The Answer Company Delivers Successful Sage ERP X3 Implementation for Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies

    VANCOUVER, BC, January 19, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Answer Company, a leading provider of business management software solutions, has successfully implemented Sage ERP X3 for Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies. Based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, with an additional office in Brandon, Florida, seven operating sites worldwide, and six more under construction, Ostara found in Sage ERP X3 an information system that is scalable, flexible, and comprehensive.

Sage ERP X3 is a global Enterprise Resource Planning solution designed to meet the specific needs of growing mid-sized companies and subsidiaries of large groups with international demands. For over 10 years Sage ERP X3 has been a proven and comprehensive ERP solution addressing mid-market companies' specific requirements and challenges in industries from manufacturing and services, to distribution and many more. Over 4,000 customers in 60 countries worldwide have chosen Sage ERP X3 because it is easy to use, rapid to deploy, and cost effective.

Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. chose Sage ERP X3 because it met the specific needs of the company. "There were three major considerations in our selection of a new ERP solution," recalls Robert Crystal, controller for Ostara. "It needed to have strong core accounting attributes, as we as we have multiple corporate entities and operate in multiple currencies. The software needed to handle our fertilizer manufacturing process, and it needed to support our construction projects where we install and configure our equipment."

Ostara is a clean water company that developed and owns technology that recovers polluting nutrients from municipal and industrial water streams. It helps protect precious water resources by transforming these nutrients into a slow release, eco-friendly fertilizer. Ostara's processes and technology help wastewater treatment plants reduce nutrient management costs while meeting increasingly stringent discharge limits. The fertilizer produced from these processes improves crop yield and performance, while reducing the risk of nutrient leaching and runoff.

With its award winning solutions' success, Ostara sought to move its accounting systems from Sage 50 Accounting to a more complex ERP solution capable of supporting and better positioning the company for growth and expansion. After evaluating potential solutions like Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Syspro, it found Sage ERP X3 through The Answer Company. "We selected Sage ERP X3 because it is one of the few solutions that incorporates such diverse functionality in a single solution," says Crystal. "It offers a Manufacturing Project Management (MPM) component, full process manufacturing and distribution capabilities, along with sophisticated financial reporting tools. Plus, The Answer Company impressed us with their knowledge and commitment to our satisfaction. They have a strong reputation, excellent references, and they are local, which was very important to us."

The Answer Company, a Sage partner for nearly twenty years, is based out of Vancouver, with offices in Calgary and Toronto. The company was excited with the prospect of welcoming a renowned company like Ostara to its family of customers. Through its experience and expertise in delivering ERP solutions, The Answer Company was able offer solutions for the specific challenges Ostara faced, such as deploying Sage ERP X3 as a web application for access to users throughout the world, delivering a system that could be reconfigured as business processes evolve, and providing key strategic support in setting up Ostara's manufacturing processes in the software.

Robert Crystal praises The Answer Company for its responsiveness and for the valued business advice its consultants provide. "We are a young business, and we appreciated the advice of the experts to help ensure we set up the software for maximum benefit... The Answer Company has consultants who specialize in different areas of business, from manufacturing, to project accounting, to finance, and we benefit from their experience and expertise." Now that Sage ERP X3 is fully implemented and integrated with Ostara's business, The Answer Company will continue to provide support, maintenance, and additional training as needed.

The Answer Company is a leading supplier of business management software and technology consulting services. Since 1995, we have been helping businesses answer the difficult questions with regards to investments in technology and information systems. Our goal is to make businesses more successful at what they do and gain confidence to make profitable moves in their respective industries. Our software solutions support accounting, operations, customer relationship management, human resources, time tracking, merchant services, and the specialized needs of the manufacturing, construction, distribution, healthcare, nonprofit, and real estate industries.

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