June 2008 TimberTrader News: eCommerce Connection

The internet has become an important enabler in many stages of a commercial transaction, from initiating a sale through a website, online advertising, using email to contact customers or offering information and taking payment electronically. 

“While many aspects of simple e-commerce can be implemented easily, secure electronic data exchange between businesses require specific tools that allow software on different systems to communicate in the same ‘language’ without any interference from outside parties,” said Paula Gallo, managing director of Disprax. “This online communication opens up a vast array of business opportunities and is where the benefits of e-commerce are most prominent,” he continued.

Dindas Australia sings the praises of TIMMS software

“Its one thing to have a business software package but it is another to have a fully integrated inventory and financial management system such as TIMMS,” says Paul Gallo, managing director of Disprax, providers of the TIMMS software package.

“1n 1988 TIMMS surfaced as the obvious choice to handle Dindas Australia’s business management software requirements. Nearly 20 years on and it remains the company’s software solution of choice,” he added.

Paul said principally Dindas chose TIMMS for its flexibility and modular structure. "The fact that they continue to rely on it today demonstrates the software's ability ti stand the test of time."

When asked about the benefits the software brings to the business, Dindas said they are delighted with the depth of functionality it provides.

Dindas Australia IT Manager, Steve Watson, stated, “TIMMS offers an enormous amount of flexibility through reporting and its ability to extract and manipulate large volumes of data.

“This is critical to our daily operation and something we constantly rely on to measure and improve our performance.”

According to Steve, “The greatest benefit Disprax provide is proactive planning and product development – it is sometimes the small details that can make a big difference.<

November 2007 Timbertrader News: Keeping pace with technology

As the pace of technology change becomes more and more rapid, the emphasis on business to keep pace with technology has never been more important.

According the recent “Australian Timber Industry Technology Survey”, many Australian timber businesses are beginning to recognise technology as a means of achieving increased productivity.

The survey found that approximately 44 percent of Australian timber businesses had conducted a review of their business software within the past 12 months.

Surprisingly an even greater number of businesses had upgraded their software within the past 12 months.

These statistics indicate that successful timber businesses today no longer see technology as a cumbersome inconvenience; instead they are leveraging technology to its full potential.