Leading flooring specialist selects Maxima for day-to-day management and hosting of its office software as well as its business-critical QAD Enterprise Applications
9th February, 2011: Maxima, the leading IT business systems and managed services company, has secured a contract from Amtico International to host and manage the company’s core IT systems - including business-critical QAD Enterprise Applications and office software - within a secure hosted environment. Working closely with Maxima’s specialist applications management and enterprise hosting teams, Amtico will benefit from Maxima’s best-of-breed technology and hosting infrastructure, particularly ensuring lower operating costs and increased flexibility for its major QAD ERP deployment.
AG Barr, the FTSE 250 listed plc, Scottish based soft drinks manufacturer and distributor who are enjoying unprecedented success have signed a contract with their IT partner Maxima www.maxima.co.uk to upgrade their existing MFG/PRO ERP business system to QAD Enterprise Applications 2009 in order to form a strategic IT pillar alongside their earlier investment in Siebel CRM and the Oracle based Swisslog Automatic Storage & Retrieval warehousing system. In parallel QAD's Trade Management solution will be implemented.
Wednesday 25th February 2009, Maxima were presented with the prestigious QAD Award - "Partner of the Year" (for financial year ending 31st January 2009) by Pam Lopker, President and Founder of QAD Inc. at QAD's Annual Sales Conference in Santa Barbara, California.
The prestigous QAD 2008 Distributor of the Year Award was presented to Kelvin Harrison, CEO, Maxima by Pam Lopker, President/Founder of QAD Inc at the QAD conference, which runs from 17th - 19th November 2008 at the Hilton Palace, Sorrento, Italy.
Maxima were presented with the prestigious QAD Award - "Partner of the Year" (for financial year ending 31st January 2008) by Pam Lopker, President and Founder of QAD Inc. at QAD's Annual Sales Conference in Long Beach, California
The award reflected a record year for Maxima with regards to license revenue since the relationship began with QAD through Minerva eighteen years ago.
QAD, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software and services for global manufacturers, today announced that Consumer Goods Technology magazine has selected QAD as the top provider for customer experience in the Enterprise Resource Planning section of the magazine's annual Reader's Choice Awards, published in the January 2008 issue. The annual Reader's Choice Awards honor winners across twelve different categories focused on service and solutions for consumer goods companies.
Maxima were presented with the QAD Award - 2007 Market Share Builder of the Year by Jean-Claude Walravens, Vice-President EMEA, QAD at the QAD Alliance Conference in Vienna.
QAD Inc. (NASDAQ: QADI), a leading provider of enterprise applications and services for global manufacturers, provides superior Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) per functionality, according to "The Cost of ERP Functionality," a recent study published by Aberdeen Group.
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