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Friedman Operating Group’s Networking and Educational Event

2013 Users Conference

May 5-8

Nashville

Tennessee

Benefits of attending:

Connect with peers to learn and share best practices

Find out new ways to add value using our wide range of solutions and brands

Participate in product direction updates

10 concurrent tracks featuring presentations, interactive user input, and training

Gain access to key business unit decision makers

Early Bird Special! Take advantage of our early bird special and register by March 29th to be entered into a drawing for one of two pair of Bose Quiet Comfort headphones! Winners will be announced at the conference’s opening session.

Training Sessions This year’s sessions include a track of training sessions covering all application areas in Frontier. Come take advantage of this opportunity to bring new staff up to speed or brush up on your own skills in each application area. Training sessions will allow ample time for question and answers at the end of each session.

Your Time with a Friedman Consultant

As we have done in the past, you will have the opportunity to schedule a “one on one” session with a Friedman Consultant. Visit the conference registration desk for scheduling and sign-up details.

Friedman Operating Group Business Units A number of Friedman Operating Group business units will be participating in this year’s conference giving you an opportunity to tap into their offerings and expertise in areas of distribution and logistics, optimization, and retail applications. Sessions offered by these business units and a list of the Friedman Operating Group business units participating can be found at the end of this document.

Partner Displays A number of new business partners will be joining us this year. All will have displays in the lobby where you can learn more about their products and services. A list of exhibiting partners can be found at the end of this document.

Conference Highlights

General Sessions

Content of Frontier 3.2 Come see a high-level overview of the new functionality to be released in Frontier 3.2. We’ll review the new features and how to take advantage of this functionality to help you with cost reductions and/or increased efficiencies. This session will be offered twice.

Beyond Frontier 3.2 – A Vision for the Future Join Friedman product managers and key development resources in this interactive focus group-style discussion blending Friedman’s vision of the “Future Frontier” with yours. This session will be offered twice.

Frontier Content by Release – 2.2 through 3.2 Over 6 years ago, Friedman Corporation released version 2.2. This was a big enhancement with tons of features, functions and enhanced capabilities. As we roll further into 2013, there are still a large number of client that are staying on older releases and not upgrading. Additionally, we have discovered that a number of clients on more current releases don’t know the new capabilities that have been added to the product. To help motivate the hesitant and educate the interested we will present a high level overview of all the new features added to the product since 2.1.

Managing by Exception Using Event Notification In a perfect world, all data is clean and all workflows apply to every situation. Unfortunately, you do business in the real world, come see how to minimize surprises to your business when things aren’t perfect by catching problems sooner rather than later.

Benefits of the Functionality of the New User Interface Implementation of the browser screens for running Frontier affords more benefits than just pretty screens. With the power and flexibility of Frontier’s browser, non-technical users can define and configure screens to match the work flow and process steps specific to your operation and management vision. During this session we will show you examples of custom screens configured for specific work-flows and events while discussing the features and benefits of this technology.

Enhanced use of Frontier iInquiry iInquiry is more than just a sales order inquiry tool. In this session, we will look at ways iInquiry can be used to investigate the data, export for reports, and other features you may not have seen before.

Using Frontier Security to Secure Your Data and Your Processes Frontier Security offers a wide range of features to allow you to secure functionality in Frontier. Frontier’s UI applications take it even further allowing you to create views to determine what your users can see and do. This session will review the use of Frontier Security and will cover all Frontier UI application roles and views as well as customizing menus.

How to Get (and Stay) Current on Frontier Discover some best practices and lessons learned while helping longtime Friedman customers migrate from “green screen” to the Graphical User Interface – from the collective standpoints of IT support, Product Configuration Management, and the end user; tactics to leverage the flexibility of the newer technology on order to minimize custom programming ownership costs will also be discussed.

Manufacturing

Forecasting for Make-To-Order Manufacturers

Are you finding that you’re running out of inventory or safety stock is providing too much? Look to Frontier’s other options that provide visibility and notification to help you manage sufficient inventory for components of configured products. This session will focus on forecasting as well as other options to help minimize the risk of not having that material when orders are entered.

