Aspire's QuoteWerks Expanded to BlueStar

Aspire Technologies has expanded QuoteWerks' real-time price and availability support to now include BlueStar, a distributor to the specialty electronics channel.

The QuoteWerks Real-time Module is a tool for improving quoting efficiencies and accuracy by obtaining real-time product pricing and availability data from select distributors. It offers instant confirmation of stock on hand to fulfill the order, and can help reduce the time spent by the distributor's sales support team to provide verbal confirmation of current pricing and availability for the company's customers.


Basically its payback is in eliminating the need to contact the distributor sales rep for pricing. It also gives that extra bit of confidence in the accuracy of the quotes sent out to customers.

Headquartered in Hebron, Ky., BlueStar distributes a wide variety of product lines including point-of-sale, bar coding, biometric solutions, and printers.

In addition to running the Professional or Corporate edition of QuoteWerks, users who wish to access real-time price and availability for Accutech will need to purchase the QuoteWerks Real-time Module and be current on their Update Maintenance Plan. Users must also have an established reseller relationship with BlueStar. BlueStar works exclusively with VAR partners.

QuoteWerks is a registered trademark of Aspire Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

Earlier this week TMC had the news that Aspire announced its newly developed QuoteWerks integration with SugarCRM (News - Alert) and a new partnership with the provider of open source CRM for small, medium, and large enterprises word wide. Under terms of the partnership, QuoteWerks will be offered through the SugarExchange marketplace.

When saving a quote, QuoteWerks will automatically create or update a Sales Opportunity under the Sales tab for the Contact in SugarCRM.

When a sale is made, QuoteWerks will convert the quote to an order and also convert the existing SugarCRM Sales Opportunity into a "Closed as Won" sale.

QuoteWerks will also offer to schedule a follow-up call, in SugarCRM, for the user when saving a quote or quote revision.