This feed will provide you with a listing of Press Releases and news about QuoteWerks and the products that the sales quoting solutions integrates with. http://www.quotewerks.com/news.asp http://www.quotewerks.com/feeds Thursday, 09 JUL 2009 09:56:03 -0500 Thursday, 09 JUL 2009 09:56:03 -0500 QuoteWerks Continues Its Real-Time Expansion with the Addition of BlueStar QuoteWerks continues to evolve and meet needs of customers by including solutions-based distributor BlueStar to Real Time Module. ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) July 9, 2009 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, confirmed today that it has again expanded QuoteWerks’ real-time price and availability support to now include BlueStar, a leading distributor to the specialty electronics channel. Headquartered in Hebron, Kentucky, BlueStar distributes a wide variety of product lines for Point-of-Sale, Bar Coding, Auto ID and Data Collection, RF Networks, Portable Data Collection Devices, Biometric Solutions, and Printers. Amongst the brands BlueStar represents are Datamax O’Neil, ELO Touch Systems, Honeywell, HP, Motorola, Toshiba, and Unitech. “We are pleased to welcome BlueStar into our real-time community,” states Aspire Technologies vice president of operations Brian Laufer. “Given today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, companies require more from their distribution partners in order to succeed. With QuoteWerks and our real-time module, BlueStar’s VARs will be afforded a level of agility and accuracy within their quoting process that is unmatched by the competition.” The QuoteWerks Real-time Module was developed to improve quoting efficiencies and accuracy through the ability for users to obtain real-time product pricing and availability data from select distributors such as BlueStar. Benefits of the Real-time Module include: • The ability to deliver last minute price savings to their customers. • Instant confirmation of stock on hand to fulfill the order, avoiding unexpected back order delays. • Reduces the time spent by the distributor’s sales support team to provide verbal confirmation of current pricing and availability for the company’s customers. Companies utilizing the QuoteWerks real-time module ensure that their products are correctly priced and stocked before quoting the customer. This unique advantage helps companies save countless hours every year by eliminating the need to contact their distributor sales rep for their pricing. Additionally, users can confidently send out quotes to customers, assured that their quotes have a professional appearance and are completely accurate. “Partnering with QuoteWerks to offer our mutual customers real-time support is a prime example of how BlueStar delivers on our mission to exceed the expectations of our VAR customers by delivering the very best solutions, services and support possible,” explains Rob Dorsey, VP U.S. Sales of BlueStar. “QuoteWerks offers unparalleled value and support for our customers.” In addition to running the Professional or Corporate edition of QuoteWerks, users who wish to access real-time price and availability for Accutech will need to purchase the QuoteWerks Real-time Module and be current on their Update Maintenance Plan. Users must also have an established reseller relationship with BlueStar. To learn more about becoming an BlueStar reseller, companies should register their interest on the BlueStar website by visiting: http://us.bluestarinc.com/en/become_a_reseller. Real-time Price and Availability support for BlueStar is available beginning with Build 47 of QuoteWerks, which was released on June 9, 2009. About BlueStar BlueStar is a leading global solutions-based distributor of Point-of-Sale, bar coding, data collection, radio frequency identification (RFID), and wireless mobility products. BlueStar works exclusively with VAR Partners, providing them with complete solutions at competitive prices. The company brings unequaled expertise to the market, offers award-winning technical support, and is an authorized service center for a growing number of manufacturers. For more information about BlueStar, please contact a BlueStar Account Executive or log on to www.bluestarinc.com. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with all major and leading CRM packages including ACT!™, Goldmine®, Maximizer®, MS CRM, Outlook®, TeleMagic®, salesforce.com® and SalesLogix®, SugarCRM™ and such popular accounting applications as QuickBooks® and Peachtree, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Sage Software Gold Level Development Partner, and an HP DSP Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2009/BlueStarAnnouncement_070909final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Thursday, 09 JUL 2009 09:56:03 -0500 QuoteWerks Offers Users Seamless Integration with SugarCRM QuoteWerks and SugarCRM partner to deliver sales quoting efficiencies to the Open Source and On-Demand CRM communities. ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) July 8, 2009 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today announced its newly developed QuoteWerks integration with SugarCRM and a new partnership with the leading provider of open source CRM solutions for small, medium, and large enterprises word wide. Under terms of the partnership, QuoteWerks will be offered through the SugarExchange marketplace. “Sales quoting and CRM go hand in hand,” said Keith Carrington, vice president of sales and marketing for Aspire Technologies, Inc. “Companies want to have a seamless, accurate, and efficient sales quoting process which makes use of vital customer and sales opportunity data that typically reside in disparate CRM, Accounting, and quoting systems. This integration makes it possible to achieve both quoting automation and a competitive advantage affordably and with minimal effort.” Features of the new QuoteWerks integration for SugarCRM include: • QuoteWerks lets users search the SugarCRM database for a Contact or Account to use in the quote. • When saving a quote, QuoteWerks automatically creates a Note record for the contact and will attach a linked document to the Note, from which the user can, at a later time, launch QuoteWerks and open the quote for review and modification. • When saving a quote, QuoteWerks will automatically create or update a Sales Opportunity under the Sales tab for the Contact in SugarCRM. • When a sale is made, QuoteWerks will convert the quote to an order and also convert the existing SugarCRM Sales Opportunity into a “Closed as Won” sale. • QuoteWerks will also offer to schedule a follow-up call, in SugarCRM, for the user when saving a quote or quote revision. • With the built-in QuoteWerks print layout designer, users can easily insert data fields from SugarCRM directly into the QuoteWerks print layout. • QuoteWerks can pull lookup list information from SugarCRM. QuoteWerks integrates with SugarCRM versions 5.1 and 5.2 including Community, Express, Professional, and Enterprise editions. For detailed descriptions of the integration features and to view screenshots, please visit http://www.quotewerks.com/sugarcrm.asp. SugarCRM currently has over 500,000 users in 195 countries, while QuoteWerks has 50,000 users in 101 countries. Given the seamless integration between the two applications, both companies anticipate strong demand for their products across multiple industries and markets. “The market for on-demand CRM applications such as SugarCRM is expected to grow by an estimated CAGR of 17.4% between now and 2013,” said Carrington. “Given the quality and stability of our product and its integration with SugarCRM coupled with the leadership role we hold in the marketplace, QuoteWerks is ideally positioned to serve the growing needs of small, medium, and large enterprise organizations.” The QuoteWerks integration for SugarCRM is included in Build 47 which was commercially released earlier today by Aspire Technologies, Inc. Current QuoteWerks 4.0 users who are current on their Update Maintenance Plan may immediately access and download Build 47 from the QuoteWerks website. Build 47 is also shipping on all new orders of QuoteWerks. QuoteWerks 4.0 users who are not current on their UMP and all existing QuoteWerks 3.0 users should contact Aspire Technologies, Inc. or their QuoteWerks reseller to obtain Build 47. To view a complete list of the 27 new enhancements and features included in Build 47, please visit: http://www.quotewerks.com/updates/UpdateAgent.asp?VersionBuild=4.0.47&Version=4.0&Build=47 About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with all major and leading CRM packages including ACT!™, Goldmine®, Maximizer®, MS CRM, Outlook®, TeleMagic®, salesforce.com® and SalesLogix® , SugarCRM™ and such popular accounting applications as QuickBooks® and Peachtree, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Sage Software Gold Level Development Partner, and an HP DSP Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2009/SugarCRMAnnouncement_070909final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Wednesday, 08 JUL 2009 09:24:03 -0500 QuoteWerks Joins the ASCII Group ASCII members to benefit from the efficiencies and channel centric features offered by QuoteWerks. ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today announced that it has teamed up with the ASCII Group, a professional association of independent information technology (IT) solution providers, integrators, and value added resellers (VARs) to offer QuoteWerks to the association’s membership through their vendor program. A much anticipated collaboration for the two organizations’ many mutual customers, the new relationship promises to deliver leading quoting solutions and resources to both ASCII members and their customers alike. The ASCII Group was launched in 1984 with the sole focus of furnishing solution providers with the tools necessary to survive and grow in the competitive technology market. The program today has over 7,500 members worldwide and partners with leading manufacturers and distributors ConnectWise, Dell, Kaseya, Synnex, and Tech Data. “The catalyst in forging this new relationship is the desire to familiarize ASCII members with the opportunities that QuoteWerks offers them which increase profitability and grow their businesses,” explains Keith Carrington, vice president of sales and marketing for Aspire Technologies, Inc. “QuoteWerks has created a unique reseller program that offers ASCII members no enrollment costs, no sales quotas, and no support requirements as we will provide support to the ASCII member and their customers alike.” Additionally, ASCII members will benefit from the affordable pricing and concurrent user license model QuoteWerks offers to members, along with such IT centric features as: Real-time Price & Availability: A real-time data module using our DataOnDemandTM technology is available for QuoteWerks that delivers Accutech Data, Arbitech, Bell Micro, D&H, Digitek, Ingram Micro, SYNNEX and Tech Data real-time pricing and availability to QuoteWerks users. Real-time Product Content: In addition to providing Real-time Pricing & Availability, the realtime module can also provide Real-Time Product Content through OpenICEcat. OpenICEcat is a worldwide open catalogue developed in co-operation with over 160 sponsoring manufacturers for the purposes of providing real-time product content such as detailed product descriptions, pictures, and spec sheets. There is no charge for the OpenICEcat service. Online Ordering: An online ordering module is available for QuoteWerks that can place online orders with Ingram Micro, SYNNEX, and Tech Data from within QuoteWerks. Users can order items from a single order, or combine items from multiple QuoteWerks orders into a single distributor order. QuoteWerks Online Ordering supports government and educational pricing. For Tech Data, it even supports Tech Data MyOrderTracker and assists Tech Data MyOpportunityTracker by optionally supplying end user details with the order. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2009/ASCIIGroupAnnouncement_063009Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Tuesday, 30 JUN 2009 10:24:03 -0500 Accutech Data Supplies Partners With QuoteWerks® To Offer Its Customers Realtime Product Pricing & Availability QuoteWerks continues its expansion of distributor alliances to drive further value to sales reps. ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) April 2, 2009 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today announced it has added Accutech Data Supplies to its ever growing list of distributors who offer real-time product price and availability support for the QuoteWerks community. “Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our mutual customers to create sales quotes using realtime information from Accutech,” said Brain Laufer, Vice President of Operations for Aspire Technologies, Inc. “With this integration our mutual customers can save a significant amount of time and gain a competitive edge by presenting accurate quotes to their customers ahead of the competition.” In the latest build release (Build 46), the QuoteWerks Real-time Module has been expanded to provide real-time, XML driven, price and availability inquiries for Accutech Data Supplies, the largest distributor of backup media in the United States. Ventura, California – based Accutech Data Supplies maintains distribution centers in California and Pennsylvania to serve its nationwide resellers. The company distributes over 5,000 products in the data storage media, imaging supplies, and consumer electronics categories. Product lines include 3M, Brother, Energizer, Epson, HP, Imation, Sony, and Xerox amongst others. “Accutech Data Supplies and Aspire Technologies share a common goal of customer service. Here at Accutech we provide our reseller network with the best products and services in the industry. The integration of Accutech’s product catalog with the QuoteWerks software platform is a welcome addition to our product and service offering,” said Matthew Wilson, IT Director for Accutech Data. The QuoteWerks Real-time Module was developed to improve quoting efficiencies and accuracy through the ability for users to obtain real-time product pricing and availability data from select distributors and manufacturers. Benefits of the Real-time Module include: • The ability to deliver last minute price savings to their customers. • Instant confirmation of stock on hand to fulfill the order, avoiding unexpected back order delays. • Reduces the time spent by the distributor’s sales support team to provide verbal confirmation of current pricing and availability for the company’s customers. In addition to running the Professional or Corporate edition of QuoteWerks, users who wish to access real-time price and availability for Accutech will need to purchase the QuoteWerks Real-time Module and be current on their Update Maintenance Plan. Users must also have an established reseller relationship with Accutech. To learn more about becoming an Accutech reseller, companies should call Accutech direct at 1-800-759-3001 or visit www.accutechdata.com/reseller.asp. About Accutech Data Supplies Accutech is a wholesale distributor of data storage media, consumer electronics and imaging supplies. With warehouse locations on both coasts, Accutech can ensure fast drop ship delivery service to anywhere in the United States. As the largest distributor of backup media in the United States, Accutech also stocks a broad offering of other product lines including CD/DVD/BLU-Ray, Flash Media, HDD/SSD products, consumer electronics, and over 3,500 OEM and compatible imaging supplies. For more information please visit Accutech on the web at www.accutechdata.com. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, Tech Data®, Bell Micro, Accutech, Digitek, and Arbitech enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. ### http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2009/AccutechRealTimePriceAndAvailabilityAnnouncement_040209Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Thursday, 02 APR 2009 09:39:03 -0500 QuoteWerks Online Ordering Capabilities Expanded to Include Ingram Micro and Synnex QuoteWerks extends support for IT channel resellers by adding second and third largest distributors of IT related products to its online ordering module. ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) April 1, 2009 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, announced today the expansion of the QuoteWerks Online Ordering Module to include two more IT product distributors, Ingram Micro (USA and Canada) and Synnex (USA and Canada). The Online Ordering Module, which continues to support Tech Data, now enables users to place online orders with three of the largest IT related product distributors. The Online Ordering module can place online orders with Ingram Micro (USA and Canada) and Synnex (USA and Canada) from within QuoteWerks (requires Real-time and Online Ordering modules). Users can order items from a single QuoteWerks order, or combine items from multiple QuoteWerks orders into a single Ingram Micro or Synnex order. This will save QuoteWerks users the time and hassle of calling their Ingram Micro or Synnex sales rep and reading each part number, quantity, and price to him/her. Another benefit is that the order date and distributor sales order number will automatically be stored with the QuoteWerks order for reference. When placing online orders electronically through QuoteWerks, there is an option that will let the sales rep place the order on hold. This will afford users an opportunity to review their orders with the distributor and negotiate pricing without the time consuming process of reading to the distributor rep all the part numbers, quantities, ship to location, etc. No more calling the distributor sales rep only to reach voice mail (understandable - sales reps can't be on the phone with more than one customer at a time) and then have to remember try again later in the day to place the order - or wait for a call back! This is truly the best of both worlds - automation with sales rep service! Additionally, Online Ordering for Ingram Micro and Synnex both support government and educational pricing and the ability to drop or blind ship ordered products to the end user. “Adding Ingram Micro and Synnex to the Online Ordering Module is a great example of QuoteWerks continuing to evolve as a product. We are constantly adding new features and upgrades to the software to help companies streamline their sales operations even further, enabling them to prosper from the QuoteWerks advantage”, says Brian Laufer, Vice President of Operations for Aspire Technologies, Inc. The QuoteWerks Online Ordering Module is an annual subscription site license that provides access to all three IT distributors (Tech Data, Ingram Micro and Synnex). The Online