Tracking the Production Floor – Part 1

Whether you have built to stock products or highly configured custom products made only as ordered, Frontier’s manufacturing applications will help you monitor and track progress on the production floor. In this first session, we will view the production process at a high level and start looking at the details of that process by first focusing on setup considerations in Advanced Manufacturing Execution (AME).

Session Preview

(Sessions are not finalized and are subject to change)

Tracking the Production Floor – Part 2 Continuing the theme of monitoring and tracking progress on the production floor, this session will continue looking at the details of the production process by focusing on reporting transactions in Advanced Manufacturing Execution (AME) and viewing the results of those transactions.

Running a Lean Manufacturing Environment in Frontier

Lean Manufacturing is a management philosophy that pursues the continuous elimination of waste through kaizen, or small and incremental improvement. We will discuss these and other lean principles and how Frontier can support these principles during this session.

Use and Benefits of Bar Coding

If you’re looking for a versatile method to reduce errors and improve inventory control, consider Frontier’s Bar Coding applications. Frontier bar coding moves the data entry for shop floor and inventory transactions from the office to the point of the transaction. We’ll discuss the use and benefits of these transactions during this session.

Controlling the Schedule with iSchedule Production planning is a critical step in the effectiveness and efficiency of your shop floor as well as a critical element in the degree of your customer’s satisfaction. This session will review how iSchedule can best be used to schedule the shop floor and will include the overall scheduling flow, a review of the newer features of iSchedule and some best practices when using iSchedule.

Managing Alternate Routings for Improved Production In this session we will review how to setup and use routings and how to best utilize alternate routing steps to improve service and production. It will include the overall flow through production and best uses on the shop floor.

Impact of Order Promising on Manufacturing In today’s competitive market, meeting client requirements and shipping products on time is more critical than it ever has been. This session will demonstrate how the tools within Frontier and the Order Promising functionality can assist with meeting these requirements.

Material Planning and Execution Your product has a very extensive life cycle. You buy raw material, you use it in production, you create finished goods, and hopefully you sell your products to your customers. What does it take to monitor material effectively? This session will look at the features

and functionalities within Frontier 3.1 to assist your organization with the material transformation process. We will discuss the tools and processes you use along the way to meet on time shipment of your products to your customers.

CADFlow for Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) refers to the use of numerical control (NC) computer software applications to create detailed instructions (G-code) that drive computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools for manufacturing parts. This session will explore how CADFlow and Inventor are used to produce the G-code that machines configure-to-order parts. Featured will be the actual experience of 2 existing CADFlow customers that have this process in production.

Configuration Data on Planned Products iSchedule, AME, APE and many other products are used to manage activities for both configured and non-configured products. Detailed attribute data can be presented in these applications for configured product, but non-configured items were always restricted to the information from the item master and item segment files. Now with SCOPE, you can extend configuration attribute data into stock parts and use data that to support more effective use of these applications as well as extend the dataset of information of a stock item.

Controlling and Tracking Rework and Returns In this session we will review the best practices for utilizing manufacturing rework and purchasing returns. It will include the flow of products that are found to be defective and how to best utilize Frontier’s tools to manage the process and inventory.

PCM

Configuring to Maximize the New User Interface – Part 1 Configuration in the new user interfaced has been enhanced significantly since its first release. This is the first of a two part session which will cover the enhancements which have been incorporated into the configuration process to make it easier than ever to configure and order your products. Learn how to take advantage of features such as omitted options in a single frame, entering help text to guide your users or dealers through the configuration process, and much more. If you use Frontier’s configurator, this session is a must see!

Configuring to Maximize the New User Interface – Part 2 This session continues with the new features available during the configuration process. Features such as context specific error and advise messages, informational messages, and configuration message error levels and overrides. Options for adding images to your configuration options and model will also be reviewed. Come see what is available to you to make the configuration of your products fast, easy, and error-proof!

Managing Configuration Changes The managing of configuration changes in a live environment is always a challenge. However, Frontier’s new PCM Promote additions to the PCM Workbench application will now allow you to map specific pieces of configuration information, such as segments, options, rules, and matrices from one environment to another making this process much easier. This session will demonstrate the features and functions of this new exciting feature!

