Media Corner
There’s always news at QBCon. We would like to keep you posted on every new development. In QBCon’s Media Corner you will find all the latest media releases and published articles. You can download all the articles in pdf format and media releases in MS word format.
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The following documents were published in the press. They relate to specific applications and implementations and were acknowledged by the customers mentioned.
Investing in a software solution that can be updated and improved over time can save your business thousands over the years. QBCon recently proved that an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that is constantly updated could continue simplifying business processes without ever interrupting workflow. Updating existing software also saves businesses additional software investment, maintenance costs and training.
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Ampaglas Reaps Maintenance Benefits From Q-CMMS South African plastic sheeting company Ampaglas recently invested in a computerised plant maintenance management system (CMMS) from QBCon. The QBCon team did a complete analysis of Ampaglas' needs and installed a fully customised Q-CMMS.
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Ampaglas Reaps Maintenance Benefits From Q-CMMS South African plastic sheeting company Ampaglas recently invested in a computerised plant maintenance management system (CMMS) from QBCon. The QBCon team did a complete analysis of Ampaglas' needs and installed a fully customised Q-CMMS.
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Europ Assistance Integrates Avaya with ICE - Simply Links July 2009
Businesses around the world rely on Avaya to provide a complete telephone management system. However, in most businesses the telephone management system functions independently from other business tools. Europ Assistance recently approached business solution provider QBCon to develop a web-based management system to act as an Avaya interface tool. QBCon was tasked with integrating a custom-developed service system called ICE with Avaya. |
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Intelligence is defined as the ability to reason, plan and solve problems. Humans use intelligence to cope with daily challenges. The more intelligent a person, the better their ability to respond to a situation. When it comes to decisions that can affect long term profitability in a company, intelligence plays a major role. Organisations define intelligence in terms of Business Intelligence (BI). BI refers to the ability to realise business success by accessing relevant data quickly and easily.
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Inventory Control with ERP - Simply Links April 2009
Inventory control is a challenging part of business management. Keeping track of stock from the moment it enters your business through to the final sale is nearly impossible without the right software. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems generally promise inventory control, but rigid software can become an inconvenience to businesses that have uncommon stock trade.
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West Rand Engineering Changes Its Manufacturing Environment With New CMMS - Simply Links April 2009
A Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is a tool no modern manufacturing plant should be without. West Rand Engineering (WRE) enhanced its plant maintenance and safety-related activities by replacing their existing, outdated CMMS. Having a reliable CMMS is imperative to the effective management of any manufacturing plant. A functioning CMMS ensures that maintenance and engineering managers can examine repair history, identify trends and improve the reliability of equipment.
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Genrec passes SABS audit with the help of Q-CMMS - Simply Links November 2008
South African Steel Fabricator and heavy machining company, Genrec, passed the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) standards covering Operations, Safety, Health and Environment. The company's ISO9001 accreditation follows the installation of QBCon computerised maintenance management system- Q-CMMS.
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The more calls a call centre operator can handle, the greater the operator’s productivity, and consequently the greater the call centre’s profit.
The irony for outsourced call centres is that they would like their operators to spend less time on the phone. The shorter the amount of time an operator spends on the line with one client, the more calls he or she can take in a day.
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Plain english query tools are creating a stir in the local BI market.
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Even very sizeable businesses can now install a business intelligence tool in under three weeks - without having to make any significant changes to their current database systems.
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Afgri's Producer Services division implemented a home-grown ERP solution to manage its vastly expanded enterprise in record time.
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Woermann & Brock has deployed the QBCon Enterprise (formally known as QBFIN) solution from Progress partner QBCon.
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Natal Agri has contracted QBCon, a Progress independent software vendor (ISV), to develop a management information and trading system that addresses specific manufacturing needs.
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QBCon and Nampharm have developed a drug distribution system that is designed for African conditions and is based on the Progress Software 4GL database and development
language.
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