At Book Expo America we met with representatives of IBS Bookmaster to check up on their current projects and learn about their future plans.
During these conversations we learned that the top two add-ons for IBS Bookmaster are Integrator and their document management software.
Integrator automates file transmissions between any two (or more) IT systems. For example, you can tell Integrator to access a file at FTP location every 10 minutes, move the file to a new format, use it to update a specificed SQL database and send an email when the process is completed. What sets integrator apart from the competition is its price - about $25K as compared to $55K to $100K for competitive products.
The IBS Bookmaster document software allows the user to link any scanned document to the appropiate record(s). What sets it apart from other systems is that the user can search these documents for any phrase.
We confirmed that IBS Bookmaster is on schedule for a release of its new java based interface. This JAVA based GUI allows the user to customize the screen by user (or user function) by positioning panels where they want.
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Showing posts with label IBS Bookmaster. Show all posts
Monday, June 1, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
National Book Network Live with IBS Bookmaster
The National Book Network, one of the largest independent book distributors in the United States, went live with IBS Bookmaster ERP software in November 2008.
From our perspective the most interesting facet of this implementation was that NBN's distribution operations experienced no down time during the switch-over.
For details on this system conversion, read the following excerpt from National Book Network's October 2008 Newsletter:
SYSTEM CONVERSION FORTHCOMING, by Jed Lyons, CEO
"Almost four years ago, we made a decision to convert our distribution center in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania from what was then a manual operation into an automated facility with state of the art technology and equipment. We are now preparing for the culmination of our four year plan and conversion to an enhanced computer platform, IBS/Bookmaster, this Fall.
During the past four years, we have invested over $5 million in new computer software and hardware, conveyor systems, racking, and other equipment designed to improve our order fulfillment and distribution capabilities. Many of you have visited Blue Ridge Summit, but for those of you who have not, here is what you will see today if you come for a tour:
1. A 285,000 square foot facility supplemented by 190,000 square feet of storage for slow-moving inventory.
2. A paperless warehouse environment which relies entirely on handheld computers (“RFD’s” radio frequency devices) that direct pickers to pick locations using machine readable barcodes.
3. An automated conveyor system which propels orders throughout the picking area carrying cartons from the warehouse floor up to a three story mezzanine where orders are picked by zone and then diverted to gravity slides that consolidate orders by national account.
4. A workforce of 350 individuals working two shifts a day five days a week and on weekends when necessary.
As the publishing industry’s supply chain has become ever more sophisticated, the requirement to invest in new technology and equipment has accelerated. The 13 digit ISBN, license plating, automatic shipment notification (ASN) and other recent developments mean that we are constantly investing money in our systems in order to stay competitive.
Our operations team has spent the last two years planning for the conversion to a new computer platform, IBS/Bookmaster. We have invested thousands of hours and $2.5 million in the new system. We are pleased to report that we are on schedule to go live this Fall.
IBS Bookmaster was developed specifically for the book industry and includes many improvements I’m confident will please you.
We know from experience that computer conversions are always challenging which is why we started in 2006 to prepare for this one. In anticipation of the Fall go live date, we have been testing literally every module and every component of the new system in real time on the warehouse floor and throughout the other departments in Blue Ridge Summit.
The distribution team has been running the system for several months now with actual order picking that utilizes the IBS/Bookmaster technology. The Credit and Collections department has been using the accounts receivable collection module with great success and the customer service department has been keying test orders and processing EDI test orders for the past three months.
One of the areas that has received a great deal of attention is the reporting that you will begin receiving in the Fall. The new, enhanced reports are web-based......They also include a host of new features you will learn about in one of the publisher report training sessions we are scheduling in the coming months."
To learn more about National Book Network visit http://www.nbnbooks.com/
From our perspective the most interesting facet of this implementation was that NBN's distribution operations experienced no down time during the switch-over.
For details on this system conversion, read the following excerpt from National Book Network's October 2008 Newsletter:
SYSTEM CONVERSION FORTHCOMING, by Jed Lyons, CEO
"Almost four years ago, we made a decision to convert our distribution center in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania from what was then a manual operation into an automated facility with state of the art technology and equipment. We are now preparing for the culmination of our four year plan and conversion to an enhanced computer platform, IBS/Bookmaster, this Fall.
During the past four years, we have invested over $5 million in new computer software and hardware, conveyor systems, racking, and other equipment designed to improve our order fulfillment and distribution capabilities. Many of you have visited Blue Ridge Summit, but for those of you who have not, here is what you will see today if you come for a tour:
1. A 285,000 square foot facility supplemented by 190,000 square feet of storage for slow-moving inventory.
2. A paperless warehouse environment which relies entirely on handheld computers (“RFD’s” radio frequency devices) that direct pickers to pick locations using machine readable barcodes.
3. An automated conveyor system which propels orders throughout the picking area carrying cartons from the warehouse floor up to a three story mezzanine where orders are picked by zone and then diverted to gravity slides that consolidate orders by national account.
