| Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota (US), SoftBrands (AMEX: SBN) is a provider of enterprise software for businesses in the hospitality and manufacturing sectors. With more than 4,000 customers in over 60 countries, SoftBrands has established a worldwide infrastructure for the distribution, development, and support of enterprise software. The company has more than 590 employees, with branch offices in Europe, Asia, India, Australia, and Africa. |
Fourth Shift, a division of SoftBrands, designs, develops, markets, and supports fully integrated e-business enterprise applications for global manufacturing, distribution, customer relationship, and financial management. These applications are aimed at growing manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the midsize manufacturing marketplace. Fourth Shift's current product line is anchored by Fourth Shift 7.
The full suite of software includes Fourth Shift Customer Care, Fourth Shift Supplier Care, and Fourth Shift Employee Care, and is available in a variety of languages. Fourth Shift runs on Windows NT. It runs on two databases--the Titanium database engine from Micro Data Base Systems, Inc. (MDBS); and Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. The company focuses on the following markets: computers and electronics, machinery, fabricated products, consumer goods, and automotive suppliers. Fourth Shift customers represent a range of manufacturing industries, including mid-market organizations (independent companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million [USD]), and tier one organizations (remote plant sites of global 2500 enterprises). Fourth Shift serves its global markets through a direct sales force as well as a network of distributors and value-added resellers (VARs) worldwide, providing training, services, and support to customers.
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