About ACUMEN Book

The ACUMEN Book system is designed specifically to help publishers grow. It provides unparalleled sales, marketing & communication features, seamless integration of functions that simplifies workflow, an easy-to-use graphical interface that improves productivity, and built-in reporting tools that support the insights necessary to enhance decision making in today's publishing environment.

ACUMEN Book is a fully integrated business management system designed specifically for book publishers. It is built on a client-server architecture that can operate on both the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. It is suitable for sites with up to 100 concurrent users. ACUMEN is a modern, feature-rich solution with robust capabilities that provides a great value to publishers.

The core system provides —

General Ledger Inventory Management Order Entry Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Back Order Management Sales Analysis Marketing Communications

Product Marketing eMail Job Costing Royalties Standing Orders Contact Management Purchasing Integrated Reporting and more

Optional modules include —

Consignment Distribution EDI Interchange eCommerce Interchange Credit Card Processing eMail List Management

Foreign Currency Remote Fulfillment Subscriptions Fulfillment Import VAT

ACUMEN's user-friendly, graphical interface has been designed from the ground up to give users a positive work experience and to enhance productivity. Multi-processing allows efficient work in an unlimited number of areas simultaneously. The software is a modern and feature-rich solution with muscular options for vendor partnerships, remote access, eCommerce and more. It helps you reduce inefficiencies and maximize company resources, which translates to a better bottom line.

ACUMEN Book is developed using 4th Dimension (4D) rapid development environment and C++. It is deployed on 4D Server, an ODBC compliant database that is extremely easy to administer. Download this Aberdeen Group White Paper to learn more about 4D's easy administration and low cost of ownership when compared with Oracle 8i, MS SQL Server 7.0, and other databases. 4D is used in the development of many innovative projects; please see the press release Hewlett-Packard Utilizes 4D for Key Initiative. To learn more about the 4D rapid development environment and the 4D Server database engine, visit www.4d.com and www.4Dtoday.com.