Ordering Module requires use of at least one Real Time Data Module license and users must have the Professional or Corporate edition of QuoteWerks. Ingram Micro and Synnex online ordering is only supported in build 45 and higher. Users must be current on their maintenance to download the latest build which can be downloaded from the QuoteWerks website at http://www.quotewerks.com/updates/UpdateAgent.asp. MEDIA RELEASE Media Contact Keith D. Carrington Vice President of Sales & Marketing Phone: (407) 248-1481 Fax: (407) 248-1482 keith.carrington@quotewerks.com © 2009. Aspire Technologies, Inc. Media Release Page 2 of 3 Figure 1: Displays the Online Ordering Form for users placing Ingram Micro orders. Figure 2: On this form the user can verify the pricing and availability of the products. Figure 3: Once the pricing and availability is confirmed additional columns will display the Real time information of the products. Validating the order ensures that all information is entered needed to place the order. Figure 4: Once the order is placed the Purchase and Sales order numbers and order date will appear in their respective columns in the QuoteWerks Document Items tab as well as the updated unit pricing. MEDIA RELEASE Media Contact Keith D. Carrington Vice President of Sales & Marketing Phone: (407) 248-1481 Fax: (407) 248-1482 keith.carrington@quotewerks.com © 2009. Aspire Technologies, Inc. Media Release Page 3 of 3 About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with all major and leading CRM packages including ACT!™, Goldmine®, Maximizer®, MS CRM, Outlook®, TeleMagic®, salesforce.com® and SalesLogix® , and IT distributors , D&H, Ingram Micro, SYNNEX, and Tech Data, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Sage Software Gold Level Development Partner, and an HP DSP Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. ### http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2009/OOM-Ingram-Synnex_040109Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Wednesday, 01 APR 2009 09:58:59 -0500 QuoteWerks® Releases Advanced Microsoft Outlook Integration for the SMB Market Support for enhanced CRM functionality now offered for Outlook users. ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) February 25, 2009 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today released its second generation integration with Microsoft Outlook. Building upon the existing integration and feature set, the QuoteWerks development team introduced expanded CRM functionality into the integration, providing users with new tools to increase their efficiency in preparing and managing their sales quotes. The integration; which is compatible with Outlook 97, 98, 2000, XP, 2003, and 2007; provides the following features and benefits for users of both QuoteWerks and Outlook: QuoteWerks pulls Outlook contact information into the quote: QuoteWerks will populate the contact information in the quote by pulling the contact information from the contact currently open in Outlook, thus eliminating the need for users to retype contact information when preparing a new quote. NEW – QuoteWerks pulls additional Outlook contact information into the quote: Utilizing its innovative DataLink feature, QuoteWerks can automatically pull other information from Outlook into the quote such as customer terms, customer sales tax rate, and customer profiles which can be used by QuoteWerks to determine the appropriate pricing a particular customer should receive. The DataLink feature saves this additional data to the quote file within QuoteWerks. QuoteWerks can search the Outlook database for a contact to use in the quote: QuoteWerks has the ability to search the user’s Outlook database for a contact by company, last name, or phone number and pull the contact information into the quote. QuoteWerks can also search Exchange Public Folders, enabling users and their colleagues to search for and use shared contact data. Both business and home address entries are supported by QuoteWerks. Figure 1: Outlook database search screen in QuoteWerks with business and home contact detail search results displayed. MEDIA RELEASE Media Contact Keith D. Carrington Vice President of Sales & Marketing Phone: (407) 248-1481 Fax: (407) 248-1482 keith.carrington@quotewerks.com © 2009. Aspire Technologies, Inc. Media Release Page 2 of 3 NEW – QuoteWerks prints information pulled from other Outlook fields: QuoteWerks has a built-in print layout designer that enables users to customize the look of their quotes, orders, and invoices. The print layout designer also enables users to easily insert data fields from Outlook into the QuoteWerks print layout. Then, when the user prints the quote, QuoteWerks will pull data from the Outlook contact fields that were inserted into the print layout resulting in a printed quote that includes the additional information from the contact’s record in Outlook. Unlike additional Outlook information accessed via the DataLink feature, the information included on the print layout is not saved to the quote’s record within QuoteWerks. NEW – QuoteWerks creates Linked Documents in Outlook: Upon saving a quote, QuoteWerks can automatically create a linked document record in Outlook under the Activities tab as a Journal Entry. This feature enables users to quickly recall the quote by selecting the appropriate link, which will automatically open the quote within QuoteWerks. Users can also search for quotes from the Journal pane in Outlook by entering a portion of the quote number or name in the search box. Figure 2: Upon saving the quote, QuoteWerks enables users to create a linked document in the Journals pane under the Activities tab in Outlook. NEW – QuoteWerks schedules Follow up calls in Outlook: When saving a quote, QuoteWerks can automatically schedule a follow up call in Outlook as an Appointment Entry. If a follow-up call already exists for this quote, QuoteWerks will display the existing call so it can be updated. By conducting timely follow up calls, sales reps greatly increase their chances of closing the sale! Figure 3: Users can schedule follow-up calls, or update existing follow-up calls, from within QuoteWerks when saving the quote. MEDIA RELEASE Media Contact Keith D. Carrington Vice President of Sales & Marketing Phone: (407) 248-1481 Fax: (407) 248-1482 keith.carrington@quotewerks.com © 2009. Aspire Technologies, Inc. Media Release Page 3 of 3 QuoteWerks logs emails in Outlook: QuoteWerks has the ability to send email using the build-in SMTP email client or Outlook. For users who choose to use Outlook for sending email from within QuoteWerks, the email message will be logged in Outlook. This feature is especially useful when resending quotes or confirming a quote’s submission. NEW – QuoteWerks can pull lookup list information from Outlook: Many of the fields in QuoteWerks support lookup lists that display when the user activates it using the F2 key. When selected, QuoteWerks will display a list of values that the user can choose from to populate the field with. Users can also create a macro value that pulls information from a field in Outlook. For example, if a user selects the lookup list while on the terms field in QuoteWerks, QuoteWerks will display a list of terms options that were previously entered. The user can create a new option that retrieves a value from a field on Outlook that will be used to store the terms. “QuoteWerks is committed to improving the product for our customers and this is a perfect example of our users coming to us suggesting features they would like to see. The beta testers loved the features we added and they are very excited for the production release,” said Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aspire Technologies. “The new Outlook integration features will further simplify the sales quoting process for the sales force, allowing them the tools and time needed to make timely follow-up calls to their customers, which is essential to closing sales.” QuoteWerks users can obtain the latest build of QuoteWerks which contains this advanced integration with Outlook from the QuoteWerks website at: http://www.quotewerks.com/updates/UpdateAgent.asp. