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Software Guide Participants

Absolute Value

Acumatica

Advanced Distribution Partners

BCR Inc.

Blue Ridge

BMA Software

Computer Insights

DDI System

Demand Management, Inc.

Distribution One

General Data Systems

Gillani, Inc.

IDEA

International Business Systems (IBS)

INxSQL

itelligence, Inc.

Lawson

Microsoft Dynamics

NetSuite, Inc.

Pronto Software

SYSPRO

VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)

 
Distribution Software Guide

Distribution Software Guide

The Distribution Software Guide (DSG) is the only software selection guide specifically developed for the unique needs of the distribution community. The Guide provides detailed vendor information including feature matrixes for Enterprise Distribution and Complementary Solutions. User of the Guide website can utilize the Evaluation Center to compare more than 1,500 functions and features side-by-side. More than 45 endorsing trade associations, buying groups and education institutions receive complimentary copies of the guide, creating a circulation of at least 9,000 annually. The 21st Edition of the Guide has become the most used directory for wholesale distributors looking to replace or upgrade their existing business process software.

Activant Infor  



Manufacturing Software Guide

Manufacturing Software Guide

The Manufacturing Software Guide (MFG) is specifically designed for the unique needs of the manufacturing community. The Guide includes detailed vendor pages, company demographics, product information, and a feature matrix in order to compare technology and software applications. For more extensive information about each vendor, the applications and functionality, readers of Guide can visit the website evaluation tool to compare manufacturing software products side-by-side. The 5th Edition of the Guide reaches at least 7,000 manufacturers to help assist in researching packages when selecting software.

Epicor Software Corporation NetSuite, Inc.  



Industrial Distribution Mid-Year Supplement Guide

Industrial Distribution Mid-Year Supplement Guide

The Supplement to the Distribution Software Guide is provided in partnership with Industrial Distribution Magazine. It highlights functional capabilities, technology, and new developments of the different software packages. Designed to provide independently researched information collected through interviews, the supplement makes it easier for distributors to understand the capabilities and "sweet spots" of software that meets their specific needs. The Supplement Guide reaches the broader Distribution marketplace through Industrial Distribution Magazine's subscribers, which consists of more than 30,000 owners, managers, and sales personnel who are responsible for over $300 billion in annual sales.

Industrial Distribution Magazine for Wholesale Distribution




Industrial Supply Mid-Year Supplement Guide

Industrial Supply Mid-Year Supplement Guide

Supply channel distributors and manufacturers rely on Industrial Supply Magazine to tell them about new products and processes that can make them more efficient and profitable. The Supplement Guide condenses the Distribution Software Guide content into a 20 page, easy to read layout featuring software company product summaries. Reaching the decision-makers' hands comes from Industrial Supply Magazine's 30,000-plus industrial distributors and independent manufacturer reps in the United States.

Industrial Supply Magazine




Contractor Supply Mid-Year Supplement Guide

Contractor Supply Mid-Year Supplement Guide

As with Industrial, supply channel distributors and manufacturers rely on Contractor Supply Magazine to tell them about new products and processes that can make them more efficient and profitable. The Supplement Guide condenses the Distribution Software Guide content into a 20 page, easy to read layout featuring software company product summaries. Reaching the decision-makers' hands comes from Contractor Supply Magazine's 18,000-plus construction equipment, tool and supply distributors, manufacturers and rep agencies.

Contractor Supply Magazine




Contractor Supply Mid-Year Supplement Guide

Software Selection Services

The Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group, an independent advisory-consulting firm, works with wholesaler distributors and manufacturers to research, evaluate and select a software system. To maintain the position as unbiased consultants, the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group does not sell hardware, software or implementation services. Additionally, the Consulting Group has no financial interest in any one particular system or company that participates in the Software Guides.

Known for providing independently researched information of today's most advanced business applications, the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group is well known and respected throughout the distribution industry. The concentration on truly knowing the products listed in the Guide through on-site visits and annual software demos ensures our audience receives accurate, unembellished data.