Geerlings & Wade - Cutting Through the Vines (2,787 words)

Super-Smart Software System

To correct Year-2000 date-related computer issues, Geerlings & Wade phased out its homegrown order-processing software in July 1999 and installed the CatMan fulfillment system from Avexxis Corp. of Avon, CT. The new system provides almost 100 percent of the company's functionality except for its e-commerce software operations. The system accepts all orders, controls all inventory and reporting, enables all marketing efforts and does the accounting.