ABS Nautical Systems Announces New Business Intelligence Tools

Clients of ABS Nautical Systems will soon have a more prominent seat at the developers’ table.

Functionality to be released in version 5.4 of the NS 5 fleet management software this year will deliver personalized dashboards and reporting capabilities to its users. Reducing the daily administrative duties for all levels of the organization, the new “My Tasks” module collects the outstanding duties, alarms and internal system messages of an individual user and displays them in a single control center. Speaking at the annual User Conference in Long Beach, California this week, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Sandipan Bhattacharya compared the module to tools available in common software products such as Microsoft Outlook. Once logged into the software, users can immediately see any purchasing, maintenance, quality or crewing tasks requiring their attention. The parameters displayed in the dashboard are defined by the users, who can also select their own design elements such as fonts and icons. “For the initial release we focused particularly on the tasks performed at the Superintendent level’, said Bhattacharya. “Requisitions, work orders or open audits for any vessels they manage will be immediately accessible for processing”. Tightly tied to company defined authorization profiles, the module secures the visibility and access to data and will be integrated into the NS 5 system at no additional cost. Personalization will also be available through NS 5 Insight, an on-demand reporting tool that taps a separate reporting database, safeguarding company data while still giving end-users the ability to create custom reports.
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