The core competence of ABAS Software AG is the development of flexible ERP and eBusiness software for medium-sized companies with up to 1,000 employees. More than 1,900 customers throughout the world have opted for both ABAS as IT specialist, and for the integrated abas Business Software. The company ABAS that was once characterized by students has now become a group of companies. ABAS Software AG in Karlsruhe employs about 90 people, together with over 50 abas partners worldwide that is a total of approx. 550 employees. The abas software partners provide on-site support and a range of services including implementation, hardware and network support, customization and a helpdesk and ensure short reaction times and high service quality. International partners in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Czech Republic, France, Spain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Australia and the USA represent the ABAS Software AG throughout the world. The partner network is continuously expanded. The brand name abas Business Software includes the products abas ERP for production, abas Trade for trade and service companies and the eBusiness solution abas eB. abas Business Software (ERP, PPC, MRP, eBusiness), a solution for medium-sized companies, is flexible, adaptable and future-proof. The clear structure and well thought-out implementation strategy of the system enables a short implementation period, as well as a trouble-free integration into the company structure. Specific adaptations can be integrated with very little effort. With every upgrade new functions and technologies are constantly added to the standard software. As a result, abas users are always using the most up-to-date product. abas Business Software can be run using Linux, Unix and Windows. ABAS has supported the open source operating system Linux since 1995. Approximately 80% of over 1,900 abas installations are based on Linux. abas Business Software - range of services: Sales/sales order processing/shipping, purchasing/purchase order processing, warehouse management, scheduling, logistics, materials management/MRP, production/PPC, financial accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting, controlling, eBusiness, etc.