The Data Layer for Communication & Analysis Come see an overview of what the Frontier Configuration DataLayer can provide to your users and your customers. This versatile application allows for “normalization” of your configuration data for reports, labels, and even on the detail line view in the graphical user interface for Order Entry. These normalized values can then be used as analysis tools for customers as well as senior management. No longer does the user or customer need to translate your unintelligible abbreviated configuration codes into comprehensible English! The Datalayer will do this for you.

CADFlow for Engineer-To-Order Processing CADFlow significantly enhances Configure-to-Order processing, but it offers even greater benefits for Engineer-to-Order Processing. This session will include live demonstrations on how CADFlow supports custom “one-off” product configuration as well as purely engineered to order products. This includes design using AutoDesk Inventor, order entry, automatic BOM generation, and product visualization on the shop floor.

CADFlow for Configuration Maintaining PCM conditions, formulas, and matrices, keeping them synchronized with the current product design, can be a costly, error-prone process. This session will be an in-depth discussion of how configuration rules and calculations can be implemented in Inventor digital models using parametric designs and iLogic, and explain the many advantages. It will also discuss using Frontier PCM rules in combination with the Inventor models.

PCM Workbench The PCM Workbench is designed to inquire and maintain configuration information such as segments, options, rules, matrices, pricing and manufacturing information. This session will

do a high level overview of all of the PCM Workbench views and its best uses, including Configuration Testing, Matrix Uploading and Promoting Model Changes to other environments.

Sales

Dispatch Management The order has been taken, the product has been produced, now it is time to ship. This session will highlight the tools available with iDispatch Execution to schedule and manage the shipping process in the most efficient manner. Come see the tools available with this application which can be used to reduce shipping costs and streamline the entire process.

Enhanced Features of Order Processing – Part 1 The graphical user interface Order Processing application is a powerful tool that has added an extensive amount of features and functionality to the order processing process. This is the first of a 2 part session where we will demonstrate many of these tools that will add value to the process of entering an order.

Enhanced Features of Order Processing – Part 2 The graphical user interface Order Processing application is a powerful tool that has added an extensive amount of features and functionality to the order processing process. This is the second of a 2 part session where we will cover various displays available to help you review orders, compare orders, compare orders to quotes, and the tools available for order inquiry to provide critical information regarding an order as it progresses through its lifecycle.

Managing Sales Promotions and Rebates Does your company offer promotions? Would your company like to offer more flexible promotions? Do you have a rebate program with your customers? If you currently offer these programs or if you would like to offer them in the future, this session will highlight the system capabilities which will allow your company to offer these programs.

Streamline Your Service with Frontier iService Do you need a more efficient tool to process and schedule service type orders? Frontier iService Entry is a browser-based tool that can provide the ability to locate the original sales order record for an incident call regarding a warranted product, create service/replacement orders as needed, and track reported incidents by sales order, consumer address, and product. After service/replacement orders are created, iService Schedule can then be used to schedule service technicians for these orders. This session will demonstrate how the features and functionalities of the iService application can create and process these types of orders.

Technical

Websphere Basics If you have ever asked yourself “What is WebSphere and why do I need it?” this is the session for you. This is to be a very high-level session that seeks to inform about the role of WebSphere and its relation to Frontier. Topics discussed will include general knowledge about IBM’s WebSphere lineup, functionality, and support. Additionally, a general walkthrough of the administrator console will be included to teach simple application administration tasks.

iProducts Installation and Maintenance Due to continuous development and innovation within IBM WebSphere and Frontier iProducts the deployment process has changed over time. The purpose of this session is to highlight several aspects that can make iProducts application deployment and maintenance more efficient. We will cover different deployment strategies and configurations to highlight their pro’s and con’s . As an exercise we will run through an iProducts application install, un-install, upgrade, and downgrade. Insight regarding iProducts deployment file structure should also prove useful for any users looking to have better in-depth knowledge of the internal workings of the applications.

