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ABT Group are very pleased to announce that ABT have joined the Franchise Council of Australia.


The Franchise Council of Australia Limited (FCA) is the peak body for the $128 billion franchise sector in Australia, representing franchisees, franchisors and service providers to the sector.

ABT (Applied Business Technology) is Australia's leading provider of Pronto software and services. Having deployed business software systems since 1987 ABT have a significant depth of experience in information management.

Particularly relevant to franchisers is ABT's expertise with POS (Point of Sale) software. ABT's POS client list includes VHA Pty Ltd with approximately six million customers ,and more than one thousand ABT POS users within Australia, Optus World, Virgin Mobile, Telechoice, and Allphones in the communications industry.

ABT also works with major distributors including the worlds leading supplier of distributed electrical supplies, Rexel, Salmon Brothers, Project Lighting and Shannon Electrical.

ABT’s Software Development Division has written customised software designed to fit client business processes since 1992 with the Pronto based, Master Stock Control module for franchise operations being particularly successful.

"Our recent launch of ABT Group company, ABT Security Systems has even further extended our reach into franchise territory, and the Franchise Council is a uniquely qualified body to interact with our franchise clients and prospect," said ABT founder Reg King.

As part of the ABT Group, ABT Security Systems will offer companies systems that link their back-end business software with their security systems. This includes ID recognition, keypad security, alarm systems, CCTV systems, access control systems and security systems.

"The franchise industry has always been in integral part of ABT's make-up and we can only see that growing with membership of the Franchise Council. Not only do we have ABT Security, and the custom software divisions, we believe that franchisers will be particularly drawn to ABT's Online division," said King.

"While cloud software seems to be the hot topic of every recent IT article, ABT have been supplying ‘cloud-based’ solutions for more than 15 years. We feel this sort of expertise and IT authority will be invaluable as franchisers' strive to make the best decisions for their companies particular requirements," he added.

For more information, please contact:

Paul Goldsmith
tinderbox digital marketing
T: (02) 9666 6565
M: 0404 871 220
E: paul@tinderbox.net.au

About ABT
ABT (Applied Business Technology) is Australia's leading provider of Pronto software and services.
Having deployed business software systems since 1987 ABT have a significant depth of experience in information management.
The directors of ABT have over 80 years experience in the IT industry, being among the pioneers in the implementation of integrated retail and accounting software in Australia.

ABT has grown to earn an enviable reputation as a reliable and trusted supplier, offering one of the countries largest ERP and POS product portfolios.

The ABT Group of companies includes ABT (www.abtgroup.com.au/), ABT Online (www.abtonline.com.au/) and ABT Security Systems (www.abtonline.com.au/)

ABT Group are also proud supporters of the The Lynne King Cancer Care Foundation (www.lyncares.com)

About The Franchise Council of Australia Limited (FCA)
The Franchise Council of Australia Limited (FCA) is the peak body for the $128 billion franchise sector in Australia, representing franchisees, franchisors and service providers to the sector.
See: http://www.franchise.org.au/


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