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. ### http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2009/AdvancedOutlookIntegrationAnnouncement_022509Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 25 FEB 2009 08:58:59 -0500 Aspire Technologies Achieves Gold Partner Status with Sage Software QuoteWerks garners high customer satisfaction ratings from ACT!, SalesLogix, and Peachtree users ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) December 19, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, announced today that it has achieved Gold status with Sage Software’s Development Partner program. The Gold Status, a new certification program offered by Sage Software, aims to provide Sage customers and business partnerswith a higher level of consistency, stability and confidence when implementing partner products. To obtain Gold status companies must have excellent scores in a variety of categories. Sage Software surveyed QuoteWerks users and resellers to determine their level of satisfaction with various aspects of the business practices and products offered by Aspire Technologies. QuoteWerks received high marks in all categories including product stability, level of integration, and technical support. QuoteWerks has integrated with the popular Sage CRM product ACT! for over nine years and additional integrations were written for SalesLogix and Peachtree shortly afterward. Aspire has also maintained a long standing partnership with the ACT! Certified Consultants community, providing solutions and education for members looking to address the quoting and sales force automation need of their customers. Furthermore, QuoteWerks offers third party integrations with ACCPAC, MAS 90, and MAS 200, with the MAS product integrations debuting last month at the annual Sage Summit in Denver, Colorado. QuoteWerks, which currently has over 50,000 users in over 100 countries, empowers businesses to increase productivity and close more sales by simplifying and streamlining the price quoting/estimating process both in the office and on the road. QuoteWerks is the complete quoting solution for ACT! and SalesLogix users that bridges the divide between sales processes, automation, and productivity. The seamless integration between QuoteWerks and these CRM applications enable users to launch QuoteWerks from within their CRM thus maximizing the full potential of their sales process, while at the same time eliminating the hassle of manually entering customer information into the document. Orders can be exported to industry-leading accounting software applications (including Peachtree), ensuring greater security and accuracy when posting sales orders and invoices within the business’ Accounting framework. “This achievement affirms our commitment to providing exceptional quoting and sales force automation solutions to Sage customers and partners. There are many applications that integrate with Sage products. Through this new program, Sage customers will know which applications receive high ratings from their peers. We are honored to receive this recognition,” said Brian Laufer, Vice President of Operations for Aspire Technologies, Inc. Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/SageGold_Final12192008.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Friday, 19 Dec 2008 09:58:59 -0500 Aspire Acknowledges Global Partners for Extraordinary Performance Delivering QuoteWerks to Companies Worldwide ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) December 11, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, today announced the winners ofthe Company’s 2008 Channel Partner Awards. Recipients were chosen by Aspire based on exceptional performance in customer growth, satisfaction, overall dedication, total sales and commitment to QuoteWerks. “Aspire Technologies consistently values strong, collaborative relationships with our channel partners,” explained Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aspire. “Each 2008 recipient exemplifies the dedication, collaboration, support and performance QuoteWerks resellers and strategic partners continually offer our customers. We are proud to recognize their achievements in the successful implementation of our solutions around the world.” “2008 QuoteWerks Solution Partner Top 10” awards were presented to (ranked first through tenth): • Quintadena, Ltd. (United Kingdom) • First Direct Corporation (New York, USA) • Wizard Systems (United Kingdom) • Hilltops IT (United Kingdom) • Perennial Software (Ohio, USA) • Ezisoft.net (Australia) • BDG Associates (United Kingdom) • Compu Financial Systems (Florida, USA) • Hogan Data (Texas, USA) • Twelve/Three Marketing (New York, USA) The “2008 QuoteWerks Distributor” award was presented to Link47 Limited, the authorized QuoteWerks distributor for the United Kingdom and Ireland. “2008 OEM Partner” awards were presented to: • ConnectWise (Florida, USA) • Pool Design Software, Inc. (Florida, USA) The “2008 QuoteWerks MVP” award was presented to Daniel Tollefson of Crest Landscaping in Oak Creek, Wisconsin for his continued commitment and contributions to the QuoteWerks Support Forum. For information on becoming a QuoteWerks Solution Partner please feel free to send us an email at sales@quotewerks.com or contact us by phone by calling (407) 248-1481 option 2 for sales. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/2008Top10Announcement_121108final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Thurs, 11 Dec 2008 09:33:33 -0500 QuoteWerks Expands Accounting Integrations With 3rd Party Link to MAS 90 and MAS 200 Authorized QuoteWerks development partner Hilltops IT developed and released a new link to integrate Sage’s MAS90 and MAS200 applications with QuoteWerks. ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) November 13, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and mid-markets, confirmed today a new third party link called ConnectIT-MAS90 for QuoteWerks has been commercially released which will allow users to integrate their QuoteWerks installation with the MAS 90 and MAS 200 accounting solutions from Sage Software . Hilltops IT, a UK-based technology firm and long standing QuoteWerks Sales and Development partner, developed the integration utilizing the QuoteWerks API. The ConnectIT-MAS90 link for QuoteWerks is compatible with MAS90 and MAS200 (v4.2 and above) accounting applications, and enables users to automatically create documents, customers, and vendors in the MAS products quickly and accurately from within QuoteWerks. ConnectIt-MAS90, which can be launched from the Tools menu in QuoteWerks, supports the creation of the following MAS document types: S/O Quote, S/O Sales Order, S/O Invoice, S/O Credit Memo, A/R Invoice, and A/R Credit Memo. Additional core features of the link include: • The automatic creation of new customers and vendors in MAS without having to leave the QuoteWerks application. • Bi-directional transfer of unique document reference numbers between QuoteWerks and MAS for auditing purposes and inclusion in document templates. • Intuitive and easy to navigate user interface further streamlining the sales quoting and reporting process. • Multiple configuration options allowing for customization to meet the user’s unique business needs. “The ConnectIT-MAS90 capabilities were specifically designed to improve the usability and efficiency levels of the end user,” explains Stephen Siggs, the principal developer for the link and CEO of HilltopsIT. “Moreover, users can now achieve a greater level of accuracy through a direct data exchange and the avoidance of recreating the data manually in MAS once a QuoteWerks document has been created.” The ConnectIT-MAS90 link is compatible with the Standard, Professional and Corporate editions of QuoteWerks 4.0 Build 17 and higher. The link is available through Hilltops IT directly. For more information or to purchase the ConnectIT-MAS90 link, please direct your inquiries to sales@connectitonline. co.uk. About Hilltops IT Hilltops IT was established in 2005 to provide software services and solutions to small and medium sized businesses. Hilltops IT specialises in delivering end-to-end contact management, quoting, ordering and invoicing systems and business intelligence solutions with “off the shelf” products backed up with expert consultancy, training and support services. Hilltops IT also has a proven track record in developing bespoke software solutions, software products, addon utilities where “off the shelf” products do not completely fulfil a client’s requirements and business intelligence solutions. For more information please visit www.hilltopsit.co.uk. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/MASLink_Final111308.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE83 Thurs, 13 Nov 2008 09:00:33 -0500 QuoteWerks Teams With ICEcat.biz To Provide Free, Real-Time Product Content For Nearly 160 Sponsoring Brands Through Open ICEcat. Real-time availability of customer centric product descriptions, product data sheets, and product images are now a click away for QuoteWerks 50,000 users worldwide. ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) November 12, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, today announced that it has teamed with iMerge BV, the Netherlands based publisher of product data, to provide real-time product data via iMerge’s Open ICEcat.biz web service, to its QuoteWerks user base. QuoteWerks, which has over 50,000 users in 101 countries, provides sales quoting solutions for companies of all sizes and industries. For several years, QuoteWerks has been offering real-time price and availability data on products distributed to the IT channel through industry focused distributors D&H, Ingram Micro, Synnex, and Tech Data. Earlier this year, the company announced it was expanding its real-time price and availability offering to businesses in all industries through the launch of the QuoteWerks Real-time Server application. The latest offering, which was released today with Build 43 for QuoteWerks version 4.0, extends the realtime data to include product content including customer-centric product descriptions, product data sheets, and product images for approximately 160 brands including 3M, Canon, HP, IBM, Kodak, Lexmark, LG, Samsung, Sony, Vodafone, and Western Digital. A complete list of participating brands can be found at: http://icecat.biz/en/menu/partners/index.htm. Users who have the QuoteWerks Real-time module will be able to view real-time product content for items from the nearly 160 brands participating in the Open ICEcat.biz program, simply by right clicking on the product to view the product content. With products in native QuoteWerks databases, the user can opt to update the