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Innovative add-on programs make retailers more productive;

(Salt Lake City)—QFloors has introduced QTools, a suite of innovative products designed to help users continue to get the most out of the industry’s simplest and most productive software system. Whether purchased individually or as a package, these add-on products were designed with the specialty flooring retailer in mind.

“One of the most powerful tools floor-covering retailers can utilize to fight the recession is technology,” said Trent Ogden, QFloors’ CFO. “At a time when so many are tightening the belt, technology has been and will remain to be the most effective way to reduce costs and run an efficient and profitable business.” The right set of innovative products, he added, “can save a significant amount of time and money and add to the all important bottom line.”

Ogden noted the software provider has always been on the cutting edge when it comes to giving dealers tools and resources to make their jobs—and lives—easier and profitable and this latest “toolbox” worth of features is no different.

Created based on direct input from QFloors users, QTools products integrate seamlessly into the QFloors system. “Many of these QTools features have been created in direct response to the ‘I wish I could…’ suggestions from our users,” said Chad Ogden, QFloors’ CEO. “QTools is just another reminder that, yes, we’re not just listening, but actively working to meet the needs of our loyal users.”

The following is a brief overview of the innovative products featured as part of QTools:

•AwayToWork Texting. How many times have you found yourself away from the store but needed critical information? Whether it’s a phone number or address, installation schedule, product information and so on, up to now, you’ve had to either cut short a trip to make an emergency run to the office or spend hours on the phone trying to hunt down the information. Not anymore. With this powerful tool simply send a text message request and you get responses directly from your company’s data. An owner can even retrieve specific reports by having them sent to any email for viewing.  AwayToWork also acts as a backup in case your server crashes, and will continue to sync new data once the system is back up and running.

This innovated management tool is only $49.95 a month for up to three users and the first month is free. Additional users can be added for just $3.99 per month.

•QCutter. With this tool a retailer will never have to worry about wasted material from employee error, or “cheating” for that matter. QCutter allows you to define specific cuts in QFloors, and then send those directly to your EZ Cut or Accu-Cut cutting machine. Compatible with many of the older and all the newer Accu-Cut and EZ Cut models, and at a cost of $499, QCutter is one tool that pays immediate dividends.

•QSched Advanced 3.2. This may be an add-on tool, but retailers will quickly realize how valuable this labor-scheduling program is when it comes to making their businesses more efficient. From the instant in-house Chat Messaging that makes communicating with co-workers—in the store or on the job site—easier, to a new feature that allows you to customize the software to fit your way of doing business, QSched Advanced 3.2 has it all.

Whether it’s quicker, easier navigation; schedule-change confirmation e-mails; sending reports to ftp sites; color coding status stages in a schedule board to make it easier to assess at a glance; split screens to view and edit multiple related documents at once (i.e., invoices, active jobs, schedule boards, etc.); e-mailing reports; or having information automatically “pop up” when you pass over it, there are many time saving management features included with this latest tool.

QSched Advanced 3.2 is available for $1,799 with a five-user license.

•QReporter 3.2.  The latest addition of this popular program gives dealers access to reports faster and easier, thus making them more productive.

Some of the “WOW” features included in this version include a new email application which gives users the ability to email reports to various mime-compatible address such as gmail and comcast. An enhanced report window is not only easier to use, but lets you send files to a special ftp site for others to retrieve. A new table view allows you to sort by multiple fields and includes an easier scrolling feature. Along these lines, QReporter 3.2 provides for quicker, easier accounting period reports.

And, similar to the QSched Advanced 3.2, QReporter 3.2 features a new Split Screens capability. Compare accounting period reports such as last quarter or last year side-by-side instead of having to view each one individually. This remarkable new feature makes accessing and assessing information a breeze.

   QReporter 3.2 is available for only $699.

Now you can organize all your information—regardless of file type—by job or by schedule. For example, you can create a job folder containing applicable files from QFloors, QSched, QReporter, Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft documents.

Put simply, regardless of the program used to create the files, you can access them all in one place.

Available for $499, Document Manager 3.2 is a great standalone program, but it is particularly helpful as a companion to QSched. You can now click on the document manager button when viewing a schedule and it will open already knowing the job and schedule ID.

The QTools suite of products will not only add to an already powerful system but are sure to give retailers the resources to be more efficient. “During a time when fewer consumers are walking into showrooms,” Chad Ogden said, “retailers need to focus on getting organized and becoming as efficient as possible. So often, we hear stories of dealers losing money right and left, and because their businesses are not operating at optimum efficiency they are usually too swamped and overwhelmed to focus on anything else. Those who have utilized our software over the years report seeing immediate results—not just to their bottom line, but in employee productivity, protection against costly mistakes and billing errors, and a more accurate and current understanding of exactly how much their business is or is not generating.”

Financial experts say we are climbing out of the recession, Chad added. “So now is the perfect time to focus on streamlining your business. That way, you can be a more productive, profitable, well-oiled machine when things get busy. And they will!”

Because times are tough and money is tight, QFloors is making it easy for retailers to choose which products they want—even if it turns out to be all of them. That is why the company is not only selling QTools products individually or in packages but allowing retailers a full 30 days to use them for free from the time they are downloaded. In addition, QFloors’ friendly support staff is also on hand to give dealers a guided demo.

In addition to the free trial versions, QFloors is offering a number of affordable ways for retailers to get these QTools—from interest-free financing (no pre-approval necessary), to special discounts, such as saving an additional 10% if three or more QTools products are purchased.

For existing QFloors users, some of the QTools products, such as QSched and QReporter, can be upgraded for free or at a reduced price depending on when the initial purchase was made.

“We understand business is difficult nowadays,” Trent Ogden concluded. “Businesses are often strapped for cash, and the banks aren’t lending easily. But we are so confident these QTools products will provide immediate and lasting benefits to users we are doing whatever we can to make it as painless as possible for them to start reaping the rewards of these latest innovations from QFloors.”