SHIMS (Supply House Information Management System) is a comprehensive management application package designed especially for hardgoods distributors and wholesalers. Taking full advantage of the latest RISC-based processors, SHIMS allows distributors to fully control their entire business by combining the Universe 4GL environment with the IBM/U2 Software's UniVerse post-relatiional database. The system is designed to completely automate the day-to-day tasks of a distributor including sales, return goods, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, branch transfers, inventory control, general ledger, EDI functionality, Desqtop faxing and all the associated inquiries and reports.
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IBM UniVerse is an extended relational data server optimized for
embedding in vertical applications.
IBM UniVerse offers a nested relational (MultiValue) data model
which means intuitive data modeling and fewer resulting tables.