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Ronkonkoma, NY: VAI (Vormittag Associates Inc.) a provider of enterprise solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, has just announced a strategic alliance with AG Business Management Inc., a provider of software solutions to the fresh produce industry.

Under the terms of the agreement, fresh produce grower-shippers will now be able to leverage the power of VAI’s S2K Enterprise Edition software and the functionality of two AG Business modules—Grower Accounting for VAI and iTrade Integration for VAI—in a single end-to-end business solution designed especially for the agricultural market.

S2K Enterprise Edition, now in version 3.7.6, provides the power and unsurpassed value that companies need to achieve internal efficiencies, improve external responsiveness and deliver bottom-line results.

User friendly designs position AG Business Management software as the solution of choice for grower-shippers in the mid-sized market, where the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of grower data are critical success factors. AG Business Management solutions track over 60 million cartons of produce annually.

“Grower Accounting for VAI improves the accuracy and timeliness of grower transaction data, reduces personnel hours spent tracking the unique terms and conditions of each grower contract and allows produce tracking to the lot level, an important food safety requirement,” says Tony Singleton, western region territory manager, VAI. “With a single keystroke, grower-shippers have all the information they need to achieve their business goals and keep growers happy.”