QAD Cloud ERP Automotive Edition Wins Product Leadership Award

December 8, 2015 | By Business Wire News

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.

QAD Inc. (Nasdaq:QADA) (Nasdaq:QADB), a leading provider of enterprise software and services designed for global manufacturing companies, today announced that it has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2015 Global Cloud ERP Automotive Product Leadership Award for the QAD Cloud ERP Automotive Edition solution. According to Frost & Sullivan’s award report, “QAD, with its industry-specific cloud ERP software solution and advanced cloud operations has effectively addressed the unique market challenges and the other demanding standards of automotive manufacturers.”

“QAD has leveraged its 30 years of experience in the automotive sector, eight years in the cloud space, and its thorough understanding of automotive manufacturing to help customers address various ERP-related challenges,” said Frost & Sullivan Global Vice President David Brousell. “As ERP is highly integrated into business operations, QAD believes that customers desire the freedom to implement solutions that reflect their unique business needs. This approach is drastically different from the ‘one-size-fits-all’ method adopted by most software-as-a-service vendors.”

In addition to a full-featured cloud ERP, QAD Cloud ERP Automotive Edition includes an industry-specific suite of process maps to support Global Materials Management Operation Guidelines (MMOG/LE) and direct mapping to the certification questionnaire. “We are pleased that Frost & Sullivan has validated our cloud approach for the automotive industry,” said Terry Onica, QAD Director of Automotive and co-chair of the AIAG MMOG/LE Work Group. “Combined with our integrated quality management solution, QAD Cloud ERP Automotive Edition helps automotive manufacturers reduce their risk and increase their appeal to OEMs.”

The QAD Cloud offers manufacturers excellent service levels through QAD’s own management software and by working with best-in-class cloud service providers. “We are gratified that Frost & Sullivan recognized QAD’s comprehensive approach to cloud monitoring and management,” said Tony Winter, QAD’s CTO. “Frost & Sullivan also recognized the value of our global capabilities and operations, our new user experience, and our related offerings such as QAD Cloud EDI and QAD Boomi to meet the many integration requirements facing automotive manufacturers.”

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About QAD – The Effective Enterprise

QAD Inc. (Nasdaq:QADA) (Nasdaq:QADB) is a leading provider of enterprise software and services designed for global manufacturing companies. For more than 35 years, QAD has provided global manufacturing companies with QAD Enterprise Applications, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that supports operational requirements, including financials, manufacturing, demand and supply chain planning, customer management, business intelligence and business process management. QAD Enterprise Applications is offered in flexible deployment models in the cloud, on-premise, or in a blended environment. With QAD, customers and partners in the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, high technology, industrial products and life sciences industries can better align daily operations with their strategic goals to meet their vision of becoming more Effective Enterprises.

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