LONDON, March 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Inquiry Suite's Manufacturing module offers operational users a
real-time solution to manage their information and meet their reporting,
query, reconciliation, integrity and analysis needs.

The GL Company, the leading provider of Business Process Optimisation
Software, announces availability of their new Manufacturing module; the
latest offering within their Inquiry Suite solution for JD Edwards software.

Users running their manufacturing operations recognise the value of the
transactional and cost information stored within their manufacturing systems.
However, the answers to business questions are often challenging to extract -
especially on a real-time, ad-hoc basis. The ever-changing nature of
manufacturing analysis means that pre-canned reports often fall short of
answering important business questions in areas like manufacturing variances
and cost accounting. Simple and immediate access to information enables users
to make the really important decisions that will drive their business goals
and objectives.

Inquiry Suite is user-friendly, like a spreadsheet tool, while honoring
security and data integrity. Therefore, end-users have the capability to
create their own reports and inquiries to analyse, reconcile and audit
information with never-before-experienced ease. Users gain efficiencies and
reduce costs with the ability to compare and contrast information over their
branch plants, item masters, jobs and work orders. They can make better
decisions when they are easily identifying and analysing a Bill of Material's
items, sub-assembly components, parts lists and labour routings. Accuracy is
increased when users can highlight exceptions and cost variances and drill
down into the detailed transactions to investigate further.

According to Scott Franchini, Managing Partner of Encompass Consulting
Group (www.encompasscg.com), "The number one issue facing most cost
accountants using JD Edwards is the ability to understand and dissect
manufacturing variances. Often, standard inquiry screens and reports provide
insufficient detail requiring hours of research and custom report
development. Inquiry Suite's Manufacturing module is the first out of the box
solution I have seen that allows end-users to create their own reports and
inquiries. A cost accountant has immediate visibility into manufacturing data
such as production throughput, material usage, and labor efficiency, enabling
meaningful decisions and thoughtful analysis."

Glenn Wirick, Director of Client Services for The GL Company, agrees.
"The largest benefit I see our client's gain from the usage of our solution
is productivity and efficiency. Inquiry Suite's simple and immediate access
to our client's manufacturing data means they spend more time making informed
and strategic decisions, not downloading, printing and manipulating data."

The GL Company and Inquiry Suite

The GL Company designs software solutions to optimise business processes
for JD Edwards and Oracle E-Business Suite. Their Inquiry Suite empowers
users to create simple, real-time inquiries to answer their day-to-day
business questions. This improves productivity for reporting, analysis,
audit, reconciliation and requests for information. Quick and easy access to
information helps gain efficiencies, increase revenues, reduce costs and
optimise cash flows.

Inquiry Suite's unique benefits enhance operational users' productivity
for JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne solutions and Oracle E-Business Suite.
Modules within the JD Edwards product line include functional areas such as:
Finance, Human Capital Management, Job Cost, Supply Chain Management,
Manufacturing and more. Inquiry Suite's solution for Oracle E-Business Suite
(Oracle EBS) currently includes solutions for Financials and Projects.

The GL Company has customers throughout the UK and Europe, North America
and Australia. For further information, please call: UK: +44-(0)1494-582-039,
USA +1-303-872-6959, AUS: +61-(0)-2-8216-0810, or visit www.TheGLCompany.com.

Oracle and JD Edwards are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation
and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

CONTACT:
    Lynda Huebsch
    Product Marketing Director
    The GL Company
    +1-303-847-0653
    Lynda.Huebsch@TheGLcompany.com

Encompass Consulting Group

Encompass Consulting Group (ECG) is a market leading business management
consulting company specialising in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System
Implementations & Optimisations, Professional Project Management, and
Business Process Redesign. The premise of ECG is fusing Business and Industry
Knowledge with Technical Capabilities to provide quality low-cost solutions
to help organisations meet their business objectives. ECG's is an Oracle
Business Partner specialising in Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World
Applications.

CONTACT:
    Scott A. Franchini
    Managing Partner
    Encompass Consulting Group,
    +1-602-770-8580
    sfranchini@encompasscg.com