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In 1982, When Arbor Computer Systems was started it was our
goal to create a simple database file that would schedule, route and
invoice customers. The product had been in development for the
previous season to make sure it worked, was easy to use and
understandable to both field and administrative personnel.
Today, twenty four years later our goal is the same. The
product has grown in features and functionality thanks to the
input of hundreds of companies. Each time a request was
made for a new feature that was not proprietary to a company,
we incorporated that feature as part of the standard template.
The current product represents this collaboration of twenty plus years,
while still maintaining its intuitive look and ease of use.
This is a sample of our opening screen
Each of these buttons takes you to the area of the program where
you have stored your clients information. Below is Page 1 of a
Customer Record. |
This is our Call Center which is on page 2 of a customer
record.
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The
Work History Page shows you all customer, job, proposal, contract
infomation and the status of all customer
activity
"Arbor Office" has always had the ability
to do sales analysis and job costing after the job was completed. The new Estimator allows sales people
to choose all the different labor, material and equipment required to perform a job and to choose a
percentage of profit. This allows estimates to be based on known costs and determines the estimated price.
After seeing the price line, the estimate price can be changed until it reflects the percent of profit
that meets your company's goals. The company can change targets and costs so sales people are kept up
to date on the actual costs of doing business and their overhead.
Arbor Computer Systems has owned and developed software for laptop computers since the first week
they appeared on the market. Our first portable computer was called a lunch box computer, no batteries
but small enough to lug around. Over the years these laptop computers have become smaller and smaller.
"Arbor Office" has always allowed for synchronization from a laptop computer to an office computer,
yet only 3% of our users have ever taken advantage of this feature. When asked why? Most agree laptops
are still too cumbersome for field use.
Arbor's latest program can now be on a pocket PC and even cell phones that support Windows mobile solutions.
Our original goal was to have several work orders and some customer info available on these units.
The end result "Arbor Pocket Office" is a robust database with the capability of managing hundreds
of thousands of records with minimal memory requirements. The product has full synchronization with
your office computer and best of all it can fit in your shirt pocket. More info
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