VAI Wins 2008 Long Island Software Award

RONKONKOMA, N.Y.--VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.) (http://www.vai.net), a leader in enterprise solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, and an IBM Premier Business Partner, today announced that the firm’s S2K Manufacturing Management product has been selected as a 2008 Long Island Software Awards (LISA) winner. Presented by the Long Island Software & Technology Network (LISTnet), the LISA is an industry honor given to software developers that demonstrate excellence in product development and design.

VAI accepted the award at a ceremony and dinner held on May 6, 2008, at The Garden City Hotel in Garden City, NY. Among the ceremony’s many sponsors were Cablevision Systems, FalconStor, IBM, Motorola, Stony Brook University and Verizon.

“The LISA recognizes excellence and showcases the strength and diversity of the Long Island software industry,” said Peter Goldsmith, President, LISTnet. “VAI’s S2K for Manufacturing is a solution that resolves many manufacturing issues by improving efficiency and streamlining operations. It is precisely the type of innovative product that LISTnet seeks to honor within the local industry.”

S2K Enterprise for Manufacturing is a software solution that helps companies to manage production operations with superior responsiveness and performance. S2K regulates and controls forecasting inaccuracies, shipping or missed shipment errors, quality control problems, scheduling and planning issues and poor plant resource management, while eliminating slow error-prone manuals and increasing communication between companies, suppliers and buyers.

Bob Vormittag, President, VAI, stated, “We are honored to receive this distinguished award from LISTnet. VAI saw an opportunity to assist manufacturing businesses with the tools and knowledge to compete successfully in the domestic and international markets by developing a product that cuts costs and maximizes efficiency. Our S2K for Manufacturing is a valuable materials requirement planning (MRP) solution that delivers a genuine return on investment (ROI).”

About VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)

VAI is an award-winning software developer and an IBM Premier Business Partner. Designed for the mid-range market, S2K Enterprise is used by a wide variety of mid-sized companies worldwide, with a number of clients in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, metals, food and related service industries. Advanced applications such as Warehouse Management Systems, EDI, CRM and e-Business provide companies the power to leverage their information technology investment. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, New York, with branch offices in Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Newport Beach and Oroville, California. For more information, please contact 800-824-7776 or visit http://www.vai.net.