4. A workforce of 350 individuals working two shifts a day five days a week and on weekends when necessary.
As the publishing industry’s supply chain has become ever more sophisticated, the requirement to invest in new technology and equipment has accelerated. The 13 digit ISBN, license plating, automatic shipment notification (ASN) and other recent developments mean that we are constantly investing money in our systems in order to stay competitive.
Our operations team has spent the last two years planning for the conversion to a new computer platform, IBS/Bookmaster. We have invested thousands of hours and $2.5 million in the new system. We are pleased to report that we are on schedule to go live this Fall.
IBS Bookmaster was developed specifically for the book industry and includes many improvements I’m confident will please you.
We know from experience that computer conversions are always challenging which is why we started in 2006 to prepare for this one. In anticipation of the Fall go live date, we have been testing literally every module and every component of the new system in real time on the warehouse floor and throughout the other departments in Blue Ridge Summit.
The distribution team has been running the system for several months now with actual order picking that utilizes the IBS/Bookmaster technology. The Credit and Collections department has been using the accounts receivable collection module with great success and the customer service department has been keying test orders and processing EDI test orders for the past three months.
One of the areas that has received a great deal of attention is the reporting that you will begin receiving in the Fall. The new, enhanced reports are web-based......They also include a host of new features you will learn about in one of the publisher report training sessions we are scheduling in the coming months."
To learn more about National Book Network visit http://www.nbnbooks.com/
Friday, June 6, 2008
National Book Network Switches to IBS Bookmaster
The Self Awareness ( www.shelf-awareness.com ) ; daily enlightenment for the book trade, website reported that NBN is implementing IBS Bookmaster.
"Tom Luckinich has joined Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group and National Book Network as director of IT operations, where he will manage the MIS department and support daily operations as the company prepares to switch to IBS/BookMaster. He has held IT management positions for 20 years at several companies, including Westinghouse Electric."
Read the source documment or go to Shelf-Awareness.com and search the archive for IBS Bookmaster.
"Tom Luckinich has joined Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group and National Book Network as director of IT operations, where he will manage the MIS department and support daily operations as the company prepares to switch to IBS/BookMaster. He has held IT management positions for 20 years at several companies, including Westinghouse Electric."
Read the source documment or go to Shelf-Awareness.com and search the archive for IBS Bookmaster.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Pearson to Install IBS Bookmaster in Europe
A recent press release from IBS, excerpted below, on the decision by Pearson to install IBS Bookmaster at sites in Benelux, Spain and Poland, Korea, Taiwan and Japan highlights what we see as one of the key competitive advantages of the IBS Bookmaster solution;
IBS Advantage: IBS with offices in 22 countries supports, installs & maintains their software with local staff.
"IBS has signed an agreement with Pearson, a leading international media company, for the installation of Bookmaster, IBS’ publishing and book distribution solution, in four European countries. The planned installation includes software, services and hardware with a total value of EUR 4.5 m.
Pearson, one of the world’s leading media organisations, first installed IBS Bookmaster, a software solution designed specifically for publishers and book distributors, in Australia in 1991. Today, the software is used in Pearson’s publishing and book distribution operations in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India and South Africa, with Korea and Taiwan scheduled to go live in 2008 and Japan in 2009.
Based on Pearson’s positive experiences from their relationship with IBS in Asia, Australasia and Africa, Pearson has decided to expand the installation of the software to include four additional locations in Europe including Benelux, Spain and Poland. In total, 260 concurrent users will use IBS Bookmaster, which covers everything from editorial and book production, to distribution, warehouse management, e-commerce, business intelligence and royalties."
IBS Advantage: IBS with offices in 22 countries supports, installs & maintains their software with local staff.
"IBS has signed an agreement with Pearson, a leading international media company, for the installation of Bookmaster, IBS’ publishing and book distribution solution, in four European countries. The planned installation includes software, services and hardware with a total value of EUR 4.5 m.
Pearson, one of the world’s leading media organisations, first installed IBS Bookmaster, a software solution designed specifically for publishers and book distributors, in Australia in 1991. Today, the software is used in Pearson’s publishing and book distribution operations in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India and South Africa, with Korea and Taiwan scheduled to go live in 2008 and Japan in 2009.
Based on Pearson’s positive experiences from their relationship with IBS in Asia, Australasia and Africa, Pearson has decided to expand the installation of the software to include four additional locations in Europe including Benelux, Spain and Poland. In total, 260 concurrent users will use IBS Bookmaster, which covers everything from editorial and book production, to distribution, warehouse management, e-commerce, business intelligence and royalties."
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Bookmaster Selected by EMC Paradigm Publishing
PRESS RELEASE
EMC Paradigm Publishing signs a software license agreement for IBS Bookmaster software.
EMC Paradigm Publishing, which recently celebrated fifty years in the publishing industry, has signed a software and services agreement with IBS to install the world-leading software suite for publishers – IBS Bookmaster. The new system will include financials, book production, inventory control, warehouse management, subscription management, royalties and retail management.
