CDC Software Corporation (NASDAQ: CDCS), a global provider of
enterprise software applications and services, today announced the
availability of Trace Express Viewer, a new solution for its Ross
ERP Lot Trace application that enables easier use, faster access
and immediate forward and backward trace functionality to identify
suspect materials and assist in the disposition of finished goods
in the event of a product recall - key functionalities for product
safety and compliance.
The new solution helps manufacturers ensure the safety of their
products and secure the trust of their customers while facilitating
industry and government regulatory compliance. With Trace Express,
food processors, life sciences and chemicals enterprises can
quickly obtain a graphical representation of the Lot Trace that
instantly enables the user to trace forward and backward to
determine the disposition and related properties of any ingredient,
intermediate or finished product at any point throughout the
materials receiving, manufacturing, inventory, sales and delivery
processes.
Trace Express provides a highly intuitive user experience that
is expected to help dramatically reduce the time it takes to
identify, review and process data related to a particular Lot
throughout a user’s Supply Chain. This new product also helps
reduce response times to potential problems, which can ultimately
ensure brand protection.
“Trace Express offers rapid traceability capabilities that is
greatly needed in our industry especially when you consider that
one recall can put a food manufacturer out of business,” said John
Shaw, director of Information Technology and Purchasing at
Litehouse Foods, a leading manufacturer of dressings, dips and
sauces and a long-time customer of Ross ERP. “This tool will save
us significant time in not only the track and trace process but its
ease of use also will cut the time it takes to train our workers in
this new solution. Ease of use is very important since we need our
quality assurance and manufacturing staff to perform the actual
track and trace processes rather than relying on our IT staff.”
“One of the deciding factors for our selecting Ross ERP recently
was its traceability functionality,” said Barry Calhoon, vice
president, IT/Administration of S.T. Specialty Foods, a leading
private-label manufacturer of dry-dinners based in Brooklyn Park,
Minn. “We expect Trace Express Viewer to be a helpful tool in our
quality control and food safety processes.”
“Trace Express Viewer raises the bar in safety and quality
control by providing dynamic and comprehensive visibility in the
track and trace processes for enterprises in highly regulated
industries,” said Alan MacLamroc, chief product and technology
officer of CDC Software. “We believe that this new product will not
only help manufacturers further reduce the risks of an actual
recall, but also proactively provide the brand assurance that all
participants in the supply chain, including consumers, are
currently seeking as global concerns about food and drug safety
continue to rise.”
“Trace Express Viewer is also the first of two major
deliverables planned for release for product safety and quality
control, which we have developed in record time compared to earlier
versions of Lot Trace. Using Agile, our development methodology
based on highly collaborative and iterative processes, we were able
to deliver Trace Express in about half the time versus the
traditional waterfall development model. We believe that this
significant improvement will apply to our other products in
development as well.”
The Ross Enterprise suite of applications provides comprehensive
record keeping and audit trails which are critical requirements for
manufacturers in highly regulated industries, such as food,
pharmaceutical and chemical processing. Trace Express provides
easier access and one-step track and trace that offers a 360 degree
view into a product lot’s activity and quality history. Ross
Enterprise serves as the operational system-of-record, capable of
recording all operations and operator activities, quality control
measurements, inventory movements, recipe changes, output
production yields and deviations from standard specifications by
individual product and material lot.
As part of Ross Enterprise suite, Trace Express particularly
helps manufacturers meet the requirements for rapid and thorough
traceability as outlined in numerous, global regulations such as
the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Bioterrorism Act
of 2002, the European Union’s Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, and
others. In addition to complying with new regulatory compliance
thresholds, Trace Express also helps manufacturers, acting as
suppliers, meet the demands from their larger customers in retail
and distribution for brand protection measures such as mock recall
audits.
In Life Sciences, for example, Ross provides cGxP compliant
transaction processing and work flow systems for materials
management, manufacturing, financials and the extended life science
supply chain. Ross ERP and Trace Express also enable pharmaceutical
companies to provide electronic pedigree (ePedigree), detailing a
drug’s path through the supply chain, for any product they produce
in the event that a drug is "selected" by an inspector. In
addition, Ross enables manufacturers to comply with FDA’s mandate
in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requiring drugs meet quality,
potency and purity standards.
Trace Express is available now with Ross ERP 6.3 service pack
5.
