Ross Systems Announces Support For Sun Solaris(TM) Operating Environment
ATLANTA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ross Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROSS), a leading provider of enterprise software solutions and the leading provider of ERP systems to the mid-tier process manufacturing market, today announced support for Sun Microsystems Solaris 7 Operating Environment for its Renaissance CS(R) and GEMBASE(TM) products. For organizations implementing Renaissance CS on a Unix platform, the Solaris 7 Operating Environment provides a highly stable and scalable platform choice. As an open, component- based software supplier, Ross continues to increase its support and development efforts for both Microsoft Windows NT(R) and UNIX platforms, consistent with customer demand for flexibility and choice.
"Solaris 7 is a reliable, highly scalable operating system, ideal for client/server solutions like ours," said Don Campbell, Ross' vice president of worldwide marketing. "Since Ross Systems sells to the mid-tier ERP market, the easier installation, administration, and configuration capabilities of Solaris 7 make it ideal for organizations with limited IT staff and budget."
Renaissance CS is a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) solution for mid-market process manufacturers. Renaissance CS is ideally-suited for formula, specification, or recipe-based manufacturing -- chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, and metal companies, for example. Since these companies usually do not have large IT organizations, they demand an ERP solution with rapid implementation, low total cost of ownership, and high ease-of-use. A Solaris-based solution helps to fulfill the requirements of these mid-market organizations.
"We are very pleased to see support for Solaris 7 Operating Environment from Ross Systems, a key solution provider in the process ERP market," said Karen Richards, director, enterprise business solutions, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "The highly scalable and secure foundation that Solaris software provides for Renaissance CS customers delivers a dynamic and lasting solution to the process manufacturing, healthcare, and public sector markets."
The Solaris 7 software product line is a leading network computing environment that features mainframe-class reliability, enhanced PC interoperability, and easier installation, administration and configuration. Solaris 7 remains compatible with SPARC(TM) and Intel processors, and earlier versions of Solaris. The Solaris 7 product line is Year 2000 compliant and delivers expanded capabilities for workgroups, data centers, and Internet Service Providers who need "anytime, anywhere" access to computing resources.
Early shipments of Renaissance CS with Solaris 7 support have already been delivered to select customers in Europe for testing. Ross Systems support for Solaris 7 is part of a broader product strategy to embrace computing platforms demanded by the market. As an open systems software company, Ross will be adding Solaris 7 support to the following supported platforms: Microsoft Windows NT, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, Digital UNIX, IBM AIX, and VAX VMS.
About Ross Systems
Ross Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the process manufacturing, healthcare, and public sector markets. Ross Systems solutions are differentiated by their strong fit to specific industries, their strong product functionality and integration, and the firm's ability to produce rapid results and ROI for its mid-market clients. The flagship product, Renaissance CS, comprises a broad range of applications including financials, manufacturing, supply chain management, maintenance management, transportation management, materials management, and human resources/payroll. More than 3200 companies around the world use Renaissance CS in open systems environments including NT and UNIX. Ross Systems employs over 650 professionals in 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. Investors looking for Ross Systems press releases, SEC filings, current price quotes and other information may visit www.hawkassociates.com, or contact Frank N. Hawkins, Jr. or Julie Marshall at Hawk Associates, Inc, 305-852-2383.
Renaissance CS is a registered trademark and GEMBASE is a trademark of Ross Systems, Inc. Microsoft, Microsoft Windows NT, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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