• When Augusta Janitorial Supply executives chose to partner with Activant, they gained a technology provider that combined decades of distribution industry experience with personal, individualized service.
• Activant Acclaim's consigned inventory feature helps Chicago Hi-Speed Tool and Supply expand its business. "It has become a big portion of our business," says president Arnie Baron. "And without it, we could not have grown the way we have."
• Investing in Activant Acclaim allowed City Plumbing and Electric to give customers more of what they want, when they want it. Acclaim also allows the plumbing and electrical supply distributor generate more dollars by operating with more salespeople - and less administrative staff.
• Using its Activant solution, Fastening Systems, has decreased inventory levels by 15 percent, reduced cycle-counting time by 50 percent, and saved thousands on freight charges, all while streamlining operations and reducing AR days.
• Flowline Components, Inc. battled shrinking margins. Then they moved to Activant Acclaim and not only reversed the trend, but grew by 25 percent without hiring additional staff.
• Friedman Electric Supply Company - With Activant Acclaim, Friedman Electric Supply Company has restructured its warehouse by SKU movement, increased sales and profit margins, and reduced inventory by 20 percent - all in less than five years.
• General Tool & Supply Company has remained on the cutting edge of Activant technology since the days of the Activant Model 2. Several years ago, they moved from XL to Acclaim to take advantage of specific features that Acclaim offers such as the General Ledger and EDI.
• Hub Supply, a leading edge company who maximizes technology to better serve their customers, knows just how instrumental the Activant Acclaim system has been in helping the company to continue to grow even as daily business demands increased and provide reliable customer service.
• When you're in the healthcare business, choosing the right technology provider can literally be a matter of life or death. So, when Medical Specialties chose to leave behind outdated technologies that prevented long-term growth, they chose Activant Acclaim and Activant B2B Seller - and have seen inventory turns double.
• Activant Acclaim and Trading Partner Connect helps Midwest Industrial Tools, a growing industrial equipment and supplies distributor, live up to their mission of putting customers first.
• Oliver H. Van Horn, a long-standing and influential Activant customer, has continued to upgrade their technology and moved from XL to Acclaim because, according to the company's CEO, "Activant is still doing what it has always done for our business: increase efficiency and facilitate better communication."
• Perrigo, Inc. needed to improve their accounting procedures. By upgrading to Activant Acclaim, the company was able to reduce staff, saving $100,000 a year, and realize 20 percent growth annually.
• PSI Industries, Inc. was a small fish in a big pond until they moved to Activant Acclaim. Now when it comes to customer service, their five-person staff can go toe-to-toe with larger distributors.
• R.L. Brews Ltd. purchased Activant XL in 1995 and quickly moved to Activant Acclaim when it was released in 1996. Unlike its competition, that offers primarily accounting-based software, Activant Acclaim provides strong and flexible accounting, inventory management, and order processing functionality.
• Managing a distributorship with more than 100 locations would be impossible without technology like that provided by Activant, contends Steve McKinney, president, Southern Fastening Systems. As a result of that technology, the fastener giant has improved communication, while increasing inventory turns by 20 percent and decreasing dead stock by 30 percent.
• Superior Abrasives refines their business with Activant Acclaim and Activant Trading Partner Connect.
• Gary Wack, president of Superior Industrial Supply, believes Acclaim's price and availability screen to be a "live or die" feature. By utilizing the information on the screen, his employees "can answer almost any question a customer might ask in seconds."
• Using Activant Acclaim and the Integrated Executive Report Writer (CorVu) helped Tanner Bolt exploit customer data to increase sales by 10 percent. "We always look to capitalize on information we already have," says Jeff Tanner, president. "It's like sitting on a gold mine."
• Activant Acclaim helps Thompson Distribution Company increase control and accuracy of information. "We need a product to be reliable and robust - we found everything we need in Acclaim," says Dan Pierson, IT manager at the company.
• Wayne Pipe & Supply joined the Activant family in a rather hurried manner when the local company that had been providing their entire computer services suddenly announced they were closing their doors. Wayne Pipe & Supply purchased the Activant Acclaim system and were up in running in 60 days.

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