About Ross Enterprise for Food and Beverage
Ross Enterprise is CDC Software’s comprehensive suite of
applications for food and beverage manufacturers. The suite of
applications includes enterprise resource management (ERP), supply
chain management (SCM), warehouse management, customer relationship
management, real time performance management and business
analytics. Together, these systems address the unique challenges in
food and beverage including the need for detailed product costing
and profitability analysis, management of pricing and promotions,
optimized forecasting and scheduling, improved order fulfillment
and customer service, inventory optimization with minimal spoilage,
and compliance with food safety regulations and mock recalls. For
more information, visit www.rossinc.com.
Ross Enterprise for Life Sciences
Ross Enterprise for Life Sciences is CDC Software's
comprehensive suite of applications for the Life Sciences industry.
From emerging biotechnology firms to billion-dollar drug
manufacturers, Ross Enterprise solutions are designed with an
in-depth understanding of the critical operations of the Life
Sciences industry with key functionality in: forecasting and
planning, formula management, inventory control, manufacturing
management, quality control, lot tracing, product costing, customer
service and business analytics. The system provides cGxP compliant
transaction processing and work flow systems for materials
management, manufacturing, financials and the extended life science
supply chain. Ross Enterprise is used to streamline the transition
from clinical trials to commercial manufacturing, and facilitate
effective management of in-house and outsourced manufacturing. Ross
also directly addresses regulatory compliance in the areas of
Validation, ePedigree, SOX, and government
regulations for scheduled drugs, and 21 CFR Part 11.For more
information, visit www.rossinc.com.
About CDC
Software
CDC Software (NASDAQ: CDCS), The Customer-Driven Company™, is a
provider of enterprise software applications and services designed
to help organizations deliver a superior customer experience while
increasing efficiencies and profitability. CDC Software's product
suite includes: CDC Factory (manufacturing operations management),
CDC Ross ERP (enterprise resource planning), CDC Supply Chain
(supply chain management , warehouse management and order
management),CDC X-alert, e-M-POWER (discrete manufacturing), CDC
Pivotal CRM and Saratoga CRM (customer relationship management),
CDC Respond (customer complaint and feedback management), c360 CRM
add-on products, industry solutions and development tools for the
Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, CDC HRM (human resources) and
business analytics solutions.
These industry-specific solutions are used by more than 6,000
customers worldwide within the manufacturing, financial services,
health care, home building, real estate, wholesale and retail
distribution industries. The company completes its offerings with a
full continuum of services that span the life cycle of technology
and software applications, including implementation, project
consulting, technical support and IT consulting. For more
information, please visit www.cdcsoftware.com.
About CDC Corporation
The CDC family of companies includes CDC Software (NASDAQ: CDCS)
focused on enterprise software applications and services, CDC
Global Services focused on IT consulting services, outsourced
application development and IT staffing, CDC Games focused on
online games, and China.com, Inc. (HKGEM:8006) focused on portals
for the greater China markets. For more information about CDC
Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA), please visit
www.cdccorporation.net.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to Lot Trace,
Trace Express Viewer, Ross Enterprise and our other products, our
beliefs regarding the benefits and utility of Trace Express Viewer,
our beliefs regarding the potential effects and benefits for users
of our products, including reducing time for mock recalls,
improving quality audits, and meeting regulatory requirements, our
beliefs regarding additional planned product releases and the
timing thereof, our beliefs regarding improvements in our internal
development processes, and other statements that are not historical
fact, the achievement of which involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. These statements are based on management's current
expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes
in circumstances. There are important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward looking statements including, among others: the conditions
of the process manufacturing industry; the continued ability of
Ross Enterprise solutions to address industry-specific requirements
of companies in the process manufacturing industry; demand for and
market acceptance of new and existing Ross Enterprise solutions;
development of new functionalities which would allow process
manufacturers to compete more effectively and changes in the type
of information required to compete in the process manufacturing
industry. Further information on risks or other factors that could
cause results to differ is detailed in our filings or submissions
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and
those of our ultimate parent company, CDC Corporation, located at
www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements included in this press
release are based upon information available to management as of
the date of the press release, and you are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on any forward looking statements which speak only
as of the date of this press release. The company assumes no
obligation to update or alter the forward looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Historical results are not indicative of future performance.
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