KUMAVISION has received certification for the Catalyst Partner Program from Microsoft. The business software specialist is not only expanding its partnership with Microsoft, but is also expanding its service portfolio in the field of digitization in order to be able to provide customers with comprehensive advice on digital transformation.
The second wave of the corona pandemic is rolling through Europe and forcing us again to severely restrict life. While some of these measures hurt, there are also changes that hardly anyone would have expected at the start of the pandemic. An example: for years we sneaked around the topic of digitization, tried something here and there and had a guilty conscience because we knew that we should be much further ahead. But it needed an outside influence that forced us to act. And we see: It works! We communicate very efficiently in virtual space, have developed new business models and services and are ready to break new ground.
The XRechnung is here: As of April 2020, all German authorities must be able to receive and process electronic invoices. The XRechnung is the standard that specifies the methodology and the semantic data model. Important for all companies: As of November 27, 2020, authorities may only accept invoices over 1.000 euros (net) as XRechnung. But all other companies also benefit from the invoices in XML format. Because those who no longer have to process PDF or paper invoices save time and money.
Because Rehacare, the world's largest trade fair for rehabilitation and care, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, KUMAVISION is offering all other service providers a digital event where they can find out more about current topics relating to the health market. The online event will take place on Wednesday, September 23.09.2020rd, 10 at 00:XNUMX a.m. A varied program on software topics in the healthcare market awaits the participants, in which they can take part in a relaxed atmosphere from the office or from home. In compact sessions, industry experts convey understandably prepared specialist knowledge on current topics such as e-health, process automation and compliance. Afterwards there will be the opportunity to exchange ideas with the speakers.
Microsoft has once again accepted KUMAVISION into the prestigious Inner Circle. Membership in this body is reserved for the world's most successful Microsoft partners. This was announced at this year's international partner conference "Microsoft Inspire", which took place exclusively online for the first time. Microsoft is honoring KUMAVISION's commitment to digital transformation, especially in the area of ERP, CRM and BI solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics 365.
With more than 250 participants, the customer forum also met with great interest among the customers of the business software specialist KUMAVISION in 2020. Although this was already the 19th edition, this year's customer forum was a real premiere: All events were held online after the Corona event, which was originally planned for spring, had to be canceled. "We are delighted that with over 250 customers we have achieved a similar number of participants as in the previous year. The strong response shows that despite or perhaps because of the economically challenging situation for many companies, there is great interest in our solutions, ”explains KUMAVISION board member and host Markus Birk. Accordingly, the focus in 2020 for user groups and expert lectures was on quickly implementable digitization offers with clear added value for practice.
With our service packages, we support you in converting VAT rates into Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central. Our consultants from the Competence Center Finance and our customer service team will guide and support you safely through the changeover activities.
KUMAVISION AG has taken a number of measures to protect employees and customers while at the same time ensuring the ability to work as usual. "The message is clear: Even in this challenging situation, we are still there for our customers and provide various technologies and services with which we help to maintain business operations for our customers," explains KUMAVISION board member Markus Birk.
Under the motto "Come to the nerd side: We have code and coffee", the company-wide hackathon of KUMAVISION took place on March 6 and 7, in which the participants put their own ideas into practice in teams for two days. With “kumAR Vision” and “Worker workplace in the order-to-order production”, two teams were able to secure the victory this year.
How will digital processes be mapped in the factory of the future? How do different Industry 4.0 applications work together? And what tasks does the ERP system take on? To answer these and other questions, a team of KUMAVISION trainees is building a model factory where digitization scenarios can be developed and tested.
The ERP industry software specialist KUMAVISION shows at the Hannover Messe how companies optimize their processes, strengthen their customer relationships and open up new business models. At the VDMA joint stand (Hall 17 / Stand C40), visitors can experience live in an interactive demo how machines, articles and ERP communicate with each other via the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and what opportunities arise for production, customer service and logistics , KUMAVISION also presents the current version of the industry software for the manufacturing industry based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The ERP industry solution brings with it numerous best practice processes for mechanical and plant engineering, series, contract and project manufacturers as well as medical technology companies.
Whether Click & Collect or Endless Aisle: Customers don't want to forego the convenience of online shopping, even in stationary retail. What is needed are contemporary concepts that offer a seamless shopping experience where online and offline complement each other perfectly. This also includes customer-friendly payment systems through to digital receipts, which are also an environmentally friendly alternative to receipts on thermal paper. At EuroShop (Hall 6 / Stand C68) from February 16 to 20, the ERP specialist KUMAVISION will show how easily digital receipts can be generated with the LS Central retail software and the anybill app for smartphones.
KUMAVISION, industry software specialist for the healthcare market and medical technology, is laying the groundwork for continuing on its growth path. In order to better serve the increasing demand in the healthcare market, the company is expanding its long-term partnership with the consulting company M Assist GmbH, which specializes in the prescription business. Both companies bundle their advisory capacities and skills for the market segment of other service providers. The close cooperation is further underlined with the entry of KUMAVISION as a partner in M Assist with a strategic participation. In the future, M Assist will take over control for the introduction of the branch software in this market segment for KUMAVISION customers. In addition to product development, KUMAVISION continues to focus on market development in the industry as well as advice in the fields of finance, supply chain management and technology.