product with the real-time content, including spec sheets and images, thus ensuring the enhanced data is available for future use within QuoteWerks. “Finding useful product descriptions, spec sheets, and pictures for the products our customers are quoting often takes longer that it takes to actually the create the quote itself,” explains Brian Laufer, Vice President of Operations for Aspire Technologies, Inc. “The fundamental benefit of QuoteWerks is the speed in which a quote can be created. Using the new ICEcat integration, the overall quoting time will be reduced even further.” “Manufacturers have long struggled with effectively providing product data to their channels for many years. Aggregating and publishing product data in a real-time environment and in a uniformed format that is customer-centric, benefits not only the manufacturer, but the entire supply chain as customer conversions and sales cycle times improve when the customer is able to obtain complete, easy to understand product data in a timely fashion,” explains Martijn Hoogeveen of iMerge BV. “QuoteWerks and its 50,000 users provide greater exposure for our brand partners and will benefit all parties involved right down to the end consumer of our supported brands.” The real-time product content feature is currently shipping to new users. Existing customers, who wish to obtain this feature, must download and install Build 43 for QuoteWerks 4.0. All users wishing to utilize real-time product content must also sign-up for a free account with ICEcat.biz and have the QuoteWerks Real-time module. To sign-up with ICEcat.biz, users should visit http://icecat.biz/en/menu/register/index.htm. To purchase the QuoteWerks Real-time module users should contact their local QuoteWerks reseller or Aspire Technologies directly. About ICEcat.biz ICEcat.biz, an activity of iMerge BV, is an independent European publisher of product data. Currently, more than 500,000 products of 3000 brands are extensively described in twenty languages. The data-sheets are already being used in 1000s of websites: shop sites, ERP systems, comparison sites and others. ICEcat.biz has become a world standard. Open ICEcat is the part of the database (about 250,000 data-sheets), that is sponsored by over 150 brands and is distributed for free under the Open Content License Agreement (OPL). About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with all major and leading CRM packages including ACT!™, Goldmine®, Maximizer®, MS CRM, Outlook®, TeleMagic®, salesforce.com® and SalesLogix® , and IT distributors , D&H, Ingram Micro, SYNNEX, and Tech Data, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/ICEcatAnnouncement_Final111208.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE82 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:00:31 -0500 QuoteWerks Expands CRM Compatibility With Support For ACT! 2009 (11.0) and SalesLogix 7.5 Orlando, FL (Vocus) October 9, 2008 -- Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, confirmed its support for Sage Software's popular CRM applications ACT! 2009 and SalesLogix 7.5. Support for the latest versions of these popular CRM products by Sage Software, was made available in Build 39 for QuoteWerks 4.0, which is currently available for new and existing QuoteWerks users. The seamless integration between QuoteWerks and ACT! enables users to launch QuoteWerks from within ACT!, streamlining the sales quoting process and eliminating redundancies and errors often associated with the use of disparate systems. The QuoteWerks integration with ACT! offers such features as: - Automatic inclusion of the current contact's information in the quote. - Ability to pull additional contact information, such as customer specific tax rates and terms, into the quote via the QuoteWerks DataLink feature. - Ability to search the ACT! database for additional contacts for use in the quote. - Automatically schedule follow-up calls, to-do items, and meetings in ACT! when saving a quote in QuoteWerks. - Automatically create/update Sales Opportunities and completed Sales Opportunities in ACT! - Upon saving a quote, QuoteWerks automatically creates a link to the quote under the Documents tab in ACT! for easy retrieval. - Ability to use customer profiles in ACT! to automatically determine the customer's specific pricing for products and services that are added to the quote. - Print information from ACT! custom fields on QuoteWerks documents (quotes, orders, and invoices). - Emails sent from QuoteWerks are automatically logged into the ACT! history for the contact. The SalesLogix 7.5 integration requires the QuoteWerks Corporate Edition and affords users the following capabilities: - Automatically pull SalesLogix contact information into the quote. - Automatically create and update QuoteWerks document attachments in SalesLogix for easy retrieval. - Automatically schedule calls within SalesLogix when saving the quote. - Automatically create and update Opportunities and Closed Opportunities within SalesLogix. - Ability to pull other information stored in SalesLogix into the quote such as customer specific sales tax rates and customer terms. - Ability to use customer profiles in SalesLogix to automatically determine the customer's specific pricing for products and services that are added to the quote. - Print information from other SalesLogix fields on QuoteWerks documents (quotes, orders, invoices). "Enabling the sales rep to automatically push and pull data between the company's CRM and quoting solution, as we do with QuoteWerks, helps ensure greater efficiency and accuracy when preparing and tracking sales quotes," explains Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Aspire Technologies, Inc. "Successful companies are those businesses that can reduce their costs and human errors, while automating redundant sales processes to achieve greater efficiency in responding to the pre-sales demands of the customers. Our integration with ACT! and SalesLogix help businesses that use these applications achieve the efficiency and accuracy they demand of their sales quoting process in order to remain competitive and successful in any market setting." QuoteWerks currently serves over 48,000 users in 80 countries. The software is offered in three editions to meet the varying needs of any business and industry that provides sales quotes to their customers. Additionally, QuoteWerks offers a multitude of CRM and accounting system integrations, allowing companies to maintain their deployed systems when adopting QuoteWerks for the sales quoting operation. These features, coupled with the concurrent user model and one time license acquisition fee, enable users to realize a profitable ROI on their purchase within a short period of time. Aside from integrating with the latest version ACT! and SalesLogix, QuoteWerks offers backwards compatibility with previous versions of both CRM applications. To learn more about the QuoteWerks integration for these and other CRM integrations, please visit: http://www.quotewerks.com/cmfaq.asp Aspire Technologies, Inc. will be exhibiting the latest ACT! and SalesLogix integrations at the Sage Summit in Denver, Colorado November 16-20, 2008. In addition, the QuoteWerks integration with Peachtree and the new third party integration between QuoteWerks and MAS 90 will be demonstrated at the show, which is open to end users of Sage Software products and services. QuoteWerks will be exhibiting at booths 301 and 303. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks™ seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/ACT!2009Announcement_100808Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE81 Thurs, 09 Oct 2008 09:13:33 -0500 Aspire Technologies, Inc. Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program Creator of QuoteWerks further distinguishes itself with the Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions competency. ORLANDO, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) August 13, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, confirmed today that is has attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program. The developer of QuoteWerks also maintains its Microsoft ISV/Software Solutions competency. Having demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and a proven ability to meet customers’ needs, Aspire Technologies will be able to capitalize on the benefits Microsoft reserves for Gold Certified Partners including access, training and support, further expanding the Orlando based ISV’s competitive stance in the channel. Aspire Technologies, Inc. develops and markets the leader in value priced sales quoting solutions for the SMB market. Currently the company has deployed its principal sales quoting application QuoteWerks to companies in 80 countries with approximately 48,000 users. For over 15 years, the company has focused on the development of QuoteWerks as an add-on to both CRM and accounting applications including Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Office Outlook. With QuoteWerks, companies of any size and industry focus can automate their sales quoting process which in turn will, at minimum, alleviate costly quoting errors, increase sales team efficiency, and reduce the firm’s cost of sales. Brian Laufer, Vice President of Operations for Aspire Technologies, said, “Passing the highest level of requirements from Microsoft which includes a combination of Customer Referrals and technical certification, further illustrates the value, stability, and quality QuoteWerks offers the SMB market." “Customers are looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities,” said Allison Watson, corporate vice president of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft Corp. “They need to trust in a company that can act as an expert adviser for their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies. Today, Microsoft recognizes Aspire Technologies, Inc. as a new Gold Certified Partner for demonstrating its expertise providing customer satisfaction using Microsoft products and technology.” As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, Aspire Technologies had to maintain its declared ISV/Software Solutions competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each Competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry. The ISV/Software Solutions Competency recognizes the skill and focus partners bring to a particular solution set. