Non-Stop Wine Club & QuickBooks Presentations at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

Livermore, CA January 27, 2011 - The economy seems to be bubbling back and the attendees are hustling to learn every detail about the solutions being offered.

Active Club Management remains a staple for many wineries. We put ourselves on the line with clients to deliver a powerful solution at an affordable price. No term contract is required. We only maintain our clients when we offer excellent support and features that help our clients grow, reduce operating expenses and increase sales. One factor everyone seems to like is that there are no "Surprise Fees".

"I hear that other companies are selling their solutions without support contracts. That sets off a red light alert to me. No Support? How much will they charge you AFTER you purchased their solution when you need help?" said Theresa Dorr, President and CEO of Active Club Management. The numbers do not add up as a profitable business.

To sell or license software/hardware the solution has to pass Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security. Testing for PCI certification has to be completed each time the solution is changed and the testing starts at $ 30,000.00. When a company sells a solution for $ 500.00 they would either have to 60 licenses of the software simply to pay for the first PCI certification. This does not cover the secondary certifications or the development of new product features and certainly does not cover the support costs. So, if you are considering a solution that tells you "NO SERVICE CONTRACT REQUIRED" I say BEWARE!

Intuit QuickBooks was quite the hot spot. Partnering with Active Club Management for their second year at the show consultants Steve Green and William English were two of the most popular people at the event. A majority of wineries use QuickBooks Financials and/or QuickBooks POS. The event provided the wineries direct access to Steve and William who are two of the top Intuit consultants in the United States. People were amazed at the power that the POS (Point of Sales/Cash register solution) could offer. Customer Confidence increases as they understand that Intuit QuickBooks is a growing market. The product distribution requires a great level of accuracy, support and development which cannot be said for other POS solutions.

"I hear that other companies are selling their solutions without support contracts. That sets off a red light alert to me. No Support? How much will they charge you AFTER you purchased their solution when you need help?" said Theresa Dorr, President and CEO of Active Club Management. The numbers do not add up as a profitable business.

The event was a tremendous success for Intuit QuickBooks and Active Club Management and we thank all of those who stopped in to say hello , share their support and learn more about our solutions.