Material Express has released its newest version of EPIC (Electronic Price Information and Catalogs) for distributors. EPIC version 3.0 combines the strength of an electronic database, access to full-color manufacturer catalogs and a price and product updating service in one program.

Distributors are able to customize their pricing through the addition of discount schedules, velocity codes and price classes. The option to assign discounts or markups to these information fields as well as by manufacturer, commodity code or single item adds to the effectiveness of the Pricing Module.

A robust Export Module allows distributors to export the data in a number of file formats, including 128 and 2×80 byte record layouts typically used in legacy business systems.

EPIC has also been enhanced to include administrative functions such password access to sensitive pricing modules and the ability to set views by individual workstation. “For years, distributors have demanded control over the price and product information they import into their business systems,” said Barry Mester, president of Material Express. “We redesigned EPIC to provide this control.”

Material Express, Carlsbad, Calif., is a sister company of Vision Infosoft Corp. For more information: www.materialexpress.com.

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