SAI opens the window - Equipment Report - Systems Alternatives International L.L.C. introduces Version 4.0 - Brief Article

Recycling Today, Dec, 2002

Systems Alternatives International LLC (SAI), Maumee, Ohio, has released its newest software, Version 4.0, to commercial recyclers, brokers, consumers and metal service centers.

Version 4.0 includes the existing features of SAI's software product line adapted for the Windows environment. According to SAI, the new software version supports the leading relational databases, including SQLServer[R] and MySQL[TM], with additional databases to be released, as well as UNIX[R] and Microsoft-NT[R] operating systems.

"Version 4.0 delivers more features and options than our earlier versions, and a familiar Windows[R] user interface," remarks John Underwood, president of SAI. "We re-engineered our software to provide a cost-effective migration path for our existing clients, with literally no application retraining required. Prospective SAI clients will also quickly see the difference in the graphical look and feel of Version 4.0."

Roger Lambert, Simsmetal America's manager of information systems, recently deployed Version 4.0 at 15 locations. "SAI transitioned our existing data in a matter of hours. The migration was so complete and accurate that the next day our users continued their routine processing without exceptions. With Version 4.0 upgrade, we're anticipating significant and immediate benefits from our scale house to our top managers."