Progressive Solutions holds bisTrack User Group meeting

Author: VANCOUVER, B.C., Canada
Date: Nov 13 2007

Progressive Solutions holds bisTrack User Group meeting

First assembly of North American bisTrack users attracts reps for over 1250 users

Progressive Solutions Inc., is pleased to report that the first North American bisTrack User Group conference was a great success, attracting personnel from about half the North American customer base and representatives for over 1250 users.

Conference attendees were treated to preview demos of some of the highlights of the upcoming bisTrack 2.0 release: Installed Sales, Product Configurator and Mobile Applications. As well, users received advanced training on some of bisTrack’s many productivity and data analysis tools.

Time was also devoted to customer presentations and the exchange of ideas. Customers shared examples of best practices, custom reports, and cool tools and dashboards developed for bisTrack. Of particular note were presentations from Arnold Laver, the largest bisTrack implementation with 18 sites and 260 users, and the dBUG independent user forum. “It was great to interact and get acquainted with others who are facing the same issues we are. We exchanged ideas that will benefit us all,” said one bisTrack user.

Users also heard Len Williams and Steve Littlefield, Progressive Solutions’ President/CEO and VP bisTrack respectively, present their visions for the future of the company and the bisTrack product. “We’re building more than a fancy order-taking system,” said Steve Littlefield. “We’ve developed a whole Microsoft technology layer that enables innumerable future enhancements and interoperability possibilities. bisTrack is founded on technologies that power-users will harness to visualize and distill information, reveal optimal decisions, propel growth, and inspire efficiency and productivity.”

“Hearing the vision on where bisTrack is headed just confirmed we made the right decision,” said one bisTrack user. “This company and this product are going places!”

Another user commented, “What great people! Reminds us of the old Dimensions days,” referring to the successful and popular LBM software company originally founded by Steve Littlefield. After Dimensions’ acquisition, Steve founded ODS Software to develop enterprise software for building materials distributors. ODS Software was acquired by Progressive Solutions in 2006, and Steve was appointed VP of the North American bisTrack division.

Testimonials

  • "We were looking for software we could grow with. lumberTrack and Great Plains are going to give us the ability to dig down and get the reporting data we need to make our decisions. They have streamlined our workflow and the general ledger."

    Sherry Sabbatini
    Deer Park Lumber

  • "We were up 5 points of margin within ten months using bisTrack™ pricing management and margin review. The payback happened in just months."

    Brian King
    President of Construction Supply

  • "Since our conversion to bisTrack we have seen big pluses with purchasing and costing accuracy which have definitely contributed to the bottom line."

    Brad White
    President of White's Lumber

  • "We know these are the kind of people we want to partner with long-term, with the vision and values that are critical to a mutually successful relationship."

    David Jones
    President of Brookside Lumber

  • "We’ve fixed problems, eliminated data re-entry and repurposed valuable employees. bisTrack helped us be more productive with fewer people."

    Candy Loweke
    Process Analyst, Raymond Building Supply

  • "With bisTrack we have cut our costs while increasing the speed and quality of service to our customers."

    John Steinman
    VP of Purchasing and IT Services, Forge Lumber

  • "We used to go blind on what our costs were. Now we can audit every single job in millwork, see what our waste is and know what things are really costing us."

    Lan McIlvain
    Alan McIlvain Company

  • "I think highly of the people at Progressive Solutions. They have a professional approach, they understand the lumber business, and they meet their commitments."

    Joe Kusar
    Vice President & General Manager of Tolleson Lumber Co

  • "lumberTrack’s™ business logic is rock solid. It’s a very configurable system and Progressive Solutions, as a business partner has been awesome."

    Mike Beye
    Chief Value Officer of Vaagen Bros. Lumber Co