Press Releases

February 12, 2008
ProfitPDA, an advanced handheld order processing and customer service platform will make its debut at the AWMA Real Deal Conference in Las Vegas February 21, 2008.

Danvers, MA – TurningPoint Systems, Inc, a leading provider of warehouse and distribution solutions to the tobacco, candy, food service, and healthcare industries is pleased to announce the release of ProfitPDA, our powerful new mobile customer service device. Utilizing a familiar Windows interface, ProfitPDA offers the maximum performance and data accuracy required for busy field personnel. ProfitPDA's system architecture allows it to interface with any back office ERP and Accounting system. The easy to use search and drop down menus enable all the functionality you would expect, such as scan and order items, customer, item, pricing look ups, and printing retail labels. In addition, ProfitPDA has other flexible features not often found in other systems such as the ability to up sell by finding promotional, new, and/or discounted items; item order "up to" break points so the customer can capture potential discounts; and detailed sales history all at the fingertips of the mobile user. Continue with press release...

March 20, 2007
TurningPoint Systems and K3S form alliance to benefit the C-Store industry.

Danvers, MA – TurningPoint Systems, Inc, is pleased to announce their new alliance with K3S to jointly market, sell and install K3S solutions to the C-Store industry. Last summer Elery LeBlanc, President of TurningPoint Systems, Inc., and King Harrison III, President of K3S, began discussions of how both companies could work together in the C-Store industry. That synergy led to TurningPoint helping K3S to close new business in the 4th quarter of 2006 at Ohio Valley Wholesale. TurningPoint and K3S are enthusiastic about the new alliance which enables more penetration of K3S solutions into the C-Store industry. Continue with press release...

August 2, 2006
NEW easy to use Software Solution for businesses required to report cigarette and tobacco sales to retailers.

TurningPoint Systems, Inc., a leading provider of warehouse and distribution solutions to the pharmaceutical, candy and tobacco, and food service industries, announced the release of its Customer Portal for wholesale distributors.

Developed in a unique collaboration with a team of its customers, its features and functionality reflect the clearly defined business requirements they needed in a web-based system.

The new Customer Portal provides Internet access availability 24/7. This solution provides real-time access to product, order and accounts receivable information. Retail Customers can access their wholesaler’s website to review price books, view product information, produce velocity reports, review purchase history, create and enter orders as well as to review promotional programs.

The Customer Portal incorporates an advanced technology solution that seamlessly integrates the web browser with its application software resident on its customers’ IBM iSeries computer. This not only extends the application code and database to the Internet, it also extends the capabilities of the iSeries computer to the Internet.

The core of the new system is ProfitPoint.
ProfitPoint, the company’s flagship product, consists of a full suite of e-enabled modules such as sales order management, warehouse management, supplier relationship management, route accounting, and financial reporting and analysis.

June 2006
Phase One of Customer Web Portal – TurningPoint Systems is pleased to announce the delivery of the first phase from our Tactical Advisory Committee. Phase one of the Customer Web Portal has been delivered and the final phase of the web portal is projected to be delivered during the next two months.