In The News

In The News...

Online Help Desk Launched October 5, 2008

Clients now have the added benefit of 24-7 tech support via the Genesis Help Desk online. The site features a searchable knowledge base with hundreds of helpful articles and step-by-step instructions, a support ticket system, download area and more.

Training Webinars Now Available! July 17, 2008

In our continuing effort to bring increased value to your installation of Genesis Advantage, we will be presenting webinars on a regular basis in the coming months. You can increase your knowledge from the comfort of your own office and eliminate the high price of travel.

Crystal Migliore Tapped For President Post September 30, 2007

Crystal recently took over the role of President at Genesis Software Systems. She served as Customer Service Manager for the company over the last several years and has been an integral part of the company's continued success.

Genesis Adds Pop-Up Graphs and Charts July 15, 2007

The recently released Version 6.1 of Genesis Advantage contains an exciting new feature that lets users highlight any range of information on any report and pop-up a bar chart, or pie chart, with a visual representation of the data.

Genesis Software Systems Celebrates 20 Years February 26, 2007

The year 2007 marks the 20th year that Genesis Software Systems has been providing easy-to-use software to the retail furniture industry. Details about the history of the company can be found here.

Las Vegas Market a Success February 4, 2007

The recently concluded market was a great success for Genesis Software with steady traffic throughout the show. The new Manager's Dashboard was rolled out during the show and received a warm welcome.

Payroll Updates For 2007 Have Shipped January 10, 2007

The annual payroll update for Genesis Advantage began shipping today with updated tax tables and rates. The 2007 Payroll Update also includes new features including the ability to create a commissioned employee's check just by pointing and clicking at entries on the employee's commission report.

Genesis Software Systems Unveils The Manager's Dashboard December 16, 2006

A powerful and exciting new feature called "The Manager's Dashboard" has been added to the Genesis Advantage system. The Manager's Dashboard assembles key action points and performance figures and displays them on a single screen. Drill-downs are available for any of the summary totals or action points so that a store manager can quickly get down to the nuts and bolts of the data if needed.

New Location at Las Vegas Market December 1, 2006

The Retail Resource Center will move to the 16th floor of building B at the World Market Center in Las Vegas. You can find Genesis Software Systems in booth #13 inside the new Retail Resource Center. The RRC is space #16700.

Genesis Advantage Version 5.0 Best Selling Upgrade Ever June 12, 2006

The pre-order period for Genesis Advantage Version 5.0 concluded with a record number of orders.

Genesis Advantage Version 5.0 Announced May 8, 2006

Genesis Software Systems announced the latest version of the industry's best selling Windows system for furniture retailers today. Version 5.0 includes a variety of significant enhancements to the software. Here are some examples:

Expanded item number, item description, and customer name fields.
Additional field for storing a customer's cell phone.
Purchase orders expanded to 300 lines per order.
Automatic system-wide update of a customer's name, address, phone, etc. from a single screen.
User defined fields on Item Masters for things like color, cover, finish, etc. These fields can also be linked to Item Wizards for pull down lists.
Option to let Genesis automatically select a sales tax rate at point-of-sale based upon customer's zip code.
Support for Dymo brand label printers.

Additional details about Genesis Advantage 5.0 are available by clicking here.

Unfinished Business Magazine Features Genesis Software April 26, 2006

Unfinished Business Magazine recently published a feature article on Genesis Software Systems. Unfinished Business is the primary trade publication for the unfinished furniture industry.

Genesis Software Systems Testing Microsoft Vista April 12, 2006

Microsoft Inc. of Redmond, WA recently accepted Genesis Software Systems into its testing program for Microsoft Vista. This new operating environment from Microsoft is scheduled to replace Windows XP over the next few years. Genesis will be testing Vista in-house and also verifying compatibility with Genesis Advantage.

