VAI Recognized by Nucleus Research in the 2017 ERP Value Matrix

The Company's Award winning ERP Software Acknowledged for Product Usability, Functionality and Value for Manufacturing, Distribution, and Retail Customers

Ronkonkoma, NY – September 06, 2017 - VAI, a leading ERP software developer, announced that Nucleus Research has recognized the company with VAI's appearance in the 2017 Technology Value Matrix for ERP. The report highlights VAI’s award-winning ERP software suite, S2K Enterprise, which supports mid-market and enterprise companies across the medical, HVAC, electrical supply, food, electronics, janitorial, automotive, building supply, pharmaceutical, and apparel industries.

In this Value Matrix, Nucleus identifies VAI for its product usability and functionality in addition to the value that its customers achieve from the capabilities of S2K Enterprise, a fully integrated and intelligent ERP suite utilizing one centralized database, available on-premise or in the cloud. S2K Enterprise consists of financial management, analytics, sales force, mobile, warehouse management, customer relationship management, distribution management, manufacturing management, retail management, specialty food, pharmaceutical, e-commerce, and portal technology.

In the Matrix, Nucleus cites the launch of S2K Enterprise 6.0 in 2017, which has embedded analytics across the entire suite of applications. “The new release helps improve usability, as well as deliver an analytics application that leverages IBM's Cognos engine embedded within S2K Analytics,” said Seth Lippincott, lead analyst and author of the ERP Value Matrix. “On the product roadmap, VAI is working with IBM Watson to provide additional analytics capabilities. VAI offers deployments in their cloud and on-premise. Additional investment in innovative capabilities like AI and IoT should help VAI keep pace with the market in future iterations of the Value Matrix.”

“We are pleased to be positioned in the Nucleus Research 2017 ERP Value Matrix,” said Kevin Beasley, CIO, VAI. This recognition from Nucleus Research validates our continued commitment to deliver customer-driven, ROI-generating, industry-specific capabilities that drive growth for mid-market and enterprise organizations. We will continue to develop world-class mobile, analytics, cloud and advanced technology for our customer-base."

About VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.) VAI is a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer renowned for its flexible solutions and ability to automate critical business functions for the distribution, manufacturing, specialty retail and service sectors. An IBM Gold Partner, VAI is the 2012 IBM Beacon Award Winner for Outstanding Solutions for Midsize Businesses. VAI continues to innovate with new solutions that leverage analytics, business intelligence, mobility and cloud technology to help customers make more informed business decisions in real-time and empower their mobile workforces. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, NY with branch offices in Florida, Illinois and California. For more information, visit www.vai.net, follow @VAISoftware on Twitter or “like us” on facebook.com/VAISoftware.