January 2012
DMSi's Element Interface Now Provides Necessary Payment Security
DMSi Software, in partnership with Element Payment services, is pleased to announce the availability of TransformTM tokenization and hosted payments technology with their upcoming February Agility software release (4.4.0). This technology with allow your business to securely access cardholder data for card-on-file billing without taking on the risk, liability, and Payment Card Industry (PSI) compliance complexities associated with on-premise data storage. Additionally, Hosted Payments completely removes all sensitive cardholder data from Agility. Not only does this technology exceed the stringent PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and better protect your business, but it will also significantly simplify and reduce the cost of compliance for businesses.
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DMSi Adds 31 New Agility Customers
In 2011, DMSi Software added 31 new companies to its market leading Agility customer base. "Companies who buy Agility place a great deal of value on functional depth and the benefit it brings their business," states Cal German, DMSi Software President. "They also appreciate DMSi's deep commitment to delivering unparalleled quality and service to our customers and the industries we serve."
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December 2011
Dear Valued Partner
It is our mission at DMSi to help your company achieve superior efficiency and profitability. In the process of delivering on that mission we endeavor to earn our place as one of your most valued business partners. To meet that goal, we must deliver meaningful solutions at a reasonable price backed by unparalleled service.
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November 2011
PartnerConnect! 11 Proves Huge Success for Customers and DMSi Employees
With a return to the more intimate setting of Embassy Suites; DMSi customers gathered for PartnerConnect!11 on October 12-14 to make powerful connections with new ideas, each other, and employees of DMSi. This conference gave the 400 customers scattered across North America the rare opportunity to meet face to face with their peers in the industry and DMSi staff to improve their business processes. Based on DMSi Software’s survey, over 98% of the customers attending ranked PartnerConnect!11 conference satisfying.
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October 2011
With Agility, Lakeside Quality Building Materials Runs Business by the Numbers
With ambition, hard work, customer focus, and by utilizing DMSi’s comprehensive ERP system Agility, Lakeside Quality Building Materials has become a leading exterior building materials supplier in Upstate New York. “We run our business by the numbers and Agility helps us to do that,” Lakeside’s President, Brad Burns said. “The point is the metrics.” Using Agility, Lakeside sees great benefits by accessing historical data and using it to make impactful decisions about inventory, financials and giving order and product information to customers. Implemented in 2005, Lakeside sees Agility as the software that grows with them by enabling them to operate their branches seamlessly and centralizing all information.
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Agility is constantly getting better
Companies running Agility are preparing for the future. DMSi devotes its development resources and talent to improving the software; creating new technologies; and supporting its availability in the cloud.
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September 2011
Agility Goes Mobile
Agility, the building material industry’s most comprehensive ERP system, is now accessible anywhere in the palm of your hand. Optimized for Android devices, Agility Mobile Apps gives you access to key features and keeps you connected to crucial item and customer data with just a few taps of your tablet or phone. With a clean look and intuitive features, it delivers the convenience of accessing customer information, item availability and customer-specific pricing no matter where you are. The Agility Mobile App is easy to deploy and available to the Android Market.
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Agility Transforms the Way You Access Information
Agility is a strategic investment for the future. Built upon years of experience in the building material industry, Agility has deep functionality, yet is user-friendly for all skill levels. Add that to its quick and easy information access through the multiple windows feature, viewers that produce custom reports and the comprehensive Agility Dashboard and you can see why customers made the switch to Agility.
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August 2011
New Credit Card Interface Provides Enhanced Processing
DMSi is pleased to announce a new partnership with Element Payment
Services, which allows fully integrated credit card processing with
advanced Agility features. Element Payment Services is an established
industry leader that securely processes over $6 billion in payments
annually. The company is also a Payment Card Industry Data Security
Standard (PCI DSS) compliant processor, which means your customers’
credit card data remains protected and your business can easily comply
with mandatory credit card industry security requirements. With the new
Element interface, processing is enhanced because it automatically
recognizes credit cards as commercial/business cards. It also includes
detailed information from Agility in the card processing transaction.
