Home Instead Senior Care Chooses Stratis' New Flagship Home Care Management System, SonetoPublished by: Joe Kraus on Friday, March 30, 2007.
Boca Raton, FL. March 30, 2007 - Stratis Business Systems, Inc. announced today that it has signed agreements with Home Instead Senior Care to provide its new home care software application, Soneto, to 600 franchise offices located in the U.S. and Canada. The system will be localized for Home Instead's fast growing international franchise operations soon after its initial deployment.
"Stratis was chosen for its ideal combination of technology, industry experience and reputation for exceptional customer service", explains Lonnie Hertzel, Home Instead's VP Franchise Training and Technology. "Stratis made the buy versus build decision easier for us. Their new product is based on the Microsoft.NET framework and uses Smart Client technology, an architecture we were seeking for our next generation system. We spent a lot of time with their team and it became clear that there was a good fit between the two companies. Because Stratis specializes in building software for the home care industry, we will be able to deliver a more sophisticated application to our franchise offices in a shorter timeframe. Our goal was not just to meet the Home Instead Senior Care franchise network's current software requirements, but also to anticipate and meet its future technology needs. In partnering with Stratis, we're confident we've done just that."
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest and most respected senior care company," adds Joe Kraus, President of Stratis. As the leading force in non-medical home care, Home Instead has the resources and talent to drive the industry in a positive direction, benefiting home care companies, clients and families who depend on their care. We were impressed with their commitment to provide franchise owners with the best business support and resources available, including information technology. By partnering with Home Instead, we will expand Soneto's functionality and accelerate delivery dates for web portals, telephony, and phone-based applications", adds Kraus.
With the Soneto product line, Stratis is well poised to help both small and large organizations manage their local and global business", explains Linda Donev, Stratis' VP Business Development. "Soneto answers the industry's call for a web-enabled system that has superior performance, a rich user interface and offline capabilities not found in competing browser-based systems. Home Instead provides an excellent springboard into the international home care market and we look forward to expanding our presence there with this new partnership."
About Stratis
Stratis Business Systems, Inc. is a leader in home care information systems with more than 210 home health, private duty, and staffing companies using their Operations, Scheduling, and Billing software in over 300 locations nationwide. Founded in 1999 in Boca Raton, Florida the company is privately held by a small group of senior level employees that have been active in the home care field since 1985. For more information on Stratis visit www.stratisinc.com.
About Home Instead
Home Instead Senior Care is the world's leading provider in non-medical home care services with 725 offices in 11 countries around the world including the U.S., United Kingdom, Japan, Portugal, Canada, Ireland, Spain, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia and Switzerland. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, Home Instead Senior Care's worldwide network of franchises offers a variety of non-medical home care and companionship services including shopping, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, medical reminders, personal care and Alzheimer's care. For more information on Home Instead Senior Care visit www.homeinstead.com.