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“You just can’t compare the ease of using the Spreadsheet Server application to manually scripting queries or manually manipulating data in Microsoft® Access/Excel. Spreadsheet Server was born to suit the very specific financial reporting and analysis needs of accountants like myself. I am thrilled with this tool’s savvy and am glad we choose Spreadsheet Server the cure for our financial reporting ailments.”
-Johnny Fields, Director of Finance, Averitt Express
About Averitt Express
Established in 1971, Averitt Express is a leading provider of global freight transportation and supply chain management services.
Based in Cookeville, Tennessee, Averitt’s transportation services include less-than-truckload; truckload; time-critical ground;
domestic airfreight; ocean less-than-container load and full-container load; and global airfreight. Backed by more than 32 years of
transportation and logistics experience, Averitt's supply chain management services include customized pool distribution,
consolidation, warehousing, and port management services, as well as outsourced services such as facility operations, dedicated fleet
operations, transportation network design and operation, and complete transportation management. Averitt operates more than 80
service centers and serves more than 50,000 points throughout the Southern United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean as well
as provides international transportation services to 100 different countries and more than 300 international destinations. Averitt
Express’ World Wide Web address is http://www.averittexpress.com.
“We are enthusiastic to bring Global Software, Inc. aboard as our premier financial reporting vendor. At D.D. Bean & Sons Company we want to provide our staff with the latest and greatest tools to get the job done, and with selecting the Spreadsheet Server application we feel we have done that.”
-Karen Wirein, controller of D.D. Bean & Sons Company About D.D. Bean & Sons Company
At the foothills of majestic Mount Monadnock in Jaffrey, New Hampshire a phenomenal idea was born. Ten million books of matches are produced in our Jaffrey, New Hampshire facility in one day. Whether it is private label advertising for America's leading supermarkets, convenience stores, wholesalers and drug store chains, or national advertising campaigns for candy & tobacco companies and regional advertising campaigns for mail order companies and correspondence schools...throughout our esteemed history, everything has appeared on a matchbook. The tradition of efficiently producing a high quality matchbook, in extremely high volumes, has been the trademark of this New England company. D.D. Bean & Sons Company’s World Wide Web address is http://www.ddbean.com. “Our team is genuinely excited about what the Spreadsheet Server
application has done for us in terms of efficiency and simplicity. Global Software, Inc. understands the needs of the J.D. Edwards™
financial user community, and their Spreadsheet Server for J.D. Edwards™ application corresponds to those needs.”
-Leslie Childress, Controller for Waste Industries USA, Inc. About Waste Industries USA, Inc.
Waste Industries USA, Inc. is a vertically integrated regional solid waste services company that provides collection, transfer,
disposal and recycling services to over 500,000 commercial, industrial and residential customer locations in the states of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. Waste Industries USA, Inc. is a recognized
leader in the industry and continues to be one of the fastest growing Waste and Recycling service companies in the Southeast.
Publicly held since June of 1997, Waste Industries features a substantial track record of 116 consecutive quarters of profitability.
The company has provided efficient, innovative, cost-effective solid waste solutions for its customers since 1970. Waste
Industries USA, Inc.’s World Wide Web address is http://www.waste-ind.com. “We do not want to limit this product’s (Spreadsheet Server for BPCS™) exposure in the European market, especially since it has received rave reviews in Italy, why not Spain and beyond.” Mr. Andreoni continued, “Our customers are excited about our expanded alliance with Global Software, Inc. At TwinGroup we see a very bright future in our relationship with Global and will persist in our focus to provide the BPCS™ European community with the very latest in financial data analytics tools.”
-Enrico Andreoni, managing director, of the Barcelona, Spain division of TwinGroup
About TwinGroup
TwinGroup is a global provider of enterprise solutions and services, specializing in world-class ERP systems, complementary software products and business consulting services for Clients using the AS/400 platform and Unix/NT Technologies. TwinGroup was founded in 1997 based on the existence of an acute and permanent need for professional skills in support of the implementation of general software packages into the particular business requirements of manufacturing companies. TwinGroup's consulting business is primarily focused on providing professional services for the implementation of BPCS™ and MAPICS™ Complex Manufacturing. TwinGroup currently employs over 130 staff. Our headquarters are in Nova Milanese, a Milan suburb in the High Technology district. TwinGroup has further branches located in Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and Lyon. The USA and the Asia Pacific region are also covered in conjunction with TwinGroup's sister company, NexGen Software Technologies, headquartered in Chicago. “In a manufacturing environment such as ours we need flexible use of spreadsheet applications, Global Spreadsheet Server for BPCS™ gives us a useful tool to provide timely financial reporting.” Mr. Sommer continued, “With Cost Analyzer we get a product that will enable us to generate cost estimates with a more user friendly process tool.”
