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Software is constantly evolving. Please discuss what you consider to be the biggest product/system development for your company in the previous 12 months? Hughey, ABS Nautical Systems In 2011 we released the next generation version of our software, NS5 Enterprise. We made a commitment to our customers to enhance the quality of our products.The result was a complete redesign of the application based on direct feedbackfrom users of the software. NS5 Enter- prise offers advanced usability, speed and overall performance that meet the busi- ness needs of owners and operators. By providing increased value, advanced in- telligence and improved communication for users, our goal is to establish NS5 En-terprise as the must-have tool for the global maritime industry. Soncini, SpecTec We will complete the AMOS2 Suite, including full Crewing software with payroll, Appraisal, Crew rest time, and so on. And we will com- plete all the tools to upgrade existing AMOS customers to the new AMOS2 Suite. Aarstad, Jeppesen One to be men-tioned would be our move onto mobile platforms. This is the latest step in Jeppe- sen?s 78-year quest to provide marine and aviation users with digital navigation data that complies with current regulations. Galatas, MarineCFOMarineCFO has acompletely new module for managing the Health, Safety and Environmental com- pliance functions for our clients. This area of marine businesses has received in- creased scrutiny over the last few years. From crew certification training and drug testing to vessel certification and inspec- tion management, this module covers it all. Reporting on incidents and vessel au- dits are made easy within the H,S and Emodule of MarineCFO. With the new in- spection regimes for inland towing ves- sels we fully expect the need for this type of software to increase significantly in the future.Goldberg, MLS Four months ago we brought our primary product,MarineLMS to market. MarineLMS is the first Learning Management System built specifically for vessel operators to deliver training to their officers and crew in the maritime industry. Used in combi- nation with existing training, it improves effectiveness and provides access to training analytics so results can be meas-ured and continually improved. Al- 50Maritime Reporter & Engineering News FEATURE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ROUNDTABLE Karen Hughey, ABS Nautical Systems ?The growing demand to remain in compliance has impacted our offeringssignificantly. We are currently entering testing phases on a new software mod- ule that directly aligns with the impending Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP).? (Image: ABS Nautical Systems) Modern Software Solutions help keep ships & crew Safe, Sound & Efficient Modern software solutions are arguably one of the most cost effective means to optimize and make efficient marine operations, f rom tugboats to tankers. Traditionally maritime operators are a conservative lot, with vessel owners delaying the modernization pro cess,opting for the ?business-as-usual? mantra. But this is changing, MR found when discussing recent trends with some of the indust ry?s leading providers of advanced software solutions. ? by Greg Trauthwein, Editor & Associate Publisher The Participants Egil O. Aarstad- Managing Director and General Manager at Jeppesen Norway AS  Morten Bjoern - CEO & Founder of Intellocorp Ron deBruyne- CEO and Founder, Edoc Systems Group Ltd.  Al Carbone- ShipDecision Joe Galatas- Marine CFOMurray Goldberg - Founder and CEO, Marine Learning Systems Inc.  Steven K. Hartsaw - Project Manager, Engineered Solutions, W&O Karen Hughey - President and COO, ABS Nautical Systems  Giampiero Soncini - CEO, SpecTec Group MR March 12 # 7 (50-55):MR Template 3/2/2012 3:43 PM Page 50