Newsletters (all Newsletters are in pdf format)

• Vol. #10  Summer 2004 – Power Athletic licenses SoftShoe. Release highlights. SoftShoe Style coming soon.
• Vol. # 9  Summer 2003 – Internet version goes live in China, Thinking outside the (shoe) box
• Vol. # 8  Winter 2002 – TradeCard alliance, looking forward
• Vol. # 7  Spring 2002 – Focus on Asia, Pitfalls of HTML 
• Vol. # 6  Fall 2001 – Special edition - Benefits quantified: case studies
• Vol. # 5  Fall 2000 – Trends: outsourcing,  Nina license
• Vol. # 4  Spring 2000 – Internet version, K-Swiss live
• Vol. # 3  Winter 1998 – Y2K no problem, Version 3 released
• Vol. # 2  Spring 1998 – K-Swiss license, new Product Manager
• Vol. # 1  Winter 1997 – British Shoe upgrades, AmAsia implements

Press Releases

June 23, 2004   American Pacific goes live on PLM module                                           

Long-time client rolls out new PLM modules for global development..  Full Text>>>>

April 6, 2004     Bata's Power Athletics licenses SoftShoe                                               

Six week trial test period builds confidence in SoftShoe and supplier..  Full Text>>>>

June 16, 2003   K-Swiss goes live on Internet version                                                      

New Version Gives Product Development Staff Mobility to Work and Travel Throughout China.  Full Text>>>>

May 5, 2003    American Pacific licenses additional modules                                           

Fast-Growing American Pacific Implements Additional TradeIT Modules Company to use Internet-based Product Manager, Sampling Management and Commercialization modules across US, China and other overseas operations to accelerate product development and improve quality.           
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Nov 6, 2001    TradeCard and GTS Alliance                                                                    

New alliance delivers powerful Sourcing-to-Payment solution to the Footwear Industry.
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May 1, 2001    Ariat licenses SoftShoe                                                                            

Ariat International to automate global product development and sourcing operations with SoftShoe: Internet-enabled, collaborative solution for the footwear industry to be installed in California and China offices.           Full Text>>>>

Aug 4, 2000    Nina licenses SoftShoe                                                                            

Nina Footwear installing SoftShoe in US, Europe and Asia: Internet-enabled system to be installed in New York, Spain and China offices to coordinate international product development and commercialization.         Full Text>>>>

Aug 4, 2000    American Pacific goes live on TradeIT                                                      

Internet-enabled system installed in US and Asian offices to coordinate global sourcing activities. Full Text  >>>

Mar 28, 2000    K-Swiss goes live in China                                                                      

SoftShoe application links Taiwan, China and California product development staff over the Internet.                 Full Text  >>>

Media Coverage

• Techno-sampling: New Software will Simplify AmAsia’s Product-Development Cycle.
  Footwear News
  Nov. 24, 1997 v53 n47 p13(1)  Copyright 1997 Fairchild Publications
   
• Shoe Importer Tightens Global Operations with Tracking System: Data and images are now at everyone's finger tips.
  Software & Solutions - supplement to Apparel and Home Technology and other Fairchild Publications
  December 1997   Copyright 1997 Fairchild Publications