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners that have obtained this competency have a successful record of developing and marketing packaged software based on Microsoft technologies. Aspire Technologies has maintained its ISV/Software Solutions Competency since first attaining it in March 2006, when the company became a Microsoft Certified Partner. “Solutions competencies are an important way for Microsoft to better enable ISVs to meet customer needs,” said Sanjay Parthasarathy, corporate vice president of the Developer and Platform Evangelism Group at Microsoft Corp. “They allow ISVs to keep and win customers through their deep knowledge of solutions-based Microsoft platform technologies. Microsoft has a long history of working closely with ISV partners to help them deliver compelling solutions and applications to our mutual customers, and the Microsoft Competencies are an important step in continuing to enhance vital relationships with ISVs worldwide.” The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in October 2003 and represents Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. The program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes partner expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help partners’ businesses be successful. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks™ seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/AspireTechnologiesAnnouncesMSGoldStatus_081308Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE81 Tues, 13 Aug 2008 09:13:33 -0500 ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) August 12, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, announced today the open beta test of its real-time server application, a free offering for manufacturers or distributors in the United States who wish to offer real-time pricing and availability to their field sales force. Virtually all manufacturers and distributors depend upon either outside independent sales agents or outside field sales reps to acquire customers and sell the company’s product line. The process of quoting product for a customer is often times very tedious and time consuming given that the field sales agent must manually obtain product and pricing information and then enter that into a quote. This process is prone to errors from any number of reasons including the quoting of discontinued items; the use of incorrect pricing; and other human error factors to name a few. Inventory levels are also frequently unknown at the time of quoting, which can lead to customer service issues later for both the sales agent and the manufacturer or distributor who faces the cancellation of an order and the potential loss of a customer. In addition to manufacturers and distributors, any company who has a field sales force and/or regional sales offices can also utilize this application to enable the real-time communication of price and availability changes to the company’s products via the internet. “Our goal with the real-time server application is two fold, not only do we want to address the challenges often associated with manual quoting processes and field sales support, but we also want to further enhance the benefits associated with an automated quoting process as offered through QuoteWerks,” explains John C. Lewe, IV, president of Aspire Technologies, Inc. “Aside from the ability to obtain real-time price and availability information, the real-time application will allow sales reps to obtain product data sheets and provides links to manufacturing websites relating to the products included in the quote. By giving the sales representative as much information upfront, and in a real-time environment, a company stands a greater chance of winning the sale and, more importantly, the customer.” The real-time server application offers companies: • Rapid configuration and deployment, which is achieved through single screen settings and the ability to test query settings every step of the way. • Secure access by authorized sales reps only. Bi-directional communication between the sales rep’s instance of QuoteWerks and the company’s real-time data is achieved through XML feeds with encrypted user credentials and passwords ensuring that only those with access are permitted to initiate the real-time query. Those companies who wish to participate in the beta program will benefit from: • Configuration and deployment support from QuoteWerks, ensuring that the application is correctly configured upon set-up. • Ability to provide vital feedback to the QuoteWerks development team on the application and desired changes and enhancements. Companies who wish to participate in the beta test of this application are encouraged to contact Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for QuoteWerks via email at keith@quotewerks.com or by calling (407) 248-1481. The beta test is open to all companies in the United States. There is no charge to participate in the beta program, although any field sales representative who participates in the beta must run QuoteWerks. This application will work with all three editions of QuoteWerks 4.0. Additional information regarding the real-time server application may also be obtained by contacting Keith Carrington with Aspire Technologies, Inc. A commercial release date for this product offering has not been announced and is pending the results of the public beta program which is slated to run for the duration of this year. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks™ seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/RTSBetaAnnouncement_081208Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE81 Tues, 12 Aug 2008 09:07:32 -0500 ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, announced today a joint development partnership between Link47 Limited, QuoteWerks’ authorized UK distributor, and Quintadena Limited, a QuoteWerks’ Solution Partner. Together the two companies developed and launched a new utility for QuoteWerks that integrates with PayPal, a global leader in online payments. Fully integrated with PayPal, the QWP utility enables QuoteWerks users to accept and reconcile payments in real-time and in multiple currencies. When a customer receives a QuoteWerks generated document, QWP inserts a Pay Now option within the document that, when selected, allows the customer to remit funds directly through PayPal, with the monies posted into the company’s PayPal account. If the customer does not have a PayPal account they still may use the Pay Now option and pay by credit or debit card. “We are very pleased to launch the QWP integrated solution between PayPal and QuoteWerks. It is our belief that PayPal's payment system fits perfectly with all QuoteWerks users wishing to offer their own clients a secure and immediate payment solution,” said Ian Siebert, Managing Director of Link47 Ltd. Paul Hodgetts, Managing Director of Quintadena Limited agrees, "The introduction of QWP and PayPal has enabled our clients to further streamline their sales processes. Payments can now be received instantly for invoices sent directly from QuoteWerks. This means the shipment of all goods and services can begin immediately. Any business that collects payments prior to shipping goods and services really should consider this solution!” QWP improves a company’s cash flow by increasing the ability to collect receivables. The utility delivers a highly desired payment process frequently requested by QuoteWerks users. The QWP utility can be purchased on the Link47 website and is available for all current QuoteWerks users located in the UK. About PayPal PayPal enables any individual or business with an email address to send and receive payments online securely and easily using a bank account, credit card, debit card or stored balance. Because PayPal allows customers to shop online without sharing their financial information with merchants, privacy is built into the service. The size of our network and widening acceptance of our product has helped us become the leading payment network for online auction websites, including eBay. PayPal is also being increasingly used at other e-commerce sites for the sale of goods such as electronics and household items, the sale of services such as web design and travel, and the sale of digital content. Today PayPal is accepted in over 100,000 websites across Europe. Offline businesses, including lawyers, contractors and physicians, have increasingly begun to receive payments online through PayPal. PayPal UK is part of PayPal Europe S.