2009

First Quarter

Software Development, Enhancements, Diversification and Project Implementation

JOMAR continues to develop and enhance platform independent software components to meet the needs of our existing and new customers to diversify their product lines and business processes. JOMAR SOFTCORP INTERNATIONAL has released enhancements with value added features and functions for our web-based Enterprise Software Application Suite that provides a choice ofplatform based on open architecture.

Our Canadian and U.S. professional service staff continues to implement complete Enterprise Software projects for our new customers and software enhancements for our existing customers to streamline their domestic and global operations.

‘Ready to Market Software’ is available for IT vendors and Accounting or Consulting companies. JOMAR SOFTCORP INTERNATIONAL is a leader in developing web-based Enterprise Software and it can provide IT companies with platform independent software components to maintain a competitive position in the global market. Call John Blasman if you are interested in a partnership to take advantage of new opportunities.

Feature Pak – Software Release for first quarter of 2009

Mobile Software enhancements provide increased capability in sending and receiving real-time information using Smartphones, iPhones and the BlackBerry® Storm.
Dashboard Software enhancements allow the users to send KBIs (Key Business Indicators) to their desktops, laptops and to Smartphones, iPhones and the BlackBerry® Storm.
Customer Service Software enhancements provide user defined ‘multi-level’ AFS (‘Available For Sale’) across time lines grouped by weeks, days or months.Sales discounts are also available for more complex pricing structures and EDI transaction processing is streamlined.
Distribution Software integration with Mobile Software allows the sales force to select and demonstrate products, price the product (at the customer’s office) and check for inventory availability at the warehouse or the subcontractor’s location, review the order margin, enter the order for delivery and schedule the crew to install the product (if required). Smartphones, iPhones and the BlackBerry® Storm can be used to send and receive this data.
Visual Schedule Board Software enhancements provide a ‘What-if’ planning option for schedulers to simulate alternate schedules without affecting the live Schedule Board that is used by production schedulers.
ERP Software option is available to access the detailed ‘machine schedule calendar’ used by the Schedule Board.
Quality Assurance Software enhancements are supported with comprehensive user defined parameters for test characteristics and templates. User formatted screens for entering unique test results are linked to documents in manufacturing of engineered materials and performance fabric for ballistics, armor composites and fire or chemical protection.
Steel Processing & Service Software enhancements are integrated with JOMAR’s Mobile Software and Dashboards for the mobile sales force.
Accounting Software enhancements include bank reconciliation, additional general ledger drilldown, summary posting by source journal, electronic funds transfer with accounts payable voucher load, 1099 voucher information changes and audit table for accounts receivableperiod end.

Release and Expansion of JOMAR’s Utility Management Software (UMS)

JOMAR’s Utility Management Software (UMS) was integrated with our Mobile Software and Smartphones, iPhones and the BlackBerry® Storm and it has been received favorably in demonstrations at the EDIST - Electricity Distribution Information Systems & Technology Conference and Exhibition in January 2009.
Operational Data Store – JOMAR is also developing 'ODS' Smart Meter Software integrated with the RNI – Regional Network Interface (AMI) for release in the second quarter of 2009.
Consulting and Programming Services. JOMAR provides these services for the integration of 'ODS' with the third party software: CIS – Customer Information System, GIS – Geographic Information System, OMS – Outage Management System, and the integration of CIS with the MDM/R – Meter Data Management Repository.
CIS – Customer Information System. JOMAR is also initiating the development of JOMAR’s CIS and Customer Internet Billing as part of expanding our Utility Management Software.

2008

Enterprise Software Enhancements and Project Implementation

Enhancements for the Visual Schedule Board, industry-specific software functions and financial features were released this year. This new release became part of the project implementations for the new customers and the upgrading of our current customers’ installations in the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K. and Central America.

Mobile Software

JOMAR developed Mobile Software for release to market in 2009. Mobile Software integrates our Dashboards with the current release of JOMAR’s web-based Enterprise Software application suite and the Utility Management System. Real-time information is sent to and received from sales, customer services, inventory, purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, operations and field service. Installation crews can also re-order parts while on-site, using Smartphones, iPhones and the BlackBerry® Storm.

Dashboards

A series of upgraded dashboards has been developed for release to market in 2009. ‘Short Cuts’ allow the users to customize their use of JOMAR’s Software and to build their own favorite lists of data, charts and graphs. Users establish a direct navigation path to reduce searching for favorite data that is sent to their desktops, laptops, Smartphones, iPhones and the BlackBerry®Storm.

Utility Management Software (UMS)

JOMAR developed the first version of UMS for release to market in 2009. UMS provides a Resource Planning and Schedule Board with shared views of real-time department schedules for crews and truck/crew units as part of Work Force Management, operations, engineering projects, field service jobs and maintenance of powerlines, meters, sub-stations, control units and vehicles.

2007

JOMAR implemented the following major modules of our web-based and ‘server-side’ Enterprise Software in single manufacturing plants and/or vertically integrated plants with distribution centers in the U.S.A., Canada, Europe and Central America.

