Some of the beneficial aspects of the new system are as follows:

• The system is designed, developed, marketed, maintained and updated by the same company. Hardware, Accounting software and POS Software can be provided as a complete package from Profile Technology giving one integrated complete system from one source.

• The system can utilise Mobile Technology enabling remote sales using PDA s and mobile devices such as iPhone etc.

• Profile Technology has extensive knowledge of the business management and financial management processes having been developing and supporting such systems for over 20 years.

• The new system is a manifestation of this experience using the Microsoft .NET development platform and SQL database technology.

• The system is a multi-tiered system where tills can work independently if the network is down. Branch stores can operate independently if the HQ network is down. This concept of POS software redundancy is a vital ingredient in any sales system as networks can go down for a myriad of reasons from a loose PC connection to a national communications outage.

• The system has a feature rich yet simple to operate Point of Sale system which uses bar codes, Touch Screen and or keyboard as well as biometric user identification and electronic signature pads capture and retain customer signatures on documents.

• Any product can be sold in any sales unit; each, dozen, pack, lb, kg etc. and pack sizes can be changed at any time.

• System handles complex stock type such as timber as well as grid based products using variables such as size, colour matrix.

• System handles EDI or XML standard Interoperability directly to Suppliers, Customers, Banks and Revenue Commissioners.

• The system has real time handheld wireless linked processing of Stock Takes, Stock Checks, Stock Prices and can produce shelf edge or product labels at the point of display. There are also options for remote Handheld Sales using Mobiles Devices.

• Real time hand held Wireless linked processing of Purchase and Sales Documents.

• Large number of standard management reports and as well as using Crystal Report Writer, SQL Query can be used by Help desk to develop additional reports specific to Clients needs.

• Reports can be exported to Excel, CSV, and XML.

• Tiered access to the data base by staff based on "need to know "criteria.

• Tiered pricing discretion based on sales person level. The level of discount allowed or the mark up required is defined for each stock item based on sales person level.

• Quotations can be converted to customer prices and effected totally transparent to the sales person.

• All database changes are user, time and date stamped and all system rule violations require management override which is also recorded.

• System can interface to time clocks, weight bridges, scales etc..

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