Ramco launches Ramco OnDemand ERP 2.0

href="http://dqchannels.ciol.com/content/SilverClub04/104092046.asp">Ramco
Systems an IT company focused on
consulting, products, and managed services, announced the launch of
Ramco OnDemand ERP 2.0 (RODE 2.0), the next generation of India's
first full-fledged ERP offering on the cloud. Built on Ramco's
SaaS-based model, RODE 2.0 adds significant functionalities,
features, and modules to the offering. The chief guest for the
launch, grand master and world Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand,
unveiled this new product along with Ajai Uppal,
President-Marketing, Birla Tyres. This upgrade will be seamlessly
available to all 2000 users from more than 200 client organizations,
at no additional cost.

The newly launched RODE 2.0, built on
the powerful Ramco VirtualWorks platform, offers customers a rich
user interface and a unique set of extension/customization
capabilities. RODE 2.0 can successfully handle thousands of business
transactions and complex functionalities such as MRP, across
different industries simultaneously on a single instance of software.

RODE 2.0 is very simple to deploy and
run and is completely modular, enabling customers to choose the
functions they need and pay only for what is used, on a subscription
basis. It enables customers to go live in as early as seven days, as
against the months taken by traditional ERP, even as they enjoy the
full business benefits of a comprehensive ERP solution.

RODE 2.0 has comprehensive ERP
functionalities covering process and discrete production, cost
planning and control, human capital management, supply chain
management, customer relationship management, financial management,
maintenance management, service management, asset management, and MIS
reports.

RODE 2.0 has functionalities that will
support the requirements of new industry verticals such as trading,
auto and auto component manufacturers, electronics and engineering,
manufacturing industries, services, leather, power generation, food
processing and dairy.

According to PR Venketrama Raja, Vice
Chairman, MD and CEO, Ramco Systems, “Ramco OnDemand ERP (RODE) 2.0
provides a large magnitude of cost savings to customers, by reducing
the total cost of owning an ERP, for SMEs as well as large
enterprises. Unlike conventional cloud applications that are based
on 'one size fits all' approach. RODE 2.0 enables customers to extend
the ERP and customize reports on the cloud, to meet their unique
requirements. RODE 2.0 developed using Ramco VirtualWorks offer
complex and comprehensive ERP functionalities, with desktop like rich
user interface and high security on the cloud. The product is field
proven with more than 200 customers from varied industry verticals
already using this product. Cloud as a platform is revolutionizing
the way software applications are used by organizations for running
their businesses and Ramco will continue to invest in pioneering
innovative adoption of such technologies which would bring
significant business benefits to our customers.”

According to BusinessWorld SME White
Book 2010- 2011, SaaS-based ERP market in India is valued at about
seven million USD (2.2 % of the overall 310 million USD ERP market in
India). “We are seeing a tremendous increase in the customer
interest for cloud-based ERP in the Indian subcontinent. With our
success here, we soon plan to enter other geographies as well,”
added Raja.

S Badrinarayanan, VP-RTE, Brakes
India says, “Ramco OnDemand ERP has given us an opportunity to
deploy a robust information system without investing in additional
resources or capital. This model is cost-effective and enables us to
focus on our core business competency. Ramco's speedy deployment
and excellent post-implementation support have also proved
impressive. With Ramco we get the best of both world's and a
powerful end-to-end ERP at fraction of the cost. We are happy to have
partnered with an expert like Ramco for all our IT needs.”