Inspired Beauty Brands Selects abas ERP From abas-USA for Their Integrated ERP Solution

STERLING, VA--(Marketwire - Sep 12, 2012) - abas-USA announced today that Inspired Beauty Brands, Inc. has chosen ABAS Business Software as its Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") software for the future.

Inspired Beauty Brands, based in New York, is a designer, marketer and distributor of high quality, innovative hair care products sold under its company-owned brands. Inspired Beauty's brands include some of the most recognizable names in the hair care industry -- Jhirmack, Pure Shine, Hask, Vigorol, and Lustrasilk. These brands have a strong market presence and loyal consumer base across multiple age and ethnic demographics within the general market, ethnic, professional, and beauty supply retail categories.

Jeff Sieglen, President of Inspired Beauty, said, "Our internal search committee conducted a thorough search of appropriate ERP solutions and ABAS Business Software was the team's unanimous choice. We were impressed with the out-of-the-box functionality which will allow significant improvement in our internal processes with minimal customization. Also, the apparent flexibility of ABAS Business Software will facilitate future customizations as we continue to expand and streamline our operations. Lastly, through independent investigation of current ABAS Business Software users, we discovered a high degree of satisfaction amongst other users in our industry."

Alan Salton, President of abas-USA, added, "We look forward to working with IBB, and are certain that together we can provide a total ERP solution that will enable IBB to reach both their strategic and short term goals."

About abas
Founded in 1980, abas is a leading provider of cost-effective ERP solutions for midmarket manufacturers and distributors. ABAS Business Software is an ERP & eBusiness application designed specifically for manufacturers in the Assemble-to-Order, Make-to-Order and Engineer-to-Order environment. Our software is priced to fit most budgets while delivering full ERP functionality. Operating on LINUX, Unix and Windows, ABAS Business Software has the flexibility, scalability and ease of use that has demonstrated consistent ROI to its customers. abas was recently ranked highest in customer satisfaction in the worldwide Intelligent Systems Solution.