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Rootstock Releases Beta Version of First Pure SaaS Manufacturing Resource Planning Solution Delivered on NetSuite's Cloud Computing Platform

Posted on: Thursday, 30 April 2009, 09:00 CDT

Seasoned MRP Solution Provider Enables Discrete Manufacturers to

Streamline Operations for Tremendous Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership

Rootstock Software Able to Dramatically Reduce Development Costs and

Time-to-Market by Building on NetSuite's Leading On-Demand ERP Suite

SAN RAMON, Calif., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Rootstock Software, a pure-play Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of on-demand manufacturing software for discrete manufacturers, today announced the beta release of Rootstock MRP for NetSuite, a comprehensive solution for discrete manufacturing businesses and the first pure SaaS manufacturing resource planning (MRP) system built on and delivered via NetSuite's SuiteCloud computing platform.

Rootstock MRP for NetSuite tightly couples key manufacturing processes such as materials management, shop-floor management, engineering change control management, and exceptional cost control management with general business functions such as financial management, order processing, sales automation, customer service and Ecommerce operations. The result is a powerful new on-demand MRP system that increases efficiency across key segments of a manufacturer's organization and delivers a tremendous reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO) for mid-market enterprises.

With Rootstock MRP for NetSuite, manufacturers now gain a comprehensive business suite designed specifically for their industry that has previously only been affordable by large manufacturers, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"Rootstock may be showing us the future of the ERP market for small to midsize companies. Rootstock has demonstrated that anyone with a good team and deep industry experience can enter the ERP market in 18 months. NetSuite provides Rootstock with proven core ERP functionality, a productive development environment, a proven SaaS delivery platform, and, most importantly, a SaaS sales engine that is working. If Rootstock can make the NetSuite sales engine work for them, they may be able to outpace established competitors and show rapid, profitable growth." ("Are NetSuite and Rootstock Showing Us the Future of ERP for Small to Mid-sized Companies?" Ian Finley, AMR Research, Inc.)

NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N) is a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business management software suites for the mid-market enterprise and divisions of large companies. Rootstock MRP for NetSuite was developed using NetSuite's SuiteCloud platform and the NetSuite Business Operating System (NS-BOS) development environment to greatly reduce development costs. In addition, by building on NetSuite's core business suite, Rootstock was able to focus their efforts on the industry-specific functionality required by discrete manufacturers, increasing their speed to market. For more information on Rootstock MRP for NetSuite, visit www.rootstocksoftware.com.

Rootstock's solution encapsulates over 30 years of deep domain knowledge and success delivering discrete manufacturing software systems. Mid-market manufacturing enterprises in particular require comprehensive solutions for their key business operations, not silos of applications for manufacturing versus customer management versus financial management. Until now, discrete manufacturers have had little leeway in controlling spiraling IT costs when trying to cobble together multiple and complicated on-premise systems critical to their business performance.

"Having spent over 30 years providing MRP solutions for $10 million to $400 million discrete manufacturers, it's clear to me that by deploying SaaS ERP, forward thinking manufacturers can meet today's economic challenge of managing increased numbers of products and SKUs with shrinking IT budgets - a need currently unmet by traditional on-premise solutions," said Patrick Garrehy, CEO and Founder of Rootstock Software. "By using NetSuite's cloud computing platform, we responded to this unique window of opportunity by creating a complete SaaS ERP system for manufacturers in less than 18 months - and we are already seeing global manufacturers, such as Xtellus, validate the market demand for this transformative and timely solution."

Rootstock MRP for NetSuite is already being embraced by multi-national discrete manufacturers to streamline their operations. Xtellus, a manufacturer of optical networking technology, headquartered in Morris Plains, NJ, has manufacturing and development facilities in both Israel and South Korea. Xtellus chose Rootstock's cost effective solution to increase the efficiency of their manufacturing business operations:

"We needed a single system that could handle multiple sites and give us centralized visibility across our global operations. NetSuite OneWorld fit the bill for our core business operations of customer management, financials, sales and purchase order management," said David Duff, CFO of Xtellus. "Adding Rootstock MRP for NetSuite to that strong foundation gave us the robust manufacturing solution we needed with multi-plant planning, lot and serial tracking for our inventory and standard costing - all delivered as SaaS - so we don't have to worry about deploying costly systems and IT personnel at our global locations."

Powerful Functionality Key for Discrete Manufacturers

Garnered from years of experience delivering MRP solutions, Rootstock MRP for NetSuite provides key functions for both 'build-to-forecast' and 'build-to-customer order' required by midsize manufacturers and divisions of large enterprises. Specifically, the service includes shop floor control, manufacturing cost control, production engineering, materials requirements planning, lot and serial number control, manufacturing inventory control, project control and master production scheduling.

Enterprise Power at Lower TCO

In the current economy, manufacturers face unprecedented pressures. The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) March 2009 Report On Business showed the 14th consecutive month of contraction in the manufacturing sector. Manufacturers have been reducing inventory, have had to be more effective in managing cash flow, and have downsized their workforces. According to a March 2009 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, since the recession began in December 2007, U.S. companies have shed over 1.5 million manufacturing jobs. These losses are forcing manufacturers to do more with less to stay competitive.

Because the delivery model of Rootstock MRP for NetSuite is SaaS and all functionality and data is within one system, the TCO is greatly reduced - providing discrete manufacturers with a real choice to streamline their IT costs, while gaining the value of a best of breed MRP solution. Seamlessly integrated with NetSuite's ERP and CRM, the solution provides comprehensive and robust software on a SaaS platform that is easy to use and accessible anywhere. With a minimum IT investment, this offering has lower initial cost and a variable cost model that can flex with business needs.

Built on a Platform that Enables Rapid and Continuous Innovation

Rootstock utilized NetSuite's SuiteCloud platform to complete the manufacturing functionality with unprecedented speed - delivering a broad and deep solution, built on a robust multi-tenant SaaS platform - in less than 18 months. By using NetSuite's platform, Rootstock is able to iterate the application quickly based on customer demand, automatically roll out new upgrades, and ensure outstanding service availability and reliability.

Pricing and Availability

Rootstock MRP for NetSuite is available today and is priced by the number of users.

About Rootstock Software

Rootstock Software is the trading name of The Danville Group, Inc., based in San Ramon, California. Rootstock, founded in 2008, is a pure-play Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of manufacturing enterprise software suites serving Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) discrete manufacturers. Rootstock is a premier partner with NetSuite Inc., a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business management software suites for the mid-market enterprise and divisions of large companies. Rootstock's software fully integrates with the NetSuite enterprise resource planning (ERP) modules including NetSuite's Sales, Purchasing and Financials suite.

For more information about NetSuite, please visit www.netsuite.com.

NOTE: NetSuite and the NetSuite logo are registered service-marks of NetSuite Inc.

SOURCE Rootstock Software

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