Pronto Software

Pronto Software Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryAccounting & Business Software & Services
FoundedAustralia (1976)
HeadquartersBurwood East, Victoria, Australia
Key people
Chad Gates, Managing Director [1]
ProductsPronto Xi
Number of employees
475 (March 2023) [1]
Websitewww.pronto.net

Pronto Software is an Australian enterprise software vendor.

Pronto Xi is Pronto Software's main product. It has modules for financials, retail, CRM, supply chain management, warehouse management, manufacturing and facilities management.[2]

History

The company was founded in 1976 as Prometheus Software Development in Sydney, Australia.[3][4] Originally trading under the name 'Prometheus Software', the company was sold to Sausage Software in 1999.[3] The name was then changed to 'Pronto Software' following a management buyout in 2002.[3]

Recognition

  • 2006 Pronto Software named The Age/D&B Victorian Business of the Year. Launches PRONTO-Xi Phase 5[4]
  • 2007 Awarded IBM’s Reseller of the Year[5]
  • 2008 Won the D&B/The Age Business Awards (IT)[6] and AIIA iAwards for Alert Intelligence[7]
  • 2009 Won the Australian Business Awards for Enterprise.[8] Surpassed $50 million in turn over.[9] Launches PRONTO-Xi Phase 6.[10]
  • 2011 Won the 2011 IBM Choice Award for Midmarket Leadership.[11] Launches Pronto Xi Dimensions.
  • 2015 Awarded 2015 ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards for Best Software Product.[12]
  • 2016 ABA100 Winner for Cloud Innovation in The Australian Business Awards.[13]

Technology

In 1984, the company launched a suite of PRONTO Enterprise Management tools.[citation needed]

In 2005, the company launched PRONTO-Xi Phase 4. [citation needed]

In 2016, Pronto launched a digital consultancy service called Pronto Woven, a software complementary to Pronto Xi.[14]

Pronto Xi runs on Linux (RedHat), UNIX (AIX or Solaris), or Microsoft Windows Server 2008. In Unix/Linux deployments, users access the application through a proprietary thin client application[15] which connects to the server using SSH, Telnet, or SSL encrypted Telnet. Recent years have seen the introduction of a web client that is the basis of future development.

Supported databases are Informix Dynamic Server, Oracle, or SQL Server.

Technology partners

Pronto Software is partnered with IBM,[16] Remap, TIG Freight Management, ProSpend, Action HRM, Nomos One, Maralan Documentation, QBuild, Square, BundyPlus, Filebound Solutions, Ozedi and Finlease.

Independent Consultants

There is a range of independent consultants not affiliated with Pronto Software servicing various industries. To date, Pronto software does not offer affiliation programs for independent consultants.

References

  1. ^ a b Chad Gates appointed as new Managing Director of Pronto Software
  2. ^ CFO Financial Review - Software and Accounts Archived 2009-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c Business applications reach the SMB
  4. ^ a b Once a Sausage, Pronto Software is a winner
  5. ^ "Software in FM - Industry". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  6. ^ Pronto delivers the recipe for success
  7. ^ Australia's premier ICT industry awards honour brightest innovators Archived 2009-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Pronto Software wins 2009 Australian Business Award Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Pronto takes its ERP to the US". Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  10. ^ Pronto Software announces Phase 6 of PRONTO-Xi software Archived 2009-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Pronto software wins IBM Choice Award for Midmarket Leadership
  12. ^ Pronto Software crowned ABA100 Winner in The Australian Business Awards for fifth consecutive year
  13. ^ "ABA100 Winner for Cloud Innovation in The Australian Business Awards 2016".
  14. ^ "Pronto weaves new offering, launches digital consultancy".
  15. ^ "PRONTO-Xi Thin Client. Get the software safely and easily". Software Informer. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  16. ^ IBM and Pronto Software Archived 2008-07-29 at the Wayback Machine