AutoData Systems, Inc (ADS), specialists in retail accounting and reporting systems in the petroleum sector have chosen the OpenQM database from Ladybridge Systems to upgrade software installed at 300 outlets.
The software was originally developed in the early 1990's on the Rev G platform running on Windows 95. The upgrade to QM includes a change of operating system to Suse Linux. Data from each retail outlet will be uploaded to the corporate system on a daily basis.
About AutoData Systems
AutoData Systems, Inc. has been engaged since March 1985 in the development, production, marketing and support of computer systems for business applications. ADS's marketing efforts are currently concentrated in the distribution, petroleum, medical, automobile dealership, and credit collection industries.
Systems marketed by ADS generally consist of a combination of computer hardware, operating systems software and customized application software packages. ADS also provide ongoing services and software enhancements.
ADS believe that the multivalue database environment offers advantages in business applications due to its ease of use and application efficiency.
Ladybridge Systems was founded in 1992 by former Prime Computer personnel and is headquartered in Hardingstone, Northampton, England. To date, Ladybridge Systems provides training, consultancy, development, and maintenance services to MultiValue databases in the UK and worldwide. While the OpenQM MultiValue database is their primary area of activity, they are an IBM business partner providing services to users of IBM's UniVerse and UniData products.
Ladybridge Systems remains a small privately owned company, offering a personal level of service to clients around the world. As a member of the TRUST Group, a network of independent computer companies working together, they are able to offer the vast range resources of a large company while still maintaining the direct, friendly approach of a small business. This also allows Ladybridge Systems to operate with very low overhead and offer high-value services to organizations at much lower charges.
OpenQM is a high performance multivalue database environment with a
low price tag and close compatibility with other products.
Available for Windows, Linux, Mac, AIX and PDA, a commercial QM
licence includes the AccuTerm terminal emulator at no extra cost.
The QMClient API allows development of VB, C and web front ends.
OpenQM is the only multivalue database available both as a fully
supported commercial product and in open source form under the
General Public Licence.