New Customers - April 2005

Mooney Airplane Company
Junction Solutions, a leading provider of vertical industry focused enterprise software and services based on Microsoft Axapta, today announced that the Mooney Airplane Company has selected the Microsoft Axapta ERP solution from Junction Solutions to replace its current SAP system in order to greatly improve its manufacturing and service operations. In addition, the company plans to use Junction Solution's integrated Multi-Channel Retail functionality to better manage its aircraft components business through orders received via the catalog, internet and call center.

Mooney chose Junction Solutions' Microsoft Axapta system for its end-to-end business support, from HR self-service to production planning to order management.

Junction's integrated Multi-Channel Retail functionality will allow Mooney to address the unique challenges of measuring marketing effectiveness, improving customer service and streamlining order fulfillment, while providing control and integration of processes, systems and channels.


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Bell Tea
Microsoft has announced a major win at Bell Tea, which has not only chosen its high-end Axapta business intelligence product but opted for a complete revamping of its IT structure, including an upgrade from a dated Novell server to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003.

The win came via implementation partner CGNZ Middle Market Solutions.

"Our existing CBA system was 14 years old, and whilst adequate, it simply couldn’t offer us the scope for change and updates that we needed to drive our business forward. We needed to improve our capacity planning and sales forecasting tool and were also keen to meet and exceed the demands of our customers. The system was coping but was also starting to become a block to growing existing product lines and introducing new products," said David McKeown, Bell's financial controller.

After an extensive competitive tender process, Bell went for a comprehensive Microsoft solution, said Mr McKeown.

"The evidence showed us that Axapta was perfectly placed for our business, it had been used by other food manufacturers like Hubbards and Old Fashioned Foods, and is based on relatively new technology.

"The area of our business which is unique to us as a tea manufacturer is our tea batching and blending process and we investigated Axapta quite rigorously to ensure it could be customised to include this. With Axapta, we were also really impressed with the ‘out of box’ functionality of the system and its ability to match our individual needs," he said.

David Guy, partner group manager for Microsoft Business Solutions said Bell had moved "to a very strong competitive position. Axapta will also give the company the potential to reduce costs by improving planning around stock levels."

"Our major supermarket customers are pushing for an electronic invoicing and supply service and if you can’t keep up with what is an increasing trend in the FMCG industry, you won’t grow with your customers or win new business," said Mr McKeown.

The project is projected to go live in July.

Read the story "Microsoft brews a cuppa at Bell Tea" on the the National Business Review