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DMSi’s Solutions Help Snavely Answer Business Performance Questions
BInformed, from DMSi, is a powerful Business Intelligence application that allows Snavely Forest Products to take data driven business decisions to a new level. Using BInformed, Snavely slices and dices information from their Agility ERP system for a crystal clear picture of their business. “We chose BInformed because of its flexibility and to enhance our Agility investment,” Snavely’s IT Director, John Lewis said. “You can easily change your drill down and reporting criteria. It is simple to modify a report to see product group, customer or supplier. It is very user-friendly and intuitive.”
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July 2011
Agility SaaS Allows SRS to Rapidly Integrate New
Acquisitions
With aggressive growth in a down market, SRS Acquisition Corporation has established itself as one of the fastest growing roofing distribution companies in the U.S. They have over 650 employees, 260 Agility users and 52 locations to serve professional contractors. Using a cloud-based ERP SaaS platform, they can rapidly integrate new acquisitions, have access to Agility software from anywhere that has an Internet connection, and they never have to worry about upgrades, maintenance or hardware.
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June 2011
DMSi Software’s Big Milestone in WMS
In the first half of 2011 DMSi Software brought seven Agility customers live
on Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). The customers, Boise Cascade Building
Materials (Boise, ID), Building Products, Inc. (Watertown, SD), Eastern Aluminum
Supply Co. (Goldsboro, NC), Kohl Building Products (Reading, PA), OneTree
Distribution (Syracuse, NY), Texas Plywood & Lumber Co. (Grand Prairie, TX)
and Wurth Wood Group (Charlotte, NC), are already seeing signs of how WMS is
transforming their warehouse operations. “WMS was implemented to improve two
areas—operational processes and inventory accuracy,” Texas Plywood & Lumber
Co.’s Vice President of Systems and Quality, Missy Isom said. “We have seen
operational processes streamlined and inventory accuracy has increased due to
how WMS allows storage tracking and inventory processing.”
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Ohio’s Leading Building Material Distributor, Interior Supply, Chooses DMSi’s Agility SaaS to Stay up With Technology
Interior Supply, one of Ohio’s largest suppliers of building material and a DMSi customer since 2001, chose to implement Agility to operate its seven locations throughout Ohio. The company distributes various interior building products including Armstrong acoustical ceiling tiles, drywall, metal studs, commercial doors, and other associated items. The level of functionality and support received while operating on DMSi’s legacy DMS+ software was a big motivating factor in deciding to move forward with Agility. “The support we’ve received from DMSi over the years was one of the big reasons for moving to Agility,” Interior Supply’s CFO Whit Luce said.
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DMSi’s Reputation Measures Up for Plunkett Distributing
Family-owned Plunkett Distributing has been in business for more than 50 years. Initially they only sold plastic laminate, but over time, their business expanded to include cabinets, lumber products and hardware. In November, the company went live on Agility. With two locations in Arkansas, Plunkett Distributing, chose Agility because of its industry-specific features and because their former software could not meet reporting and real-time information needs. “I heard about DMSi several years ago and knew the software was the best fit for our industry,” Plunkett Distributing’s CFO, Jeff Plunkett said. “I looked at other companies, but because of DMSi’s reputation, my mind was already made up before I started looking.”
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Agility is Built to Grow With American Wallzone
A company on the verge of growth, American Wallzone, chose Agility because they need a system that will support future requirements. “Right now we are just scratching the surface with the system, and as we grow, we wanted a system that can grow with us,” American Wallzone’s Vice President and General Manager, Mike Turek said. “We know that Agility isn’t a system we will just have for 3-4 years; it is one that will adapt with us.”
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Agility's Point of Sale Fundamentals are the Differentiator for Beisser Lumber
Beisser Lumber, a full-service lumberyard with three locations and a wall panel plant, chose Agility to replace their aging Dimensions system. After evaluating two other software companies, the Grimes, Iowa-based company selected Agility for many reasons, especially its strengths in inventory management. “We wanted a system that would help us capture exactly what is going on with our inventory,” Beisser Lumber’s IT Director, PJ Phillips said. “We figured at the end of the day, each one of the software packages we evaluated were going to be able to produce a purchase order, pick ticket, etc., but when it came down to the core fundamentals of point of sale, Agility was the front-runner.”
