2004 Press Releases
Glovia in the news
Glovia Named to MSI's List of Top 100 Software Vendors
Glovia Ranks in Top Ten Global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Vendors
El Segundo, Calif., July 21, 2004 - Glovia International, a Fujitsu subsidiary, an integral member of Fujitsu's Glovia Group, and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Glovia has been ranked in the top ten global ERP vendors on MSI magazine's list of Top 100 Software Vendors for 2004.
The July 2004 issue of MSI, a manufacturing and information technology magazine published by Reed Business Information, ranks the world's leading providers of supply chain, enterprise, product lifecycle management and plant operations software. The annual rankings are based on 2003 total revenues from the worldwide sale, implementation and support of Glovia products, including software license, implementation, and maintenance and support fees. The rankings and individual company information are based on an MSI industry survey and additional market research.
"Given Glovia's focus and dedication to providing comprehensive business management solutions for manufacturers it is an honor to be ranked among the top global ERP vendors in the manufacturing industry," states Yuji Nakasu, President and CEO of Glovia International. "For over 30 years Glovia has focused on delivering proven solutions to enable manufacturers to efficiently manage their businesses in order to cut costs, improve productivity, and meet customer demand."
Glovia's continued success stems from its extended ERP suite, glovia.com, which helps global manufacturers manage mission critical operations from one simple interface to improve processes and increase productivity. glovia.com provides comprehensive functionality for every phase of a product's lifecycle from design, procurement and manufacturing to sales, service and support and has been designed to flex and to scale in the specific ways manufacturers need as they grow and adopt new business models.
glovia.com meets the challenging needs of all manufacturing modes - from engineer-, make-, and configure-to-order through high volume - and is uniquely designed to support concurring mixed modes of operation. The solution is also extremely flexible and can provide support for a single manufacturing process, division or factory through to an entire global enterprise.
"As a subsidiary of Fujitsu, the $45 billion technology leader and world's 3rd largest IT solution provider, Glovia has the stability and resources necessary to continue developing complete solutions to meet the needs of global manufacturers," continues Nakasu. "We look forward to expanding our capabilities and growing our customer base by leveraging all available expertise and resources and with the continued support of Fujitsu."
For the complete listing of the MSI Top 100 and accompanying company information, please see the July 2004 issue of the print publication or visit their Web site at www.msimag.com.
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About MSI
MSI, published monthly by Reed Business Information, is about how information technology - and especially enterprise business applications - improves productivity in manufacturing and the supply chain. In addition to its print monthly, the magazine also publishes MSI Mid-Day Report, custom print and on-line publications, and Web casts.
About Glovia International
Glovia International, Inc., a subsidiary of Fujitsu (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6702), is one of the world's most experienced and solidly backed providers of extended ERP solutions for businesses of any size - from small and mid-sized companies to global enterprises. The powerful and flexible Glovia ERP suite, glovia.com, provides for the unique needs of engineer-to-order, make-to-order, high volume and mixed-mode manufacturing environments through comprehensive, end-to-end functionality for the entire product lifecycle. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., Glovia has helped manufacturers to cut costs, improve productivity, and meet customer demands for over 30 years. For more information, please visit www.glovia.com or call (800) 223-3799.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.
