References and success stories
Dr. Vidal is a large mail order house specializing in healthcare products, using a 4D-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) package called System Optimum, specifically designed for mail order companies. Orders – placed by mail, fax, and online – are handled automatically within the application.
Dulce Bebé is the largest group of child care stores in Spain. Its over 100 locations use 4D-based PowerShop to manage sales, cashiers, inventory, billing, purchasing and more.
Düring AG is a Swiss company well positioned in both the European and US manufacturing markets. The company uses 4D-based ProFinance ERP created by profinance.ch AG, handling order management, production planning, order summaries, information systems and cash flow management
Dürr AG – based in Stuttgart, Germany, and operating in 21 countries – is a global player in the automotive and component supplies industry and a world leader in varnishing, wheel-balancing, and cleaning technology, as well as final assembly services. For the planning and production of its international projects, the company uses 4D-based Dürr-Projects, developed by Optimum Software.
Founded in 1977, Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative is one of the UK\s leading bicycle retailers and has branches throughout the UK, employing a total of 180 members of staff. It has been using 4D since 1990 as a Point of Sale (POS) retailing application, today available on one server to 90 Clients in 6 cities throughout the country.
The IUT Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is a component of the University of Lorraine. Its IT Department trains applications developers in three streams breaking down as follows in 2017/2018:
• Two-year diploma (DUT) in Computing: 95 students (52 in the first year and 43 in the second).
• Professional degree in “;Internet and Mobile Media (I2M)”: 18 students.
PartDetective from Elster Kromschröder is software designed for finding and ordering spare parts for industrial applications. The 4D-based software has been in use for years to print and submit parts orders from desktop computers, and it is now available on smartphones and the Web by way of 4D Mobile and Wakanda.
Era Alaska is an airline serving 101 destinations throughout Alaska, with over 900 employee and operating more than 90 aircraft carrying an average of 1,500 passengers per day. 4D was initially used for tracking reservations, aircraft flight times and aircraft maintenance records.
Esmeralda Corporation comprises the following companies: Esmeralda Corp S.A.C. offers storage services for frozen, cold and dry products, space rental, processing meat and aquatic products, among others. Alimentos Procesados Frescos y Congelados S.A.C. processes and commercializes frozen hydro-biological products and agro-industrial products. Frigorífico Jo S.A.C.
Estudio FE is a Chilean photography studio that works for various brands and agencies in Chile. They have a special focus on fashion. Recently, they started working with audiovisuals, producing various clips and commercials. Estudio FE uses Una Base a 4D solution developed by UNA to manage and control all the processes from the receipt of client orders to the payment of provider invoices.