New abas ERP Customer: Elmo & Montegrappa / Italy

Sept. 8, 2009 - PRLog -- The historical company of Bassano del Grappa started a complete restructuring of their organization and IT department, that culminated in the choice of abas Business Software. abas ERP is an innovative solution with more than 2.200 customers worldwide, 80% of them on Linux platform, developed by ABAS Software AG from Karlsruhe, Germany.

The project is supervised by ABAS Business Solutions Italia of Calderara di Reno (Bologna), Italian abas ERP partner for over 3 years. Focusing on support, development, consulting with functional analysts and programmers. The project also includes Liberobit.net, partner of ABAS Italia, who provides consulting on networking & connectivity environment in GNU/Linux.

A high quality collaboration
Gianfranco Aquila, owner of Elmo & Montegrappa (www.montegrappa.com), outlines the reasons that have lead to select abas ERP, “After the acquisition of Montegrappa, there was certainly a strong emotional component, because the company was owned by my family for many years. The transaction was very quickly and from one day to another I needed to manage the company. In my opinion abas ERP is the most competent and efficient solution to respond to this need”.


The collaboration with ABAS Italy and Elmo & Montegrappa is more than just about ERP systems, it is extended to an interesting and fun co-marketing activity: every new abas customers in Italy will be presented a new Montegrappa pen as a gift to sign their contract. A prestigious present that has further value. Two high quality solutions join together to give a clear message: “Excellence is always an added value that the market appreciates and knows to recognize.”

About Elmo & Montegrappa
Elmo-Montegrappa was founded in 1912 at Bassano del Grappa, in Italy, by the union of the German engineer Heinrich Helm and the Veneto businessman Alessandro Marzotto. They dedicated themselves to the realization of pens that were valued for their unsurpassed quality. In 1978 a new era was decreed for Montegrappa. The Aquila family took over the company and initiated the production of writing instruments destined to be ever more exclusive. Today Montegrappa pens are valued globally for their excellent quality, exclusive design, functionality and the ancient tradition that has distinguished them since 1912.

About ABAS
Founded in 1980, ABAS is a leading provider of cost-effective ERP solutions for midmarket manufacturers and distributors. abas Business Software is an ERP & eBusiness application designed for manufacturers in the Assemble-to-Order, Make-to-Order and Engineer-to-Order environment as well as for distribution and service companies. The software is priced to fit most budgets while delivering full ERP functionality. Operating on Linux, Unix and Windows, abas Business Software has the flexibility, scalability and ease of use that has demonstrated consistent ROI to its customers.

For more information about ABAS Business Solutions Italia: www.abas-italia.it

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About ABAS Software AG
Founded in 1980, ABAS provides cost-effective ERP and eBusiness solutions to over 2,000 customers and more than 45,000 users worldwide, with solutions offered in 28 languages. ABAS was named number one in customer satisfaction in the ERP 2007, 2005, 2003, and 2002 studies published by the Konradin Group. ABAS ranked first in price/performance ratio, functional fit, stability, ease of use and upgrades. The study shows that the package requires a third less time to implement and a total investment well under the ERP average. The brand name abas Business Software (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness) runs on Linux, Unix and Windows. Approximately 80% of all installations to-date are Linux-based. ABAS is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany and sells its software through its worldwide partner network. For more information, visit: www.abas-software.com