Pronto Software is an Australian enterprise software vendor.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Accounting & Business Software & Services |
| Founded | Australia (1976) |
| Headquarters | Burwood East, Victoria, Australia |
Key people | Chad Gates, Managing Director [1] |
| Products | Pronto Xi |
Number of employees | 475 (March 2023) [1] |
| Website | www.pronto.net |
Pronto Xi is Pronto Software's main product. It has modules for financials, retail, CRM, supply chain management, warehouse management, manufacturing and facilities management.[2]
History edit
The company was founded in 1976 as Prometheus Software Development in Sydney, Australia.[3][4]Originally trading under the name 'Prometheus Software', the company was sold to Sausage Software in 1999.[3] The name was then changed to 'Pronto Software' following a management buyout in 2002.[3]
Recognition edit
- 2006 Pronto Software named The Age/D&B Victorian Business of the Year. Launches PRONTO-Xi Phase 5[4]
- 2007 Awarded IBM’s Reseller of the Year[5]
- 2008 Won the D&B/The Age Business Awards (IT)[6] and AIIA iAwards for Alert Intelligence[7]
- 2009 Won the Australian Business Awards for Enterprise.[8] Surpassed $50 million in turn over.[9] Launches PRONTO-Xi Phase 6.[10]
- 2011 Won the 2011 IBM Choice Award for Midmarket Leadership.[11] Launches Pronto Xi Dimensions.
- 2015 Awarded 2015 ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards for Best Software Product.[12]
- 2016 ABA100 Winner for Cloud Innovation in The Australian Business Awards.[13]
Technology edit
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In 1984, the company launched a suite of PRONTO Enterprise Management tools.[citation needed]
In 2005, the company launched PRONTO-Xi Phase 4. [citation needed]
In 2016, Pronto launched a digital consultancy service called Pronto Woven, a software complementary to Pronto Xi.[14]
Pronto Xi runs on Linux (RedHat), UNIX (AIX or Solaris), or Microsoft Windows Server 2008. In Unix/Linux deployments, users access the application through a proprietary thin client application[15] which connects to the server using SSH, Telnet, or SSL encrypted Telnet. Recent years have seen the introduction of a web client that is the basis of future development.
Supported databases are Informix Dynamic Server, Oracle, or SQL Server.
Technology partners edit
Pronto Software is partnered with IBM,[16] Remap, TIG Freight Management, ProSpend, Action HRM, Nomos One, Maralan Documentation, QBuild, Square, BundyPlus, Filebound Solutions, Ozedi and Finlease.
References edit
- ^ a b Chad Gates appointed as new Managing Director of Pronto Software
- ^ CFO Financial Review - Software and Accounts Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Business applications reach the SMB
- ^ a b Once a Sausage, Pronto Software is a winner
- ^ "Software in FM - Industry". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ Pronto delivers the recipe for success
- ^ Australia's premier ICT industry awards honour brightest innovators Archived 2009-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pronto Software wins 2009 Australian Business Award Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pronto takes its ERP to the US". Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ Pronto Software announces Phase 6 of PRONTO-Xi software Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pronto software wins IBM Choice Award for Midmarket Leadership
- ^ Pronto Software crowned ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards for fifth consecutive year
- ^ "ABA100 Winner for Cloud Innovation in The Australian Business Awards 2016".
- ^ "Pronto weaves new offering, launches digital consultancy".
- ^ "PRONTO-Xi Thin Client. Get the software safely and easily". Software Informer. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ IBM and Pronto Software Archived 2008-07-29 at the Wayback Machine