Dating back to WWII, Automatic Power was known as The Lighthouse, Inc. During that time, and ever since, Automatic Power provided aids to navigate the first oil rigs along the coast of Texas. Over the next 15 years, their growth exploded, leading the company to create five seperate entities around the globe. Today, their two main divisions are Automatic Power, Inc. and Pharos Marine.
Recently, Automatic Power, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, evaluated and subsequently selected SAP Business ByDesign. SAP Business ByDesign, SAP's latest on-demand/SaaS based ERP software is designed for rapidly growing midsize companies looking for complete, enterprise-wide integration. Up until now, Automatic Power had been running Infor Syteline.
"We are excited to be signing on with SAP Business ByDesign," said Edward Salazar, IT Admin for Automatic Power. "With SAP's reputation on the table, and with the flexibility offered by a true cloud solution, namely SAP Business ByDesign, we are confident that we have the solution in place that will give us the visibility, efficiency, and ease of use that we so desperately need, guiding us to the next level."
To learn more about SAP Business ByDesign, visit http://nbs-us.com/sapsolutions/sap_bydesign
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Navigator, has been selected as a member of the Bob Scott’s VAR Stars for 2012, a group of 100 organizations honored for their accomplishments in the field of midmarket financial software
Members of the VAR Stars were selected based on factors such growth, industry leadership and recognition, and innovation. Selection is not based on revenue and those firms chosen represent a wide range of size and many different software publishers of accounting software.
“Each year, 100 VAR Stars are picked from the best organizations that market financial software. It is always an honor to recognize those who contribute to the development of our business,” Bob Scott said.
"We are thrilled and honored to accept this award," said Grant Fraser, president & CEO of Navigator. "As an exclusive SAP software partner, focused on the small-midsize enterprise market, we are confident in our ability to deliver the best of of SAP, on premise, on demand, and on device. We further pride and measure ourselves on our ability to make every customer a best run business."
About Bob Scott:
Bob Scott has been informing and entertaining the mid-market financial software community via his email newsletters for 13 years. He has published this information via the “Bob Scott’s Insights” newsletter and website since 2009. He has covered this market for 21 years through print and electronic publications, first as technology editor of Accounting Today and then as the Editor of Accounting Technology from 1997 through 2009. He has covered the traditional tax and accounting profession during the same time and has continued to address that market as executive editor of the Progressive Accountant since 2009.
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Plum Organics, a pioneer and leading provider of premium nutritious organic baby food, toddler, and kind snack food products. Plum Organics is best known for revolutionalizing the baby food category with the introduction of the squeezable pouch, a convenient, lightweight, BPA-free packaging solution. Recognized for their unique culinary-inspired recipes and a modern approach to family nutrition, Plum Organics, is the only brand that offers a complete line of organic products that ensure healthy eating from the highchair to the lunchbox. Plum Orgnics was recently named the Bay Area's #1 Fastest Growing Private Company" by the San Francisco Business Time.
The Project: At a Glance
Countries: U.S.
Users: 50
Solutions: SAP Business ByDesign, SPS Commerce
Integration Partner: Navigator
Services: SAP Cloud Consulting
Project Duration: 4 months
The Project: In Detail
SAP Business ByDesign was selected to support Plum Organics anticipated growth, provide a platform for Plum Organics to integrate key business processes and to improve processes with outsourced manufacturers. Specifically, this project enables integration with SPS Commerce; allowing Plum Organics to receive purchase orders and send out invoices to its customers. Additionally, processes were developed to support Plum Organics three different outsources manufacturing models.
The Delivery Team:
Navigator Business Solutions, the #1 Global Partner for SAP Business ByDesign presented the solution to Plum Organics, and were subsequently heavily involved in the overall 4-month implementation process. Highly experienced SAP team members served as the project managers on this implementation.
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With the 2012 SAP Business ByDesign conference less than 24 hours away, we understand that your busy schedule, you may not be able to attend. However, with that in mind, Navigator will be tweeting live event information, pictures & news via Twitter using the hashtag #sapbyduc.
