News & Announcements
Cosmolab Leverages MAC-PAC XE BPM to Tighten Control of Inventory
Cosmolab Inc., the largest private label manufacturer of color cosmetics in the U.S., and a MAC-PAC user since 1989, recently implemented the MAC-PAC XE Business Process Manager (BPM) module as part of a project to further tighten control of inventory. BPM provides a framework for automatically generating ‘alerts’ when certain events or conditions are detected within the MAC-PAC XE database. Queries are used to monitor for conditions and generated alerts are directed to appropriate people for display on their MAC-PAC XE screens.
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TDCI to Help EMD Chemicals with SAP Migration and Management of MAC-PAC During Transition
TDCI has been selected
by EMD Chemicals Inc. (EMD) the North American specialty chemical
affiliate of Merck, KGaA, Darmstadt to help with the migration
from MAC-PAC to their parent company's corporate standard SAP
system.
To assist with the migration, EMD Chemicals is taking advantage of
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Gorman-Rupp Celebrates 10th Anniversary of MAC-PAC Implementation with Company Party
The Gorman-Rupp Company (Gorman-Rupp) recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the company’s initial MAC-PAC implementation with a party for the MAC-PAC team. Rhonda and Dan DeMuth from TDCI both attended (they never turn down a party invitation!).
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Link-Belt to Implement BuyDesign
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company L.P., LLLP (Link-Belt), a leading manufacturer of construction cranes and long-time MAC-PAC XE user, has selected TDCI’s BuyDesign® sales and configuration software solution as Link-Belt’s next generation Internet-based distributor support system. Link-Belt will use BuyDesign to provide distributors with the ability to configure, quote, and order the company’s complete line of telescopic and lattice boom cranes, as well as service parts and upgrade components. Distributors will also have 24x7 self-service access to current order status through the online system, which will be closely integrated with Link-Belt’s MAC-PAC XE system.
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Atrium Expanding
Deployment of BuyDesign Software based on Success in Washington
Atrium Companies, Inc. (Atrium), the largest manufacturer of vinyl and aluminum windows and patio doors in North America and an active MAC-PAC XE user at a number of manufacturing sites, is now expanding deployment of TDCI’s
BuyDesign sales and configuration solution to Atrium’s HR Windows, Texas, and California regions based on the success of the system in Atrium’s Washington region. Atrium is using BuyDesign to offer web-based online quoting, ordering, and status inquiry services to the company’s extensive regional dealer networks.
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Insights for MAC-PAC XE™ to Preview at Perspectives 2006
Insights for MAC-PAC XE™ (Insights) is a MAC-PAC modernization initiative that brings major advancements in reporting and information retrieval capabilities to your MAC-PAC XE system. Utilizing a combination of IBM i-Series (AS/400) and Microsoft SQL Server technologies, along with new application components delivered and supported by TDCI, Insights will provide a powerful, user-extensible MAC-PAC XE information access framework.
Attend Perspectives 2006 – The TDCI Customer Forum August 20-23
in Columbus, Ohio to see a demo and get the details. Until then,
download the new Insights
for MAC-PAC XE datasheet.
TDCI to Deliver Graphical Configurator for MAC-PAC XE
As another MAC-PAC XE modernization initiative, TDCI has committed to deliver an integration component that allows the BuyDesign Configurator to be executed directly from standard MAC-PAC XE order entry screens. This will enable MAC-PAC XE Expert Configurator (EC) users to replace EC with the graphical user interface of BuyDesign Configurator for all rules developers and end-users.
Current EC users will benefit greatly from a number of strategic capabilities provided by BuyDesign Configurator for MAC-PAC XE.
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2006 MAC-PAC XE™ Enhancement Survey Planned for Fall
In cooperation with the MAC-PAC XE User Advisory Board (UAB), the TDCI MAC-PAC XE team will soon be preparing for the 2006 MAC-PAC XE enhancement survey. This survey will give your company an opportunity tell TDCI your relative priority for a number of potential enhancements selected from user input over the past two years. Along with input from the User Input Workshops held this year and last year, the results of this survey will help drive TDCI’s MAC-PAC XE enhancement effort in 2007 and beyond.
A preliminary list of candidate enhancements will be reviewed at Perspectives 2006 – The TDCI Customer Forum August 20-23 in Columbus, Ohio, and the survey will be open for balloting in September. Be sure to attend Perspectives 2006 to participate in the preliminary review. If you have any questions in the meantime, contact Gary Addison at gaddison@tdci.com or 614-781-2325 x101.
TDCI Signs Up another Channel Partner for BuyDesign; Integrates with Microsoft Dynamics GP
Enterlogix is the latest solution provider to offer TDCI’s BuyDesign™ product configuration software integrated with an ERP solution. Enterlogix has integrated BuyDesign Configurator with the Sales Order Processing application within Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains). They will also offer TDCI’s complete BuyDesign suite to companies that need a comprehensive web-based or distributed selling solution for configured products.
Enterlogix is already in the process of helping their first BuyDesign customer, a residential door manufacturer in Texas, implement the combined Dynamics GP/BuyDesign solution.
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Perspectives 2006 - TDCI Customer Forum
Plan now to attend Perspectives 2006 August 20-23 in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s TDCI Customer Forum agenda has been developed by TDCI and the TDCI User Advisory Board (UAB) to help you picture the possibilities available to your company with TDCI’s MAC-PAC XE™ and BuyDesign® solutions.
MACPAC XE and BuyDesign are both gaining exciting new capabilities that open up entirely new possibilities for your company – learn about them all at Perspectives
2006.
But Perspectives 2006 is not just about new solutions; it’s also about helping you take more advantage of what you already have. The Perspectives 2006 agenda will include over 30 sessions designed to refresh your knowledge, share what different companies are doing, and help you see existing capabilities in a whole new light.
Visit www.tdci.com/customerforum to check out the wide array of topics in this year’s agenda and consider the many opportunities to learn from other MAC-PAC XE and BuyDesign users. Think about the convenience of seeing complementary 3rd party solution providers at the same time and place.
Picture opening up new possibilities for your company at Perspectives 2006.
Don’t be Disappointed - Bring a Team!
The comment we hear most often after every year’s conference is “I wish we would have brought more people”. There’s much more to learn than can be picked up by just one or two attendees. Many people in your organization can benefit from attending this conference – end users, department managers, executives, IT. So start organizing your team now – August will be here before you know it!
Earlybird Discount Ends July 14th
Perspectives 2006 is the single most valuable event you can attend in 2006. The TDCI Customer Forum is the one place you can stimulate new ideas to help your company improve customer responsiveness, productivity, and competitiveness using the MAC-PAC XE and/or BuyDesign solutions you ALREADY HAVE.
Register for Perspectives 2006 by July 14th and save $100.00 per person!
Get agenda, event, and travel details, and register online at www.tdci.com/customerforum. Contact Sharon Binkley at sbinkley@tdci.com or 614-781-2325 x171 with questions about the hotel, travel, or registration.
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