroe, Expandable’s President and CEO. “Marty’s presence and leadership will amplify our on-going growth initiatives aimed at cementing our position as the leading manufacturing system for high-growth manufacturers. Marty’s impressive background in engineering and product development will be particularly beneficial as we work with customers and the Expandable executive team to enhance our current system and begin to roll out the next generation of products.” |
| "I am very grateful for this opportunity to return to my manufacturing software roots at the level of sophistication represented by the product line of Expandable Software, Inc.,” said Browne. “Expandable’s commitment to total customer satisfaction is unmatched in the industry and I'm looking forward to implementing and expanding this vision." |
| Meet Marty Browne in May at the Expandable Users Conference, Expandability 2009, in Long Beach CA. |
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| With a growing number of Expandable customers using Salesforce CRM to automate their sales processes, Expandable has taken steps in providing a tight integration with Salesforce CRM. Expandable is partnering with Pervasive Software and Salesforce.com in bringing to life a best in practice ERP/CRM integration targeted at providing a 360 degree view of your end customers through the Salesforce CRM WEB User Interface without any use of Expandable User License Seats. |
| Formal partnership with Pervasive provides Expandable the opportunity to center Pervasive’s Data Integrator product as the critical data engine in the integration, providing a complete integration solution to Expandable customers that employ Salesforce in managing their sales operations. |
| Expandable has also worked and will be working to further a partnership with Salesforce in bringing the best integration practice in driving success into our joint customers' sales automation with crucial integrated Expandable ERP customer data. |
| Integration development efforts are underway for the first integration release, Version 1.0, targeted for 2Q2009 which will include integration of Customer Master, Activity, Sales History, Sales Orders and Invoices all keyed to the Salesforce Account. With this added functionality your sales team will have a one-stop, single point of information through the Salesforce CRM in addressing the needs of your end customers, increasing your sales team response, reaction and building higher customer satisfaction. Further features will be added as part of a strategic road map in providing a 360 degree view of your end customers. |
| If you are interested in the Expandable ERP and Salesforce CRM integration we would like to hear from you and understand your Salesforce usage. Contact Dennis Payton at dpayton@expandable.com to get further Salesforce integration roadmap plans. |
| Information and an overview of the Expandable ERP and Salesforce CRM integration will be presented at Expandability 2009. |
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| Expandable released e-Purchase Requisitions 3.0 in December and is now shipping product. e-Purchase Requisitions allows a company to eliminate the paper process and manual approval routing for employees making purchases outside of the core Expandable product complete with electronic routing for approvals. |
| Three functional roles are supported: Requesters, Buyers and Approvers, with alternates, in support of electronic generation, approval, finalizing and tracking status of Purchase Requests. Linked in with Expandable’s core database, this fully WEB-based .NET product assures requisition validation, correct approval levels and electronic routing as set up by a corporation’s organization hierarchy directly though standard WEB Browsers without any need to enter, know or use the Core Expandable ERP. |
| Approved and validated requisitions are then transferred to Expandable’s standard Purchase Order for execution all within the simple WEB User Interface. All e-Purchase Requisition user roles have access to their requisitions for request status and where each requisition is located in the approval work flow using the same WEB user interface without any use of Expandable User License Seats. |
| If you are looking to improve your purchasing time, accuracy and efficiency of handling purchase requests, while maintaining financial accountability and control, talk with your Expandable sales account manager or email sales@expandable.com and asked for more details on Expandable’s e-Purchase Requisitions 3.0. Additional information can also be found in the e-Requisitions documentation in Expandable’s Customer Resource Center. |
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| Expandable has started construction of an exciting new product that will bring life and focus to your Expandable business data. Formal product development has already begun in developing graphical reporting tools that are sure to enhance business visibility. At the core of the product is the LogiXML web-based graphical reporting engine that provides at-a-glance business intelligence as well as drill-down detail for executives, finance, production and sales personnel. |
| Expandable development has engaged with LogiXML to get a head start on the look and feel of the web reporting framework and Expandable expects to launch the product in Q1 2009 with a starter bundle of graphical reports. |
Look for an overview and demo at Expandability 2009, the Expandable Users Conference, in May. |
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| Expandable is preparing to publish a scrolling list of customer logos on their corporate website at expandable.com. |
If you would like to have your company logo presented on the Expandable website along with some of the fastest growing manufacturing companies in North America, contact Rooty Van Overen, Expandable’s marketing manager at rvanoveren@expandable.com |
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