àr.l. et Cie S.C.A. a Luxembourg-based limited partnership, which will be regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (‘CSSF’) in Luxembourg. PayPal Inc is the ultimate parent of PayPal Europe S.àr.l. et Cie S.C.A. and is 100% owned by eBay Inc. PayPal Inc was set up in the US in December 1998 and acquired by eBay Inc in 2002. PayPal has over 20 million accounts in the UK, 60 million active accounts world wide* (149 million total accounts) and can be used to make online payments in 190 markets. *Active accounts are those that have had activity in the past 12 months. About Link 47 Limited Link47 Limited is the authorised distributor for QuoteWerks in the United Kingdom & Ireland. In addition to providing direct support to the QuoteWerks resellers in the region, Link47 delivers QuoteWerks end user training in its state of the art training centre. Link47 began as an authorised distributor of CRM applications in the UK and has continued its focus on delivering sales force and business automation solutions to the region’s SMB market. Link47 is headquartered in Braintree, Essex. For more information please visit www.link47.com. About Quintadena Limited Quintadena is an authorized reseller for QuoteWerks in the United Kingdom. The company is also an active development partner for QuoteWerks, extending and tailoring the quoting solution’s functionality to meet the unique needs of Quintadena’s clients. Quintadena was founded in May 2005 to supply quotation software to the sign industry. Within a few shorts years, the company has expanded its sales efforts into numerous additional industries and was, in 2007, named the top QuoteWerks Solution Partner worldwide. Quintadena is headquartered in Cradley Heath, Birmingham. For more information please visit www.quintadena.com. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks™ seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/QWPAnnouncement_FINAL080508.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE81 Tues, 05 Aug 2008 09:01:03 -0500 ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, released today a new utility for QuoteWerks that imports HTML quotes received from Dell. This new utility, developed by the QuoteWerks development team, reduces the time it takes technology firms to produce quotes for their clients that contain Dell products. Once a QuoteWerks user receives a quote from their Dell representative via email (as an HTML attachment) the user can begin importing the quote into QuoteWerks. The applet will allow the user to set the import parameters such as how QuoteWerks will handle the Dell Quote number, individual product part numbers, and the category descriptions for each item included on the quote. The utility can also import both grouped items and individual items into the quote. One advantage of the Dell utility is that QuoteWerks will create/update the sales opportunity in the user’s CRM system with the information contained in the quote. Additionally, since the information can now be automatically passed to the user’s CRM system, users are able to schedule follow up calls and relate sales tasks to the quote. Also, users can easily include Dell items into a QuoteWerks layout and format of their choice. Finally, all items (and related data) imported via the utility is now stored in QuoteWerks making it fully accessible and searchable for reporting and tracking purposes. Additional utilities that are available at no cost to QuoteWerks users are: - Excel Utility: Convert QuoteWerks fields (both document header and document item) into a preformatted XLS file. - Multiple Product Source Search: Enables users to search for products across multiple product sources. - Rounding Utility: Round line items on the current document (quote, order, or invoice) to the nearest decimal place or multiple. - Group Part Number Builder: Creates a Manufacturer Part Number for Group Header lines created by Bundles, Configurations, or on-the-fly based on a custom field in each member of the group. - Tech Data Shopping Cart Importer: Imports the items in the Tech Data shopping cart into the currently open quote. The Dell utility, along with the other QuoteWerks utilities, is available for immediate download from the QuoteWerks website. All utilities are offered free of charge. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with leading CRM and accounting packages, along with IT distributors D&H®, Ingram Micro®, SYNNEX®, and Tech Data®, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks™ seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. Dell did not participate in the development of this utility. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/DellUtilityAnnouncement_072308Final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE81 Thur, 24 Jul 2008 10:33:10 -0500 As confidence and spending decline, many companies seek to reduce their Cost-of-Sales through the use of QuoteWerks®. ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) March 18, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, released its latest build to the leading quoting application, QuoteWerks today. The latest build represents one of the single largest new feature releases by the ISV in its 15 year history. Included in the build are numerous features designed to help companies of all sizes reduce their cost-of-sales and improve sales worker efficiencies. As confidence and spending in both the consumer and business sectors decline, many companies are turning to QuoteWerks to help reduce costs and improve efficiencies as part of their current recession and sales downturn planning. QuoteWerks® introduces eCommerce to its network-based quoting solution with the release of its Online Ordering Module. Aspire Technologies is delivering the security and stability of a network based (non-hosted) application with the eCommerce functionality frequently found only in web based applications. Effective with this release, QuoteWerks users can now place orders with Tech Data (USA) from within QuoteWerks. Additionally, users can select to order items from a single QuoteWerks order or from multiple orders if consolidating their purchases. Other advantages of this new feature include: - Supports government and educational pricing. - QuoteWerks stores the Tech Data order number for quick reference. - Users can place notes on their orders and flag orders for manual review. - Users can optionally enter End User details for Tech Data’s MyOpportunity Tracker. - Supports Tech Data’s MyOrder Tracker. “With the introduction of the Online Ordering Module, we are now able to offer our customers eCommerce functionality in a desktop application,” states John C. Lewe, IV, President of Aspire Technologies, Inc. “Typically eCommerce solutions are web based and are typically hosted offsite. QuoteWerks differs in that it is a desktop/server based solution, not a web based solution. So, data is stored locally on company controlled servers, alleviating security concerns, data availability concerns, and data longevity concerns.” While online ordering is currently only available for Tech Data, the company has plans to expand this offering in the future to other distributors. Quoting efficiencies expand for UK users who purchase from Ingram Micro as the distributor’s real-time pricing and availability is now supported by QuoteWerks®. QuoteWerks users in the United Kingdom can now obtain real-time pricing and availability within QuoteWerks for all products that are sourced from Ingram Micro at that time of quote preparation, revision, or when converting the quote to either and order or invoice. Sales workers can instantly capture up-to-the-minute pricing and availability data via an XML feed from Ingram Micro, alleviating the need to call Ingram Micro and wait to confirm pricing. Automating the pricing function will reduce the time it takes to prepare and submit an accurate quote to the customer, allowing sales more time to focus on revenue a generation as opposed to quote generation. QuoteWerks® expands support for some of the latest systems and applications, saving users both time and money when upgrading critical systems. Included in Build 33 is support for several systems and applications including: - QuickBooks 2008 (USA only) - Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - GoldMine 7.5 - Maximizer 10 - SalesLogix 7.2 “Our customers often find the need to upgrade existing systems and applications to meet the demands of their business. As such, it is imperative that we support the latest integrations, ensuring that our customers’ combined CRM, accounting, and quoting solutions continue to work together,” comments Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aspire Technologies, Inc. For a complete list of the latest features released by Aspire Technologies for QuoteWerks® in Build 33, please visit: http://www.quotewerks.com/updates/UpdateAgent.asp. These latest offerings from QuoteWerks come less than three weeks after Aspire Technologies confirmed the third party integration between QuoteWerks and Tigerpaw CRM+, a Tigerpaw Software product offering. The current build is available now to all QuoteWerks customers and new orders for QuoteWerks are shipping with the latest features from Build 33. About Aspire Technologies and QuoteWerks® Aspire Technologies, the creators of the award winning QuoteWerks® sales quoting software, is the leading provider of sales quoting software with its award winning QuoteWerks® application deployed to thousands of businesses and enterprises in 80 countries worldwide. QuoteWerks® integrates with all major and leading CRM packages including ACT!