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La Crosse Management Systems Inc., a member of the ECi² family of companies, is dedicated to helping dealers grow their business by successfully automating their business workflow. This is accomplished through a state of the art ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) product, superior customer support, ongoing user training, and state of the art product development.

In 1980, The La Crosse System™, a software product designed to automate every facet of the office equipment dealership, was introduced. Implementing over 27 years of experience, ECi² 's LMS became one of the leading providers of automation software in the nation. Their fully integrated solutions help businesses grow by providing computer software, hardware and networking needs.

John Brostrom, President

ECi² 's La Crosse continues to be a leading edge solution provider. They partner with their clients to provide customer-involved development. Nextgen is the company's flagship product, providing the dealer with a fully comprehensive business management suite. Nextgen was developed with the latest business management tools from Computer Associates, Microsoft .NET development technology, and cutting edge reporting technology from Business Objects, while using Microsoft SQL Server as the database engine.

"Our goal is to train the dealership's staff well enough so that they know how to fully maximize the effectiveness of using Nextgen," explains Nick Lechnir, Director of Marketing for ECi² 's La Crosse. "With the use of various global settings and trigger managers, Nextgen automates every aspect of the office equipment dealership in a tightly integrated and highly flexible business management system. Nextgen allows staff to focus on more important tasks, such as monitoring profits, increasing sales, and maximizing resources, rather than deal with repetitive daily operations. The more our clients understand the power of Nextgen, the greater the value it delivers. The more time-saving and money-making features a dealership uses, the greater and quicker their return on investment is realized. For example, the Contract Freight/Fuel Surcharge system allows the dealership to recoup their real cost of freight charges or actually make new revenue on shipping."

Thomas Smith, Vice President

Prior to being acquired by ECi² in June of 2007, LMS was owned and operated by John Brostrom and Thomas Smith. Both men remain at the helm of LMS, serving as President and Vice- President, respectively. Since the ownership transition, the day-to-day operations have remained virtually unchanged. Users continue to receive training and technical support from the same employees they know and trust.

eCommerce Industries, Inc. (ECi² ) is a premier developer of industry-specific business operations software, with an emphasis on e-commerce and supplier connectivity. Through the development and application of leading edge technologies, the company is providing large-scale innovation for the small to medium sized business.

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