Flexible Deploymement: Miniflex Chooses QAD Enterprise Applications

Jan. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- QAD Inc. (NASDAQ- QADA, QADB), a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, announced today that Miniflex Ltd., a manufacturer of optical fiber protection, management and installation systems, has selected QAD Enterprise Applications On Demand to transition the company from start-up to full production.

Founded in 1994, Miniflex has catapulted to the forefront of fiber protection technology. Based in Suffolk, UK, the company operates in multiple locations, including two manufacturing sites that design and deliver fiber protection products to help improve fiber safety and reliability for customers worldwide in such diverse industries as telecom, medical, aviation and defense.

Although Miniflex management still views the company as a research-based start-up, it operates a complex manufacturing business and a global customer base, and is now poised for full production. Miniflex needed a flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to support the company’s aggressive growth, without taxing its current budget and resources.

"We have three key goals – growth, profitability and customer satisfaction,” said Tom Carpenter, chief operating officer for Miniflex. “The next two to three years will be critical for us.  It’s vital that we focus our resources on our key goals and minimize any effort or expenditure that may distract us from them. That’s why we decided early in the project that QAD On Demand was the correct ERP solution for us."

QAD On Demand is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that will provide Miniflex all of the QAD Enterprise Applications functionality, while reducing its total cost of ownership and allowing its IT staff to focus internal resources elsewhere.  Moreover,
QAD On Demand mitigates many of the IT and financial risks associated with a new ERP implementation, as all of the software, systems and infrastructure are managed and administered by QAD in a secure, reliable and industry compliant data center.

This solution will provide Miniflex with a level of ERP functionality typically enjoyed by much larger companies, yet affordable and adaptable enough to support the company as it expands.

"QAD’s On Demand solution most closely meets our needs, giving great functionality, superior data analysis and business control, out-of-the-box – at a competitive price,” Carpenter added.

About Miniflex
Miniflex offers everything needed to install and protect raw fiber. The company’s extensive portfolio of products can be used in any environment where fiber needs protecting or installing. Miniflex specializes in producing industry leading fiber protection, routing and splice-less fiber systems to increase the reliability of fiber-optic networks and decreasing fiber installation costs.

Miniflex products and services are key to successful fiber application in the Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH), Transport (airplanes, ships, cars) and Enterprise sectors.

Today, there are millions of meters of Miniflex deployed in the Fiber-to-the-home, data center, automotive and aerospace markets. For more information, visit: www.miniflex.co.uk.

About QAD
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies specializing in automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life science products. QAD applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time. For more information about QAD, telephone +1 805-566-6000, or visit the QAD web site at www.qad.com.

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Founded in 1979, QAD has been recognized as a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software applications for global manufacturing companies. Today, QAD enterprise applications leverage advances in Internet and enabling technologies to provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners to make and deliver the right product, at the right cost and at the right time.

QAD enterprise applications are focused and optimized for select manufacturing industry segments: automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial and life sciences.