Distribution heads to the cloud

Mid-market ERP specialist NetSuite is offering what it says is the first and only "Cloud-based" manufacturing suite aimed at delivering significant cost reductions and productivity gains for midsize manufacturers eager to move operations to the Cloud.

NetSuite stakes a claim as a leader in providing Cloud-based business management solutions for complex, highly competitive vertical industries, including wholesale/distribution and light manufacturing. "The release of NetSuite Manufacturing Edition builds on this expertise and experience and enables companies using NetSuite to address specific needs of global manufacturers," the solution provider said. NetSuite said that its Manufacturing Edition provides a fully integrated Cloud-computing enterprise management system that enables manufacturers to establish new locations with no need to build expensive server farms or virtual private networks in each new territory, slashing the costs associated with conventional IT for on-premise software

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