ComfortableSoftware March 2008 Newsletter. Conservatory, window, and door design & sales lead, customer tracking software.


ComfortableSoftware brings updated software and a personal touch to Glassex 08!
06 March 2008 Dear visitor, We at ComfortableSoftware would like to make you aware that we will be exhibiting at Glassex 2008. Team members Adrian and Andy will be running live demonstrations of our entire product range and will be taking orders from the stand! The brand new ComfortableStyle Pocket Edition will be showcased alongside ComfortableStyle, ComfortableConservatories, ComfortableContacts and ComfortablePlanner. We will also be exhibiting Caliburn, FUSION and Configur8or.
For those of you unaware, ComfortableConservatories v4 is now available in both UK and North American versions. ComfortableConservatories v4 will be also demonstrated to at Glassex, see further down this email for more information on this and other products.
We would love for you to join us on stand number 4-F53 for a chat and for the chance for us to give you a personal demonstration of the essential features in our products, all of which are designed to better your business!
If you would like to join us, please click here to email us, and will send you free tickets to Glassex 2008. Please also state how many tickets you would like. Who knows, we may even have some very special offers at the show.
Kind Regards Aid & Andy Adrian Birch – Operations Manager Andy Fletcher – Customer Relations
Want to know more about our latest software? Please read on.
ComfortableConservatories v4 (UK and North American versions available) ComfortableConservatories v4 boasts truly unique features. Not only does it contain all the powerful sales and visualization features of previous versions, it also contains: Remarkable new ‘Comfortable Surface Designer’ facility. This amazingly powerful feature allows you to show (and sell) a lot more than just conservatories! This exciting new toolset allows you to create and display; extra walls, driveways, patios, decking and more! The indispensable 'ComfyPaint'. The Paint and Clone feature gives you clever easy-to-use tools that help you to tidy up property photos before conservatories are added to them. A new 'Enhanced Report Feature'. A complete overhaul of the previous report system allows for grouped reports and the ability to rename reports to suit your companies needs. You can even print a selection of report types in one go! The extended 'Box Gutter' feature allows you to add extra box gutter sizes and remove those not required. Box gutters can now be shown over existing panels and walls too. Changes to the box gutters are also shown in the 3D view and saved for future use. Works with Windows Vista®! ComfortableConservatories v4 is the only version of ComfortableConservatories that has been intensively adapted to work with the new Microsoft® Windows Vista operating systems. This includes all 32bit and 64bit versions of 'Windows Vista Home', 'Vista Business' and 'Vista Ultimate'. Numerous other system changes and the inclusion of over 1400 Dulux® colours, grouped in their applicable folders, e.g. Calm, Fresh, Warm, Classic and Contemporary looks.

ComfortableStyle Pocket Edition
ComfortableStyle Pocket Edition is the unique portable version of ComfortableStyle plus which works on Palm OS 3.5 (and higher) hand-held devices.
This extremely useful, portable product can automatically price windows, doors and more in seconds! Built with Salesmen and Surveyors in mind, the software is fast, accurate, easy to use, and conveniently fits in to your pocket!

What's more, the nifty software syncs with the PC based version too, meaning the salesman will always use the correct pricing you have set up in the office!

ComfortableStyle Pocket Edition will be launched at Glassex 08 and will be available to purchase on the stand, so you could be the first in this industry to get it!

ComfortableStyle
For professional looking quotations you cannot beat doing it in ComfortableStyle. The software allows you to show your customer exactly what they will get with full colour prints (reports) that display information on frame finishes, panels, and stained glass options (including RegaLead® designs).
Each window or door item on reports are proportioned to dimensions entered, so customers can easily picture their new purchase. Window and door items can even be super imposed on to digital house photos, further enhancing sales potential!

The software comes in two different versions:

ComfortableStyle (manual pricing, you enter a price for each item as you quote)
ComfortableStyle Plus (Automatically prices windows and doors etc using your own pricing rules. This version can also link with the hand-held version of the software ComfortableStyle Pocket Edition, giving you the ultimate selling platform!)

ComfortableContacts
ComfortableContacts is a comprehensive sales/lead management program which stores every contact or action taken, in regard to potential and existing customers.
With use, the software builds up a large database of information that you can use to easily track customer contact histories, to follow sales through from enquiry to completion and to give valuable insight into the effectiveness of advertising. ComfortableContacts is a modern solution to an age old problem of who did what, when and why? ComfortableContacts gives you instant access to the all important facts that count.

A small selection of typical information that can be stored includes;

Who took the call
Where a lead originated from
What a lead was interested in
When the lead became a customer and what they purchased
Additional notes relevant to your company
and so much more!

ComfortablePlanner

Which of your resources are scheduled on any given day? Can you answer this of your company?

ComfortablePlanner is designed as a digital answer to the T-card planner and offers clear, colour-coded, on-screen references to enable companies to view and manage their resources. The system takes the same information as the wall planner and provides a quick, flexible and easy to use planning system.

The software makes it easy to track what resources are available on any given day and this makes the allocation of jobs and equipment simple.

From salesman to surveyor, building services and installers to service engineers, even vehicles and equipment, ComfortablePlanner suits virtually anything you need to plan for!

Additional powerful programs also to be exhibited at Glassex 2008
Configur8or the online product and service configurator Configur8or is ideally suited to the window industry, allowing you to sell windows, doors and more online, with error-free, graphically rich customer driven quotes and orders, directly from within their web browser! For more information on Configur8or please click here. Configur8or increases revenues, reduces costs and saves incredible amounts of time by instantaneously turning customers unique product requests into quotations, sales drawings, bill of materials and more. Configur8or is specifically designed Product Configuration and Service Configuration Software for Manufacturing, Service and Reseller companies who make or sell highly configurable products and services that are customised to meet the needs of their customers.

Caliburn FUSION Market leading software for windows, doors, conservatories & more! IF you make or buy in, rectangular or shaped windows & doors, bays or conservatories, curtain walling, roofline products or panels. IF you sell to the retail, trade or commercial markets. IF you have salesmen, surveyors or dealers/resellers. IF you do any of the following: estimating, sales, order processing, scheduling, surveys, stock control, purchasing, manufacturing, installation or service. IF you use any of these materials: PVCu, Timber, Aluminium, Steel or composite. IF you wish to improve profitability and customer service and reduce costs. ..Caliburn can help in achieving your goals and in bringing your business together. To find out more about Caliburn, please click here.

The links below give direct access to more information and 14 Day free trials of ALL PC based ComfortableSoftware products.
ComfortableConservatories v4 • ComfortableStyle • ComfortableContacts • ComfortablePlanner

To find out more about ComfortableSoftware products, please contact us via the following methods: Tel: +44(0)1458 271300 • Fax: +44(0)1458 271301 Email: use this form • Web: www.comfortablesoftware.com
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