Seminar Planned for Las Vegas Market This Summer April 6, 2006

"Don't Be a One Night Stand... Turn Your Store Into a Legendary Romance" is the title for a seminar to be presented by Genesis Software Systems at the upcoming Las Vegas Summer Market. This entertaining and informative seminar will show you how to use current technology to build a long and loyal relationship with your customers. Mark your calendar for Friday, July 28, at 1:00 P.M. The seminar will be conducted in the WHFA Resource Center on floor 2 of the World Market Center. We look forward to seeing you there!

Web Site and E-Commerce Development Launched March 15, 2006

Crystal Migliore at Genesis Software Systems announced today that development is under way for an on-line store application that is closely integrated with the Genesis Advantage business system. This new option will provide a simple and effective way for Genesis Advantage customers to maintain an on-line store. The on-line store will also be interfaced with the Genesis Advantage System so that sales received from the internet are automatically integrated into the business system. In tandem with this initiative Genesis Software Systems will also be offering economical web hosting and web site development to its clients. The complete e-commerce and web hosting solutions will be available before the Las Vegas World Market in July, 2006.

Drawing for Free Software at High Point Market March 12, 2006

Genesis Software Systems revealed today that it will be giving away a free copy of Genesis Advantage Lite in a drawing to be held in conjunction with High Point Spring Market. The drawing is available to any furniture retailer not presently using a Genesis Software Systems product. No purchase is necessary. The contest winner can use the value of Genesis Lite as credit towards the purchase of a Genesis Turnkey System. Simply stop by the Genesis booth at High Point Market (IHFC Main, Floor 12) and drop a business card in the bin to be eligible.

Holz Haus Furniture Wins Free Digital Camera February 26, 2006

Holz Haus Furniture of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was was the winner of a free digital camera from Genesis Software during the recently concluded Las Vegas Market.

Genesis Advantage 4.0 Shipping January 31, 2006

Genesis Software Systems announced today that the fourth version of its popular business system has started shipping to customers. Version 4.0 contains several new enhancements aimed at improving the user's experience with the software. Details are here.

Rayanne Ganuelas Joins Genesis in Account Manager Role January 12, 2006

Rayanne recently joined the Genesis staff in the role of Account Manager after several years with Microsoft Inc. in Redmond, Washington. Rayanne brings terrific enthusiasm, excellent listening and problem solving skills, and a passion for helping people. Rayanne is a dedicated single parent of four and enjoys participating in competitive pool tournaments in her spare time (when she actually has spare time).

Genesis Advantage Now Available in Europe January 2, 2006

Office Logics Equipment Ltd. is currently distributing Genesis Advantage to Ireland and the United Kingdom. Sales, support, and installation are handled from Office Logic's main office in Dublin, Ireland. Genesis Software Systems hopes to duplicate the success it has achieved in North America by offering a slightly modified version of its powerful and easy to use Genesis Advantage software program to furniture retailers across Europe. Click here for details.

New Price List Importing Technology December 12, 2005

Genesis Software Systems announced today that a new technology for electronically importing price list information from manufacturers will be part of the upcoming release of Genesis Advantage 4.0. This new option in the Inventory Control System module allows a user to easily import item price lists from widely available Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Word documents, or a variety of other Windows compatible document sources.

Genesis Advantage Version 4.0 In Testing November 30, 2005

Genesis Advantage 4.0 is undergoing extensive testing as it is readied for a late December release. This new update includes some significant new enhancements including the ability to electronically import price lists from manufacturers.

New PC Reliability Survey Results September 12, 2005

PC Magazine has released its 18th annual reliability survey for desktop computers and components. This is an excellent guide to use when choosing computers and printers for your business. The detailed results are on PC Magazine's website (www.zdnet.com). We've summarized the results of the survey on our website and you can see them by clicking here.

Monthly On-Line Newsletter Launched August 23, 2005

Genesis Software System Users now have a new resource for the latest information about Genesis Advantage. An informative on-line newsletter is now being e-mailed to all Genesis clients on a monthly basis. Genesis users will see tips and tricks for getting the most the software as well as general articles about furniture retailing and technology. An archive of newsletters will also be available to Genesis users on our website (click on the Downloads link to get there).

