Vanenburg Business Systems Implements Baan IV ERP

Software at Detron Group in Three Months / Detron Group SignsMaster Contract for 200 to 300 Users, Worth Over Two MillionGuilders Nijkerk, Netherlands (ots-PRNewswire) - Vanenburg BusinessSystems today announced that its division Vanenburg ConstructionSolutions has completed the implementation of Baan IV ERPsoftware at Detron Group in three months. This success led DetronGroup to sign a master contract with Vanenburg Business Systemsfor the implementation of Baan IV for another 200 to 300 users.The contract is worth over two million guilders. Detron Group supplies products and services in the fields oftelecommunications, industrial automation and industrialelectronics. The concern decided to manage its business processesby implementing Baan IV, selecting three industry-specificmodels: Installation, Engineering Industry and Service Module.These models will enable the group to control the wholelogistical, project and service organization for the purchase,installation and delivery of goods and services. Detron Group decided that Detron System Services in Huizenwould be the first office to introduce Baan IV. This projectstarted in the autumn of 1998 and was implemented by VanenburgBusiness Systems in partnership with Jansen MI. All the basicfacilities for the ERP software were set up and available tousers within three months and there are now over fifty usersworking simultaneously with Baan IV at the offices of DetronSystem Services in the Netherlands. Additional implementationwork has already started at Detron Mobile Networks in DetronGroup's new building in Zaltbommel. Master contract The speed with which the software was implemented at DetronSystem Services was one reason why Detron Group signed a mastercontract with Vanenburg Business Systems and Jansen MI for theimplementation of Baan IV Industry Models at other companies inthe Detron Group. This contract runs till the end of the year2000 and is worth over two million guilders. "We want to implement an integrated solution for all businessunits, using information technology as a strategic managementtool for the whole of the Detron organization," said EtienneNagtzaam, Finance Director at Detron Group. "Vanenburg BusinessSystems is offering us a solution that can be implementedquickly. This is mainly because the Construction Solutionsdivision has an in-depth knowledge of the business processes inour sector." "The project at Detron Group provides further proof thatVanenburg Business Systems owes its distinctive position in themarket to the rapid implementation of software solutions,enabling our customers to maximize their return on investment(ROI)," said Jos Bosman, Managing Director of Vanenburg BusinessSystems in the Netherlands. "Knowledge of the industry (includingprojects), top quality service and support are vitally importantelements in this. Moreover the concentration on specific businessprocesses resulted in a clear definition of the wholeimplementation programme at Detron Group. This was another factorcontributing to the speed and success of the implementation." Detron Group Detron Group was set up in 1991. It has been listed on theAmsterdam Stock Exchange since 26 February 1999 and is now thelargest independent Telecom Services company in the Netherlands.Detron is also active in the market for industrial services.Detron is divided up into two divisions: Telecom Services andIndustrial Services. The Telecom Services division concentrates on the design,construction, testing and maintenance of communications andtelecommunications networks. Telecom Services provides servicesto telecom operators, suppliers of telecommunications and datacommunications, and telecommunication end users. Telecom Servicesis responsible for over 70% of Detron Group's turnover. At year-end 1998 this division employed around 1600 staff. The Industrial Services division focuses on providingindustrial, technical services to medium-sized and largecompanies and government organizations. Industrial Services isresponsible for 30% of Detron Group's turnover. At year-end 1998around 400 staff were working in this division. Detron Group isactive in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and China (HongKong). In 1998 Detron made a net profit of NLG 10.8 million (1997:NLG 3.6 million) on a turnover of NLG 263 million (1997: NLG114.5 million). Vanenburg Business Systems Established in 1996, Vanenburg Business Systems (formerly BaanBusiness Systems) is a leading provider of enterprise-wideindustry solutions for medium and small companies which rely onindustry experts for rapid and reliable implementation and earlyreturn on investments, with highly responsive service andsupport. This global solutions provider is offering 'All-in-Best-of-Breed' industry solutions which are a perfect fit betweendepth of functionality and smooth integration based on 'best-in-class'-proven technology and industry expertise. VanenburgBusiness Systems is represented by subsidiaries and businesspartners in more than 17 countries, and services over 2,000customers world-wide. Vanenburg Business Systems is based inBarneveld, The Netherlands, and is owned by Vanenburg Group. otsOriginal Text Service: Vanenburg Business Systems Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: Jolanda Peek, GlobalCommunications Manager, of Vanenburg Business Systems HoldingB.V., +31-342-428449, or jpeek@vanenburg.com; or EtienneNagtzaam, Finance Director, of Detron Group, +31-418-666610, ore.nagtzaam@detron.nl; or Jennifer van der Wal of Van SluisConsultants, +31-20-66-40-640, for Vanenburg Business Systems

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