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      <title>John Lunsford joins RFMS team as Regional Sales Director</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p>Tuscaloosa, AL -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/">ReleaseWire</a>) -- 09/19/2007 --   RFMS welcomes John Lunsford who is joining the RFMS team as a Regional Sales Director.  An industry veteran of over 30 years, John most recently served as the National Sales Manager for QFloors.  Prior to serving at QFloors, John was the Director of Marketing for CCA Global.  <br />
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John brings years of industry experience ranging from his years as a regional Vice President of Manufacturing, his ownership of a floor covering business and most recently, flooring software sales.   <br />
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"When I observed the introduction of progressive user friendly products and services now being offered by RFMS, I knew this was the company I wanted to align my future with" says Lunceford.  Tracy Ward, Director of Sales for RFMS, says "We are excited about John joining our Sales staff.  John&apos;s unique experience in marketing, software sales and real world floorcovering ownership will enable him to assist flooring professionals with their business software and management needs."<br />
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John is available to assist dealers with their business management issues and needs.  <br />
Contact John:  <br />
Office:  800-701-7367, extension 3231<br />
Cell: 706-346-0422<br />
Fax:  866-728-3446<br />
Email:  jlunsford@rfms.com<br />
Address:  3073 Palisades Court    Tuscaloosa, AL  35405<br />
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Founded in 1984, Resource &amp; Financial Management Systems, Inc. (RFMS, Inc.) is a leading business management software provider in the floor covering industry and is currently used by thousands of flooring dealers. Developed by Terry Wheat, President of RFMS and the owner of two successful floor covering businesses.  The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to increase the productivity and profitability of floor covering dealers in the US, Australia, Canada and Europe.<br />
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For more information on the RFMS Software:<br />
<a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.rfms.com" href="http://www.rfms.com">http://www.rfms.com</a><br />
<a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.rfmsmeasure.com" href="http://www.rfmsmeasure.com">http://www.rfmsmeasure.com</a><br />
</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Maria Cauchon<br />Media Services Director<br />RFMS, Inc.<br />Telephone: 800-536-7367 x 3711<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/contact/13759">Click to Email Maria Cauchon</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rfms.com">http://www.rfms.com</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=13759&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>RFMS Releases Measure Mobile Software</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p class="subheadline">RFMS Measure Mobile is a new innovative software program that works on a Pocket PC for on-site measuring and drawing of floor covering.</p><p>Tuscaloosa, AL -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/">ReleaseWire</a>) -- 10/19/2006 --  RFMS announces the release of Measure Mobile.  Measure Mobile is an innovative drawing tool that defines room dimensions, room names, and material to be used in a flooring installation. The software has been designed to quickly draw onsite and gather the data necessary for the core software package, RFMS Measure, to complete the estimate.  Those who measure onsite or anyone who must confirm measurements onsite from plans that have already been bid can immediately benefit from utilizing Measure Mobile.   <br />
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Because Measure Mobile is installed on a Pocket PC, flooring professionals are no longer forced to take a laptop or tablet pc onsite for drawing purposes.  Instead, after using Measure Mobile on the Pocket PC, you simply return to the office and complete the estimate in RFMS Measure.<br />
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Benefits<br />
In our increasingly competitive environment, flooring professionals must stay abreast of the bottom line enhancing tools and technologies that are available to them.  Employing Measure Mobile increases the accuracy and speed of drawing rooms or areas for any size floor covering job.  At an entry level price of $199.00 (plus the cost of a Pocket PC and RFMS Measure), this technology can be obtained and implemented with a comparatively small investment of time and money. This will allow the flooring dealer to become instantly more profitable and competitive in the marketplace.  Measure Mobile may also be used along with the Leica Disto A6 Bluetooth laser measuring device for even more measuring accuracy and speed.<br />
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Founded in 1984, Resource &amp; Financial Management Systems, Inc. (RFMS, Inc.) is a leading business management software provider in the floor covering industry. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to increase the productivity and profitability of floor covering dealers in the US, Australia, Canada and Europe.<br />
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For more information, press only: <br />
