Beacon Metals
and Hardware,
Inc. Selects
Access IT and
Contract
Distribution for
Microsoft
Navision as
their Next
Generation
Business
Software
Beacon
Metals knew
right away that
Contract
Distribution for
Microsoft
Navision
provided
something they
couldn’t find
elsewhere;
leading edge
Microsoft
technology and a
perfect
processing flow
match.
MELVILLE, NY
- September 2,
2004 –
Access IT, an
elite Microsoft
President’s Club
Business Partner
providing
Navision ERP
solutions,
announced today
that Beacon
Metals, Inc.
(Beacon Metals)
of Salt Lake
City, Utah has
selected Access
IT to implement
Contract
Distribution for
Microsoft
Navision as its
Enterprise
Resource
Planning (ERP)
Software. Beacon
Metals realized
quickly that
this solution
was quite
different from
the other
well-known
business
software
solutions they
were familiar
with and using
currently. The
unique Contract
Distribution
feature-set of
Navision was an
exact match to
processing flow
used by the
company in its
daily
operations.
“We were most
impressed with
how easily the
software will
provide instant
access to
critical
information on
our contracts as
well as how it
will ease the
complexity of
managing our
jobs.” stated
Kenneth Riches,
President of
Beacon Metals.
“In our
evaluation
process, we saw
nothing else
like it!”
Beacon Metal’s
implementation
of Contract
Distribution for
Microsoft
Navision will
include
functionality to
address key
areas of their
business
including
industry
specific
requirements
like Detailed
Specification
Import, Contract
Management,
Contract
Acceptance and
Fulfillment
Management,
Specific Opening
Level Material
Tracking from
Order to
Shipment,
Contract
Specific
Material
Purchasing, AIA
Requisition
Billing,
Real-Time
Contract Cost
and Revenue
Statistics, all
Financial
Transactions,
Perpetual
Inventory
Control,
Specific
Contract Based
Key Performance
Analyses, as
well as Scanned
Document
Management with
Navision.
“The Commercial
Door and
Hardware
industry is
changing rapidly
and no one feels
that more than
the distributors
in this
industry. The
company that is
positioning
themselves for
the future
understands that
their success
lies with better
business
automation to
drive down
operational
costs,
eliminating
inefficiencies,
and minimizing
time spent on
redundant
administrative
tasks.” stated
Bill Natalie,
Vice President
of Access IT.
“It's exciting
to be working
with a company
like Beacon
Metals. They
have an eye on
the future and
are ready to
embrace the
changes required
to continue to
thrive in
business
performance and
customer
satisfaction.”
About Beacon
Metals and
Hardware, Inc.
Beacon Metals
been a family
owned and
operated
business since
1968 when it was
founded by Carl
W. Buehner and
his son John
Riches. The
company
distributes
architectural
hardware, hollow
metal and wood
doors both
nationally and
internationally.
Located in Salt
Lake City, Utah,
the company is
one of the
largest
distributors in
the region with
40,000 square
feet of
warehouse space.
www.beacon-metals.com.
About Microsoft
Business
Solutions.
Microsoft
Business
Solutions, a
business group
of Microsoft,
offers a wide
range of
integrated,
end-to-end
business
applications and
services
designed to help
small,
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corporate
businesses
become more
connected with
customers,
employees,
partners and
suppliers.
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to help
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achieve business
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about Microsoft
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Solutions can be
found at
www.microsoft.com/BusinessSolutions.
About Microsoft.
Founded in 1975,
Microsoft
(NASDAQ: MSFT)
is the worldwide
leader in
software,
services and
solutions that
help people and
businesses
realize their
full potential.
The company
offers a wide
range of
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designed to
empower people
through great
software — any
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and on any
device.
About Access IT,
Inc.
Based in
Melville, New
York, Access IT
is an elite
Microsoft
Certified
Partner and
President’s Club
member,
providing
Navision
software
solutions with
specific
industry-focused
experience to
its client base.
Access IT offers
a
fully-integrated
solution to
small and
mid-market
companies in the
distribution,
manufacturing
and service
business
sectors, based
on the complete
suite of
Microsoft
Foundation
Technologies.
The Access IT
team is
comprised of
operational
consultants and
software
development
engineers who
bring their
broad expertise
to the
implementation,
analysis,
specification
design, and on
going support
processes. They
hold specialized
certifications
such as CPA's,
MBA's, CPIM’s,
Microsoft
Certifications,
and other
professional and
technical
merits.
Additionally the
Access IT team’s
experience
extends into the
implementation
of web-based
solutions, ADCS
warehouse
technology and
mobile
solutions.
For more
information
about Access IT,
please call 631
756-2700 or
visit
www.accessit.com
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