Under the motto "One software for all tasks", the ERP specialist KUMAVISION is presenting the integrated retail software LS Central at EuroShop (Hall 6 / Stand C68) Microsoft Dynamics 365 (formerly Navision). The world's leading solution for branch and retail combines cash register, POS, branch administration, head office as well as controlling, logistics and inventory management in one software. LS Central enables retailers to prepare their business for the future with company-wide workflows, a uniform database, consistent transparency and a cross-channel approach. The retail solution also meets all legal requirements for cash register systems.
KUMAVISION was honored at the European Microsoft Partner Conference Directions EMEA 2019 in Vienna with the award for the successful transformation into a SaaS provider and the resulting CloudBusiness excellent. The ERP specialist is one of the first Microsoft partners worldwide to have ERP industry solutions based on the new technology platform Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developed and successfully placed on the market. The award recognizes the success of CloudBusiness of KUMAVISION, the strategy of the business unit as well as the advantages for the customers of the operator model Software as a Service (SaaS): More future security through a leading technology, simplified interaction of ERP, CRM, BI and Office 365 as well as the direct integration of trend topics such as IoT, AI or Big Data.
Within the framework of the annual audit for the standard DIN ISO 9001: 2015, the Healthcare Solutions division of KUMAVISION won the "Best implementation" award, as it did last year. The award documents the lived quality management of the ERP specialist, which covers all processes from development to implementation to the support of the ERP industry solution for healthcare and medical technology. This benefits the customers who, for example, can rely on the certified and documented processes of KUMAVISION for their own validation.
KUMAVISION AG acquires a majority stake in akquinet business solutions GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, a subsidiary of akquinet AG. This was given by KUMAVISION CEO Kay von Wilcken known. With this, the companies bundle their competence in the field of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Managing Director remains Thomas Urban. Akquinet AG will continue to be represented as a shareholder and, in cooperation with KUMAVISION, will promote customer management in the context of Microsoft's platform strategy.
An app that makes it easy to measure the current energy consumption of all machines and production equipment and to forecast future energy consumption. This vision should soon become reality with the "GREEN Factory". The app uses innovative for it CloudService solutions, opening up the opportunities for demand-based energy use and capacitive fine planning. Forward-looking energy planning enables companies to benefit in several ways: they avoid cost-intensive peak loads, can, in combination with storage systems, buy electricity at low prices and also reduce their energy consumption.
As part of this year's ELO ECM Tour in Heidenheim, KUMAVISION won two prizes: The DMS project implemented by KUMAVISION at Kiefer GmbH was honored as the best project in the Bavarian region. ELO also awarded KUMAVISION the title of "Rising Star of the Year 2018 / 19", also for the region of Bavaria.
Industry and software - two worlds meet. On the one hand the pragmatists who know their business with all the peculiarities, pitfalls and pitfalls. On the other side, the IT experts - theoreticians who can come up with a solution for every challenge. The question is: are these worlds incompatible? Not at KUMAVISION. Our software experts speak the language of the industry. Our consultants are industry experts with IT knowledge. This is how our industry solutions emerged, covering almost all processes in the industry in the standard function scope. And if not, our industry experts will find a pragmatic solution in an eye-level dialogue.
Artificial intelligence - for some, that sounds like the future. We, on the other hand, welcome them in the present. thanks to the CloudPlatform Azure from Microsoft not only benefit companies today from pioneering developments such as image recognition, speech recognition or knowledge mining, but also the middle class. The current issue of KUMAlive is dedicated to these new technologies. A decade ago she would have been a science-fiction magazine. Today she gives an exciting look into the practice.
KUMAVISION looks back extremely satisfied with the 2018 financial year: The company, which specializes in business software solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics, increased its revenue year-on-year by nine percent from 53,8 to 58,6 million euros. Earnings before taxes (EBIT) increased to seven percent. Credit institutions give top marks to the credit rating, which is also due to the high equity ratio of 49 percent. 2019 stand with the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and Cloud-Services focus on topics that go beyond the traditional ERP business, with which KUMAVISION further enhances its position as a solution partner for medium-sized companies.
More competitiveness through the digital transformation, more efficiency with the Microsoft Unified Platform and new possibilities thanks to artificial intelligence - these topics were the focus of this year's customer forum for the business software specialist KUMAVISION. More than two 250 attendees met in Stuttgart at the beginning of April to discuss functional innovations in ERP industry solutions for industry, commerce, service providers, medical technology and the healthcare market, discuss current IT trends and use the event to exchange views with experts and industry colleagues ,
LS Retail, the world's leading provider of end-to-end software for the retail and retail stores, as well as the catering trade, awarded KUMAVISION the Platinum Award at conneXion, the global retail conference in Munich. KUMAVISION is one of only 22 partners worldwide to have this status. In addition to above-average sales successes and proven industry and software know-how, the award is based on outstanding customer service and qualified support.
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