585 is an ERP system that is affordable and easy to use. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems integrate all data and processes of a business into one unified system. One of the benefits of a unified system include time savings due to only entering data once into the system.

• The collective information in 585 spans all departments of a business.
• Data input into 585 is available for real-time processing and analysis thus providing a wide range of reports that facilitate decision making for all levels of business operation.
• Since the different functions of 585 all share a common database, data travels seamlessly between them.
• Functions vary from manufacturing, finance, HR, sales and distribution, material management to logistics.
• Processes cover order entry, reporting, receiving, shipping, accounting and much more.
• Planning is made easy from concept to production of new products, to in-depth financial forecasts.
• Tracks a wide range of events throughout the enterprise and facilitates creation and planning of future events.
• Simplifies 'Paper Trail' compliance by allowing all documentation to be attached directly to the relative order, inventory, nomenclature, employee, etc.
• 585 supports analysis of trends to improve performance and planning for a stronger future.

Forbes magazine has coined the term the "cheap revolution" to describe a phenomenon sweeping the tech industry where companies are discovering that low cost, simpler solutions work just as well or better than old-line products that cost many times more. We've embraced this philosophy, long before it had a name, going back to 1999 when we first started to code 585 to create an alternative to over-complicated and costly ERP systems.

What Forbes magazine calls the "cheap revolution", the phenomenon where companies are discovering that low-cost, simpler solutions work as well or better than old-line products that cost many times more, applies to product support as well. Older support models that might be affordable for larger corporations are prohibitively expensive for small business. At 585 we embrace new technology to deliver support using, forums, the Internet, and over the phone at a fraction of the cost. But if needed on site support will be provided. Unlike so many tech companies, we do not outsource our support offshore. All our support staffers operate out of our domestic corporate headquarters.

585, like other ERP systems, can run your entire business. But 585 differs from ERP in three fundamental ways:

• 585 is relatively simple and designed to keep rules and steps to a minimum while other ERP systems are complex and require substantial setup and numbers of rules and steps to function properly.
• The 585 package price is a small fraction of the cost of other ERP systems. Other ERP systems require substantial investment in software and implementation services.
• With 585, implementation is easier by virtue of the system's relative simplicity. Other ERP systems are difficult to implement.

585 is an all-purpose system that will fit virtually any business, from small to Fortune 500, whether you are a traditional, discrete manufacturer, a job-oriented business that makes, assembles, or services items, or a batch process manufacturer. Leasing the software from month to month does not lock you into the system if it is not a good fit, then you are out a minimal amount of money.

Since 585 uses a SQL database the number of users is virtually unlimited.

Each user who is to have access to the system is assigned a User ID, which is used to log on to the system from any computer workstation on the network.

In terms of physical installation, only one copy of the software is installed, either on a central server or, in the case of a peer-to-peer network, on a shared workstation, along with the SQL database. A small program is installed on each computer workstation that connects and provides access to the central server or shared workstation.

585 is a Windows-based system that can be installed on a single PC or on a network file server or on a main workstation in a peer-to-peer network.