ECI Software Solutions announced on November 10 that it had acquired uniPoint Software, a Winnipeg-based developer of quality management software that already works with ECI’s M1, JobBOSS, and JobBOSS² ERP systems. ECI says more than 1,200 manufacturers use uniPoint. The deal brings the software behind those integrations into ECI’s manufacturing portfolio, giving the ERP vendor direct ownership of tools customers use to manage inspections, defects, corrective actions, and supplier quality.
ECI says existing uniPoint customers will keep their current team and contacts and gain access to dedicated account support and ECI’s broader manufacturing software portfolio. The announcement left the purchase price and exact closing date undisclosed. Berenson & Company advised ECI on the transaction.
The JobBOSS² integration dates to 2024
ECI introduced JobBOSS² Advanced Quality in April 2024, using uniPoint’s software to connect quality records with data already held in the job shop’s ERP system. ECI described a package with 23 quality management modules at launch, along with an audit trail, tools for marking up dimensional inspection drawings, and the ability to track the administrative cost of quality work.
The relationship goes back further. uniPoint began in 1996 as a JobBOSS implementation and consulting business serving small and midsize manufacturers. It started developing its own quality management software in 2002. ECI’s November announcement identified M1 and the earlier JobBOSS product alongside JobBOSS² as existing integrations. ERP News has profiled M1 and JobBOSS² separately in its manufacturing ERP research guide, covering M1’s role in discrete production and JobBOSS²’s focus on job shops and make-to-order work.
How quality records connect to production
When a machined part fails a dimensional inspection, the shop needs to establish which job produced it, who is responsible for resolving the issue, and what the failure costs. Linking the inspection or defect record to the production job gives quality and operations teams a shared reference for that work. If a similar defect appears on another job, teams can investigate the two events together and compare the costs recorded against each.
uniPoint’s nonconformance module lets manufacturers assign responsibility at different stages of a quality issue, prioritize cases, and track costs against individual events. Its wider software covers corrective actions, document control, audits, inspections, and supplier quality. ECI says manufacturers in aerospace and defense, medical devices, and automotive are among those using the software.
Support continuity and the product roadmap
uniPoint has an installed base beyond ECI’s own ERP products. Its product documentation lists integrations with more than 50 ERP systems, and the company separately describes a module for pulling data from ERP and material requirements planning databases that support Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
ECI’s announcement addresses who existing uniPoint customers will work with for support. It leaves future pricing, product packaging, and the roadmap for integrations with other ERP vendors open. For M1, JobBOSS, and JobBOSS² users, the announced change is ownership of the quality management software they can already connect to their ERP.
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