Kewill Announces Free  Upgrade to UPS Customers

As a strategic provider of UPS technology and the largest third-party shipping management solution provider  to UPS customers, Kewill is offering existing customers the ability to upgrade their current UPS service modules to include UPS International at no charge

Customer wishing to take advantage of this offer should contact their local UPS sales representative.


Customer Spotlight

Vermont Teddy Bear specializes in gift delivery and has annual growth rates of 40%.  The company’s multiple brands include Calyx & Corolla, PajamaGram, Gift Bag Boutique and TastyGram.  A large part of the company’s success is their commitment to customer service with the aim of executing every order to perfection.

  
Vermont Teddy Bear has huge peaks in demand with over 50% of their business being shipped around 3 occasions – Valentine’s Day (25%), Mother’s Day (20%) and Christmas (15%).  As an expert in meeting peak shipping demand the company ships most orders on the day of order including those with personalization.  This year over the Valentine’s period the company shipped 230,000 packages and most orders placed on the web were in a box, labeled and ready to ship within 15 minutes.  
   
Click here to read the Vermont Teddy Bear case study
  
Click here to listen to a recent webcast featuring Vermont Teddy Bear and Internet Retailer magazine.

In The News
Garmin Selects Kewill Shipping and Compliance Management Solution
One of the world's leading manufacturers of navigation, communication and information devices has selected Kewill's Flagship Export shipping management solution to streamline its global shipping and compliance operations for both its UK and US warehouse facilities.
Full story
Service Electronics Uses Kewill to Increase Speed and Reliability of Shipping Operation
Service Electronics (SEI) a solution and service provider for after sale support of computers and technology products goes live with Kewill Flagship.
Full story
   "Today our fulfillment operations operate much faster and more efficiently and both domestic and international shipments can be managed with one simple Flagship interface"    

Michael May, IT Director for SEI

Thermos Adopts Shipping Management Solution
Thermos a global manufacturer of insulated products selects Kewill Flagship to support the increase of online consumer purchases, increase shipping operation efficiencies and integrate with Oracle E-Business Suite 11i.
Full story
Dickey-John Selects Kewill Flagship Enterprise Shipping Management Solution
Dickey-John a leader in manufacturing of agricultural and public works electronics has selected Kewill Flagship and Kewill Compliance Partner to automate and ensure the accuracy of the company's fulfillment process from order entry to rating, label and manifest generation.
Full story

Featured Partner

Activant Solutions Inc. is a leading technology provider of business management solutions serving small and medium-sized retail and wholesale distribution businesses in three primary vertical markets: hardlines and lumber; wholesale distribution; and the automotive parts aftermarket. 

  
Founded in 1972, Activant provides customers with tailored proprietary software, professional services, content, supply chain connectivity, and analytics. More than 30,000 customer locations use an Activant solution to manage their day-to-day operations.

Since 1998, Activant has been offering Clippership as an integrated option with Prophet21 (CommerceCenter), Acclaim and (most recently) Prism.   They currently have over 200 customers running Clippership with their solutions.  For more information contact Frank Heenan.

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Spring 2006
Volume 4, Issue 1

  
   
Webcast
Mobilize Your Packing & Shipping Operation: Benefits of Seamlessly Integrated Software and Hand-held Devices.

Featuring Kewill, ClearOrbit and joint customer Smiths Medical.  Click here for more information and to register.

  
Clippership
Version 11.1 of Clippership will be available shortly and features compliance for FedEx Signature Services.  For more info contact your local support provider, email us or call 1-877-872-2379.
  

Kewill Supports FedEx SmartPost Compliance 

FedEx SmartPost offers you an efficient, value-priced, and timely way to ship high volumes of low-weight packages to residential customers.  FedEx SmartPost picks up, sorts, line hauls, tracks and delivers the packages to the U.S. Postal Service for final delivery.

Interested in SmartPost?  

The latest Kewill and FedEx promotion for FedEx SmartPost offers the module at no charge to the first 20 Kewill customers who sign a FedEx SmartPost contract!  Email us for more information.

 
 
Events
See Kewill at the following industry events!

Sigma Micro User Conference

Indianapolis, IN
June 5-7, 2006

High Jump User Conference

Minneapolis, MN
August 6-9, 2006

Chicago, IL
September 11-13

  

NCOF Drawing Winner!
Congratulations to Michael Reed from Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Michael is the lucky winner of a set of BOSE Noise Cancelling headphones, given away at the show in Orlando April 10-11!