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Lawrence Lumber Chooses Agility to be More Efficient
DMSi is proud to welcome new customer, Lawrence Lumber Company, Inc., a NHLA member out of Maiden, North Carolina. Lawrence Lumber is a hardwood concentration yard that brings in green poplar, oak and ash lumber, kiln dries it, and then preps it for domestic and international sale. The company has previously used two systems for inventory management and for keeping track of financials. With Agility, Lawrence Lumber will now have a comprehensive system that will manage both.
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Agility Cuts Cedar Creek Wholesale Inventory Inaccuracies by 70%
Cedar Creek Wholesale, a building materials distributor, recently brought all of its 11 branches live on DMSi’s Agility software platform. Since 1994, Cedar Creek had run DMSi’s legacy software, DMS+. They chose Agility because of its features and powerful technology, but ultimately because they had such a positive relationship with DMSi. “The enhanced accounting features as well as the software being windows-based were very important to us,” Cedar Creek’s IT Director, Alex Averitt said. “But, the primary reason we went with the software was because of how well we worked with DMSi.”
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Nashville Plywood chooses Agility to Put Information at Their Employees’ Fingertips
Nearly 20 years ago, Nashville Plywood chose DMSi as their software vendor; and by recently choosing to step-up to Agility they will increase opportunities for efficiency. Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, the company distributes lumber and plywood to cabinet and millwork companies in middle Tennessee and to the central and western parts of Kentucky. “With Agility, there will be more opportunities to improve processes,” Nashville Plywood’s President, Jim Agee said. “It will allow us to better service our customers through improved efficiency and communication.”
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May 2011
Professional Builders Supply considers Agility SaaS 'Mission
Critical'
One of DMSi’s longest running Agility customers, Professional Builders Supply, utilizes DMSi’s best practices and Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery to provide excellent customer service to contractors in North Carolina. Headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, PBS supplies custom home builders with lumber, windows, exterior and interior doors, mouldings and other building products. PBS embraces technology and uses DMSi’s cloud based Agility SaaS platform to build on their reputation of dependability, honesty and integrity. “Agility is one of two mission critical systems for us, the other being e-mail, and it runs everything from sales order entry through delivery and back office invoicing and accounting — every facet of our business is run with Agility,” PBS’s Vice President of Finance & Administration, Steve Lochbaum explained. “What is great about SaaS is it's reliable, and anywhere I can get an internet connection, I can run Agility.”
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Garland Wholesale Streamlines Time-Consuming Processes With Agility
Garland Wholesale specializes in a variety of roofing and siding products and uses Agility to gain inventory accuracy, pricing control and vital information to improve efficiency. “Since being on Agility we have been able to account for inventory better,” Garland Wholesale’s system manager, Jason Snook said. “We like the branch transfer functionality and we can keep up with backorders.”
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April 2011
DMSi's Move to NaviCloud to Give Customers More
Flexibility and Security
DMSi announces it is in the process of moving hosted SaaS customers to the NaviCloud platform. This move replaces DMSi’s private cloud platform, consisting of owned physical servers, with a virtualized cloud environment. NaviCloud will deliver more flexibility, faster recovery time in cases of hardware failure, and unparalleled disaster recovery providing customers with no-hassle computing and peace of mind.
“DMSi is proactive about keeping up with the latest technology,” DMSi’s CEO Jim Hassenstab said. “Our goal is to deliver the best hosting solution possible to our customers and with the move to NaviCloud, we continue down that path.”
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2011 Q1 Surveys Show High Customer Satisfaction
Scores
DMSi has recently received the 2011 first quarter
customer service surveys and the overall results show high marks for its Agility
software, support, documentation, releases, SaaS and Productivity Tools.
