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MISys Manufacturing Information Systems, Inc.

http://www.misysinc.com

Category: General Accounting - Class: Small to Medium Business

Best Fit

· MISys SBM is geared to the needs of manufacturing firms that manufacture a discrete product consisting of a number of raw materials and subassemblies. Functionality within the product will appeal to make-to-stock manufacturers, make-to-order manufacturers, and custom job manufacturers.

· The basic functionality of MISys SBM addresses the needs of small manufacturing firms with fewer than 50 employees. Optional modules allow the product to scale well to larger manufacturing firms with 100 employees or more.

Strengths

· Serial/Lot Tracking for manufacturers (complies with FDA and FAA).

· Enhanced integration with QuickBooks 2008, Microsoft Office Accounting 2008, Sage Simply Accounting, Sage Peachtree Accounting and Sage Accpac ERP.

· Manufacturing inventory control with unlimited locations.

· Material Requirements Planning with visual timeline.

· Built on Microsoft SQL Server and .NET platform.

Brief Product Description and Pricing

· MISys SBM can be run stand-alone, or integrated with many of the most popular accounting software systems to form a complete manufacturing business management system. By communicating directly with your accounting software, time-consuming and error-prone exporting and importing is eliminated.

· MISys Small Business Manufacturing (MISys SBM) is a modular product. Currently there are 7 separate modules: Basic Manufacturing, Advanced Purchasing, Advanced Production, Material Requirements Planning, Bin Tracking, Bar Coding, and Serial/Lot Tracking. Concurrent user licenses cost $1000 each, making the cost for a 1-user Basic Manufacturing system is $2500. You purchase licenses only for the functionality you need. See detail pricelist information at www.misysinc.com/misbm/pricelist/buy.php.

MISys also offers a monthly rental plan for prospective users with cash flow constraints. The rental agreement requires no up-front commitment and can be bought out at any time with 80% of rental fees applied as a credit to the purchase price. See www.misysinc.com/misbm/pricelist/rent.php.

Technical Specifications

· MISys SBM can be installed on a PC running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista.

· A 2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and 100GB hard drive is recommended.

· Optionally, the MISys SBM Server module may be installed on a stand-alone database server running Microsoft Windows 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server 2003 or later.

Integration with Accounting and Ease of Setup

· MISys is designed to integrate with Entry Level to Small to Medium Business software, such as QuickBooks and Microsoft Office Accounting. Therefore, it is intended to be setup and supported by the end-user, no expensive installation fees. All MISys software comes with an unconditional money-back guarantee. MISys SBM offers an unconditional money back guarantee, just return it within 60 days for a full refund, no questions asked.

· A trial version of MISys SBM is available which you can use to explore all aspects of the software. To arrange for a trial, please contact your local computer software consultant or a MISys Sales Representative at 802/457-4600.

Representative Client List (if available)

· Pacific Mariner

· Fran’s Chocolates Ltd.

· Oak State Products

Company History and Contact Information

· Manufacturing Information Systems, Inc. (MISys, Inc.) is a closely held corporation based in Woodstock, Vermont. They have been developing and marketing manufacturing software for over 20 years, originally as a companion to Sage Accpac ERP and now also for Intuit, Microsoft, and other accounting software suppliers.

Contact MISys at;

4 Maxham Meadow Way

Woodstock, Vermont 05091

800-833-1500

Commentary (The following is provided by the Editor with notes and comments from others.)

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