Released on = March 6, 2006, 5:23 pm

Press Release Author = Roger Meloy

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = ETO ERP Proves Successful Technology Roadmap for Encompix

Press Release Body = According to Chuck Stewart, Executive Vice President with
Encompix ETO ERP software, "A technology shift is once again upon the software
industry. Fading are the days of all-in-one client/server applications. Approaching
is the concept of service oriented architecture, platform independence, and
web-enabled enterprises. With any change, there are significant factors that must
reconcile to the realities of the new technology. As Encompix began the design and
development of the next generation of our engineer-to-order ERP solution, we've
sought to balance the issues to provide the best solution for our customers for the
coming years."

Stewart identified these issues:
. Innovation
. Reliability
. Performance
. Flexibility
. Scalability
. Total Cost of Ownership
. Investment Protection
. Partner Viability
. Niche Market Relevance
Beginning in 2003, Encompix began a process of prototyping their application using
various technologies and techniques with the goal of determining the best course of
action to take in the coming years. The process that quickly moved to the forefront
of their strategy is the concept of Application Transformation. Application
Transformation will cost effectively allow the ETO ERP leader to add new
capabilities that increase the application's market attractiveness and extend its
productive and profitable life. Unlike financially costly and risky new development
strategies such as a complete re-development project, Application Transformation
leverages investments made in existing applications, modernizes their architecture
and interfaces to support new technologies, and adds desirable new features. The
Application Transformation project has enabled Encompix to take an evolutionary
(transparent) approach to the task of transforming the existing Encompix Windows
Architecture to the new Encompix Service Architecture.

Encompix (www.encompix.com) has filled the manufacturing software requirements of
Engineer-to-Order companies since 1992. The company name reflects the commitment to
developing business application solutions that encompass the complex areas of
project-based and job-based manufacturing. Encompix provides ETO manufacturers
with a competitive advantage by improving bottom line results.

According to Thomas R. Cutler, spokesperson for the ETO Institute
(www.etoinstitute.org), "Encompix continues to capture significant marketshare in
the ETO environment because few other ERP vendors truly understand the nuances and
significant distinctions of the ETO process versus the repetitive manufacturing
process. Encompix now has more than 200 of the leading ETO manufacturing firms in
North America using their ERP Software solution."





Web Site = http://www.encompix.com

Contact Details = Encompix
www.encompix.com
Roger Meloy
rmeloy@encompix.com
513-733-0066