The respondents of the survey
were system managers at a variety of companies who collectively rated their
satisfaction with Agility at an all-time high of 4.32 out of 5. “Customer
satisfaction is our highest priority,” DMSi’s VP of Customer Service, Dan Vogt
said. “We are focused on even the slightest details that make a difference to
our customers. We are relentless about delivering unparalleled solutions and
service and earning high satisfaction from customers.”
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March 2011
Agility’s Laminate Features are Essential for Web-Don Inc.
With nearly four decades in the countertop and laminate distribution business, Web-Don, knows what software features work best for their business, which is why they use Agility. Created with laminate-specific features, DMSi’s Agility Software helps Web-Don, Inc. to easily track sheet good products, automate rebates and cut processing, and manage company assets more effectively. Based out of Charlotte, NC, Web-Don, Inc. had been using DMSi’s BLOCS software for over 10 years before migrating to Agility in 2008.
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February 2011
Remanufacturing Features Helps California Cascade Move Forward
There is a reason Agility’s remanufacturing features appeal so well to lumber companies. The software simplifies the remanufacturing process and delivers powerful results. California Cascade Industries found this out over five years ago when they selected Agility and now; their business runs better because of it. The company, located in Sacramento, CA, is a manufacturer and distributor of redwood, cedar and treated lumber products to large home centers and independent retailers throughout the southwestern U.S. “We looked at three or four lumber-specific software programs,” California Cascade’s operations manager Tim Semons said. “For us, we do a lot of remanufacturing work and Agility had the best remanufacturing functionality out of the software companies.”
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Check Out DMSi's New Business Update
DMSi introduces
the new Business Update e-mail series. These bi-monthly e-mails will keep
recipients informed about what is happening at DMSi. Loaded with valuable
information, the e-mails will give insight about DMSi’s new customers and why
they chose Agility. Click the link below to learn how Kohl Building
Products, RCI Roofing Supply, Decorative Trim, Rochester Lumber, Cushman
Lumber,Shepley Wood Products, Moehl Millwork, Wholesale Builders Supply, Arc
Wholesale and Warren Trask have made the choice to improve efficiency and
profitability with Agility.
January 2011
Kohl Building Products Plans for Long-Term Gains
With 10 locations serving professional builders and remodelers in the northeast, Kohl Building Products is planning on utilizing a myriad of Agility's features to help support their planned growth. NEMEON and ABM member, Kohl Building Products has been a user of DMSi’s software since 1995 and chose Agility because of its deep functionality and their relationship with DMSi. Kohl Building Products initially chose to implement Agility using the traditional local server environment, but switched to hosted/SaaS when they weighed the benefits versus the risks.
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Pro-Dealer, Rochester Lumber Rings in the New Year by Choosing Agility
DMSi is proud to welcome Rochester Lumber Company, of Rochester, NY, as our newest Agility customer. The pro-dealer has three locations and will be using many facets of Agility with 21 users in a hosted environment. The main lumber yard primarily provides framing packages and lumber; the East Rochester yard has a showroom for windows, doors, siding, etc., and handles most of the special orders; and the third location is on the edge of town and does pre-hung doors, stairs, trusses and engineered wood.
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Wholesale Builders Supply Uses Agility’s Industry Specific Features
In 2010, drywall distributor and Drake Group member, Wholesale Builders Supply, implemented Agility and now they have a sophisticated ERP system that gets the job done. Located in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Wholesale Builders Supply chose Agility because of its industry-specific features. "Our old software really wasn't geared towards our business. It did its job, but we were really impressed when we saw what Agility could do and that it was geared toward our industry," Rick Darnley, purchasing manager for Wholesale Builders Supply said.
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Warren Trask Cuts Physical Inventory Time in Half with Agility
Located in Sloughton, MA, Warren Trask, has established itself as one of the preeminent building materials wholesalers in the Northeast, focusing on high quality softwood products. The company, who is a NAWLA and NRLA member, was previously running DMSi’s DMS+ Software. In June of 2010, they implemented Agility. They chose Agility because of its versatility, ability to manage their inventory and its lumber specific features such as the engineered wood program.
