[ANN] Productive Computing Focuses on FileMaker Go Development with a New Version of Vessel Service Solutions

[Productive Computing, Inc.]

San Diego, CA - February 14, 2017 - Productive Computing, Inc., a Platinum member of the FileMaker Business Alliance, is proud to announce the release of Vessel Service Solutions (VSS) version 2.4.0.0. This vertical solution was designed for the marine assistance industry and operates as a virtual command center to manage vessel assistance orders. VSS version 2.4 offers additional functionality, new iPad and iPhone layouts, and new QuickBooks functionality.

What is VSS?

VSS utilizes FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go to allow captains to fully digitalize the entire tow order process from beginning to end. As soon as distress calls are received, any employee has the ability to send mobile orders from the office or an iOS device to themselves or other in-field captains. The captain receives the order on an iPad and, after assisting the boater, updates and submits the order to dispatch for final processing. VSS also allows invoices and items to be pushed one at a time or in batches to QuickBooks via the FM Books Connector.

 "When we started working on the new version of VSS, we asked for feedback from our current customers. What was working well, what processes and features could be improved, and was there anything that could enhance their team's workflow? The responses we got back were tremendous. This release was truly a collaborative effort and resulted in some exciting improvements to the system." Marc Larochelle, Chief Executive Officer, Productive Computing, Inc.

Updates in version 2.4 focus on the mobile functionality available with FileMaker Go and include:

- Access on an iPhone using FileMaker Go

- Dispatch orders remotely from an iPad or iPhone

- Create new orders on the iPad with no internet connection

- Manage multiple tower IDs and assign IDs to ports

- Automatically create timer entries when submitting orders to dispatch

- Push multiple invoices to QuickBooks at one time

This release also features updates to the Orders, Fuel Log, Maintenance, and Reports modules for improved ease of use, protection against bad data entry, and increased automation. To accompany this release, there are new instructional videos that review all new features and additional tips and tricks for using the system.

Every business, even in the same industry, has different business standards and practices. Building VSS in FileMaker has allowed for the creation and continued improvement of a comprehensive solution that is also easy to customize specific to a client's needs.

For more information please visit www.vesselservicesolutions.com. Have additional questions? Contact [email protected] or 760-510-1200.

FileMaker Pro Support and Plug-in Integration:

Do you have database enhancements you would like to have programmed?  Want help getting a plug-in professionally installed into your FileMaker solution?  We can help!

The process is easy - complete our online Request For Quote form (RFQ) or call us directly at (760) 510-1200 and one of our certified developers can work with you on improving your solution today.

About Productive Computing, Inc.

Since 1996, Productive Computing, Inc. has been helping its customers become more efficient and profitable by implementing custom software solutions using FileMaker Pro. Utilizing FileMaker Pro as a rapid application development tool, their certified FileMaker developers can create custom applications that a business can run on their Windows or Macintosh desktop computers, in a web browser, on an iPad or iPhone or shared simultaneously on all of these platforms.

Productive Computing, Inc. also produces Core4 CRM and Core5 Starter Edition, two off-the-shelf productivity solutions designed to automate your workflow, as well as a suite of FileMaker Pro plug-ins that allow FileMaker Pro to integrate with third party applications including Outlook, QuickBooks, Apple Contacts and Calendar, PDF forms, digital signatures, and biometric fingerprint scanners.

In addition, Productive Computing, Inc. is a full-service FileMaker Pro hosting company. FileMaker hosting services allow customers to host their own FileMaker Pro solutions on Productive Computing servers in the cloud instead of purchasing and supporting the necessary server infrastructure themselves. These same servers also provide the infrastructure for customers who would prefer to subscribe to Productive Computing's Core4, Core5, or Vessel Service Solutions under a SaaS (Software as a Service) pricing model.

Productive Computing, Inc. is one of only a few companies in the United States to have earned the highly respected Platinum level membership within the FileMaker Business Alliance and recently won the exclusive FileMaker Business Alliance Partner of the Year award.

 

 

Productive Computing, Inc.
950 Boardwalk, Suite 205
San Marcos, CA 92078
www.ProductiveComputing.com
[email protected]
(760) 510-1200

 

 

Press Contacts:
Productive Computing, Inc.
Keith Larochelle
(760) 510-1200

 

 

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Edited February 14, 2017 by Productive Computing, Inc.