Pronto Software Explained
Pronto Software is an Australian enterprise software vendor.
Pronto Xi is Pronto Software's main product. It has modules for financials, retail, CRM, supply chain management, warehouse management, manufacturing and facilities management.[3]
History
The company was founded in 1976 as Prometheus Software Development in Sydney, Australia.[4] [5] Originally trading under the name 'Prometheus Software', the company was sold to Sausage Software in 1999. The name was then changed to 'Pronto Software' following a management buyout in 2002.
Recognition
- 2006 Pronto Software named The Age/D&B Victorian Business of the Year. Launches PRONTO-Xi Phase 5
- 2007 Awarded IBM’s Reseller of the Year[6]
- 2008 Won the D&B/The Age Business Awards (IT)[7] and AIIA iAwards for Alert Intelligence[8]
- 2009 Won the Australian Business Awards for Enterprise.[9] Surpassed $50 million in turn over.[10] Launches PRONTO-Xi Phase 6.[11]
- 2011 Won the 2011 IBM Choice Award for Midmarket Leadership.[12] Launches Pronto Xi Dimensions.
- 2015 Awarded 2015 ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards for Best Software Product.[13]
- 2016 ABA100 Winner for Cloud Innovation in The Australian Business Awards.[14]
Technology
In 1984, the company launched a suite of PRONTO Enterprise Management tools.
In 2005, the company launched PRONTO-Xi Phase 4.
In 2016, Pronto launched a digital consultancy service called Pronto Woven, a software complementary to Pronto Xi.[15]
Pronto Xi runs on Linux (RedHat), UNIX (AIX or Solaris), or Microsoft Windows Server 2008. In Unix/Linux deployments, users access the application through a proprietary thin client application[16] which connects to the server using SSH, Telnet, or SSL encrypted Telnet. Recent years have seen the introduction of a web client that is the basis of future development.
Supported databases are Informix Dynamic Server, Oracle, or SQL Server.
Technology partners
Pronto Software is partnered with IBM,[17] Remap, TIG Freight Management, ProSpend, Action HRM, Nomos One, Maralan Documentation, QBuild, Square, BundyPlus, Filebound Solutions, Ozedi and Finlease.
Independent Consultants
There is a range of independent consultants not affiliated with Pronto Software servicing various industries. To date, Pronto software does not offer affiliation programs for independent consultants.
Notes and References
- https://www.pronto.net/connect/news/267-ceo-chad-gates Chad Gates appointed as new Managing Director of Pronto Software
- https://www.pronto.net/connect/news/267-ceo-chad-gates Chad Gates appointed as new Managing Director of Pronto Software
- http://www.cfoweb.com.au/softwareguide/providerdetails.asp?provider_id=449 CFO Financial Review - Software and Accounts
- http://www.crn.com.au/Feature/124046,business-applications-reach-the-smb.aspx Business applications reach the SMB
- http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/once-a-sausage-pronto-software-is-a-winner/2006/12/01/1164777791611.html Once a Sausage, Pronto Software is a winner
- Web site: Software in FM - Industry . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090930140144/http://www.fma.com.au/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1973&Itemid=33#PRONTO . 2009-09-30 . 2009-10-23.
- http://www.businessday.com.au/business/pronto-delivers-the-recipe-for-success-20081016-52f2.html Pronto delivers the recipe for success
- http://www.aiia.com.au/pages/20080422mediarelease.aspx Australia's premier ICT industry awards honour brightest innovators
- http://www.pronto.com.au/news/pr/308-pronto-software-wins-2009-australian-business-award.html Pronto Software wins 2009 Australian Business Award
- Web site: Pronto takes its ERP to the US . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091015081526/http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,26200379-5013040,00.html . 2009-10-15 . 2009-10-23.
- http://www.industrialit.com.au/article/pronto-software-announces-phase-6-of-pronto-xi-software/470747.aspx Pronto Software announces Phase 6 of PRONTO-Xi software
- http://www.ferret.com.au/c/Pronto-Software/Pronto-software-wins-2011-IBM-Choice-Award-for-Midmarket-Leadership-n909949 Pronto software wins IBM Choice Award for Midmarket Leadership
- https://www.pronto.net/connect/news/253-pronto-software-crowned-aba100-winner-in-the-australian-business-awards-for-fifth-consecutive-year Pronto Software crowned ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards for fifth consecutive year
- Web site: ABA100 Winner for Cloud Innovation in The Australian Business Awards 2016 .
- Web site: Pronto weaves new offering, launches digital consultancy .
- Web site: 2023-10-18 . PRONTO-Xi Thin Client. Get the software safely and easily. . 2024-01-15 . Software Informer . en-US.
- http://www-07.ibm.com/businesscenter/au/industry/content/pronto.html IBM and Pronto Software