Maria Cauchon, Media Services Director, 800-701-7367, ext. 3711, maria@rfms.com<br />
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For more information on RFMS Measure Mobile or RFMS Software:<br />
<a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.rfmsmeasure.com" href="http://www.rfmsmeasure.com">http://www.rfmsmeasure.com</a><br />
<a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.rfms.com" href="http://www.rfms.com">http://www.rfms.com</a><br />
</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Maria Cauchon<br />Media Services Director<br />RFMS, Inc.<br />Telephone: 800-536-7367<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/contact/8583">Click to Email Maria Cauchon</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rfms.com">http://www.rfms.com</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=8583&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:07:17 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>RFMS – More than Just Software</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p class="subheadline">Focus on RFMS user Prints & Paints - 2005 Mohawk Color Center Dealer of the Year</p><p>Tuscaloosa, AL -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/">ReleaseWire</a>) -- 06/15/2006 --  Resource &amp; Financial Management Systems, Inc. (RFMS, Inc.), headquartered in Tuscaloosa, AL is widely known as the largest and most experienced software development company which provides business management software for floor covering dealers.  After 21 years in business, the RFMS software has evolved into a robust business management system with its roots firmly planted in the specific needs of the flooring industry.  RFMS is also known for its dedication to its clients.  By providing comprehensive training, education and support through on-site consultations, e-learning, regional seminars, classroom training, newsletters, national expos and top-level account managers who are devoted to superior customer assistance, RFMS offers total control to businesses implementing the RFMS system.  Time and time again, RFMS has been a leading factor in the growth of many flooring companies across the country.<br />
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Focus on RFMS user Prints &amp; Paints<br />
Gary Frankhouse, owner of Prints &amp; Paints in Galion, OH is an RFMS user and Mohawk Colorcenter Dealer of the Year award recipient in 2005.  "We teamed up with RFMS to make our business better and as you&apos;ve can see from our store, we&apos;ve also teamed up with Mohawk.  Those two in combination have enabled us to be recognized by Mohawk as the dealer of the year (2005) among all dealers in the country.  That was quite an honor.  RFMS asked me if I knew what really made that difference.  I have to say that the number one thing is probably RFMS.  <br />
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RFMS is a floorcovering specific software system that enables you to manage your business and after all, that&apos;s what we are all out here to do, we&apos;re out here to make money and to make commitments with other distributors and suppliers to make our businesses better.<br />
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I think the neatest thing about RFMS is that they are there to support you.  They provide training and education around the country.  They&apos;ll provide it in Tuscaloosa where we did our original training and they will provide it via the web and conference calls, which we&apos;ve done that several times with new employees.  That (training) has enabled our new employees that come in to know the system and to be able to operate within our framework.<br />
<br />
We originally got into this because we made several calls to other RFMS dealers and their excitement on the phone gave us the encouragement and the ability to make that investment.  That partnership has proven great and it has enabled us to be recognized by Mohawk as the dealer of the year and we believe that our direction for the future is great because of RFMS.  I encourage all of you to make the phone call to do a little investigating to see what RFMS can do for you."<br />
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B2B E-Commerce Initiative<br />
In addition to providing leading edge software products that compliment the core software system (like Measure, Schedule Pro and Bidpro), RFMS is actively leading the initiative to streamline the ordering and invoicing systems between dealers and mills/distributors with the RFMS B2B E-Commerce system.  <br />
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Many dealers today are using the Shaw, Mohawk and Beaulieu websites to place orders, check pricing and print invoices. The RFMS B2B solution replaces many of the mill website functions by allowing dealers to download product catalog and invoices directly into the RFMS software and enables dealers to send purchase orders directly to the mills from the RFMS PO module.<br />
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RFMS has over 325 dealers successfully using E-Commerce.  The entire RFMS B2B process flow is fully integrated and is designed to significantly reduce manual keying effort, delays or mistakes – saving dealers real time and money. Product catalog updates include all color names and numbers for both carpet and hard surface items – and price increases can be processed in a matter of minutes. <br />
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Active B2B Suppliers<br />
