We are pleased to announce that FloristWare now offers full support for the Floral Source Network. This makes sending orders through the Floral Source Network easier than ever before!

Let's assume you are an FSI member. You take an order from a retail customer for delivery to another city. You get to use all of FloristWare's features to speed the order-taking process, collect payment, gather marketing information, etc.

Once you are finished with the customer, FloristWare will prompt you to assign the order. That just means it wants you to select the florist or wire service you are going to use to fill the order.

If you want to send it using FSI you simply click the FSI button and FloristWare takes care of the rest - it gathers all of the information and sends it straight into the FSI system.

The order is sent in a matter of seconds. You DO NOT have to go to the website and enter the order again - FloristWare does it for you. It even shows you how many orders you sent through FSI in a number of different reports.

Receiving orders from FSI will be done in the usual way for now. You can enter them into FloristWare if you wish, and it will generate the worksheet, enclosure card and delivery slip, and add the filled total to several different reports. You may also choose to just fill the orders as you do now - without entering them into FloristWare.

We are hoping that in the near future FSI orders will be sent straight into FloristWare. This means FSI will send the order to FloristWare, which will in turn automatically generate the worksheet, enclosure card and delivery slip, and adjust several different reports as needed.

Please use the menu to the right to learn more about FloristWare.

We are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the 2006 Michigan Floral Association Conference and Trade Show in Grand Rapids from March 3 to 5.

We hope that all MFA members and Michigan florists will stop by our booth (#134) to say hello!

We are pleased to announce that FloristWare 1.7 is now available for download.

This release features several enhancements which make FloristWare more powerful, even easier to use and increase the effectiveness of it’s marketing features.

One very powerful feature allows florists to fax or e-mail receipts and invoices directly to customers with just two clicks - very handy when dealing with phone orders.

In response to user feedback on the FloristWare bulletin board the new version also improves on the already powerful Points Program feature. Some FloristWare users are really running with their points programs and they had some great ideas on how to make them work even better. Our latest version gives them the tools to put those ideas into practice.

Another big improvement is compatibility with FloralSource Inc. A florist can now use FloristWare to speed and enhance the process of taking an order from a retail customer and then send that order directly to FloralSource with a single click.

Anyone who has been thinking about trying FloristWare or who has been experimenting with our previous demo version should really give FloristWare 1.7 a try.

FloristWare 1.7 is available for download right now.

We are pleased to announce that FloralSource Inc. has extended a very special offer to FloristWare users.

If you are a FloristWare user and are not already a FloralSource Inc. member, FloralSource Inc. will allow you to use their network for three months free of charge. They will even provide you with a free e-commerce website.

FloristWare makes sending orders through the FloralSource Network very easy - it takes just two clicks and about ten seconds of your time. FloralSource Inc. is already the choice of thousands of florists across North America. Given the excellent compatibility between FloristWare and FloralSource this special offer is something you should explore.

We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of the FloristWare newsletter is now available for download.

If you are already using FloristWare please take the time to read it carefully. There is some very good information on how to use FloristWare to make this your most profitable and organized Valentines yet. We also about using the Customer Summary feature to increase sales, and discuss some of the new features and enhancements available in our newest release - FloristWare 1.7.

If you are not yet a FloristWare user you will also find this issue interesting. There is a very good article on how the marketing tools in FloristWare were able to help our users increase their sales over Christmas.

A printed copy of this newsletter will be mailed to all of our users and anyone who has ever downloaded the demo or trial versions. If you would like to receive your own copy please call us at 1-888-531-3012.