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Koen Book Distributors Utilizes MIDAS to Process Orders Over the Internet and Increases Sales Wayne, PA, - July 30, 2011 - MKS Inc., a leading provider of enterprise integration software solutions and consulting services, today announced that Koen Book Distributors, Inc. (Koen) uses MIDAS to process orders on the Internet for Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and other leading book stores. Koen, a MIDAS (MKS Integrated Distribution and Accounting System) user since 1994, implemented the software solution from MKS, to handle daily business transaction volumes, including the integration of business processes from order-fulfillment to distribution to accounting. While experiencing exceptional growth in revenues, the company decided to seize an opportunity to further increase sales to its largest bookstores by processing orders on the Internet. "MIDAS already handles our unique order processing and tracking requirements, says Bob Koen, owner of Koen Book Distributors, Inc. "Utilizing MIDAS to access available inventory and fill orders over the Internet gives us the ability to satisfy immediate requests from the largest bookstores in the country, allowing us to remain competitive and to continue our leadership role in the book wholesale and distribution industry." "The growing business to business e-commerce marketplace represents an overwhelming requirement for an underlying foundation of enterprise application integration," explains Victor E. Hansen, president of MKS, Inc. "MIDAS, designed to integrate business processes across the enterprise, when combined with e-commerce functionality is the best solution for deriving maximum value from corporate information." Koen, located in Moorestown, NJ, is an international full-service book wholesaler who over the past 27 years, provides the bestsellers and the best in independent press titles, to thousands of book stores and retailers in the country. Koen Book Distributors has grown to be one of the nation's leading wholesalers. MKS is a software products and consulting company that specializes in enterprise application integration solutions and consulting services. The company recognizes that corporations, faced with shifting market conditions and mounting competitive pressures, are changing the way they use data. The MKS software suite is comprised of MIDAS, a full featured integrated distribution and accounting system, and V4, a strategic data analysis and forecasting tool that operates independent of platforms, operating systems, databases and other data sources. |
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