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Softline introduces Vertical Business Templates within BusinessVision 32’s CustomPack Module at the AICPA Tech 2002 Conference

Washington, D.C. – May 8, 2002 – BusinessVision, a subsidiary of Softline Software, today announced the immediate availability of a series of customized business templates within the BusinessVision 32 CustomPack Module. The first of the series address ten significant market niches. These templates are designed to aid in the customization and enhancement for these identified vertical markets. "The addition of the CustomPack module was the first step in expanding the abilities within the BusinessVision 32 business management system. Todays addition of the Vertical Business Templates demonstrates the advantage BusinessVision’s CustomPack Module can provide for smaller businesses. " according to Softline North America’s president, Murray Aston.

The announcement was made at the annual AICPA Tech 2002 Conference, the premier technology showcase event geared specifically for the CPA community.

"The CustomPack templates represent a significant step forward in our effort to capture market share by offering products uniquely suited to specific vertical markets," Aston added. "Having worked extensively with private practice CPAs in defining our CustomPack templates, we have produced tailored products that CPAs can refer – or re-sell – to their clients with confidence."

BusinessVision 32 – available in Standard, Small Business and Client-Server editions – is a fully-realized Windows-based accounting system. It was designed from the outset to operate simply in most SME and Mid-Market businesses with minimal support. Looking toward the next generation of systems, BusinessVision worked with value-added resellers and end-users to define next-step needs, and determined that business niche-specific templates would provide the greatest add-on benefit to end users in the current market.

BusinessVision 32 CustomPack

CustomPack is a series of new templated formats designed specifically for BusinessVision 32 users in ten significant vertical markets. These include: Consumer Electronics Retailers, Landscape Contractors, Automotive Repair Shops, Building Maintenance and Cleaning Services, HVAC firms, Leisure and Pool installation and maintenance firms, Wineries, Retail Cellular Sales, Florist/Gift Shops and Book Stores. These ten templates are designed to significantly enhance the immediate usefulness of BusinessVision 32 for businesses in these vertical markets.

"The addition of CustomPack to the BusinessVision product line is the first step in expanding the utility of this business management software system for smaller businesses that do not have the in-house talent to create their own templates," said Dan Means of SRS Consulting, a BusinessVision Business Partner. "Today’s announcement allows us to move even more boldly toward capturing a larger share of the SME and mid-market with BusinessVision 32."

BusinessVision’s complete line of integrated business management and e-business software solutions are sold exclusively through a channel of authorized Business Partners. To locate a BusinessVision Business Partner in your area, call 1-800-