| Business Summary | | Ross
Systems,
Inc.
is
a
supplier
of
enterprise-wide
business
systems
and
related
services
to
companies
installing
Internet-enabled
e-business
software
products,
in
particular
in
the
process
manufacturing
markets.
The
Company's
customers
are
primarily
medium-sized
companies
upgrading
internal
systems
to
improve
profitability
through
the
availability
of
timely
and
accurate
information,
or
to
modernize
their
management
information
systems
operations
in
order
to
reduce
costs
and
provide
business-to-business
linkage
with
suppliers
and
customers.
The
Company
licenses
its
products
to
customers
through
a
direct
sales
force
in
North
America
and
Western
Europe
as
well
as
independent
distributors
in
24
other
markets
worldwide.
Since
its
inception
in
1988,
the
Company
has
licensed
software
products
to
an
installed
base
of
over
3,400
customers
worldwide. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Ross
Systems,
Inc.
is
a
supplier
of
enterprise-wide
business
systems
and
related
services
to
companies
installing
open
systems/internet
enabled
software
products.
For
the
nine
months
ended
3/31/01,
revenues
fell
40%
to
$38.2
million.
Net
loss
before
extraordinary
item
fell
21%
to
$3.6
million.
Revenues
reflect
the
closure
of
the
Paris
office
and
lower
software
product
licensing
activities.
Lower
loss
reflects
a
decrease
in
consulting
costs
and
lower
marketing
expenses. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| J. Patrick Tinley, 52 Chairman,
CEO | $312K | Rodney Jones, 48 Pres | -- | Robert Webster, 52 Exec.
VP, Sec. | 206K | Peter Fausel, 40 Sr.
VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing | 136K | Verome Johnston VP,
CFO | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 30-June-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
|
|