Installing and Maintaining Websphere Assuming no previous WebSphere knowledge, this is a technical information intensive session. This session will start with a WebSphere installation, step through applying service packs, stopping and starting services, how to access the Websphere logs, setting up data sources, how and why to use multiple profiles, and much more! We will then look at how to update WebSphere to take advantage of performance enhancement hot fixes distributed by IBM. The latter portion will cover the theory aspect behind performance enhancements, concluded by an overview of all of the tools supplied within WebSphere that will empower you to precisely fine tune your server depending upon your individual usage needs and server/network environments.

Trouble Shooting Websphere and iProducts Where do you start when you are having problems with your iProducts? In this session we’ll walk through some common problems with Websphere and iProducts and discuss how to address them. We’ll review how to locate the system log and error log and how to use them to help investigate issues.

Database Management to Maximize Performance This session will help you how to manage your Frontier database for maximum performance.

Automated 3rd Party Order Integration Learn how to start taking 3rd party orders from ANY format and creating a fully configured Frontier order seamlessly. This session will discuss techniques of transforming any data input into frontier specific data for use with the DataBroker product.

Frontier Configuration and Web Quoting Integration Learn how to integrate your external web store with Frontier Web Services. In this session there will be a technical presentation on building a web application using Frontier Web Services from the ground up.

Financial

Managing Costs for Stock Products Understand how material and labor costs are brought together to calculate the costs for non-configured products and how to value your inventory and what causes variances. Follow how these costs are used to record entries in the general ledger through the month end close processes for accounts payable, inventory and manufacturing.

Financial and Performance Budgeting Frontier has budgeting capabilities! We’ll take a look at methods for using Frontier budgeting to enter your budget and/or plans. Then we’ll process them into the financial records. We’ll look at budget variance reporting using i-Statements.

Closing the Books – What and Why Here is the detailed explanation for “closing the books.” Which processes do you need to run? What they do and why you want to execute these processes. Are there any timing issues? Answers to these questions and many others, along with plenty of opportunity to ask your own!

Costing for Configured Products

Tuesday 2:30 – 3:30 Salon C In a competitive market, cost and margin control can be the difference between a sale and a lost opportunity. At month-end, will you be surprised when the numbers are published? Are you confused with the costing of configured products? This session will review how Frontier calculates your configured costs and how you control and manage these costs.

Getting the Most out of iStatements See how to get more out of iStatements with advanced Excel functions.

Improving Receivables with Ehanced Features of Cash Application Frontier has a new user interface application for applying your cash receipts. We will review how to improve cash management, increase accuracy and implement improved SOX compliance and process controls with the implementation of this new functionality. Come take a look at how Frontier has streamlined your cash application with new features and flexibility.

Liability Visibility with Enhanced Features of Accounts Payable This session will present an overview of Frontier’s new user interface application for processing Accounts Payable. These screens offer better cash control, while being easier to learn and use. We will also review features that will improve accounting controls and allow implementation of workflow events. Take a look at how you can simplify and improve your payables.

Enhanced Features of GL – Improved Control, Improved Analysis Are you tired of creating your journal entries and then having to enter them into Frontier? Now you can upload them directly from Excel. The new functionality available allows easier implementation of SOX and internal business rules and workflow controls. We’ll take a look at this feature and many more in Frontier’s new user interface application for your general ledger.

Improve Cash Flow with Frontier Credit and Collections If your DSO is drifting the wrong way you need to get a handle on collection of Receivables. Frontier has a new user interface application to aid you with your credit and collections processing. This session will present an overview of this new functionality. Come and see how we have enhanced your ability to manage your credit issues with new screens, customer notes, and collection letters.

eCommerce

Configuring Product for Frontier eQuote Now that eQuote and Frontier share the same configurator and the same look and feel it is easy to configure your Products to be adaptable for either application. In this session we will discuss recommended best practices in model development for both the Frontier UI and the eQuote application. We will be discussing the pros and cons of various development approaches and how these approaches affect ease of order entry as well as system performance. We will also be discussing the ability to design the look and feel of the order entry process for internal uses vs external customers.

eStore Catalog Administration and Configuration Learn to utilize the Catalog Administration web application to modify the Frontier Web Store. The Catalog Admin page allows you to manage your catalog templates, categories, and products quickly and easily. A personalized web store can control the ease of ordering for your customers.

