Announcing QAD Enterprise Applications 2007 (QAD 2007)

QAD is committed to helping you compete more powerfully in the global marketplace, with products and services that create clear performance advantage. That means finding the best ways to extend QAD product offerings to anticipate emerging needs and challenges. We rely on the advice of top experts in manufacturing: our customers. You've been telling us what you need to succeed; we've been listening—and we're ready to deliver. QAD Explore 2007 will mark the debut of QAD's powerful new enterprise suite: QAD Enterprise Applications 2007.

The result of thousands of customer insights, focused research and development efforts, QAD Enterprise Applications 2007 (QAD 2007) showcases the evolution of QAD .NET UI to incorporate more intuitive, roles-based views, and is available via multiple deployment modes.

QAD 2007 is:

• A full enterprise suite
• Deployable on-demand, on-premise or on-appliance
• Built on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• New, and showcases the evolution of QAD .NET UI, leveraging .NET technology
• A truly global solution
• An important step toward the QAD marketplace vision for the Perfect Lean Market

QAD Enterprise Applications are designed to streamline the management of manufacturing operations, supply chains, financials, customers, technology and business performances all in one powerful application suite. Features and functions of QAD 2007 include:

• QAD Financials – Provides capabilities to manage and control businesses at a local, regional and global level with solutions for accounting, regulatory compliance, financial reporting and other critical business requirements.
• QAD Customer Management – Provides improved responsiveness through collaboration and management of customers and demand.
• QAD Manufacturing – Enables companies to reduce costs and increase throughput using the latest manufacturing scheduling techniques, including the capability to fully support lean adoption.
• QAD Supply Chain – Improves the management of supply and suppliers through real-time collaboration, including transportation and demand management.
• QAD Service & Support – Provides the capability for after sale service and support of products.  Manages warranty tracking, service calls, and returns and repairs.
• QAD Enterprise Asset Management – Manages the entire life cycle of capital assets from planning and installation to preventative maintenance and repair.
• QAD Analytics – Helps companies analyze data to measure business performance in key areas.
• QAD Interoperability – Allows database portability and operating system flexibility, and enables access to all elements of QAD Enterprise Applications.

QAD 2007 is the result of close collaboration between QAD and our customer community. It not only offers a full enterprise application suite, but also delivers a UI built with ease-of-use and “human engineering” in mind. Plus, integrated with applications like QAD Transportation Management System, QAD Enterprise Asset Management and more, QAD 2007 provides end-to-end global capabilities that can boost the competitive advantage of your extended enterprise.

See how QAD 2007 can take your enterprise to new frontiers at the QAD Explore customer conference, May 20-23, 2007 in Grapevine, Texas.