“The IBS Bookmaster software suite will help take our publishing business to the next level, while making us more competitive and more efficient,” states Pat McKeown, Director of Information Systems, EMC Paradigm Publishing. “We are especially looking forward to the Book Production Module that will be able to track our process from inception to final printing. Throughout the evaluation process, we felt that the IBS Bookmaster software was the most comprehensive of all the software applications we looked at.”
About EMC/Paradigm Publishing
For more than 50 years, EMC Paradigm Publishing has been committed to developing quality educational materials and providing personalized service to educators. Their School Division offers textbook programs in World Languages, Business Education, Literature, and Language Arts with supplementary and multimedia materials. The College Division offers textbook programs in Computer Technology, Allied Health, Accounting, Office Technology, Distance Learning, Staff Development and Biotechnology with supplementary and multimedia materials. EMC has customers throughout the US and Canada.
IBS North America, March 15, 2007
EMC Paradigm Publishing signs a software license agreement for IBS Bookmaster software.
EMC Paradigm Publishing, which recently celebrated fifty years in the publishing industry, has signed a software and services agreement with IBS to install the world-leading software suite for publishers – IBS Bookmaster. The new system will include financials, book production, inventory control, warehouse management, subscription management, royalties and retail management.
“The IBS Bookmaster software suite will help take our publishing business to the next level, while making us more competitive and more efficient,” states Pat McKeown, Director of Information Systems, EMC Paradigm Publishing. “We are especially looking forward to the Book Production Module that will be able to track our process from inception to final printing. Throughout the evaluation process, we felt that the IBS Bookmaster software was the most comprehensive of all the software applications we looked at.”
About EMC/Paradigm Publishing
For more than 50 years, EMC Paradigm Publishing has been committed to developing quality educational materials and providing personalized service to educators. Their School Division offers textbook programs in World Languages, Business Education, Literature, and Language Arts with supplementary and multimedia materials. The College Division offers textbook programs in Computer Technology, Allied Health, Accounting, Office Technology, Distance Learning, Staff Development and Biotechnology with supplementary and multimedia materials. EMC has customers throughout the US and Canada.
Friday, March 16, 2007
What is a 1+1=3 Acquisition?
We classify a book publishing software vendor's merger or acquisition as a 1+1=3 if it has a dramatic effect on the sales of the vendor's publishing software.
Example: 1+1=2 Acquisition
The Media Services Group Ltd's 2005 acquisition of S3 Pubtech; and its CisPub book publishing software product line, complemented their existing Bookworks product line, increased their customer base among book publishers & distributors, and improved technical support for existing customers; however, it has not lead to increased rates of sale for either book publishing software solution - CisPub or Bookworks.
Example: 1+1=3 Acquisition
International Business Services' (a $300M+ company) 2005 acquisition of TMS ($10M+ company) and their Bookmaster book publishing software dramatically increased the sales potential of Bookmaster. The number of new clients signed up in the United States has greatly increased since the merger and Bookmaster is now supported and sold by IBS offices in 22+ countries. The software is being extended to support the Spanish language, and support for additional languages is forthcoming. This merger has the potential to quadruple the sales of Bookmaster.
Example: 1+1=2 Acquisition
The Media Services Group Ltd's 2005 acquisition of S3 Pubtech; and its CisPub book publishing software product line, complemented their existing Bookworks product line, increased their customer base among book publishers & distributors, and improved technical support for existing customers; however, it has not lead to increased rates of sale for either book publishing software solution - CisPub or Bookworks.
Example: 1+1=3 Acquisition
International Business Services' (a $300M+ company) 2005 acquisition of TMS ($10M+ company) and their Bookmaster book publishing software dramatically increased the sales potential of Bookmaster. The number of new clients signed up in the United States has greatly increased since the merger and Bookmaster is now supported and sold by IBS offices in 22+ countries. The software is being extended to support the Spanish language, and support for additional languages is forthcoming. This merger has the potential to quadruple the sales of Bookmaster.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Vista Acquires Ingenta
Wow, Vista - a leading supplier of ERP systems to large publishers - acquired Ingenta; a distributor of online products, in a reverse merger to form a new company called Publishing Technology Plc.
What does this mean?
1. Vista is now a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange's AIM marketplace. As a publicly traded company it will have access to the capital markets to fund future growth via acquisitions or increased R&D spending.
2. Vista is now a provider of distribution software for both printed and online products.
3. Access to Ingenta's 266+ publisher clients will likely facilitate increased sales of Vista book publishing software in the future.
4. Vista, now a $33M USD publicly traded company (based on Pro-Forma financials) has increased its competitive strength vs. Klopotek (a $23M company) and IBS Bookmaster; its two main competitors.
What does this mean?
1. Vista is now a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange's AIM marketplace. As a publicly traded company it will have access to the capital markets to fund future growth via acquisitions or increased R&D spending.
2. Vista is now a provider of distribution software for both printed and online products.
3. Access to Ingenta's 266+ publisher clients will likely facilitate increased sales of Vista book publishing software in the future.
4. Vista, now a $33M USD publicly traded company (based on Pro-Forma financials) has increased its competitive strength vs. Klopotek (a $23M company) and IBS Bookmaster; its two main competitors.
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