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MBI is focused on developing, marketing and implementing software solutions tailored to the needs of the furniture manufacturing industry. Its products include ERP solutions, supplemented by applications such as workflow management and business intelligence. Its software is especially adapted to products such as case goods, office furniture, kitchen cabinets, and other residential furniture including tables, chairs and upholstery. The company has a large number of customers in Europe and North America relying on its main product, MBI Factory Network, to run their company. MBI has offices in Osnabruck, Germany; Vienna, Austria and Toronto, Canada.
"The addition of the MBI Factory Network application to the existing 20-20 Manufacturing Solutions product portfolio, including 20-20 Design for Manufacturing, 20-20 CAD, 20-20 ProdManager and 20-20 BuildRite will allow us to cover all of the manufacturing market segments worldwide with just the right solution for each segment and geographical region," said Jean-Francois Grou, President and COO of 20-20. "MBI Factory Network, the undisputed ERP market leader in Central and Eastern Europe, and 20-20's ProdManager offer two complementary solutions, with ProdManager leading the ERP market in Southern Europe and both ProdManager and Factory Network being sold and implemented in North America."
The new company will operate in Germany and in Eastern and Central Europe as MBI 20-20 Technologies GmbH and will focus on serving its current customers, consisting of over 130 of the largest kitchen, office and residential furniture manufacturers in Germany. "With the know-how and the products of MBI, we increase our competence and credibility in the ERP field substantially. MBI 20-20 Technologies in Osnabruck will be the main competency center for our worldwide ERP activities," said Mr. [Jean Mignault].