Epicor Software put its newest version, Epicor 9, into the clouds in a new release called Epicor Express, which makes it a pioneer among veteran mid-market companies to get an Internet version to market. Express is designed for job shops and smaller manufacturers. The on-demand version packs in a variety of functions, including CRM, financial management, product, production, product and material management functionality, business intelligence, business process management and the Epicor ICE business architecture. It’s an all-in-one, except that name is sort of taken. The press statement that an “affordable monthly fee” that covers software, hardware, operating systems, support, training sources and on-going system maintenance and upgrades. The Temptations’ s song, Cloud Nine, could be a good theme. “You can be what you want to be.” However, I suppose the line, “You’re a thousand miles from reality” probably doesn’t fit the image.