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About entrée.UPC:

Hello, my name is Jeff Stein. I am the president of Ideal Meat J&L Inc. of Beech Grove, IN. Our company has been distributing meat in the Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky area since 1950.

After being a happy NECS entrée user for many years, I have always wanted to find a way to implement barcode scanning into our company. I feel scanning is the wave of the future.

I was tired of always wondering if the correct weights were being invoiced and wondering if we had miss-shipped the wrong product. I have always wanted to fine tune our company’s shipping and receiving accuracy.

Recently, Paul McGinnis from Connect Via Solutions contacted me. Paul helps NECS customers get started with their barcode scanning system called entrée.UPC.

I told Paul how I lacked the time and knowledge it took to implement this. He told me that the NECS scanning system was user-friendly, and with his help he could easily train me on how to setup barcodes. Paul told me if I would fly him to Indianapolis for a few days, we would be scanning before he left town. I told Paul, "lets go for it"!

Paul came in on Monday, and by Friday we were scanning!

I noticed some of the products didn’t have barcodes or their barcodes were damaged. No problem. I easily put our own label on it and away it goes. I have also mailed our labels to some of our suppliers and told them to put the labels on before the product arrives here. No problem.

The Symbol wireless scanners and all the equipment that goes with it are just fantastic. It’s amazing, with a small amount of setup, it works with any barcode.

We have an old, chopped up building with many cooler and freezer rooms that have metal on the walls, thick metal doors, fluorescent lighting, and refrigeration units everywhere. Paul placed a wireless antenna in the middle of the building and it works like a champ. I’m amazed at how well the scanner works in this building. The information is transferred to the computer immediately upon pushing the trigger. No pause — just like snapping your fingers.

Now I can relax. Our inventory is correct. We have not miss-shipped a single box. And best of all, the weight of the boxes are going out 100% perfect. You can only imagine how much money this is saving us.

I want to thank NECS for developing entrée.UPC and Paul McGinnis for helping implement the scanning into our distribution warehouse.

If you ever have any questions or would like to talk to me personally, feel free to call me anytime.

Jeffrey P. Stein, President
IDEAL MEAT J & L INC., BEECHGROVE, IN
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"NECS is a tool, I use a pump jack to unload a trailer, I use a saw to cut a piece of meat and I use NECS to produce a ticket to sell that piece of meat. I feel that our company, Vrola Meat Company, bought a custom system from a software company that understands and specializes in needs of meat distributors."

JOE VROLA, PRESIDENT
J. VROLA, INC., SOUTH AMBOY, NJ
NECS Customer Since 2001 Back to Top

"I started my relationship with NECS back in 1996 with the Lite System and have recently moved to the windows program. The software that NECS has designed has really been a key part of keeping control of my growing business. What's amazing is that my company's sales have doubled from when I first bought the NECS
system, and my accounts receivables are about the same."

RICH LONGHINI, PRESIDENT
LONGHINI SAUSAGE CO., NEW HAVEN, CT
NECS Customer Since 1996 Back to Top

Thank you (Paul McGinnis of Connectvia, who installed entrée.UPC including the scanners and other hardware) for doing a wonderful job installing the NECS scanning module. It is truly a great system. Your professionalism and product knowledge were invaluable to us.

Mike Bakalars, Owner
BAKALARS SAUSAGE CO., LACROSSE, WI
NECS Customer Since 1993 Back to Top

"I started with an IBM System 36 and custom written software back in 1981. For 20 years I struggled with this custom system. When we installed our new computer system with Windows XP running your entree system... it was like night and day. It has already paid for itself. The system is great and I couldn't be more pleased. The program is written with such ease and is extremely user friendly. Invoicing is just fanastic. We receive invoices from our suppliers and find them so hard to read compared the invoices we produce out of entree. The software updates keep adding more features that are very impressive. Your service is fantastic. I couldn't be any more satisfied and just wish we had moved to NECS sooner!"

Tom Wheat, Owner
CABLE MEAT & FOOD SERVICE, MARLOW, OK
NECS Customer Since 2001 Back to Top

After years of using an outdated scanning system, we decided to upgrade our system. Comfortable with NECS, we contacted Harold Haynes. We are now up and running on the new NECS scanning system (entrée.UPC) and are very pleased with the updates.

Shannon Magee, Controller
DILUIGI'S, INC., DANVERS, MA
NECS Customer Since 1997 Back to Top

On technical support from NECS: "I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for the support and excellent service we have been given by your technical support department. They have been outstanding these past few weeks during our transition. My experience with your company has been delightful and hassle-free."