Dealer Quoting to Frontier Order Creation Learn how to get dealers entering orders directly using eQuote Dealer. We will discuss the various features, use cases, and configuration options available for the eQuote product line.

eQuote Branding and Customization Learn how to customize eQuote to fully utilize your companies brand. We will discuss techniques on modifying the CSS/HTML associated with eQuote.

Custom Reporting in eQuote Learn how to create custom reports within eQuote. We will discuss the techniques of creating multiple custom reports with custom parameters using BIRT reporting.

Training

Training – Order Processing 1 In this session we’ll look at the Order Header information and discuss the decisions which impact the way your order is processed. We’ll also look at how you can tailor this screen to your

organization, your customers and your processing employees.

Training – Order Processing 2 In this session we’ll look at the order lines. The lines and perhaps configuration drive what you will make or buy and deliver to your customer. We’ll unfold and discuss decisions that may go unnoticed. We’ll demonstrate the new UI configuration layout. And as in session one, we’ll look at tailoring the lines and full detail screens.

Training – PCM 1 The setup of the configuration can dramatically impact the way a sales order is entered and processed. This session will start with the basics of PCM and the benefits it brings to your ordering process. We’ll review the various types of PCM models which Frontier supports and what their strengths are. The basics of setting up a model will be reviewed.

Training – PCM 2 This session will continue with PCM model setup, getting into some of the more complex processing. We’ll then overview of some of the newer configuration functionality and walk through showing you how to set up your models to take advantage of these new features. The second half of the session will be opened up to Q&A to answer any questions from the group.

Training – Accounts Receivable Join us as we walk through the daily activities of Account Receivable in the new Frontier User Interface. From posting cash to collections, this session will give instructions on the most common tasks encountered on a daily basis and address any questions you may have.

Training – Accounts Payable Join us as we walk through the daily activities of Account Payable in the new Frontier User Interface. From vouchering invoices to check runs, this session will give instructions on the most common tasks encountered in Accounts Payable and will give you an opportunity to ask questions you may have.

Training – General Ledger Join us as we walk through the daily activities of General Ledger in the new Frontier User Interface. From posting journals to recurring entries, this session will give instructions on using General Ledger as well as time to address any “how to” questions you may have.

Training – Manufacturing If you haven’t had a chance to look at the recent improvements to Frontier’s manufacturing applications, now’s your chance. Many options are available to address your production reporting requirements. This session will not only review standard reporting and maintenance alternatives, but also production scrap, rework, and component issue options.

Training – iSchedule / AME The intent of this session is to provide you with the knowledge you need to get started planning and implementing the iSchedule and AME applications. We will review the basic set up requirements and address as many specific requirements as time will allow.

Training – eQuote Dealer Learn how to get started with eQuote and what you need to know to get your dealers entering orders directly using eQuote Dealer. Bring any questions you may have to this session and we’ll be sure to get them answered.

Training – Frontier iService This session will be an introductory training session for the iService/iService Scheduling application. The intent of this session is to provide you with the knowledge you will need to get started planning and implementing the iService and Service Scheduling applications. We will review the basic set up requirements and address as many specific requirements as time will allow.

Friedman Operating Group Business Unit Sessions

PMC Software

PMC – Your MATE to Improve Productivity and Profitability From Optimization to Production flow, PMC can help you modernize and increase efficiency of your fenestration or glass operation in ways you may have never imagined. Find out what you may be missing! This session is an introduction to PMC and how its MATE products work for you.

PMC – Machinery over Software Confused about where to get the best bang for your buck in your fenestration factory? Maybe you should be investing in machinery -- or maybe your software is holding you back. Come and be enlightened as these topics (and others) are explored.

PMC – Material Savings A look ahead! Utilizing the latest glass optimization technology available, learn how PMC can reduce your material costs even futher by 'Looking Ahead' to upcoming material production requirements in order to increase yields.

PMC – Customer Focus Group This session is a focus group for product enhancement direction and is restricted to current PMC customers.

Varsity Logistics

Varsity – Introduction to Transportation Management This presentation will discuss how companies are managing their Transportations Costs with IT. The challenges, tools and benefits of deploying applications such as Rate Shopping and Auditing will be examined and real life examples will be discussed.