You can also follow Navigator in realtime @NavigatorSAP.
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National Gold SAP Partner Integrates With SPS' On-Demand Supply Chain Services to Provide Streamlined Solutions for the SAP Community
SALT LAKE CITY and MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navigator Business Solutions, a National SAP Gold Partner and SAP reseller, and SPS Commerce (Nasdaq:SPSC), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, today announced a partnership to deliver integrated solutions for the SAP community. The joint offering teams Navigator's SAP and SAP Business ByDesign expertise and SPS' on-demand supply chain solutions to help discrete manufacturers, wholesale distributors, professional services organizations and others meet diverse customer trading requirements with ease.
"Navigator is delighted to partner with SPS Commerce," said Grant Fraser, CEO, at Navigator. "By connecting once to SPS, our SAP Business ByDesign customers can take advantage of SPS' integrations to thousands of trading partners worldwide. We've seen firsthand how easy it is to integrate to SPS' platform, and the expertise of its staff to manage the deployment. SPS takes care of the details of EDI and makes it easy for our customers to connect with their supply chain."
Navigator delivers SAP solutions exclusively to small-midsize businesses, including SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign, and SAP Business All-in-One. The company has successfully implemented more than 500 SAP solutions. SPS Commerce's cloud-based supply chain services improve the way suppliers, retailers, distributors and 3PLs build their trading partner relationships and manage and fulfill orders with pre-built integrations using 3,000 order management models across 1,500 retailers, grocers and distributors. Navigator and SPS' integrated solution is already being deployed at several SAP organizations.
"Navigator is known in the industry for its vast expertise in SAP, especially SAP's cloud solutions like SAP Business ByDesign," said David Novak, Executive Vice President of Sales & Business Development at SPS Commerce. "We are pleased to welcome them into our partner community and work alongside them at SAP customer sites worldwide. The SPS platform is designed to help partners, like Navigator, enable their clients to successfully integrate and collaborate with their supply chain. Together, SPS and Navigator's integrated solution delivers the flexibility and scalability needed by today's SAP users."
Learn more about the integrated solution at the SAP Business ByDesign Users Conference, November 9-10, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Salt Lake City, October 2, 2012 – Seeking to remain SAP go-to partner with SAP Business ByDesign, Navigator will host the first ever Users Conference exclusively for SAP Business ByDesign users across North America. The conference, scheduled for November 9-10, will take place at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center Hotel & Conference Center in beautiful downtown Salt Lake City, UT.
Navigator, with more the 45 SAP Business ByDesign customers, are also opening the doors to any & all SAP Business ByDesign customers, and prospective customers, from every corner of North America. This conference is geared towards fostering networking, collaboration, and education regarding SAP’s latest and fastest growing cloud/on-demand offering, namely, SAP Business ByDesign.
During the conference, attendees will meet face-to-face with other ByDesign users, and learn first-hand, from SAP’s go-to-market team, about what’s on deck for SAP Business ByDesign. In addition, several SSPs, including Navigator’s US-based development team, (software solution partners) will be on-hand to discuss and demonstrate vertical and horizontal extensions to SAP Business ByDesign, such as (but not limited to) EDI, integrated shipping, and eCommerce. Also, several veteran users of the software, like Skullcandy (wholesale distribution), Kalmar RT (discrete manufacturing), WL Plastics (process manufacturing), and Crown Partners (professional services) will be keynoting about their experiences in running the solution.
“We are thrilled that our success and our position as the #1 Global Partner for SAP Business ByDesign has set up the framework for putting together such a conference,” said Grant Fraser, President & CEO of Navigator. “This conference will be the first of many users conferences to come where users from all over the country, from all different industries can come together to network, collaborate, and get incredible education on SAP Business ByDesign”
To learn more, view the agenda, and get registered, visit http://sapinfo.nbs-us.com/sap-business-bydesign-users-conference. Early Bird Registration savings of $100 are for a limited time, as well as discounted hotel reservations.
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