This integration will allow users to seamlessly exchange data between ORION™ Enterprise, 3i Infotech’s full-featured industry specific, adaptable ERP suite and SmartForecasts®, Smart Software’s powerful and comprehensive demand forecasting, demand planning and inventory optimization system.

This combination of statistical forecasting and planning capabilities within the tapestry of core ERP applications will enhance the reach of users for accessing and applying data for better decision making.

“Our collaboration with Smart Software will extend the value ORIONTM Enterprise brings to our customers by providing seamless access to specialized demand planning and inventory optimization capabilities,” said Sharad Vajpayee, President at 3i Infotech Enterprise Solutions. “Achieving this within an integrated workspace, will offer both a better user experience and greater data integrity. Simply put, we believe this only reiterates our focus on enabling a more intuitive and effective work environment for our customers.”

With both 3i Infotech and Smart Software serving similar industries such as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals among others, the partnership mutually leverages the strengths of ORION Enterprise and SmartForecasts in delivering value to end users through the unified platform that addresses industry specific requirements.

About 3i Infotech

3i Infotech Inc. (www.3i-infotech.com/us) is a global Information Technology company, which provides technology solutions to over 500 customers worldwide, spanning a range of verticals such as Manufacturing, Contracting and Retail & Distribution to Banking, Insurance and Government. The Company’s quality accreditations include SEI CMMI Level 5 for Software business and ISO 9001:2000 for Infrastructure Services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operations.

About Smart Software

Since its founding in 1984, Smart Software Inc. (www.smartcorp.com) has been a leader in providing enterprise-wide demand forecasting, demand planning and inventory optimization solutions. Its patented, award-winning method for intermittent demand forecasting has yielded major inventory cost reductions for many of its customers. Smart Software also pioneered the use of automatic statistical forecasting, product line forecasting, interactive graphical adjustment of forecast results to reflect business judgment, and other innovations designed to make the forecasting process easier, more realistic and accurate. Currently, thousands of manufacturing, marketing and inventory professionals worldwide use SmartForecasts to plan for demand and drive a more efficient supply chain.