FM Analysis MINING Technology
Since its beginnings in 1994, The Answer Company has become a leading supplier of business management software and technology consulting services. With specialized experience spanning the chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries as well as the resource, and financial sectors, The Answer Company continues to strive for the success of their clients businesses. We spoke with the company’s founder and President, Shawn Ostheimer, and their Ontario Regional & Solutions Manager, Jonathan Ross, about the solutions they offer to the mining industry…
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Can you tell us about The Answer Company and the Mining
Software Solutions you can provide to mining companies?
Shawn: The Answer Company has been in business since 1994, and we are a software reseller and implementation consulting firm. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto, we help businesses answer the difficult questions with regards to investments in technology.
Our relationship is primarily with Sage Software, and the mining solution that we provide is called Sage ERP X3. What we’ve done is take the Sage ERP X3 software, which is marketed to a broad base of industries, and
refocused the solution for the specific needs of the mining sector.
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What makes your company standout from others?
Shawn: It’s the software we carry; it’s uniquely positioned to address the needs of mining companies and we have experienced significant success with a number of mining companies with the Sage ERP X3 solution.
The Answer Company really brings a local presence through our direct regional presence in Vancouver and Toronto, which are both mining headquarters for a majority of global mining companies.
We’ve taken that local presence and, through the establishment of alliances with partners in other geographies, we are able to provide our prospective clients in other countries with a local presence. Sage is a global company, and has partners in various countries around the world. We reviewed and met with a Sage partner in each geography to work with us as part of our global alliance.
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Can you tell us more about Sage ERPX3?
Jonathan: In general, Sage ERP X3 is a global software package that is sold worldwide, and is suitable for global operations due to both the scale (it can handle anything from 5 –
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