References and success stories
The central office of the University of Zurich Student Union (ZSUZ) is committed to the interests of students and provides students at the University of Zurich, academic institutions, the surrounding schools and other interested customers with quality products and services at competitive prices.
Established in 1950, USACO has been a leading company in the academic information field for over 60 years. They are expanding their business from journals and books to databases, online digital content and more. Since 2006 they have employed an 4D client-server system developed in-hous to manage product delivery, sales, price quotes, resources and more.
The CVL Cosmetics company are experts in cell cosmetics. It develops and offers a complete range of anti-aging products. It markets 75 products and has 250 people in its worldwide distribution network of beauty centers.
The city of Marseille, France's second largest city after Paris, has taken advantage of its maritime location and has positioned itself as the primary harbour for France and the Mediterranean. The "Cité Phocéenne" uses iGecour, a 4D-based solution to manage mails, published by the Rachet company, a 4D Partner.
VIP manages licensing rights derived from high-profile properties, nationally and internationally, primarily for television, publishing, toys, film and design and architecture around the world, including image rights for Sarah Key, George of the Jungle, Casimir, T'choupi and La Grande Arche de la Défense image in Paris, among others.
A leading distributor of architectural hardware in Washington's Seattle and Puget Sound area, Washington Architectural Hardware distributes commercial doors, frames and door hardware primarily for use in new construction. The company's 4D database allows it to manage inventory, project schedules, contract values, invoices, and billing projections.
4D serves as the backbone for the Weather Services division of Weather Central. Forecasts for the company's various clients are created, stored and disseminated via 4D. The system is also the centerpiece of Weather Central's automation programs that are used to produce weather pages for newspapers across the United States.
Westnoble Consulting Group's FairPrice is a web-based print specifying and pricing service that instantly gives users the fair market price of any print campaign. It uses realtime industry pricing for all print components to develop the fair market price -- a price both the print buyer and the printer can agree is fair when neither is under pressure to buy or sell.
For over 200 years, the family of Wilhelm Schweizer in Diessen, Germany, has kept alive the tradition of creating pewter figurines and collectibles. For over 20 years the company that bears his name, Wilhelm Schweizer Zinnmanufaktur GmbH, has been using 4D for business.
Linus Wittich editing company publishes official local newspapers for towns and counties across Germany. In order to collect editorial content, the more than 900 local authorities and their journalists can use local databases and a web-based system. A 4D-based middleware solution, developed by Ingenious of Leipzig, Germany, connects these systems and databases in 13 different locations.