December Technology Stories

-- Home Accents Today, 12/1/2007

Norsig, shelter brand Web site sign deal

Christina Norsig, CEO and founder of eTableTop, and PointClickHome.com have announced a year-long content collaboration. Norsig’s columns will appear in the Food and Entertaining section of the site, addressing everything from tabletop tips to entertaining ideas and lifestyle trends.

PointClickHome.com unites content and data from shelter brands ELLE Decor, Metropolitan Home, HOME, Kitchens & Baths, Remodeling & Makeovers, Budget Decorating, Walls, Windows & Floors, and Gardening & Deck Design. It also provides consumers access to all the resources and tools they need to design and make buying decisions.

Norsig, a Fashion Institute of Technology alumna, is a product designer and frequent lecturer with more than 20 years in the decorative arts world.

A new look for Immortalis Botanicals

Immortalis Botanicals is debuting a new Web site in December as part of its renaming efforts

The site, immortalisbotanicals.com, will provide a monthly promotional section for retailers and will allow retailers to view the entire Immortalis product line with ease. Retailers can view products as large high resolution images, and download or print the images to create a customized product catalog as if it had been designed for them. In addition, retailers can see all new and exciting product designs as soon as they are available, check upcoming trade show locations and dates, change account information, and view their order history.

Retailers can request a login account through the Web site to view the entire catalog, and place orders online. They will also be able to find a sales rep in their area through the site.

ERS releases update of product-tracking software

Enhanced Retail Solutions (ERS), which provides solutions to suppliers of the retail industry for use in analyzing product sales and trends, announces the release of a major upgrade of its flagship software, Desktop Analyst.

With Desktop Analyst, manufacturers can be more easily involved in product line management at the retail level and track an individual SKU’s inventory, sales and projections.

The new version, Desktop Analyst SQL Server Edition, offers significant new features, including:

· Data source has been changed to a client-server application where multiple users can access the same Microsoft SQL database from individual workstations.

· A new "Business Overview" module that rolls up data by Retailer, Style and SKU. The user can view, sort and download the data to Microsoft Excel.

· Ability to tag items with user defined attributes. Items can have multiple tags, and tags can have multiple items assigned to them. For example, all black slacks, or all short sleeve shirts, or all items in a given season can be tagged. Once tagged, reports provide summary information for those tags.

· Enhanced search and item selection features.

· Even easier item management process.

· A completely redesigned Item Planner interface with more powerful trend and prediction features.

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