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Interfaces Make Sense for Eastern Aluminum
As an independent distributor of building materials, Eastern Aluminum, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, is always looking to get the best deals, products and service for their customers.
As Eastern’s business began to change in the late 1990’s, it became apparent that they needed an ERP system that could support their diversification of product lines. “The software we were using was still valid, but we needed different things,” Jay Bundy, Eastern Aluminum’s general manager and vice president explained. “The first is that it would not track the costs of non-stocks and our method of dealing with that was getting more complex because they were a rapidly growing product line for us. The second was, we had a door and window department and we needed to have bill of materials so we could configure built-up units and track material costs. The third was better management of inventory.”
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DMSi Software Announces 25 New Agility Customers in 2010
In 2010, 25 companies chose DMSi’s Agility Software to help run their businesses better.
“As a company, DMSi is relentless in our daily drive to deliver unparallel technology, software, and service to customers,” states Cal German, DMSi Software president. “These customers are some of the best minds in the building products industry and Agility is a product of their constant input into what we can do to help them run better. The success of Agility reflects the success of our customers.”
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Companies Realize Competitive Advantage with Advanced Warehouse Management
It has been over 10 years since DMSi established a partnership with Majure Data to provide advanced warehouse management technology to DMSi customers. Since then, the RF Navigator Warehouse Management System (WMS) has been successfully implemented in over 50 sites.
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December 2010
DMSi Welcomes Gilfoy Distribution as a New Customer
DMSi would like to welcome Gilfoy Distribution Co. in Billerica, Massachusetts as the latest company to choose our flagship product Agility. Gilfoy Distributing is family-owned independent wholesale distributor of building materials. They sell general building products including: panel products, insulation, roofing, fasteners, lattice, concrete (Sakrete), hangers, kitchen and bath products, adhesives, ventilation, tubing plus others. Gilfoy Distribution serves retail lumber dealers, kitchen and bath dealers, and plumbing supply houses throughout New England.
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Agility Software Increases Bottom Line Results For Christensen Lumber
Each customer that implements DMSi Software’s business and accounting system, Agility, does so for their own reasons. Some choose it to bring business processes up to speed, eliminate manual processes or to increase inventory accuracy. For Christensen Lumber, their reasons were based on their nearly 20-year relationship with DMSi and the proven results they had already seen from their previous DMS+ system. Implemented in 2009, Agility has given Christensen Lumber the power to increase accountability, visibility, purchasing efficiency and bottom line results. “Agility has made everyone more accountable because we can analyze things such as customer profitability and our inventory better,” Mike Potthoff, Christensen Lumber’s chief financial officer said.
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Holt & Bugbee Experiences Inventory Accuracy and Faster Turns with Agility
Having accurate information when you need it is the only way to run a fast-paced business. Hardwood manufacturer Holt & Bugbee out of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, understood this concept and chose to implement DMSi’s Agility Software in 2008. Agility’s inventory functionality and accuracy made a big difference to the company, but it was what they could do with that information that really made an impact. By using Agility’s end tally tracking solutions, Holt & Bugbee found an easy and quick way to track lumber. The hand-held technology seamlessly brings critical lumber inventory information into Agility for tighter inventory control; from receiving to remanufacturing, through the final output.
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November 2010
Agility Empowers Pyramid Interior Distributors
Since starting with Pyramid Interior Distributors in spring of 2008, corporate controller Garry Condrey knew that his company needed a better inventory management system. At the time, their current system, Munix, was not meeting their needs and Condrey didn’t feel secure about the system.
“Munix was very antiquated, “Condrey said. “It was unix based and not point and click. It was character driven and you had to know the code to get anything done.”
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DMSi’s BuilderWire Partnership Provides Innovative Ecommerce Solutions
Customer service is becoming increasingly more important to businesses, and by utilizing ecommerce solutions, companies are able to reach out to customers in more ways than ever. Staying true to leading-edge technology, DMSi Software offers integrated ecommerce options through their software partner: BuilderWire Inc. BuilderWire Inc. builds sophisticated ecommerce solutions on top of Agility information by interfacing with DMSi’s web service Application Programming Interface (API). By using custom products like BuilderWire Inc.’s Internet Based Ordering System (IBOS), DMSi customers are finding they now have an additional outlet to cultivate robust relationships that keep customers coming back again and again.
