Printronix to Improve Sales and Operations Planning

Industrial printing solutions provider selects Smart Software to better handle inventory with more accurate lead time demand estimates

Belmont, MA March 8, 2006 Printronix, a global supplier of industrial and back-office enterprise printing solutions, said this week that it has purchased Smart Software Inc.'s SmartForecasts to help strengthen its sales and operations planning process through improved forecast accuracy, inventory management and customer service.

Printronix, a $130 million company in fiscal 2005 with headquarters in Irvine, Calif., plans to integrate SmartForecasts with its SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and use the software's results to support worldwide operations. The company operates four manufacturing facilities and 27 sales and support offices that serve customers around the globe.

Printronix has built a strong reputation for shipping product