Freedom of choice

Office World News, Jul 2001

Over 200 years ago, America's founding fathers were consumed with thoughts of independence. They fought for the freedom to make their own choices, to decide what was best for them. Today that freedom is a way of life...at least for DDMS customers.

Let (your) Freedom Ring!

The independence of an open platform. Once upon a time, all computer systems were proprietary. Many software companies tried to write applications to fill every need of their customers. If a company's expertise was travel industry software, for instance, but its customers needed a word processing program, the software company wrote a word processing program that could be used with its proprietary system. Of course, it was more than likely an inferior product, because that company's strength was travel, not word processing, but its customers used it. Since the system didn't allow interoperability with other systems or software packages, they had to.

But the revolution has long been underway. Software companies don't have to be jacks-of-all-trades. The smart ones specialize and team with other specialists so that their customers get the best from the best.

Such is the DDMS philosophy. We focus on building the very best distribution software available-eNsite(TM) and eNsite Pro(TM). Instead of writing a proprietary marketing module, we're integrating our software with GoldMine(R), the popular customer relationship management package, so that the two can work hand-in-hand seamlessly.

In the furniture market, eNsite and eNsite Pro integrate with popular specification packages like 20-20 Giza and CAP. Contract furniture dealers can not only import specification files into order entry all at once, they can also make changes "on the fly." DDMS has also been instrumental in 20-20 Giza's development of OrderMessenger(R), which will revolutionize the furniture dealer's ability to transmit transactions to/from manufacturers.

For office products dealers who also have printing operations, DDMS is working with Computer Dynamics to create a seamless integration with its popular ProShop(TM) software. The list goes on-from shipping software to hand-held proof-of-delivery devices, DDMS cooperates with leading providers to give independent dealers access to the best automation solutions available.

Because DDMS software is written on an open platform, it's compatible with well-known software programs like Microsoft(R) Excel(TM) and Access(TM). That means you can easily move data between DDMS software and other programs. This independence gives you the freedom of choice to run your DDMS system with whatever additional software you prefer.

It's called "freedom of choice"

Don't fence yourself in. Take your choice of e-commerce software. Because your DDMS system is compatible with most popular front-end packages-even our competitors'-you benefit from the freedom to choose the e-commerce solution that works best for your business. And even though we're convinced that no other e-commerce product works better with than Dealer Station(TM), we leave that decision, that choice, to you. And we're the only software provider in this industry that does.

We invite you to join the revolution-one that gives you true independence. With the entire eci2 Business Systems Group behind you, your freedom of choice empowers you to do battle with even the largest competitors.