New Tutorial CD Released August 15, 2005

A new tutorial CD is now available to all Genesis Advantage users. This CD is professionally produced and is a fantastic training tool. The heavily animated tutorial includes extensive details about how to set up and use Genesis Advantage. The Tutorial CD also includes a printable 400 page User's Guide, Report Packets, and a Quick Start Guide. Contact technical support by phone or e-mail (support@genesis4windows.com) and ask for your copy of the Tutorial CD.

Genesis Advantage 3.0 Shipping August 12, 2005

The latest version of Genesis Advantage began shipping on Friday, August 12, 2005. This update will be shipped in a staggered fashion over the next few weeks so look for yours in the mail soon!

User's Manual Available On-Line August 3, 2005

An updated User's Guide for Genesis Advantage can now be downloaded from our website 24 hours a day. This detailed guide contains instructions and illustrations and is an invaluable tool for getting the most from Genesis Advantage. It's free for all existing Genesis customers and takes just a few minutes to download. The User's Guide is in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format so you will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view and print the guide. Call the Genesis home office at 509-536-4739 for passwords you'll need to access our download page.

Las Vegas Market A Big Success August 1, 2005

An air of excitement permeated the recently concluded Las Vegas Market. Many of you found us on the 2nd floor of the World Market Center in the WHFA Resource Center. Genesis Software Systems concluded one of its most successful trade show appearances ever and added several new clients to the Genesis family while at the show.

Advantage 3.0 Nears Release July 19, 2005

Genesis Advantage 3.0 is in the final phase of development and testing and is scheduled to ship in early August, 2005. This latest update sports significant speed and capacity enhancements and a slew of new features including:

ü Lay Away Manager - A new tool for effectively managing inventory in lay away transactions.

ü Discontinued Items Option- This new option provides better handling of discontinued items.

ü Foreign Currency Converter- Allows for instant updating of item costs in various currencies when exchange rates change.

ü New E-Mail Options- Customer statements and sales invoices can now be e-mailed.

Liz Au Joins the Genesis Staff May 28, 2005

Liz Au is the newest member of the customer relations staff at Genesis Software. Her duties include on-site training, customer service, and account acquisition. She is looking forward to working with our existing clients and consulting with new prospective members of the Genesis Software family. Liz comes to us from the great state of Texas and is the proud mother of 3 children.

New Report Packets Now Available May 10, 2005

Updated Report Packets for the Inventory Management and Accounts Receivable modules are now available. The Report Packets contain descriptions and examples of the reports available in Genesis Advantage 2.0. The booklets are an excellent educational tool for prospective and current system users. The Report Packets are available on CD in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format and can be obtained free of charge by calling the Genesis home office at 509-536-4739.

Genesis Software Systems in Las Vegas April 26, 2005

Genesis Software Systems has announced plans to attend the upcoming Las Vegas Furniture Market in the summer of 2005. Full product demonstrations and private appointments will be available. Genesis will be located in space C5544 (WHFA Resource Center) inside the Las Vegas World Market Center. The scheduled show dates are July 25-July 29 (Monday through Friday), 2005.

Genesis Advantage 2.0 Ships April 23, 2005

Version 2.0 of Genesis Advantage began shipping on April 22, 2005 to existing Genesis customers.

Genesis Advantage 2.0 includes several significant enhancements. Highlights include:

Genesis Calendar This new module allows users to schedule and review appointments in a calendar like fashion for up to 30 people. You can also maintain “To Do” lists and Contact Lists for each person set up in Genesis Calendar. Full password protection keeps information confidential whenever and wherever it is necessary.

Calendar Features
ü Schedule appointments for any time of the day in 15, 30, or 60 minute increments.
ü Specify your own starting and ending time for your daily schedule.
ü Very easy to use.
ü Color code daily appointments in the calendar to highlight and prioritize important dates.
ü Print a convenient list of appointments for any range of dates.
ü Keep free form notes for any day. You can also search your notes based upon key words and then print the results to your printer or export them to Microsoft Excel.

“To-Do List” Features
ü Prioritize To-Do List items (High, Medium, Low).
ü Print or export a To-Do List at any time.