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October 2010
Agility Gives Harper Chambers Confidence
A little over five years ago, Steve Chambers, president of Harper Chambers Lumber Company in Tuscaloosa, AL, set out on a mission to find someone who wasn’t happy with their DMSi Agility Software. At the time, he was unhappy with the Activant CSD system he was using and was skeptical of other packages. “I was doing a lot of due diligence when looking into DMSi,” Chambers explained. “It became my mission to find someone who didn’t like DMSi and I still can’t find them.”
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Converting to Agility the Right Move for New Mexico Plaster & Supply
A customer since 1993, New Mexico Plaster & Supply chose to stay with DMSi when they converted from D+ to Agility and now, they are reaping the benefits. It has been two years since their conversion, but the Albuquerque-based stucco and coating supplier implemented the software at the right time to successfully navigate the downturned economy. “We were doing twice the business a couple of years ago with the same number of people we have now.” Barbara Gentry, New Mexico Plaster & Supply’s inventory control and purchasing manager said. “It will come back eventually, and as we get busier, Agility allows us to not have to worry about hiring extra people.”
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September 2010
MyUI Designer Improves Order Entry
For over 30 years, DMSi Software has delivered easy-to-use, sophisticated technology for the building materials industry. The new myUI Designer, released as part of the new sales order entry window currently in the Agility Beta Program v420, brings this technology to the next level.
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DMSi Announces Employee Changes
DMSi is proud to announce the addition of several new employees and personnel changes, which will help the company better serve its customer base. These new changes help ensure DMSi's continuation of great customer support and service and the best possible software solutions.
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August 2010
Warehouse Management Systems Increase Operation Performance
When
business is booming, it can be easier to overlook the inefficiencies and
inaccuracies that infiltrate operations. But those issues become blaringly
obvious when the business climate takes a negative turn like it has in recent
years. Many companies learned this first-hand when they reduced staff to become
leaner and flawed processes continued to negatively impact their bottom line.
So, how can a company get to the core of operation issues, whether or not these
problems are visible? One of the best, proven ways to help your business run at
its highest potential regardless of the state of the economy is investing in a
warehouse management system (WMS).
download the WMS press release
DMSi Optimizes Hosted Solutions for Continued Customer Success
DMSi’s commitment to excellence in service, performance and reliability is never ending. While Agility SaaS (software as a service) or hosted uptime average exceeds 99.95 percent, DMSi will not be satisfied until we achieve 100 percent satisfaction. To achieve that goal, we have dedicated additional resources focused on optimizing the environment to better manage the continued growth of users on the system; embraced new technologies and prepared for future advanced Agility functionality.
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July 2010
DMSi Software Announces New Agility Customers
In the first half of 2010, 12 companies selected DMSi’s Agility Software. “Agility is the culmination of vast input from the best minds in the building products industry,” says Cal German, DMSi Software President. “It’s exciting new technology that clearly fits our customers and improves their daily lives and profitability.”
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Agility Exceeds Hutchison Lumber's Expectations
When a homeowner or contractor purchases building materials from Hutchison Lumber, they feel the difference that great customer service can make. DMSi’s Agility Software enables them to receive their products faster and get more accurate information, which in turn allows Hutchison Lumber to thrive. For over 25 years, the company has been run on solid business ethics and customer service; and, now, with DMSi’s Agility Software, they are doing it better.
