ABECAS Insight

ABECAS Insight is our Windows offering of the trusted ABECAS application suite.

ABECAS Insight uses the latest Windows technologies to help you leverage your existing investment in the Windows platform. ABECAS Insight's byline "technology to help you rule your world" sounds great, but what exactly does that mean to you? What are the benefits? It is how you perceive the benefits of ABECAS Insight to you that will determine if and when you invest. Some of the questions you may ask are: Does it matter to me that the Internet is becoming the central nervous system for business today? Are my customers currently or likely to demand the electronic exchange of information or direct access to their data on my system through a web application. Do I need to give real-time access to my salespeople, drivers and other field personnel. Maybe your competitors are not yet technologically advanced either...or do you just not know their plans?

ABECAS Insight is a totally new generation of business application software.

ABECAS Insight is a system without technical limits.It is a system where data is entered/captured at the lowest level possible, refined by your more technical staff and is available as management information at higher levels. It is a system that puts you in control of your information and allows you to turn data into knowledge . and lets managers manage.

The features built into ABECAS Insight are impressive, such as:

the ability to define your own menus, screen labels, data names . and to add your own hints/help	the ability to pre-define your transaction and major code entry screens through "data profiles"
the ability to define your own search criteria and sequencing of records and codes	the ability to define your own data selection criteria for reports, queries, management grids and more ... and save your repetitive selections as macros
the ability to customize reports and forms	the ability to build your own reports through "analysis reports"
the integration of fax, e-mail and file export capabilities into all reports and forms	the ability to communicate with the outside world through EDI and other linkages
the automatic generation and distribution of reports, forms and EDI documents	the automatic notification of exceptions based on defined alerts
the ability to connect field personnel, such as drivers and salespeople, directly to your system by telephone	the ability to periodically synchronize your data across multiple sites
the ability to integrate Internet and e-commerce connectivity directly into your data on a real time basis	the ability to integrate RF, Windows CE-based handhelds and other remote access technology into your applications
the ability to seamlessly integrate other programs, such as mileage, rating, GIS, routing, document storage, communications and more into the system.

The benefits associated with these features are potentially enormous. For example,

Faster data entry and reduced errors
Quicker training of staff . once it is set up
Terminology that relates specifically to you and your trading partners . both screens and forms
Ready access to information on your terms . both internally and externally
Integration of your data directly with third party software

Our philosophy in developing this new version of ABECAS was to (1) provide our users with a system without limits, wherever possible, (2) build a component based, object oriented system, (3) incorporate a standard open SQL database, (4) incorporate the functionality of our "legacy" ABECAS into the new system progressively over time, as our resources and user needs dictate, and (5) employ a development environment that will grow with us and our users over time . without limits!

Customer Testimonial

The reporting tool within ABECAS Insight has given us the ability to generate custom forms and reports. It also provides the ability to quickly export the information to spreadsheets where we can manipulate the data any way we choose with little effort. We are now able to provide customers with the reports that they need on very short notice. Through the use of R/F and EDI, we have been able to streamline many areas of our operation and improve on delivery accuracy.

-D. Hills - IT Manager, Third Party Warehouse