Contact List Features
ü Includes address, phone numbers and an e-mail address.
ü Print your contact list at any time or export it to Microsoft Excel.

Other Features
ü Send an instant e-mail message to anyone in your contact list.
ü E-mail your schedule at any time.
ü Automatic seasonal screen backgrounds change each month to reflect the time of year.
ü Customize the screen backgrounds with your own pictures for a personalized look and feel.

Extensive Delivery Schedule Updates Several key changes to the delivery scheduling part of Genesis Advantage are included with this update:

ü View the delivery schedule in an intuitive calendar like screen.
ü Pop-up a detailed list of deliveries for any day while scheduling a new delivery.
ü Schedule deliveries by exact time instead of just AM/PM.
ü Block out a selected amount of time for each delivery during scheduling.
ü Set up an unlimited number of delivery trucks and pickup locations.

New Password Protection Option You can now assign a single password to each person on your staff and then designate which parts of the software that person can access. This new password protection option offers finer control over the parts of the system that each person is allowed to access and eliminates the need to repeatedly enter passwords. You can assign access rights to individual menu buttons on most screens and individual report tab pages in the reporting sections of the Inventory Control System.

New Pricing Alert Reporting A new report automatically alerts you to changes in item costs and prices so you can make sure the items are priced correctly on your sales floor. This new feature is integrated with Price Tag printing so that you can print new price tags for the affected items with just a couple of mouse clicks.

New Internal Date Option A new date selection option allows you to select a date for batching sales invoices without changing your computer’s system date. This is especially helpful for multi-store operations using Windows Terminal Services and situations where you would prefer to use your own date for batching sales invoices instead of the computer’s system date.

New One-Step “Void” Button on the Sales Invoice Screen A new “Void” button now makes it easy to void a sales invoice with a single mouse click.

Quickly Create Multiple Item Records in a Single Window Save time with this powerful new option! You will be able to create multiple new Item Masters in a spreadsheet-like screen. Lots of data entry helps make this process faster than ever before!

Bar Codes for Item Groups You can now assign a bar code number to an item group and then enter that group on a sales invoice, purchase order, or transfer order just by scanning the group bar code number. Another fantastic time saver!

Print Preset Notes for Manufacturers on Purchase Orders A new field in the manufacturer list allows you to enter a short note (100 characters) for each manufacturer and then print, fax, or e-mail along with purchase orders for that manufacturer. You might use this field to include notes like “Ship Via Common Carrier” or “Do not ship until total of all orders exceeds $1000.”

Select Any Cost To Appear on Printed Purchase Orders You can now select the raw cost, landed cost, selling price, or any of the pricing window prices to appear on your printed, faxed, or e-mailed purchase orders. You can also omit costing information entirely.

Include Customer Delivery Terms on Delivery Schedule Report This new feature allows you to set up custom text and then have it printed at the bottom of each delivery on the Delivery Schedule Report. For example, you might want to set up the delivery terms for your business and have them automatically print after the signature line on each delivery copy.

High Point Market a Success April 23, 2005

The recently concluded High Point Market was deemed a success by Gary Sauther, President of Genesis Software Systems. "Traffic was better than it has been in the last couple of years and the response to our new Advantage 2.0 product was overwhelmingly positive", noted Sauther. Genesis Advantage 2.0 debuted in High Point just before it was released to the general public.

User's Group Meeting for AMI Dealers Scheduled April 10, 2005

A user's group conference for AMI Furniture Group dealers has been scheduled for May 17-18th in Helena, Montana. A Genesis Software representative will be on hand to conduct education, troubleshooting, and question/answer sessions. This promises to be a very productive couple of days for everyone involved. Please feel free to call our office at 509-536-4739 for details. You must be a member of the AMI Buying Group to attend this conference.

Genesis Announces Plans for UFA Trade Show March 30, 2005

Genesis Software Systems has announced plans to attend the Unfinished Furniture Association show in Columbus, Ohio later this year. This is the third consecutive year Genesis has attended the 2 day trade show and seminar event. The UFA show will take place July 17-19, 2005 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.