-Terry Sommer, vice president and controller, Interface Solutions, Inc. About Interface Solutions, Inc.
Interface Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer of sealing solutions, felt, and engineered composite materials providing a full range of technical support for original equipment design engineers, MRO customers, and resilient floor manufacturers worldwide. Interface Solutions, Inc. world wide web address is www.sealinfo.com. “Our consultants are in the field everyday attending to customer needs on the BPCS platform and they consistently express their concern for what the BPCS financial reporting environment offers them currently.” Mr. Paterson continued, “With this partnership with Global we can now bring these financial reporting solutions right to the BPCS user’s desktop without delay. It’s an exciting time for our organization and the entire BPCS community in the UK.”
-James D. Paterson, Managing Director, of the United Kingdom-based Edinburgh Systems Support Limited
About Edinburgh Systems Support Limited
The specialist team of consultants are all finance trained and long standing ERP specialists. In addition, ESS is striving continually to enhance the quality and range of products and services available to its customers with the careful selection of quality partners and solutions. Including industry leaders: Clarus, Gauss Interprise, Insight, and Small Blue Limited just to name a few. With ESS as a business partner an organization has a consultancy, which listens to business requirements and which, is committed to maximizing the efficiency of a company’s ERP systems and Finance functions. Edinburgh Systems Support Limited URL is http://www.essltd.org “As one of the world leaders in BPCS resource, our approach is structured by vertical industry and we operate with industry-focused consulting and implementation services provided by industry skilled consultants.” Mr. Franco continued, “Therefore, when we find a solution such as the Spreadsheet Server for BPCS application that we know will add significant value to our loyal group of international BPCS clients we knew we could not miss this opportunity to provide our clients with this next generation financial reporting tool.”
-Ferrario Franco, Managing Director, of the Milan-based TwinGroup About TwinGroup
TwinGroup is a global provider of enterprise solutions and services, specializing in world-class ERP systems, complementary software products and business consulting services for Clients using the AS/400 platform and Unix/NT Technologies. TwinGroup was founded in 1997 based on the existence of an acute and permanent need for professional skills in support of the implementation of general software packages into the particular business requirements of manufacturing companies. TwinGroup's consulting business is primarily focused on providing professional services for the implementation of BPCS and MAPICS Complex Manufacturing. TwinGroup currently employs over 130 staff. Our headquarters are in Nova Milanese, a Milan suburb in the High Technology district. TwinGroup has further branches located in Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris and Lyon. The USA and the Asia Pacific region are also covered in conjunction with TwinGroup's sister company, NexGen Software Technologies, headquartered in Chicago. “We are experiencing the limited reporting capability of the FRW report writer, and we need the ability to provide our management with better data.” We feel the Global Software Spreadsheet Server for BPCS application will accomplish this for us.”
-George Caduto, accounting manager, at B. A. Ballou & Co., Inc. About B. A. Ballou & Co., Inc.
Since 1868, B.A.Ballou has been recognized as one of the leading manufacturers of jewelry and jewelers findings. “We utilized the product for thirty days, no strings attached and after our evaluation period ended we realized this was the answer to our financial reporting woes. Global’s staff provided us with a sample report employing the Spreadsheet Server product and we just loved the results.”
-Chris Batley, Controller, Boart Longyear Pty. Ltd. About Boart Longyear Pty. Ltd.
The Boart Longyear Group is a leading manufacturer and supplier of products, systems and services to the natural resource industry (minerals, energy and water), the construction and quarrying industries and industrial markets worldwide. Its 6 700 people are spread across 40 operations world-wide and it has a presence in every major geographic market. Seventy percent of its business is focused on mining related activities and the remaining thirty- percent on industrial businesses that utilize its own hardmetal and diamond technologies. BL’s uniqueness centres around the application of industrial diamond and tungsten carbide to provide customers with excellence in five key areas: Contract drilling services, Coring tools & equipment, Hardrock tools & equipment, Hardmaterials, related tools & equipment, & wear components, and Precision grinding tools and equipment. “We had been using the BPCS 5250 FRS general ledger report writer and just didn’t have the flexibility or the ability to work directly in the Windows spreadsheet format. We are excited to start generating the type of financial reports that this application is capable of conceiving.”