Erica McElhaney, Secretary
HAGEMANN MEAT CO.,INC., SANTA ROSA, CA
NECS Customer Since 1995 Back to Top

Coming from the NECS DOS system, we can see all the cool features and how easy to use entrée is.
entrée gives you much more information while making it so easy to find what you are looking for. It's a great tool for our business and we see new benefits everyday. Our favorite feature is the reporting system because of its flexibility in customizing reports for our own use.

Paul
HILLCREST TURKEY PRODUCTS, INC., MENDON, NY
NECS Customer Since 1995 Back to Top

"I love the NECS software. It has made our business streamlined and much more efficient. I wish we knew about it 5 years ago. The people at NECS are friendly and very helpful. I've given the demo disk to plenty of other distributors to check out and I would recommend it to anyone."

KEITH MENNELLA, PRESIDENT
MENNELLA'S POULTRY, PATERSON, NJ
NECS Customer Since 2002 Back to Top

I just wanted to let you know what a great piece of software entree.doc is! Installation was simple using the guide. And the program itself is very easy to use! We have been using it now for a couple of months and have realized some great benefits:

* Instead of paying someone to file invoices, with entree.doc,
this person is now sitting at their desk scanning invoices AND answering inbound calls.

* If a customer calls in with a question about a previous
delivery, using entree.doc my customer service rep is able to call up the signed invoice copy and provide an immediate answer.

* Since we no longer need to have the actual invoice copy within
reach, we were able to move some filing cabinets out of the office and free up some much needed space.

* No more searching and searching and searching for a mis-filed
invoice. It is always at your fingertips!

Entree.doc is already worth the investment and we have yet to fully explore all its capabilities! Please keep up the good work!

Regards,


Stan Manolakis

Stan Manolakis, President
ATLANTIC FOODS, CANTON, OH
NECS Customer Since 1998 Back to Top

"I have been with NECS for a little over 10 years. Having a small and limited IT budget, we were looking for software/hardware solutions that would allow us to be on even footing with the majors, without breaking the bank. NECS software fills the bill perfectly. Support from the NECS team is quick, responsive, and in keeping with our most important goal, running our business efficiently to serve our customer better. I would highly recommend the NECS solution to anyone looking to modernize their computer technologies without breaking the bank."

Ric Hoffman
TOPPA'S FOODSERVICE & PAPER SUPPLY, MIDDLETOWN, RI
NECS Customer Since 1995 Back to Top

Zukin Distributing Company had tech from NECS go to their company for one-on-one training. This is what they had to say:

"We have just finished receiving on site training and what a great experience. Nichole from NECS made us feel very comfortable with the whole program right from the start. Thank you very much for everything thus far. We are looking forward to doing business with NECS for a long time."

Michelle and Randy McKinstry
ZUKIN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, WHITE LAKE, MI
NECS Customer Since 1999 Back to Top

Just wanted to write and compliment the NECS crew on a job well done with the new entree software. After our recent upgrade(s) from DOS to FoodPro in August 2003, and now to the entree version, I must say that we are very pleased with the improvements. The switch to the Windows platform made it so much easier to use. The flexibility is great. Your willingness to do custom modifications is great. The new reporting system is awesome !! I must also single out Jaime in tech support for her frequent and patient help during the upgrade process. She expertly handles all of my questions, even the stupid ones, and has made our transition process go that so much smoother. Thank you all - looking forward to using the entree system for a long time.

Freddie, Manager
CERNIGLIA PRODUCTS, INC., MADISON, WI
NECS Customer Since 1998 Back to Top

"I love the NECS program. Over the years I have learned to use it to my advantage. One of the features that I like best is being able to access sales as far back as 4 years. I've thoroughly enjoyed working with the NECS program and their technical support staff."

Dan Long, Owner
THUNDERSTAR SEAFOOD DBA CROSBY'S SEAFOOD, CHARLESTON, SC
NECS Customer Since 1993 Back to Top

Over the past years Forestwood Farm Inc. has been very pleased with the level of service provided us with the Entrée software. This customized produce software not only simplifies our daily billing procedures but also allows numerous comprehensive reports that we rely on throughout the course of our business growth. We appreciate the willingness they have shown to work with us in every instance to streamline this software to fit our specific needs. I would highly recommend entrée to others.

Randy Scott, Vice President
Forestwood Farm Inc. , Birmingham, Alabama
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