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June 2010
DQ Technologies’ Order Delivery Tracking (ODT) Reduces Transportation Costs For Agility Customers
With the economy being what it is, closing a sale in the first place can be tough. Meeting customer expectations with regard to delivering materials on time is the next challenge. And managing that process without giving away profitability can be difficult. Available with a seamless integration to Agility, DQ Technologies’ Order Delivery Tracking (ODT) is a software suite designed to help businesses who service their customers through delivery become more efficient throughout the order and delivery process. Users of ODT are finding that they are able maximize profitability of their sales by controlling the costs associated with transporting materials to customers.
download the DQ Technologies' Order Delivery Tracking (ODT) press release
DMSi Customers Eliminate Document Communication Issues with EDI
With the right technology tools, doing business with a big box and high volume retailers can greatly increase profitability for manufacturers and distributors. But without the right communication tools, it can bring frustration and marginal profitability. DMSi’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solutions electronically eliminate the costly time and errors associated with manually exchanging transactional information with trading partners. It allows businesses to increase efficiency and profitability with every transactional document exchange.
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April 2010
Alley Roofing Supply Reaps the Benefits of Agility
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alley Roofing Supply has three branches selling roofing materials and accessories. The company selected DMSi’s Agility software for its inventory control, experienced customer service, and software as a service (SaaS) option. Their previous system provided only basic accounting functionality that prohibited them from efficiently serving their customers. “We have only been live on Agility for two months and are already experiencing the benefits,” says Scott Campbell, system manager at Alley Roofing Supply. “During the first week, we caught a major discrepancy in our inventory and were able to resolve the issue.”
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Dave Lefler Promoted To Productivity Solutions Product Consultant
DMSi Software is pleased to announce the promotion of Dave Lefler to the position of Product Consultant with responsibility for certain Productivity Solutions. Dave joined DMSi in 2006 as an Implementation Analyst. He has also acted as the Drywall Line of Business (LOB) lead. Prior to working for DMSi, Lefler learned the warehouse processes as an operations manager.
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Cherokee Wood Products Reaching Business Goals with Agility
A distributor of hardwood lumber, hardwood flooring, moulding, and plywood, Cherokee Wood Products recently implemented Agility software. Located in Upland, California the company selected Agility SaaS to manage their daily processes and inventory. “Every day we learn something new that Agility can do to improve our business,” says Cherokee Wood Products President, Pete Lang.
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March 2010
DMSi Donates $24K to Haiti Relief Efforts
In the wake of the massive earthquake that brought devastation to the Haitian country, DMSi Software President Cal German and CEO Jim Hassenstab challenged its staff to contribute funds to Haiti relief aid. Employees answered the call by donating $8,000 in just two weeks, while DMSi matched every $1 employee donation with a $2 DMSi donation to boost efforts.
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Progress Software Awards DMSi for SaaS Excellence
Progress Software Corporation recently awarded DMSi Software with the SaaS Excellence Award honor for their participation in SaaS (Software as a Service) enablement programs resulting in highly innovative offerings that achieve impressive commercial success within their markets. You may read the full article here. A Progress partner since 1994, DMSi has achieved marked success with Agility, their market leading software for building material distributors and dealers; and their early adoption of the SaaS server-free option.
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February 2010
F9 Version 5 Provides Profit Building Enhancements
F9, an easy to use Financial Reporting tool that dynamically links the General Ledger data to Microsoft Excel, has released more enhancements than any previous release. By leveraging the newest functionality of MS Excel 2007, F9 V5 offers improved user experience and new business intelligence reporting.
DMSi Software Announces New Agility Customers
In 2009, DMSi Software increased its momentum with 26 companies selecting Agility. “Agility is the culmination of vast input from the best minds in the building products industry,” says Cal German, DMSi Software President. “It’s exciting new technology that clearly fits our customers and improves their daily lives and profitability.”
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January 2010
DMSi Launches New Ad Campaign
DMSi Software, in conjunction with Ayres advertising agency, has launched a new ad campaign to inform the building material industry about the multiple benefits experienced as a customer. Print and online advertising, direct mail, emails, and the www.dmsi.com website include ad campaign graphics and sound bites on how DMSi helps customers achieve superior efficiency and profitability.
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Thanks for the Referrals!
If you have been in business for any length of time, you know the importance of referrals. The highest honor we can receive at DMSi Software is a referral to an industry peer. Given this, DMSi would like to thank our many customers who have so generously recommended us to industry associates.
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