The Interactive Computer Integrated Manufacturing "ICIM" enterprise resource planning "ERP" system is a multi-company/multi-facility software package that integrates manufacturing engineering customer service and financials in a real time Web enabled environment. It is suited for discrete manufacturers especially the make-to-order "MTO" configure-to-order "CTO" assemble-to-order "ATO" and engineer-to-order "ETO" environments. The ICIM software package uses Oracle's relational database. The package is offered in client-server or a three-tier architecture for browser-based operation. It can run on a wide range of platforms including Windows NT Unix Linux and VMS. For more information visit the company's web site http://www.metasystems.com/ or the product homepage http://www.metasystems.com/ICIM_ERP_software.html