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Reviews For Your Clients POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS Celerant Technology Corp. - Command Retail – Version 6.4 2013 OVERALL RATING 5 BEST FIT While small retailers are unlikely to use many of the features found in Celerant Command Retail, they are just as likely to benefit from its scalability and ease of use. Retailers with multiple locations that have a large web presence will also beneft from Command Retail. Command Retail from Celerant Technology Corporation is fully integrated Point-of-Sale/Retail Management software, ideal for larger retailers with more technical Read the full review and see expanded ratings for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/11077543 needs. Command Retail offers a complete point of sale solution as • Large variety of industry specifc SUMMARY & PRICING well as a comprehensive inventory add-ons Celerant's Command Retail system management module. • Fully customizable starts at around $12,000, making it a signifcant fnancial investment STRENGTHS POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS that is ideally suited to larger • Robust s ystem w it h st rong • Setup and implementation could retailers with multiple locations and inventory management be time consuming complex inventory needs. • Easily integrates with customer • Cost and wide array of features e-commerce 718-351-2000 could make it unsuitable for • Excellent customer management www.celerant.com smaller retailers capability ECR Software Corp. - Catapult 5.1.1 2013 OVERALL RATING 4.75 BEST FIT CATAPULT comes with standard touch screen technology, and with its extensive customization capability, fts perfectly with the hightransaction retailers described above. CATAPULT Point of Sale Sofware from ECRS ofers complete retail enterprise automation, including both front and back ofce management. Completely customizable, CATAPULT is designed for Read the full review and see expanded ratings for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/11077528 high-transaction retailers such as • Excellent reporting and dashconvenience stores, gas stations, board reporting capability pharmacies, beverage, grocery, • Scalable, with multiple options co-ops, and vending retailers. available and easily added CATAPULT is also a good ft for • E xcel lent c ustomer loya lt y gift shops and vending environcapability ments. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS STRENGTHS • Shipping integration not avail• Product is fully customized for able each market to refect their needs • Not suitable for retailers with • Qu ick i mplementat ion a nd high volume of mail orders limited training needed SUMMARY & PRICING CATPULT starts at $1,500 for a single user system, with add-on modules purchased separately. Designed with the needs of specifc vertical retail markets, CATAPULT provides retailers with the customization, fexibility, and transaction processing speed that is necessary for these high volume business owners. 800-211-1172 www.ecrs.com Cougar Mountain Software — Denali Point of Sale 2013 OVERALL RATING 4.75 BEST FIT Traditionally Cougar Mountain Sofware has been a beter ft with small to mid-sized businesses, but its expanded, updated point of sale sofware that is available in three distinct versions make this product a good ft for specialty retailers of just about any size. Cougar Mountain Sofware has been providing targeted business solutions to small and mid-sized businesses since 1982. With the creation of the Denali line of products, Cougar Mountain SofRead the full review and see expanded ratings for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/11077535 ware is now able to ofer its excellent point of sale product to not just • Good selection of reports SUMMARY & PRICING their target audience, but to larger • Afordable for most retailers Denali's POS module ofers easily specialty retail businesses as well. integration with other Denali POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS modules and is suitable for specialty STRENGTHS • Limited touch screen capabili- retailers of just about any size. • Fully integrated system with ties at this time Denali modules start at $595.00 POS/back ofce capability • Not truly designed for high- with an additional license fee • Scalable, with 3 editions and transaction volume retailers atached. Te cloud version starts server/cloud based deployment • Does not support customer loy- at $83.00 per user per month. available alty or membership programs • System is scalable and easily 800-388-3083 navigated www.cougarmtn.com WOMEN M O ST POWERFUL SEND IN YOUR NOMINATION Award nominations can be submitted now through Sept. 27, 2013 at www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/wia. This year's honorees will be announced in the November issue of CPA Practice Advisor and at The Sleeter Group's Accounting 2013 Solutions Conference.