Varsity – Integration to Frontier This presentation will discuss how organizations of all sizes are using their Freidman Frontier ERP software, interfaced seamlessly to the Varsity Logistics Shipsoft solution to drive significant efficiencies and cost reductions in their transportation operations.

Varsity – Streamline your Pick, Pack, and Ship Process In this session you learn that Varsity Logistics in more than just a shipping system. We will discuss and demonstrate a host of new Advanced Warehousing features like bulk picking, packing, and

containerization. Specific business challenges will be addressed as well as practical low cost solutions to address these challenges.

Varsity /FedEx – FedEx Presents “Shipping with FedEx” In this session FedEx will discuss what Shipping with FedEx means to your company today.

Varsity – ShipOptimizer and other Automation Strategies that Reduce Shipping Costs In this presentation, Mike Parrilli, a shipping industry veteran shares with his audience popular automation strategies including the Varsity Logistics ShipOptimizer tool, and poses the question as to which of these work best for different companies based on their shipping “characteristics”. During his presentation, Mike gives real life examples of how these automation practices have helped companies reduce their parcel carrier costs, and speaks from his experiences.

Varsity – Product Demonstration Come see a demonstration of the multi-carrier shipping and transportation management applications offered by Varsity Logistics.

Varsity – Customer Support and Implementation This session will explain how Varsity handles technical support calls including how calls are logged into Varsity’s automated system, escalation criteria, change requests, reporting bugs, custom modification issues and FTP/Routing File downloads. There will also be a brief discussion of how Varsity incorporates changes and fixes into product enhancement files.

Varsity – ShipSoft v3.0 Upgrade Overview This session will highlight the new enhancements you will receive with v3.0.

Varsity – ShipSoft Technical Overview This session addresses technical aspects and development approach. Presentation reviews current enhancements to the base product, data flows, rate shopping interface, and processing results flow back and forth through ShipSoft and the interface.

Varsity – Advanced Processing Technical Roundtable This session is a round table technical discussion overview of some advanced processing techniques and new ways of gaining efficiencies implemented in the field: Containerization, Weight Audit, Dim Weight Warning, Enhanced Documents, RF Picking/Packing, Pick to Label, Address Standardization, Messaging, Production Statistics, Shipment Consolidation.

Varsity – Interfaces and Using the P-List Break This session will include a detailed discussion of the interface and how it can be adapted to meet customer needs. Discussions can center on points in the fulfillment process when the interface can be called, calculations that can be performed within the interface, and how the various P-List fields can be adjusted, re-mapped, or changed to modify the interface.

Varsity – International Shipping This session covers the international shipping process including the interface data requirements, document set-up, INCO Terms and Freight Forwarder shipments.

Varsity – ShipPack Technical Overview This session will cover the features of Varsity’s Pick/Pack Module including item-level detail, bar code labeling, ASN creation, Shipment, order reconciliation, and parcel nesting.

Varsity – Using Alternate Billing Options In this session, attendees will learn how to set up alternate billing shipments such as 2nd and 3rd party, COD, and Consignee billing.

Varsity – Non Rated & Rated Carriers In this session, attendees will learn how to create, configure, and maintain new carriers in ShipSoft. Other areas covered include creating Bills of Lading, labels, and PRO number assignment.

Varsity – ShipSoft-Freight Technical Overview This session will explore the Varsity multi-modal rating engine and shipping solution for freight shippers who ship within North America – specifically outbound shipping process for LTL and TL shipments.

Varsity – ShipSelect Technical Overview This session evaluates different options within ShipSelect including user-defined weighted criteria such as cost, preference, transit time, past performance, mode selection, and service type.

Varsity – UPS Contracted Discounts for Rating This session will provide a brief overview of how to set-up your UPS contract discounts in ShipSoft. (Functionality available for users on ShipSoft v2.7 with rolling PTF V270002P)

Viewlocity

Viewlocity – Automation and Optimization of the Procure to Pay Process Mapped processes to organize and optimize the flow of product and information between buyer and seller. Steps to be covered include the following: Forecast collaboration, Purchase order & Order Acknowledgement, Management by exception, ASN & Barcode, Order dispatch & Transport with Visibility, Receiving & Inventory update, Invoice & PO Closure / Archive.

