In order to empower its customers with the ability to generate accurate, effective reports on demand, The Rubicon Group turned to Micro Focus’ AcuXDBC, a data management tool designed to allow access to Vision files from database-like querying products. Thanks to AcuXDBC, The Rubicon Group is no longer devoting valuable resources to writing customized reports for customers, allowing Rubicon to focus on the primary mission of adding feature functionality to the highly scaleable and reliable Rubicon Solution ERP product.

Rubicon customers can now control their own destiny when it comes to reporting, with both IT and business users able to quickly create customized reports analyzing corporate data including purchasing, procurement, routing, labor reporting, and capacity planning.

"AcuXDBC has proven to be of exceptional value to Rubicon and its clients," said Mike Taylor, President at Rubicon. "From day one of deployment, we have been able to automatically run reports analyzing data from disparate sources across the enterprise. This has allowed us to devote more time and resources to adding value to the solutions we deliver to our clients. At the same time, customers have the benefit of accessing mission-critical data from their desktops via user-friendly Windows applications whenever they need it."

AcuXDBC, which is designed to work with any Windows application that complies with Version 2.0 of the ODBC standard, provides broad flexibility to the way The Rubicon Group’s COBOL data is accessed and maintained. Additionally, it provides Rubicon clients with an extra layer of security by providing different levels of access to different users. For remote files, Rubicon uses AcuXDBC server, which performs remote SQL processing on Unix, Linux and Windows. AcuXDBC Enterprise Edition enables Rubicon to access Vision data from Java applications that use JDBC standards, providing additional flexibility.

"Micro Focus has dramatically reduced the amount of time clients spend waiting for reports," said Taylor. "What used to take up to several days can now be done almost instantaneously. "AcuXDBC allows us to arm our clients with actionable data to help them make better business decisions."

Founded in 1984, The Rubicon Group develops web-based enterprise application suites built from the ground up specifically for wholesalers and light manufacturers. The Rubicon Solution offers a real-time E-commerce layer, enabling customers to have immediate access to on-line product, order and account status information. Rubicon, whose software is installed in hundreds of companies across the U.S. and Canada, allows organizations to share information, creating stronger alliances with customers, suppliers and business partners.

The Rubicon Solution helps its customers maintain a competitive advantage, using technology as a tool to solve real business problems. Whether it is cutting edge applications like E-commerce, warehouse management and web-based applications, more established solutions like bar coding and EDI, or simply getting the most out of an existing network investment, Rubicon makes technology work for its customers.