Supply Chain Management (3), Product Data Management (3), Customer Services, Invoicing/Shipping (4), Inventory by quality at multi-levels of the end-product by Quality for SKU, Lot and Roll Goods control with multiple units of measure (5), Purchasing Management (3), Warehouse Management (3), Visual Schedule Board (8), QC and Lab/Product/Machine Specifications (2), R.F. Barcoding and Data Collection (4), Costing for products and processes (5), Manufacturing Execution Systems (3), General Ledger (5), Accounts Receivable (5), Accounts Payable (5) and Bank Services (5).

These major Enterprise Software modules were installed on the Windows/MS SQL Server, Linux/AIX – Oracle and DB2, and iSeries/DB2 platforms.

JOMAR’s software development team provided additional industry-specific Enterprise Software enhancements for our customers’ diverse products and processes. JOMAR also expanded the software infrastructure to allow for greater flexibility in the application of new Enterprise Software functions and multi-platform technology. The expanded software infrastructure will also allow for seamless integration of JOMAR’s Mobile Software with the internet and the incorporation of new IT features.

2005 – 2006

JOMAR continued to install enhancements for its web-based Enterprise Software to support our new customers' operations in the U.S.A., Canada, Europe, Central America and China. JOMAR installed and initiated project work in 42 Manufacturing plants and 25 Warehouse Distribution Centers for our integrated Enterprise Software:

Full Service Supply Chain Management (9), ERP (14), Customer Services (11), Inventory Control at the SKU, Lot and Piece level (15), Manufacturing Execution Systems (10), PDM Data Base (10); Financials – General Ledger (12), Accounts Receivable (12), Accounts Payable (12), Multicompany Financial Consolidation at a selected currency (3) and Costing (15); R.F. – Barcoding with Data Collection (13 – some have Touch-screen technology) and the Schedule Board (16). The Backlog for 30% of these installations was scheduled for 2007.

JOMAR's JAVA and XML/XSL component based Enterprise Software and multi-platform technology provided our customers with a choice of platform to reduce their IT ownership costs when they renewed their hardware/software lease. This gave JOMAR a competitive edge over other software vendors who locked-in their customers on a single platform and its pricing structure. It also made it difficult for other competitors of JOMAR who were gradually upgrading their software and therefore could not make a complete switch to another platform.

Our multiplatform software installations are as follows:

Microsoft Windows and SQL database (45%)
Linux/Unix/AIX with ORACLE or DB2 (35%)
IBM – iSeries and DB2 (20% - includes iSeries upgrades)

2001 – 2004

JOMAR’s owners continued their strategy of investing in developing software enhancements for our new and existing customers as they diversified their products and business processes to meet the needs in a competitive global market.

The Canadian and U.S. professional staff of JOMAR installed new releases of the complete web-based Enterprise and Financial Software application suite to support our customers’ industry-specific and diverse business processes in customer services, manufacturing and warehouse/ distribution sites.

A new JOMAR customer base emerged that met the rising demand of engineered performance materials for the military and for fire or chemical protective fabric. Part of our traditional customer base diminished due to the off-shore pricing pressure on conventional consumer products in a rapidly changing global market.

Access to the Internet and our multi-platform server facility provided for global sales demonstrations, Conference Room Pilot sessions during software project implementation, and flexible training schedules to reduce travel time and the travel cost for our customers’ staff in different business or plant locations.

2000

JOMAR SOFTCORP INTERNATIONAL concluded the complete renewal of our ERP, industry-specific software for manufacturing, full service supply chain, warehouse/distribution center management and financial applications in record time. JOMAR rolled out the new web-based and platform independent Enterprise Software application suite integrated with JOMAR’s proven software business functions and the additional software enhancements based on current IT and multi-platform technology.

JOMAR’s platform independent and ‘server-side’ Enterprise Software was successfully introduced in the market and sold the same year (2000).

1999

The owners of JOMAR SOFTCORP INTERNATIONAL provided the funds for a complete renewal of our industry-specific ERP, Manufacturing and Distribution Software based on open architecture integrated with the internet. A separate and self-contained office area (in JOMAR’s Software Development and Customer Service Center) was allocated to the software development teams and the software development manager for very close and frequent coordination.

Our experienced Canadian and U.S. professional staff was assigned to develop JOMAR’s platform independent and web-based Enterprise Software with a project completion target for the year 2000.

1982 – 1998

In 1998, the owners of JOMAR provided the funds to their holding company to build a Software Development and Customer Service Center at the JOMAR head office location in Cambridge (Ontario) Canada. A large office area was immediately allocated as required for the Y2K projects and JOMAR’s customer training.

During 1982 – 1998, JOMAR’s professional staff implemented complete ERP, manufacturing, distribution and financial software in single manufacturing plants, multi-plant locations, vertically integrated plant operations and warehouse/distribution centers for midsize companies and multi-national corporations in the U.S.A., Canada, Spain, Portugal and South America.

JOMAR installed complete software packages in 350 vertically integrated multi-plant manufacturing and distribution sites on the IBM AS/400 platform. Our customer base was comprised of companies with 10 to 50 users, 50 to 200 users, and 200 to 500+ users in multi-plant locations and distribution centers. The annual sales of our customers’ small to midsize companies was $5 to $200 million and for multinational corporations $300 to $2.2 billion.

JOMAR started a family business in 1982 to provide advanced software for manufacturing, distribution and financial applications.