ECi Software Solutions

ECi Software Solutions
Private
Industry Business software
Founded Fort Worth, Texas, United States (1999 (1999))
Headquarters Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
  • Ron Books, CEO
  • Trevor Gruenewald, COO
  • Glenn Etherington, CFO
Products
  • Acsellerate, Advantage, BlueSky, Britannia, DDMS, EasyOrder, ECinteractive, Horizon, HorizonWeb, M1, Maytech, NGV, RockSolid, TeamDesign
Number of employees
 400+ (2012)
Website ecisolutions.com

ECi Software Solutions is a business management and e-commerce software publisher, primarily serving small and medium-sized businesses in the office products and furniture, construction supplies, hardware, sanitation, manufacturing, and distribution industries.[1][2] ECi is a subsidiary of eCommerce Industries, Inc.[3]

ECi was founded in 1999, and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.[4]

ECi holds a ‘Connect Conference’, a national meeting for its software users and strategic partners.[5] The company also uses ‘customer advisory councils’ made up of users which provide feedback to help develop, test and adapt products.[6]

History

In January 2015, ECi acquired Spruce Computer Systems, an Albany, New York based lumber and building materials software company.[7]

Products

DDMS is an ERP targeted at office products, office furniture, and office equipment retailers. La Crosse and OMD focus on the office machines industry, as well as e-automate, which is owned by Digital Gateway, Inc.,[8] and TeamDesign on the contract furniture business. FMAudit provides remote meter readings and solutions for the managed print services industry.[9] Acsellerate is an on-demand sales and business intelligence product.[10]

ECi M1, which provides ERP software for manufacturers, was acquired from Bowen and Groves by ECi in 2009.[11]

In April 2012, ECi announced that it acquired Derbyshire, England based BlueSky Systems Solutions, Ltd., a back office systems supplier for the European office products industry. BlueSky joins the list of other solutions for the European market that includes EasyOrder, NGV, Horizon, Horizon Web, and Atomic.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "ECi Software Solutions". Inc.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "ECi Software Solutions". Panorama Consulting Solutions.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to ECi Software Solutions". IT Online Showcase. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "ECi Office Addresses and Phone Numbers". ECi. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "ECi Software Solutions Announces Dates for Connect Conference 2013". The Imaging Channel. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  6. ↑ "Why ECi?". ECi. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "ECi Acquires Spruce Computer Systems". ProSales Magazine. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Sinclar, Sand. "United We Stand For A Better Tomorrow". Image Source Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "FMAudit Homepage". FMAudit. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "ECi and Digital Gateway Join Forces". ECi. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "ECi Software Solutions". ERP Shortlist. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "ECi Software Solutions acquires BlueSky Systems Solutions Ltd". Dealipedia. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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