Longtime Rivals Datamann, Morse Data in JV to Offer Morse's Management Software
Wilder, Vt., and Dover, N.H.— April 23, 2009 — Datamann, Inc., a provider of integrated data management solutions for multichannel marketers, and Morse Data Corporation, a provider of enterprise management systems for multichannel merchants, third-party fulfillment companies and publishers, today announced that Datamann has become an authorized reseller of Morse Data’s InOrder® enterprise management software.
As a result of the agreement, Datamann will make InOrder available to smaller companies and offer users of Datamann’s MOSP™ (Mail Order Software Plus) order management software a smooth upgrade path to an industry-leading SQL-based order management solution. Additionally, because Datamann is also an authorized reseller of Radiant Systems® CounterPoint point-of-sale software, Datamann will integrate CounterPoint SQL’s functionality with that of InOrder for InOrder users who wish to expand their retail operations.
Datamann Co-owner and Chief Operating Officer William Mann said the Datamann-Morse Data partnership gives his company new ways to help businesses grow. “For example,” Mann said, “when InOrder catalog and e-commerce customers wish to add retail operations, we’ll integrate the point-of-sale capabilities of CounterPoint software with the catalog fulfillment, phone order management and website functionality of InOrder software. And as our customers wish to migrate from MOSP to a Windows-based solution and all the benefits that come with using a SQL database, we can provide a seamless upgrade to InOrder. It’s a great combination to please customers and control costs.”
Morse Data Founder and Chief Executive Officer James Morse said the agreement with Datamann is a win-win solution for all parties. “We welcome the opportunity to serve Datamann’s MOSP and CounterPoint customers. InOrder offers Datamann’s customers a contemporary software solution while allowing them to be converted, implemented and supported by the Datamann team, with whom they are comfortable and familiar,” Morse said. “In addition, in the past we have had a size threshold for the companies we could serve. Datamann is reducing that threshold to only four or five users, making it possible for small businesses to obtain the enterprise management software they need to grow.”
To assist Datamann in the early stages of the relationship, Morse Data is sharing the management of data conversion, implementation and training for Datamann’s InOrder customers. Ultimately, Datamann will manage all phases of the sales, deployment and configuration process, including ongoing customer support.
About Datamann
Datamann specializes in the development of software to transform the operational performance of mail order, fulfillment and multichannel retail businesses. Offerings include software and services for catalogs, marketing databases, data management, list processing, point of sale accounting and e-commerce accounting. Datamann is a complete mailing service bureau, offering campaign management, address hygiene, merge-purge, postal presort, segmentation and list rental fulfillment. Datamann’s Mail Order Software Plus (MOSP) provides turn-key order fulfillment for cataloguers. CounterPoint software is an integrated application for the management of point-of-sale transactions, order processing, inventory, purchasing, customer tracking, receivables, labeling, apparel, credit card processing, email and more for retail, wholesale, and mail-order businesses.
About Morse Data
Morse Data is an innovative leader in the development of enterprise management systems for national and international businesses in the multi-client fulfillment, publishing, direct marketing, multi-channel merchant, and internet retailing industries. Morse Data products and services scale with the businesses using them and align sales channels, people and processes. Morse Data’s flagship product, InOrder enterprise management software, includes functionality for customer relationship management, marketing management, order management, warehouse management, accounting, e-commerce and management reporting. Morse Data services include installation, data conversion, training and support. InOrder comes with its own user group and a community knowledgebase.