Viewlocity Case Study – Advanced Supply Chain Tools Interfaced to Frontier Viewlocity Control Tower Platform, a transactional supply chain visibility and exception management tool, is interfaced to Frontier at Great Plains. Learn why Great Plains made this decision as well as their expectations for this new tool.

Viewlocity – Scheduling Automation and Optimization of Roll Stock Conversion Trim optimization is a feature of the Viewlocity Production Engine (VPE). Trim optimizes the planning of the layout of trim patterns across a web of material: Plastic, paper, foil, laminates, fabrics or other material. The Viewlocity Production Engine creates a world-class, mathematically optimal Trim solution for extrusion and/or slitting. Licensing and implementation are at a very competitive price and can be completed in just a few weeks.

Viewlocity– Slicing and Dicing of Big Data via the Control Tower Business Intelligence Module Simplify the Extract phase of any BI deployment. “Extract” many tables of data through a stable & supported interface while insulating the Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing tables.

Focused on the shipping and transportation management needs of mid-sized businesses and large enterprises (companies that ship as few as 100 packages a day, to those that spend as much as $50 million annually on freight), Varsity offers customers the flexibility and scalability they need. Varsity is certified with the major parcel and freight carriers (like UPS and FedEx) and serves many Fortune 500 companies. Over 1,000 Varsity supported distribution centers ship with confidence knowing that their packages will be delivered on time, to the right place, at the least cost.

Logimax, Inc. provides customers with a robust, reliable and affordable solution to the challenges of the multi-customer warehousing industry. Reaping the rewards of IBM's ongoing $1 billion a year investment in R&D for the IBMi platform has enabled LogiMax to offer a cloud ready, browser based, open database solution years ahead of our competitiors while offering an uniterrupted growth path for our customers on earlier versions of our software.

Viewlocity Technologies provides real-time visibility and control solutions for responsiveness and optimization within local, regional and global supply chains. The company's history began in 1999 offering end-to-end supply chain visibility solutions for inbound, outbound and returns and repairs. In 2003, Viewlocity Technologies acquired Synquest optimization products for factory production, sourcing, inbound logistics and supply chain design solutions. Viewlocity Technologies products are sold and supported through global offices and a partner network and are valued by a range of clients internationally including Pfizer, GE Oil & Gas, Ford and Planar.

PMC Software Inc. has served the flat glass and Fenestration industries since it was founded 1982. Our focus is concentrated on glass and window manufacturing -- your problems and our solutions. While most software companies are associated with only one manufacturer, in 1995 PMC responded to customer requests to integrate our software with whatever manufacturing equipment they selected for their plant. Thus began PMC's concentration on Integrated Software Technology. For PMC this meant providing the fullest range of Computer Integrated Manufacturing software covering the entire spectrum of manufacturing and office operations in the glass and window industries.

CORESense, Inc. is a leading provider of all-in-one ecommerce and retail management software solutions for online, multichannel and brick and mortar retailers, brand manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors. Successful retailers across multiple specialty retail markets including footwear and accessories, sporting goods, fashion and apparel, books, electronics and others are leveraging CORESense’s products to streamline operations, connect with customers and grow sales across e-commerce and retail store channels. CORESense has offices nationally and is headquartered in historic Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Friedman Operating Group Business Units

A+W Software GmbH is the market leader for software in the flat glass industry as well as the windows and doors business. We develop ERP, production planning and scheduling, and optimization software in order to make glass and window manufacturers even more efficient.

A+W has been active on the market for more than 30 years, and sells advanced industry solutions around the world. A+W cooperates with key vendors in the glass and fenestration industries to provide control and optimization across the entire value chain, from basic glass fabrication to finished windows and architectural products.

Markinson Business Solutions supplies innovative business solutions to the market leaders in wholesale and distribution, providing an industry-chosen standard. We work closely with our customers, supporting the achievement of business objectives through the provision of innovative business solutions. Our range of solutions are as diverse as our clientele, and include the renowned MomentumPro™ Enterprise Management Solution and the highly acclaimed Shopkeeper™ Retail Management Solution. We couple these highly flexible software solutions with consistent excellence in customer service. Through involvement, initiative and innovation, we have become trusted partners and contributors to our customer’s business growth, turning goals like efficiency, productivity, and profitability, into very real and attainable outcomes.

