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January 3, 2008

Paving the Way for Simpli5

By: Josh Walsh in Simpli5

Simpli5 is our new web application which will debut later this year. It revolutionizes retail business through a new innovative approach to managing orders, products, inventory and customers.

We believe retail management is all about decisions and Simpli5 makes these decisions simpler.

Why do we need Simpli5?

As with all great inventions, Simpli5 stems from our own need. As a consulting firm we have designed numerous inventory systems for our clients. It became evident early on that a quality solution was not available for small to mid sized businesses. Many existing solutions cost tens of thousands of dollars and were technically daunting. They often required a technical person on staff to keep the system running smoothly and to perform upgrades. We discovered that this overhead, combined with the price of upgrading each year is just too much to handle.

As a subscription service, Simpli5 solves many of these problems. We do not bloat our software with features just to sell a new version of the software next year. We update our software routinely and all users reap the benefits immediately.

What’s in a name?

Simpli5 will “simplify” your current way of working through “5” simple principals, which give the application a firm foundation and apply equally to businesses of all sizes.

  • Simple - Features should be immediately intuitive.
  • Concise - Get rid of the extraneous information, it just gets in the way.
  • Share - Collaboration and Communication is key.
  • Accessible - Work from home, at the office, a hotel in Maui… it doesn’t matter.
  • Secure - Your data is yours and only yours. You can even take it with you if you leave.

Public Pre-Release

Our public pre-release last year, codenamed Barracuda Suite, was a tremendous success. Thank you to everyone who contributed feedback. We have learned a number of things from you, including:

  • There is a huge market for this product.
  • We had a few priorities wrong.
  • The order process was not as intuitive as it can be.
  • You want customization (colors, logos, etc…).

All of these are included in Simpli5.

Stay Tuned

In the coming weeks we will posting about the new design and workflow (Subscribe to our Feed). Enter your email at Simpli5.com for notification when it becomes available.

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Danny » January 4, 2008

“ooooooh, Barracuda!”
I can’t wait to test it out. (and write you an eBay storefront plug-in for it) :)

Glad to see new things in the pipe!
Happy New Year Fellas