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Customer futures day

Seeing first hand how merchants' customers could access their accounts any time of the night or day, via an iPhone, was a highlight of Progressive Solutions' recent customer 'Futures Day'.

Web Track on iPhoneThe demonstration showcased the latest version of the company's Web Track, which provides merchants with a customised internet portal through which their customers can trade, or simply work with their accounts.

The event enabled Progressive and existing bisTrack users to share information and feedback, and allowed the company to introduce several new software product releases, soon to be available alongside the core bisTrack business management software.

Service Track, a powerful CRM (customer relationship management) system, will be released as part of core bisTrack. Service Track is easy for all staff to maintain and, rather than just storing customer information, helps merchants define sales opportunities and manage marketing campaigns.

A planned new Catalogues feature will allow merchants to access thousands more products outside their main product file, without impacting on the system’s performance. Using bisTrack's eBusiness interface, the technology ensures all product data is kept up to date.

Progressive's MD, Arthur Duffy, said: “I recognise the market is changing and understand people want tools to increase productivity and make their life easier. They don't want to buy software; they want to buy solutions to a problem.”
 

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  • "With bisTrack we now have real-time information on our profitability, which allows us to continually optimise and make decisions on our business plan."

    Stuart Hall, General Manager, Lawcris Panel Products

  • "If we hadn't changed to bisTrack we simply couldn't have grown like this."

    Nigel Williams, Chairman, Premier Forest Products

  • "I can export information into Excel by right-clicking and manipulate it to my heart's content."

  • "Inventory accuracy is higher because everyone is more focused and our staff can see the benefit of getting it right."

    Ian Murchie, Operations Director, Howie Forest Products

  • "Progressive's experience was important, as was the link with Microsoft. We think that's the way ahead for all merchant systems."

    Stephen Fairbairn, MD, Henry Alty

  • "Inventory accuracy is higher because everyone is more focused and our staff can see the benefit of getting it right."

    Ian Murchie, Operations Director, Howie Forest Products

  • "The decision to go with bisTrack was based on the relationship we were developing with the Progressive team, a confidence in deliverability and their aggressive approach to overall cost."

    Stephen Mulhall, FD, McMahon

  • "The time was right for a change of software at Alsford's and we selected bisTrack from a shortlist of three. The key criteria was 'business fit'. We wanted a Microsoft Windows, intuitive solution which would best serve our claim to be 'The Timber Experts' in all our 20 branches."

    Neil Fuller, MD, Alsford Timber

  • "We chose bisTrack because we needed to move on to the next generation of software."

    Stephen Fairbairn, MD, Henry Alty

  • "If we hadn't changed to bisTrack we simply couldn't have grown like this."

    Nigel Williams, Chairman, Premier Forest Products

  • "Stock counting is one of the best facilities in bisTrack ever. Stock counting across multiple locations is effortless with multiple entries of the same product. Entering a count is even easier. Counting 10,000 lines used to take two of us 4 days. This time it was 8 hours."

    East End Group

  • "The people at Progressive Solutions are likeable, straight_

    talking individuals who have a

    commitment to continuously develop and push the software forward."

    Joe Tipper, Walter Tippers Ltd

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