VAI Named SIIA Business Technology Product CODiE Award Finalist for Best Business Information or Data Delivery Solution Category

Ronkonkoma, N.Y. – March 30, 2020 - VAI, a leading ERP software developer, today announced that its flagship S2K Enterprise 6.1 software was named a 2020 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the Best Business Information or Data Delivery Solution category. Finalists represent the best products, technologies, and services in software, information, and business technology.

Acknowledged as the premier awards program for the software and information industries for 35 years, the SIIA CODiE Awards are produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software, education, media, and digital content industries. VAI S2K Enterprise 6.1 was selected as one of 150 finalists across the 40 business technology categories, along with Dow Jones & Company, LexisNexis Group, and Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

“It’s an honor to be acknowledged by the SIIA CODiE Awards for our commitment to helping our customers streamline business functions and achieve their greatest potential,” said Bob Vormittag, chief executive officer and president at VAI. “By utilizing VAI S2K 6.1, our customers can enhance all aspects of the business, maintain data security and reliability, and successfully navigate through any environment.”

VAI S2K Enterprise 6.1 is an integrated suite of applications designed to help businesses fully optimize performance. Feature rich, cloud-based capabilities are designed for the wholesale distribution, manufacturing, food, pharmaceutical, and specialty retail industries. As the latest update of VAI S2K Enterprise, version 6.1 offers a simplified interface and advanced applications such as S2K Warehouse, S2K Supply & Demand Planning, S2K Mobile and S2K Analytics. These applications allow businesses to track, manage, and share necessary information on a secure platform.

S2K Sales Force and S2K Marketing Cloud also provide the option to regulate data that is customized to industry needs as well as enable swift and filtered data transferring, avoiding errors and providing optimal communication tactics. Moreover, the cloud-based storage capabilities result in increased scalability to fit company needs with little to no maintenance and downtime.

“The 2020 CODiE Award finalists join a long and distinguished history of innovative products and services destined to transform the way we do business. We congratulate all of our finalists and look forward to seeing their impact across the B2B market for years to come,” said Jeff Joseph, President of SIIA.

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry's only peer-recognized awards program. Business technology leaders including senior executives, analysts, media, consultants, and investors evaluate assigned products during the first-round review. Their scores determine the SIIA CODiE Award finalists which accounts for 80% of the overall score. SIIA members then vote on the finalist products and the scores from both rounds are tabulated to select the winners. Business Technology category winners will be announced May 18 during an online winner announcement ceremony.

Details about each finalist are listed at https://www.siia.net/codie/2020-Finalists.

About VAI

VAI is a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer renowned for its flexible solutions and ability to automate critical business functions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. VAI's software solutions are backed by a wealth of experience and a reputation for excellence that countless companies rely on. With specific ERP solutions for Hard Goods, Food, and Pharmaceutical companies, VAI has helped some of the most recognized companies address key industry requirements and deliver bottom-line results. VAI continues to innovate with new solutions that leverage analytics, business intelligence, mobility, and cloud technology to help customers make more informed business decisions and empower their mobile workforce. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, NY, with additional locations across the United States. For more information, visit www.vai.net, follow @VAISoftware on Twitter, vai_software on Instagram, and “like us” on facebook.com/VAISoftware.

About the SIIA CODiE™ Awards

The SIIA CODiE Awards is the only peer-reviewed program to showcase business and education technology’s finest products and services. Since 1986, thousands of products, services and solutions have been recognized for achieving excellence.  For more information, visit siia.net/CODiE.