1. THE CHALLENGE

More and more, huge up-front investments are required from organizations to reap the benefits of high-end software that helps them manage their operations. The total cost of these solutions includes much more than the initial software license cost, which is already substantial. You need to add all costs pertaining to the network and server infrastructure, disaster recovery and high availability plans and operation and support technical personnel.

This initial investment and all major recurring costs are out of reach for small and medium-size companies, who therefore cannot benefit from solutions that would otherwise give them key competitive advantages in today's economic order. What's worst though, is that these huge capital investments add a significant burden to your balance sheet. Thus the money spent there cannot be invested in the core elements of your business.

2. THE APP-E.COM SOLUTION

app-e.com was created in 1999 by the Informatech Group to provide organizations with a revolutionary financial, inventory control and management, procurement and personnel management solution, that is efficient, simple and that controls costs. All you need is a connection to the Internet ("ASP" model").

app-e.com offers MAESTRO400, a software application that has proven itself in the last 10 years in all business sectors of all sizes throughout North America. It is used on the most advanced, robust, secured and reliable IBM servers on the market. By combining this with a technical infrastructure that ensures the best reliability and availability, app-e.com offers you a solution with a minimal initial investment and a predictable monthly fee based on the number and types of users, plus the number of transactions. There is no additional cost. All costs related to the data center management, operation of the servers, software maintenance and upgrades and guaranteed high availability are included in the monthly fee.