Users of the mission critical application "enterprise resource planning" (ERP) need to exercise high levels of control over their business systems. Datasoft-Logical, together with its business partner Siltec Distribution Dynamics (SDD), delivers on its promise when it supplies its "Compact" ERP solution `the ERP system for control freaks`` on IBM RS 6000 Risk (Unix based) Hardware.
Datasoft-Logical develops, installs, and supports its "Compact" ERP software package to South African (SA) manufacturing and distribution companies. "As one of the top three SA suppliers of ERP systems, Datasoft-Logical have to provide a better quality of service to its clients than its predominantly international competitors and this is where our business partnership with STD is so valuable." says Roger Strain, Datasoft-Logical`s Sales and Marketing Director.
Voted one of `The Best IT Companies in South Africa` in research by The Corporate Research Foundation and included in the "Top 300 Companies in South Africa" list by Business Web, Datasoft-Logical has built an enviable reputation for product and service excellence. Among its user base of over 90 clients with some 5000 users are companies Nampak, BIC, Carson Products, Protea Chemicals, Oceana Fishing and Kohler.
What makes Datasoft-Logical`s `Compact` package unique in the local ERP market is that it is the only full ERP solution provider. Where its competitors provide the software, another company supplies, configures and supports the hardware (on which software runs) and yet another company undertakes implementation consulting, Datasoft-Logical`s personnel supply these three essential components providing the user with single supplier responsibility; guaranteed to appeal to `control freaks`!
"STD provides the hardware ex stock to Datasoft-Logical for configuration and testing to ensure that on delivery to our clients the systems work correctly from day one," says Davide Hanan, Datasoft-Logical`s Managing Director. The strength of the business partnership with STD is timeous and reliable delivery of hardware product.
Having proved itself conclusively against competition from international ERP vendors, Datasoft-Logical is excited about its current developments. Says Strain, "Right now we`re working on our next technology wave and unlike many of our competitors, Datasoft-Logical doesn`t have to re-develop all of the functionality that we have spent the last 15 years accumulating. As with the technology leaps we`ve taken in the recent past, we`ve developed the mechanism to convert our legacy code largely automatically to the new Web-based technology platform." Already implemented with a number of Datasoft-Logical`s clients are business to business e-commerce applications with a central messaging gateway that allows users to communicate with their business partners by providing a single communications interface.
Datasoft-Logical Logical isn`t relying only on changing technology, major new service innovations are offered under the `Compact Community` label including a full rental option and outsource services. In the Compact Community clients simply pay a monthly rental, which includes space on a hosted server, all of the software and a management fee. Key reasons for companies utilising the Compact Community are, the worsening SA IT skills shortage; need to focus all personnel resources on the business of the business; concern that changing technology will lock them into obsolete systems and a desire to conserve capital outlays on IT. Hanan comments, "What really differentiates our offering is that you`re still dealing with one company, Datasoft-Logical, and this allows us to offer a whole range of outsourcing services like disaster recovery services, e-commerce, facilities management, application outsourcing, and even auditing automation facilities."
With over 15 successful years as a provider of total ERP solutions, Datasoft-Logical has an excellent reputation for the highest quality of service to its clients. Now it has an aggressive marketing programme to increase its user base by 50% per annum and STD is an essential business partner in achieving this.
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Datasoft-Logical is a member of the JSE-listed Datatec group. With more than 90 clients and some 5000 users, Datasoft-Logical is unique as the only full ERP solution provider locally, including not only development of it`s award-winning Compact ERP package, but also implementation consulting, outsourcing, e-commerce, hardware and ASP services, all with its own full-time personnel.
Datasoft-Logical`s web site is at www.compact.co.za.