-Bob Berg, Finance Director of Watertown, Connecticut based The Siemon Company About The Siemon Company
The Siemon Company is a privately held company with four generations of manufacturing excellence. Established in 1903, Siemon is the undisputed technology leader in the design and manufacture of standards-based structured cabling systems and components. “We are ecstatic about the opportunity this partnership offers MData Consulting and Global Software” exclaimed Mr. Molnar. “We know of a number of BPCS sites in Australia that most definitely would see the value this product can offer their respective accounting departments.” Mr. Molnar continued, “We have researched this market and the product thoroughly and we believe we have a solution in our country that no one else can offer these customers, it is certainly a win-win for both parties.”
-Laszlo Molnar, Director, Melbourne, Australia based MData Consulting Pty. Ltd. About MData Consulting Pty. Ltd.
MData Consulting is a Melbourne based consultancy company. They are a group of IT specialists that provide consultancy, management and development skills for business applications. They have a proven track record for quality and service and have years of experience in developing solutions for a wide range of organizations using the IBM AS/400, BPCS and Lotus Notes. M Data consulting is led by a strong and experienced management team who understands what it takes to be successful. MData’s url is http://www.mdata.com.au. “Spreadsheet Server for BPCS will give us the timely and accurate reporting capabilities we have been looking for.” Bennett continued, “We are currently using the FRW tool and it was so time consuming to download the necessary data and create reports, we are excited to experience the efficiency of Spreadsheet Server for BPCS.”
-Scott Bennett, Vice President, Finance at Tokheim Corporation About Tokheim Corporation
Tokheim Corporation, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is the world's largest producer of petroleum dispensing devices. Tokheim Corporation manufactures and services electronic and mechanical petroleum dispensing systems. These systems include petroleum dispensers and pumps, retail automation systems (such as point-of-sale systems), dispenser payment or "pay-at-the-pump" terminals, replacement parts, and upgrade kits. "The Spreadsheet Server for BPCS application will re-energize our financial reporting, allowing us to use our interface of choice and better exploit the strong functionality of Excel.” Gosling continues, “Working closely with Global’s professional staff throughout the sales process gave confidence in our future partnership. The interaction was attentive and tailored to our needs.”
-Ceri Gosling, Director of IT, at Invensys Appliance Controls NA About Invensys Appliance Controls NA
Invensys Appliance Controls is the leading control system manufacturer in the world. They are the leaders not only for the way they build their products, but also for the way they work closely and loyally with customers to help build their business. They made their mark in the industry by reinventing the way to make appliance controls. Then they started making controls that reinvent appliances. All over the world, their development teams are continually working to meet their customers’ appliance needs. “We believe that the Spreadsheet Server product will have a significant impact on the accuracy and timeliness of our month-end Accounting Process. We will eliminate all the downloading, rekeying, and formatting changes that took place with our previous reporting tool. Another important advantage of the product will be the ability for our department heads to review their results on a timely basis without having to wait for the monthly results from Accounting. With the JE drill down feature, the department heads will not have to get into BPCS for any of this information.”
-Patti Pilshaw, Director of Information Technology, JRH Biosciences, Inc. About JRH Biosciences, Inc.
JRH Biosciences, as CSL Company, is a provider of sera, cell culture media and specialty reagents to the global health care industry. JRH has earned a position of worldwide leadership in the industry by providing consistently exceptional products and technical support. Focusing on their customers’ needs is the key to maintaining that leadership. JRH’s product development activities continue to be focused on expanding its EX-CELL portfolio of serum-free media for use with a diverse range of cell lines. They are committed to providing safe animal-sourced products through their validated SER-TAIN gamma irradiation process. “The Spreadsheet Server EXEC product solves two problems for us, it has substantial time savings in processing the reports required from accounting to the tune of less than 1 minute from 30 minutes previously to process the same report and it gives our accountants the ability to retrieve data they never had access to in the past.” Ms. Price continued, “Global’s staff is super knowledgeable and extremely accommodating, you couldn’t ask for more from a software vendor.”
-Susan Price, business analyst for Draka Elevator Products About Draka Elevator Products
Draka Holding N.V., with its head office in Amsterdam, is the holding company for a number of operating companies which are engaged worldwide in the development, production and sale of cable and cable systems. Draka Elevator Products is one of these operating companies. Draka focuses on two product groups: Telecommunication Cables & Systems and Low-Voltage & Special-Purpose Cable. Draka has 60 operating companies in 25 countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia. Draka Elevator Products World Wide Web address is http://www.drakaep.com.
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