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The second in our series of online seminars deals with two complementary products available for SyteLine – Labr-Trak and Doc-Trak. Please join DRI for an overview of these products presented by Greg Lake of The Lake Companies, the developer of Doc-Trak and Labr-Trak.

This presentation is intended for companies not currently using these products and interested in learning more about tracking documents and integrating labor tracking within a SyteLine system.

Doc-Trak enables you to link and view documents and other critical information directly from SyteLine—and eliminate the need to search through numerous filing cabinets to locate CAD drawings, assembly instructions, customer paperwork, vendor-supplied documents, brochures and other vital sources of information. With Doc-Trak, you’ll take an enormous step toward creating paperless operations from the office to the shop floor.

Labr-Trak integrates with all business applications and provides two-way communications between your shop floor and the rest of your organization. The outcome? Up-to-date schedules, capacities and loads; accurate inventories; and more automated costing. With online access to status and dispatch information, workers see the work they need to do in the order it should be done… enabling you to improve customer service by delivering orders on time.

Register for this event

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Mark your calendars for the SUN (SyteLine User Network) Conference, which will be held May 5-6, 2010 in Nashville, TN.  DRI plans on attending this exciting conference.  Several employees will be there including people from the Integral Software Division.   Click here for the link for more information: http://www.sytelineusernetwork.com/

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Decision Resources, Inc. (DRI) is pleased to announce that John Haddox, Manager of Consulting, completed his PMP certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) by passing the certification exam. PMI is the world’s leading organization for the project management profession.

Mr. Haddox has worked in the professional services and consulting departments at DRI for over 11 years. He has a MBA and Master of Science -Information Systems Management from Duquesne University.

Mr. Haddox has developed a wealth of knowledge over the years in the areas of manufacturing, supply management, and CRM, and he has put this knowledge to work for many customers. Mr. Haddox has been involved with Infor SyteLine customers who have been awarded Operational Excellence awards from Infor Global Solutions, some of which include, Valerus Compression Services and Accuspec Electronic Services.

This PMP certification and training that Mr. Haddox has received will only further enhance current and future Infor SyteLine projects.

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DRI Pittsburgh Office Closed – September 24^th and 25^th, 2009 (Thursday & Friday)
Employees available by telecommuting or at customer sites

Leaders from around the world are meeting in downtown Pittsburgh, PA next week for the G-20 Summit.  Events for the week will begin on Sunday, September 20, 2009.  DRI should not face disruptions Monday through Wednesday, but after 8:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, September 23^rd, major security restrictions will be in place that limit access to the streets of downtown Pittsburgh.

Since many of our employees will not be able to make it in our downtown Pittsburgh office on Thursday and Friday, September 24^th, and 25^th, we will be closed.  We have evaluated our network access and phone systems, and our employees will be either working from their home offices or at customer sites.  You can reach people via e-mail or their cell phone.

You can also call the main switchboard – (412) 562-9660 or an employee’s direct extension.  People will be checking their voice mail throughout the day.

Our Integral Division will not be impacted, and they can be reached at:
(513) 729-3015; ProductSupport@decision.com; http://integral-soft.com/download

If you have support questions related to your SyteLine/Symix application, please contact Infor support at:
(877) 772-4111; http://www.infor365.com

We assume that we will have access to our downtown Pittsburgh office, Mon. – Wed. (Sept. 21-23), but we have made contingency plans in the event things change.  We will be posting any updated information on our web site (www.decision.com) or our DRI Blog Site (http://blog.decision.com).  Additional information about security during the G-20 Summit can be found at:  http://www.g20safety.org

We thank you for your continued business, and we plan on conducting business as usual next week.

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Pittsburgh, PA – Decision Resources, Inc. (DRI) is pleased to announce that John Titus, DRI’s Manager of Customer Service is the winner of the Infor Circle of Excellence for 2009. This award is presented by the Executive Management of Infor Global Solutions to the top achieving sales performers for Infor employees and partner affiliates. The Infor executives are flying the winners to a celebration in Naples Italy.

Mr. Titus oversees the customer service and sales at DRI, and has been employed by DRI since 1994. Previously, he was awarded the Infor Circle of Excellence in 2005 and attended the celebration in Kona Hawaii.

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Pittsburgh, PA – Decision Resources, Inc. (DRI), is pleased to announce that Brian K. Smith has agreed to join the sales and marketing team of DRI as a Senior Account Executive. Mr. Smith brings over twenty five years of experience of working in the software, computer, and manufacturing fields. He received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Dayton, and his first job after college was working for NCR Corporation as an account executive.

Since then, Mr. Smith has worked for various software vendors which have a primary focus on manufacturing companies. He was responsible for developing business relationships with manufacturing firms that installed ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. Mr. Smith worked for Symix Computer Systems (Columbus, OH), which is predecessor to Infor Global Solutions. Prior to joining the DRI team, Mr. Smith was employed with an Oracle reseller that also sold systems to manufacturing companies.

According to Bill Titus, President of DRI: “We are pleased to have Brian (Smith) join DRI’s team, because we believe that he has been a strong producer of developing strong business relationships in the manufacturing world. Brian’s twenty plus years of experience of understanding how technology and manufacturing can work to help customers grow, is something you do not learn overnight.”

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COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY

Office of the County Executive

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

== PROCLAMATION ==

WHEREAS, on July 3, 1978, Decision Resources Inc. was founded in Pittsburgh as an offshoot of the accounting firm Mark Wolk and Associates; and

WHEREAS, since its incorporation in 1978, Decision Resources Inc. has maintained its downtown Pittsburgh location; and

WHEREAS, early on, Decision Resources Inc. focused on custom solutions to various types of business by developing custom software; and

WHEREAS, in the mid 1980’s, Decision Resources Inc. decided to focus on the manufacturing industry and affiliated with Symix Computer Systems; and

WHEREAS, in 1985, Decision Resources Inc. sold its first Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to Vista Metals Inc., a company that still relies on the system to run its day to day operations; and

WHEREAS, from its first sale in 1985, Decision Resources Inc. has grown to more than 400 implementations of ERP systems and has provided services to customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Nebraska, Texas, Kentucky, and South Korea; and

WHEREAS, Decision Resources Inc.’s manufacturing customer base ranges from small, mid-sized, and divisions of Fortune 500 companies in various industries and modes of manufacturing.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby congratulate Decision Resources Inc. and its employees as they celebrate their 30th Anniversary.

FURTHERMORE, I do hereby commend Decisions Resources Inc. as it is truly a valuable asset to the manufacturing industry of Southwestern Pennsylvania and all of the regions it serves.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the County of Allegheny to be affixed this 31st day of October 2008.

DAN ONORATO
Allegheny County Executive

Click here for the Copy of the Proclamation

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DRI’s Customer, Valerus Compression Services, wins the Infor Customer of the Year Award at Inforum:

Valerus Compression Services, LP. (Texas) – Built their business processes from scratch, around the business-specific capabilities of Infor ERP SyteLine.  Four years ago Valerus was a $14 million start-up with only 35 employees.  Today, Valerus has annual revenue over $550 million with 1,200 employees, a passion for wringing out operational inefficiencies and a fiercely competitive edge.  Built around the principles of running lean, with Infor ERP SyteLine as the foundation, Valerus has achieved Sales, General & Administration (SG&A) expenses substantially lower than competitors, with a correspondingly higher profit margin.  The company now has unmatched visibility into its business operations, as well as completely integrated financial, ERP and CRM system, which helps it to close its books faster, manage its operations more effectively, increase sales, and enhance customer satisfaction.

Click here for the full press release:  Infor – Valerus Press Release

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