Mississauga, Ontario -- (SBWire) -- 02/22/2011 -- Equipment distributors with a sales force, field technicians, providing supplies parts and short-term rentals, require better ways to monitor, manage, and maintain data.  Continuous improvement is a central principle with Equip-Soft; customers gain access to a product roadmap and upgrade path that allows them to find and make improvements in their businesses long after the initial implementation.  Partnering with Microsoft Dynamics means that all the benefits of working with an Industry specific software provider, with the backing of the largest provider of business software in the world.

Selling equipment must be made less complicated while avoiding duplicate data entry. Real-time accurate information is needed regarding contracts, to make better decisions and optimize customer relationship management. Equip-Soft’s sales functionality provides the unique technology to manage the equipment lifecycle, allowing executives to work with customers and prospects.

Features Include:

- Equipment management - one equipment file for all types of equipment, all history is always stored with equipment

- Store truck configurations

- Identify major components, ideal for rental equipment where components are rented separately

- Configurable specifications for different types of equipment

- Quote and sell new and used equipment more efficiently, including trade-in management support

- Sales costing worksheets help to easily see deal profitability and links sales with service and purchasing

- Hour-meter wizard – update hour-meter from anywhere equipment is referenced

- Multiple warranty support

- Series, model file and model version file for simplified creation of equipment

- Opportunity management and campaign management to help get the most from market opportunities

Equip-Soft (http://www.equip-soft.com) helps equipment distributors manage growth and improve efficiencies through its rentals, service, sales, parts, and fleet management software.  Equip-Soft aligns the best technology with the best business processes.  From fleets to forklifts and trucks to power generators, Equip-Soft’s  Dealer Management Systems (DMS)  allow companies to lower the price point, integrate accounting with core fundamentals, achieve cost-savings, while permitting scalability for future growth. 

According to Grant Skinner, Vice-President of Equip-Soft, “Customer demand requires that cost controls are implemented to strip away excess cost out of the supply chain.  Whether triggered by an acquisition or the failure of legacy systems, equipment distributors recognize that service contracts are an important element of their margins and profitability.” 

Equip-Soft
http://www.equip-soft.com
Michelene Maguire
pr@equip-soft.com
905.361.2841