Ross Introduces eQuest Study for eBusiness Strategic Planning; eQuest Study Helps Customers Define Their eBusiness Strategy
ATLANTA, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Systems (Nasdaq: ROSS), a leading supplier of end-to-end enterprise management and e-business solutions for the process manufacturing, healthcare, and public sector markets today announced the eQuest study, a new service to assist companies in defining their e-business strategy. An eQuest study is a fixed-fee consulting program where Ross identifies critical ways the Internet can be leveraged for a company to serve customers, suppliers and employees. The study identifies the best return on investment and priorities for e-business initiatives for buy-side, sell-side, Internet trading exchange (ITE) connectivity, collaboration, and employee productivity.
"Our customers and prospects have a great deal of confusion about where to utilize the Internet in their businesses," said Pat Tinley, President and COO of Ross Systems. "Most of the companies in the mid-market have made their first steps into an e-world with e-mail and a simple web presence, but, the next step seems uncertain. Our eQuest study helps these companies identify the low-hanging fruit for their efforts," Tinley concluded.
"The possibilities of the Internet is like a shoe store with thousands of choices," said Bruce Schott, Vice President of Enterprise Resource Planning for Eisenhart Wallcoverings Co., a manufacturer and distributor of wallpaper. "The eQuest study was like finding the good shoe salesperson that recommend three or four styles that might meet our needs. Ross already understood our internal systems and data model, so it was a natural choice for a partner to build our e-business strategy," Schott explained. "We formed a phased approach from the eQuest findings. Phase one to provide information to our existing customers, phase two to take orders from existing customers, and phase three to go after new business. The eQuest proved to be invaluable in clarifying the opportunities of the web."
The unique eQuest methodology starts with off-site preparation and a company tour that includes interviews with key employees and information gathering on the company and it's competitors. Off-site analysis is performed to prepare a finding document to present back to management. The solution includes e-business vision, current business practices, industry benchmarks, suggested actions, value proposition, and return on investment analysis. Ross Systems offers an eQuest study to customers for $25,000.
About Ross Systems
Ross Systems, Inc. provides a family of solutions including our award winning iRenaissance, Internet-enabled, enterprise management applications and our Resynt e-business solutions for the process manufacturing, healthcare, and public sector markets. The Resynt eBusiness product family includes digital market place applications spanning procurement, sales, Internet trading exchange connectivity, collaboration and employee productivity. iRenaissance comprises a broad range of applications including financials, manufacturing, advanced planning, supply chain management, maintenance management, transportation management, materials management, and human resources/payroll. More than 3400 companies around the world use Ross Systems solutions in open systems environments including NT and UNIX. Ross Systems has more than 60 offices around the world to serve its customers. Ross Systems, Inc, Two Concourse Parkway, Suite 800, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, 770-351-9600, 1-877-ROSS-INC, www.rossinc.com .
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