™, Goldmine®, Maximizer®, MS CRM, Outlook®, TeleMagic®, salesforce.com® and SalesLogix® , and IT distributors , D&H, Ingram Micro, SYNNEX, and Tech Data, enabling businesses in all industries to integrate QuoteWerks® seamlessly into their existing environments. Aspire Technologies is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and is a Microsoft Certified Partner. For more information please visit www.quotewerks.com. QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/Aspire_Technologies_QuoteWerks_Releases_Build_33_031808final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE81 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:33:10 -0500 Tigerpaw® Becomes Latest 3rd Party Add-on for QuoteWerks® Collaborative link will allow Tigerpaw users the ability to import quote data from QuoteWerks into their business management system. ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) February 26, 2008 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, confirmed today Tigerpaw Software®, Inc., a leading developer of business automation and service management software, has developed a link to QuoteWerks®. The Tigerpaw link enables QuoteWerks users the ability to directly pass their quoted products and/or services into new or existing opportunities within their Tigerpaw CRM+ system. Users can retrieve and import their QuoteWerks product databases into the Tigerpaw CRM+ price book without rekeying data, and enabling the user to manage his/her complete product line with CRM, service and reporting tools within Tigerpaw. Additional features of the Tigerpaw CRM+ integration include: - The ability to retrieve unavailable items in the Tigerpaw price book from an active QuoteWerks document - Tigerpaw can retrieve bundles and grouped configurations from an active QuoteWerks document, and can convert QuoteWerks grouped bundles into closed assemblies in Tigerpaw - Support for QuoteWerks price and discount modifiers - The support of optional and comment line items - The automatic removal of blank and subtotal lines in QuoteWerks for retrieval in Tigerpaw - Support for the Canadian tax scheme as set in QuoteWerks “In the current economic climate, businesses are looking to expand efficiencies within their operations and reduce costs wherever possible. This link will allow our mutual customers to reduce the time it take to create and process sales quotes, thus ensuring that the sales team can focus on selling and not on the manual posting of their sales quotes in the company’s business management system,” explains Keith Carrington, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Aspire Technologies, Inc. The Tigerpaw link was developed by Tigerpaw Software, Inc. through the utilization of the QuoteWerks SDK. Commercial availability and support of this link will be provided by Tigerpaw Software, Inc. For more information on this offering, contact Tigerpaw at 800.704.9009; by email at info@tigerpawsoftware.com; or by visiting www.tigerpawsoftware.com. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2008/TigerpawAnnouncement_022608Final.pdf 5D9395FA-6574-43D0-9506-563124F13304 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:40:47 -0500 QuoteWerks empowers technology sales professionals with expanded real-time product pricing and availability features to gain the competitive edge. QuoteWerks by Aspire Technologies, Inc. offers enhanced value to the user through distribution, inventory and pricing transparency. ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) June 21, 2007 — Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, announced its continued support for the technology sales professional through the delivery of expanded real-time product price and availability features. Prior to this week’s build release, QuoteWerks users could access real-time pricing and availability only from Tech Data and SYNNEX. That capability has now been expanded to include Ingram Micro and D&H, rounding out the four current, primary technology distributors in North America. Enabling Pricing Transparency Amongst Technology Distributors The QuoteWerks’ Real-Time Module supports transparency in the distributor-reseller relationship by placing at the fingertips of technology sales professionals, comprehensive and real-time pricing and availability data on the products being quoted. QuoteWerks Real-Time module empowers sales teams to find the best cost option for their customers while ensuring adequate inventory exists to support pending orders. Furthermore, because this information is available direct from the distributors in realtime, QuoteWerks reduces follow-ups and administrative activity while promoting efficiency and accuracy. “Today’s IT consumer is more sophisticated and as such engages in a higher level of comparative shopping. For many price is the primary purchasing factor that drives their purchasing decisions. Sellers of IT solutions now have the tools to meet this demand with the most cost effective and intuitive real-time pricing application available today,” comments John C. Lewe, IV, president of Aspire Technologies, Inc. “In sales, accurate and timely information can make all the difference when competing for a customer’s business. QuoteWerks users can now ensure they are offering their customers the most accurate and competitive pricing available while ensuring the desired products are available to meet the customer’s timelines, thus adding to the overall effectiveness of the sales representative and their sales quoting process.” Complete Distribution Visibility for Effective Sales Fulfillment Included in the latest build release is a suite of product sourcing features that build directly off of the real-time pricing and availability offering within QuoteWerks. Users can source the products they purchase on behalf of their customers from the best cost vendor, best cost vendor with stock, or from the best cost vendor with stock in the preferred warehouse. http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2007/Aspire%20Technologies%20Releases%20Build%2030_061907final.pdf BCDF0D02-245D-49A9-9B0A-25F247523249 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:37:14 -0500 QuoteWerks Named in the Peachtree 3rd Party Add-On Program as the Sole Quoting Solution for the Peachtree User Base QuoteWerks Sales Quoting Application offers users numerous advantages over quoting from within the user’s Accounting System. ORLANDO, FL (PRWEB) August 30, 2007 Aspire Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sales quoting software solutions for the global small and midmarkets, today announced its recognition as the sole quoting solution to be included in the Peachtree 3rd Party Add-on Program for small businesses who use or are considering using Peachtree for their accounting system. The recognition from Sage Software highlights the advantages QuoteWerks offers sales workers who would otherwise quote out of their accounting system. Many small businesses are quick to rely on their accounting system for the daily creation and management of their sales quotes. All too often, however, these businesses report that within months the integrity of the accounting data has been compromised with inaccurate customer and product data, dead leads and sales quotes, inaccurate inventory counts and over committed inventory, and lost productivity resulting from manual oversight requirements to ensure that quotes, orders, and invoices and properly tracked and reported on. Additionally, many QuoteWerks customers cite security risks associated with granting accounting access to their sales force and increased licensing fees to ensure that the sales team can access their accounting software as reasons why they prefer to use a stand alone quoting application that can integrate with the accounting system for the exchange and transfer of all related data. “Accurate and efficient automation of the sales quoting and accounting processes is critical for businesses to manage cash flows, reduce or eliminate inaccuracies and delays in their order fulfillment and reconciliation processes, and grow their companies,” sales John C. Lewe IV, President of Aspire Technologies, Inc. “QuoteWerks has long enabled our customers to accomplish those tasks while staying ahead of the competition. The recognition afforded us through the 3rd Party Add-On program highlights the value of our commitment to deliver innovative software, service, and support, which directly meets the business needs at a low total cost of ownership of our focused target markets and customers around the world.” The current Peachtree interactive link available in the Professional and Corporate Editions of QuoteWerks enables users to achieve a higher level of integration and efficiency than is currently available through other marketed solutions. QuoteWerks users can now benefit from both increased data accuracy and the efficiencies realized through the automatic creation of customers and products that are not in Peachtree, choose which vendors the user wishes to create purchase orders for, directly link to and ... http://www.quotewerks.com/pressreleases/2007/PeachtreeAddOnAnnouncement_083007final.pdf E3CCDA37-3E12-4F5B-9F82-89D4EFAEAE80 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:33:10 -0500