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| STRATEGY |
| METAL INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SOFTWARE SYSTEMS |
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Our metal industry software products address the distinct and complex
problems in all areas of sales, multi-step production, inventory management,
shop floor operations and productivity for metal service centers and metal
companies. These companies deal in ferrous and non-ferrous products of
all forms including coils, sheets, structural products, wire, pipe and
tubing, rebar, mesh, bars, roll formed products, panels/profiles, and
building products.
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| OUR FOCUS |
| Invera is recognized as the premier supplier of steel and
metal industry specific enterprise software systems (ERP) designed to meet
the exacting needs of the Metals Industry. Our software allows customers
to maximize the return on their technology investment and to realize an
increase in overall profitability and productivity. Our future business
strategy remains as it has been for the last two decades - a total commitment
to comprehensive systems and services for the Metals Industry in the following
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- Metal Distributors
- Metal Service Centers, Steel Service centers, and Metal Processors
- Plate Service Centers and Plate Processors
- Metal Mini-mill
- Toll Processors
- Building Products Distributors
- Tube-Mills
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| SPECIALIST FUTURE |
| It is our conviction that competitive metal service centers,
steel service centers, and metal distributors will only select systems designed
for their unique business requirements to promote productivity and profitability
and will demand implementation by metal systems specialists. |
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| PRODUCT FLEXIBITY |
| An unprecedented array of application options enables each
customer to meet specific metal industry business requirements without any
modifications. |
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| INTERNET SYSTEMS FOR THE METAL INDUSTRY |
| On January 1, 2000, we adopted a new corporate focus dedicating
our development, in phases, for future products to operate over the Internet.
With this change in corporate product direction, we changed our name from
Planmatics to Invera to more closely correspond with our objective of high
internal productivity and cost-effectiveness using net-based technology. |
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| GLOBAL STRATEGY |
 The
metal distribution, metal service center, and metal processing industry,
similar to other major industries, is becoming a global industry. Invera's
strategy is to provide metal industry-specific, functionally rich software
products with consistent, responsive support to reflect the globalization
of the metal industry.
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| 25 YEARS OF METAL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE |
| Our next generation metal industry software product STRATIX,
a state-of-the-art system that combines the rich heritage of the metal industry
enterprise (ERP) software eSTELPLAN, provides new and extended functionality
to meet the needs of multi-site and multi-process operations and includes
comprehensive audit and control facilities and addresses the global metal
market. |
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| INVERA ALLIANCE OF CUSTOMERS |
| The growth and success of our customers is the ultimate measure
of our product quality and service commitment. Our customers range from
$25 Million to $3 Billion in annual sales, and represent some of the most
profitable and best-managed companies in the metal industry. Currently,
our commitment to the industry is endorsed at over 500 locations and over
13,000 users in the US, Canada, Mexico, England, Ireland, France, Italy,
Austria, South Africa and South East Asia. |
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| LONG TERM CUSTOMER COMMITMENT |
| To assure that Invera products remain the premier solution
for our customers and the metals industry, Invera invests aggressively in
product development, technology and state-of-the art tools. Our unique approach
dedicates over 50% of our annual revenue for continuous product development
and support. Our goal is to leverage our industry & knowledge to continuously
deliver products that are innovative, reduce complexity and provide superior
usability. |
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