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M1 by B&G quickly tops 150 user base in manufacturing sector

January 15, 2002

An Australian developed ERP software package for manufacturing industry - M1 by B&G™ - has quickly reached a total of 150 installed sites in Australia and the USA.

This exceptionally high rate of acceptance by manufacturing industry has occurred in a period of less than eighteen months since the M1 package was released.

Bowen & Groves has also recently opened an office for its US incorporated subsidiary in San Diego, to service the high level of enquiry being received from US based manufacturing companies both in traditional and high tech industry sectors.

The number of M1 sites installed in the USA has now exceeded the number in Australia's manufacturing sector and this market is expected to offer a continued high rate of customer acceptance.

M1 is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software package with a host of features including multiple modules designed specifically for small to medium scale manufacturing businesses.

"M1 offers the flexibility to accommodate the growth objectives and increased management needs of growing businesses in the manufacturing sector" Bowen & Groves CEO Geoff Groves said.

The fifteen modules incorporated in M1 include ordering, job, inventory and purchasing management, purchasing RFQ, shipping/receiving, scheduling, estimating/quoting, advanced inventory and a full range of accounts modules including accounts payable, receivable, general ledger, multi-currency dealings, together with shop floor data collection and document management.

Key features of M1 include state of the art navigation measures which enable users to quickly locate what they are looking for, quick implementation times with the integrated help/M1 assistant and an implementation check list.

"As a business Bowen & Groves has over a decade of experience in providing creative software solutions for the manufacturing sector.

"Over this period we became increasingly aware of the problems faced by small to medium scale manufacturing businesses and the inadequacies of most manufacturing software programs.

"We invested significant funds in establishing a product development team which directly led to the creation of M1.

"The rapid acceptance of the package since its release to both Australian and US based manufacturing industry users, confirms that we offer a business and enterprise management package which is easy to use, provides definite increments to the efficiency of a business and is user friendly to the point of offering practical solutions" Geoff Groves added.

"We also resolved very early in our development of M1 that Bowen & Groves would offer superior support and service to other software suppliers.

"We are now frequently complemented by our customers for our support service level which enables our customers to utilise the full potential of the software".

About Bowen & Groves Pty Ltd

Bowen & Groves was established in Australia in 1992 and expanded into the USA in 2000 with the specific focus to provide quality software and support to the Manufacturing Industry. Over the past nine years they have accomplished a reputation for excellence in customer support and professional service. More information about Bowen & Groves and its products and services is available at Bowen & Groves' Web site www.bowen-groves.com