Windflite Computer Systems offers Winsys for Windows, a comprehensive integrated software system designed to address the critical day-to-day functions of running and growing a window fabrication operation. Since 1989, Winsys has continually provided its users with a fully integrated software solution coupled with training and toll free technical support. In order to stay competitive and succeed, every window and door manufacturer must target and achieve peak performance at all levels. This means more than just producing the best possible product. It means delivering quality products, on time and at a realistic price. It means staying on the very leading edge of technology and tying it all together by taking advantage of the latest in internal automation at every business level; financial, clerical and manufacturing.

We specialize in providing Order Management, Catalog Management and Collaboration software for eCommerce, Catalog, and 3rd party Logistics companies, and anyone who needs a Web Store or back-end fulfillment software.

Computer Solutions, Inc. is a full service software development organization providing solutions for Multi-channel, Fulfillment, Catalog, and Mail Order companies. We specialize in providing Order Management, Catalog Management and Collaboration software for eCommerce, Catalog, and 3rd party Logistics companies, and anyone who needs a Web Store or back-end fulfillment software.

Our Mission is to offer quality products enhanced by quality service. Computer Solutions is deeply committed to maintaining the highest standards in product development as well as customer support and satisfaction.

Meridian IT is an international provider of IT infrastructure solutions that serves organizations throughout the US and around the world. We are dedicated to helping customers build and manage complex information architectures that make sense for their businesses based on their need to balance cost and risk, performance and efficiency, availability and security. What sets Meridian IT apart is our experienced team of business consultants and technical specialists, made up of both former IBM technical specialists as well as veteran IT professionals with first-hand experience solving the challenges our customers face today. Together, we are able to bring our customers a unique and complete perspective that cuts through the industry noise and maximizes project success. We focus in seven core areas: information lifecycle management, infrastructure optimization (with a specialty in ERP environments) and virtualization, business continuity, collaboration, productivity, storage and security. .

IMAGINiT Technologies, a RAND Worldwide Company, is a leading provider of design and engineering solutions to the building, manufacturing and infrastructure, media and entertainment industries. With over 40 offices in North America and Asia-Pacific, IMAGINiT is a leading provider of Autodesk software solutions and the largest North American Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC) partner. IMAGINiT delivers knowledge, expertise and design processes to clients through proven technical support, training and consulting services. Our locations are supported by a vast pool of engineering resources that are focused on developing real-life business solutions for their local clients. For more information please visit www.rand.com/imaginit

Companies rely on an efficient IT infrastructure to support business-critical applications. They need to know that their systems and business processes are deployed to meet the highest service levels defined by their business units plus can be adapted to handle every new business opportunity. IBM i (formerly known as i5/OS®) running on an IBM Power Systems™ server offers a highly scalable and virus resistant architecture with a proven reputation for exceptional business resiliency. Running applications based on i has helped companies over many years to focus on innovation and delivering new value to their business, not just on managing their data center operations.

Isn’t it time you got more from your application software? With document management from IntelliChief, you can leverage your existing technology infrastructure to reduce costs, improve productivity, and provide better service to customers and suppliers. Use IntelliChief™ to create, manage, and deliver incoming and outgoing documents. Cut the paper chase and securely manage your mission-critical documents with an award-winning PPM solution from IntelliChief.

The IBM AS400 iSeries system has a long and successful history worldwide because of its layered architecture, superior hardware and software integration, and wide range of communication capabilities. There is no wonder why IntelliChief LLC chose to integrate tightly with the AS400 iSeries. One of the key contributors to the commercial success of the AS400 iSeries system, and why IntelliChief selected the AS400 iSeries over other systems, is its integrated architecture. The AS400 iSeries system is differentiated from other systems because of its high level of hardware and software integration. By effectively reducing the extent of integration required to be performed during implementation, the AS400 iSeries system approach minimizes implementation costs, increases reliability, and provides customers with the highest level of "ease-of-use".

FedEx Corporation provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $43 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 300,000 team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.

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