500 Installed sites and Version 5 for M1
by B> ERP Software
IRVINE, CA , July 10, 2006: M1
by B & G TM*, the ERP software program developed by
Bowen & Groves has just reached the milestone of 500 installed
internationally, including users in the USA, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand, Europe and the UK markets.
"Five hundred installed sites is
an important milestone for us and indicates we have achieved
a substantial user base with a very high degree of acceptance
in both the manufacturing industry and other industry sectors.
"M1 was only launched in 2000 and
our user base has been growing at an increasing annual rate
in the last four years.
"We
have always prided ourselves by setting the standard in ERP software" Geoff
Groves CEO and founder of Bowen & Groves says.
Key features of the M1 by B & G
software are a great diversity of modules, user friendliness
and a constant application of advanced training and support
skills.
"Bowen & Groves as a group has
had a 70% increase in staff and we have recently launched new
graduate recruitment programs in both our Australian and US
offices.
Key features of the M1 software are a vast array of modules
specially designed for growing small to medium scale businesses
which offer affordability, low implementation cost, fast user
friendly features and simple operation.
"M1 offers expansive business management,
analysis and productivity tools including full integration
of financial data, labour management and customer relationship
management.
"Our unique smart screen and search capacities are further bonuses
which our users frequently compliment us on" Geoff Groves added.
The newly released Version 5 of
M1 by B & G cements upon
the capacity of the software to support increasingly diverse
businesses with extensive additional features.
"These include support for Microsoft
SQL 2005, cost of goods accounting, time card Wizard which
is designed for businesses employing project or contracted
employees, sales and purchasing of kit (bundled) parts, RFQ
document management, export schedules to Microsoft Outlook,
Product Configurator on the web, RMA on the web, customer uploads
and downloads on the web.
"There are also enhancements to
existing features including the Job Wizard, Purchasing Wizard,
multi-plant support, drop shipments, alerts in organisation
wizards, purchase directly to sales orders, time and material
analysis, request for quote, project management, part sale
prices, the M1 Design Studio and multi-warehouse requisitions.
"We have also added a fixed asset register module" Mr
Groves said.
Bowen & Groves has a complete
dedication to meeting the manufacturing software needs and
expectations of growing businesses.
Apart from its rapidly increasing
user base M1 by B & G
has won numerous industry awards.
Superior customer and user support is also a keynote with annual
user group conferences which typically rotate between the USA
and Australia .
Full information on the ERP program is
available from the website www.bowen-groves.com or
by emailing sales@bowen-groves.com
About Bowen & Groves
Bowen & Groves is setting the standard in Enterprise Resource
Planning software (ERP), for the small to medium manufacturer.
Founded in 1992 Bowen & Groves is a privately owned software
development company operating in the United States of America
, Canada , United Kingdom , Australia and New Zealand . M1 by
B> sets the standard in affordability and ease of use.
Bowen & Groves can be reached at sales@bowen-groves.com or
via their website, www.bowen-groves.com
