For those who haven't found this already:
 
http://www.ezijobz.com/
 

You are not confused, that is exactly what is happening.  DBA will be reselling a version of EziJobz that does have manufacturing capability.  It has been written and developed in New Zealand.  As I understand it (I have not seen it yet) it has some pretty powerful inventory related features that will be useful in certain niche industries but it is not an update to DBA so any existing user who chooses to migrate to EziJobz will essentially be starting over installing and learning a whole new piece of software.  It is also my understanding that much of the DBA historical and transaction data will not convert to the EziJobz.

I ran the demo.  It is a fairyly simple, inexpensive deal that will work for small service companies and maybe some small job shops.
 
It will be interesting to see the manufacturing version to find if it has more or less features than DBA currently has.
 
No matter what it is, you will never be able to tranfer transactional data from current product.  All history will be lost.
 
If this is an "evolution" of DBA than Charles Darwin is rolling over in his grave.
 
G'day Mates!

As a consultant, I just want to address Penz last comment.
 
It IS possible that with custom programming, add-ons and consulting (in particular), that the total cost may indeed approach the cost of purchasing mid-range (tier 4 up to tier 2 possibly) ERP software.
 
BUT, keep in mind, that in all likelihood, the cost of consulting and training and process definition and project management and such would all be there with the mid-range product as well.  And it would be ON TOP of the cost of the software.  AND, mid-range also carries a higher annual maintenance fee cost as well.
 
Now, that said, you also get a great many features and flexibility that you don't get with DBA.

Here is the overview:
 
http://www.summitsolutions.co.nz/ezijobz-bmsme.html
 
 
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All of the above reasons are precisely why we are offering Evolution as an alternative to EziJobz.  It will introduce a full WIndows interface gradually without the learning curve and disruption involved with changing software.  The first release is simply a menu that goes on top of DBA but over time we will be releasing more and more full Windows content to go with it.

Hi,
 3 things I'm concerned about with the ezijobz is does it have EDI support compatiable with the current DBA? Does it have compatibilty with Checkmark payroll? And does it have Data labor collection?
Jim

Obviously Tim is working on trying to not be so verbose.......
 
 
LOL!!