1999 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Glovia International Announces glovia.com - Newest Generation of Powerful, Flexible Manufacturing and Service Solutions for Discrete Manufacturers.
Rapid, fully Web-enabled ROI solution features advanced automotive capabilities, enhanced world-class financials and complete euro compliancy
Los Angeles, Calif. - July 6, 1999 - Glovia International, Inc., the leading best-of-class manufacturing and services software vendor, today announced glovia.com, its next generation solution for discrete manufacturers. glovia.com is tailored to provide wide-ranging manufacturing and service capabilities for Glovia's four key markets: automotive, capital equipment, electronics and telecommunications.
glovia.com introduces a complete global automotive solution designed for all levels of the automotive supply chain and financial capabilities that meet all euro requirements and multi-currency conversions, while maintaining Glovia's well-known ease-of-installation and rapid implementation.
"glovia.com will bring us into a world-class position for business strategy through its automotive functionalities which are very unique in the industry," said Mike Mitsch, vice president of operations, Keihin Aircon North America, Inc., a subsidiary of Indiana Precision Technology. "We rely heavily on our customer forecasting, ordering and sudden changes in patterns to be communicated swiftly through a system that will affect the bill of materials for parts requirements and production schedules for build requirements. We need good tracking of our work in process, and accuracy in relaying this back to the customer in a rapid fashion. glovia.com provides all of these capabilities and even takes it a step further and incorporates the true language of our industry into the product."
"glovia.com provides focused manufacturing and related service functionality for the domestic and international discrete manufacturing community, supporting greater efficiencies across the enterprise and among suppliers," said Lisa Williams, senior analyst, Yankee Group. "This results in more effective day-to-day business processes that save companies time and money. glovia.com is flexible and highly customizable, making it a strong manufacturing and services system for global enterprises."
"glovia.com is a truly global manufacturing and services solution developed simultaneously in Asia, Europe and the United States and includes many new features requested by our customers," said Bill Engel, president of Glovia International. "This new version of our manufacturing and services solution delivers on our commitment to continuously improve the system and help customers streamline critical business processes. Glovia's customers value rapid and efficient implementation for a user-friendly manufacturing and services solution-a solution that provides a full array of capabilities to enhance their competitive edge."
Designed for Automotive Suppliers
glovia.com contains key components designed for all levels of the
automotive supply chain to offer a complete global automotive solution.
New automotive features include Customer and Supplier Releasing modules,
a Forecast Processor, Container and Load Planning, Tool and Gauge Management,
and a complete EDI module, which together with Sterling Commerce, supports
Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) standards.
World-Class Financials
The financial capabilities of glovia.com have been completely redesigned.
At the heart of this solution lies a multi-dimensional Chart of Accounts
that can be dynamically restructured during the fiscal year. Building
on this functionality, the General Ledger offers powerful online, real-time
financial analysis and advanced reporting options. glovia.com financials
support multi-national, multi-currency environments, incorporating local
and statutory requirements from the world's major markets in one comprehensive
financial offering. New Cash Management functionality, emphasized security
monitoring and innovative audit capabilities round out Glovia's world-class
solution.
A Global Manufacturing and Services Solution
glovia.com was developed by teams in the United Kingdom, Asia and
the United States. This results in a complete, international manufacturing
and services solution created to meet the needs of discrete manufacturers
who operate across national boundaries around the world.
Rapid Implementation
Glovia offers a manufacturing and services solution tailored specifically
for its customers. Instead of requiring customers to revamp or process
reengineer their enterprise systems in order to maintain a fully functional
manufacturing and services system, Glovia's best-of-class solution integrates
with user's existing networks and other business applications. This decreases
time and costs associated with the implementation process. Most Glovia
customers are able to implement this solution in six to nine months. Many
have completed implementations even faster.
Pricing and Availability
glovia.com is available now. Prices vary according to the number of
sites and how many Glovia modules a customer wants to install.
System Requirements
glovia.com client support includes Microsoft Windows 95/98, NT and
industry-leading Web browsers including Microsoft Internet Explorer and
Netscape. Application and Oracle8 database servers run on UNIX systems
(including Digital UNIX, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, and SVR4) and Windows
NT servers.
About glovia.com
glovia.com goes beyond traditional ERP systems to address critical
manufacturing trends such as outsourcing, projects & contract management,
managing value-added services and globalization support. glovia.com is
100 percent Web-enabled, supporting industry standard browsers and Microsoft
Windows clients with application and database servers that operate on
both UNIX and NT.
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