Shaw, Mohawk, Beaulieu<br />
Ohio Valley, Adleta<br />
WM Bird, All Tile<br />
JJ Haines<br />
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In Test B2B Suppliers<br />
Florstar, Gulistan<br />
CMH, Tri West<br />
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Committed B2B Suppliers<br />
BPI, BR Funsten, Dal Tile<br />
Longust RA Siegel, Gallaher<br />
Case Supply, CDC<br />
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B2B provides dealers with the same technological capability as a home center or national retailer. It allows dealers to maintain an up-to-date product/price catalog that provides the sales staff with reliable pricing for quotes and estimates and keeps a dealer&apos;s showroom priced correctly.<br />
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For more information regarding the RFMS business software suite, call 1-800-701-7367 or visit www.rfms.com.<br />
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</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Maria Cauchon<br />RFMS, Inc.<br />Telephone: 800-536-7367<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/contact/6644">Click to Email Maria Cauchon</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rfms.com">http://www.rfms.com</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=6644&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>RFMS Releases New Software for the Floor Covering Industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<div class="newsleft"><div class="newsbody"><p><p>Tuscaloosa, AL -- (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/">ReleaseWire</a>) -- 06/15/2006 --  Resource &amp; Financial Management Systems, Inc. (RFMS, Inc.), headquartered in Tuscaloosa, AL is widely known as the largest and most experienced software development company which provides business management software for floor covering dealers.  After 21 years in business, the RFMS software has evolved into a robust business management system with its roots firmly planted in the specific needs of the flooring industry.  RFMS is also known for its dedication to its clients.  By providing comprehensive training, education and support through on-site consultations, e-learning, regional seminars, classroom training, newsletters, national expos and top-level account managers who are devoted to superior customer assistance, RFMS offers total control to businesses implementing the RFMS system.  Time and time again, RFMS has been a leading factor in the growth of many flooring companies across the country.</p><p>
Focus on RFMS user Prints &amp; Paints</p><p>
Gary Frankhouse, owner of Prints &amp; Paints in Galion, OH is an RFMS user and Mohawk Colorcenter Dealer of the Year award recipient in 2005.  "We teamed up with RFMS to make our business better and as you&apos;ve can see from our store, we&apos;ve also teamed up with Mohawk.  Those two in combination have enabled us to be recognized by Mohawk as the dealer of the year (2005) among all dealers in the country.  That was quite an honor.  RFMS asked me if I knew what really made that difference.  I have to say that the number one thing is probably RFMS.  </p><p>
RFMS is a floorcovering specific software system that enables you to manage your business and after all, that&apos;s what we are all out here to do, we&apos;re out here to make money and to make commitments with other distributors and suppliers to make our businesses better.</p><p>
I think the neatest thing about RFMS is that they are there to support you.  They provide training and education around the country.  They&apos;ll provide it in Tuscaloosa where we did our original training and they will provide it via the web and conference calls, which we&apos;ve done that several times with new employees.  That (training) has enabled our new employees that come in to know the system and to be able to operate within our framework.</p><p>
We originally got into this because we made several calls to other RFMS dealers and their excitement on the phone gave us the encouragement and the ability to make that investment.  That partnership has proven great and it has enabled us to be recognized by Mohawk as the dealer of the year and we believe that our direction for the future is great because of RFMS.  I encourage all of you to make the phone call to do a little investigating to see what RFMS can do for you."</p><p>
B2B E-Commerce Initiative</p><p>
In addition to providing leading edge software products that compliment the core software system (like Measure, Schedule Pro and Bidpro), RFMS is actively leading the initiative to streamline the ordering and invoicing systems between dealers and mills/distributors with the RFMS B2B E-Commerce system.  </p><p>
Many dealers today are using the Shaw, Mohawk and Beaulieu websites to place orders, check pricing and print invoices. The RFMS B2B solution replaces many of the mill website functions by allowing dealers to download product catalog and invoices directly into the RFMS software and enables dealers to send purchase orders directly to the mills from the RFMS PO module.</p><p>
RFMS has over 325 dealers successfully using E-Commerce.  The entire RFMS B2B process flow is fully integrated and is designed to significantly reduce manual keying effort, delays or mistakes – saving dealers real time and money. Product catalog updates include all color names and numbers for both carpet and hard surface items – and price increases can be processed in a matter of minutes. </p><p>
Active B2B Suppliers</p><p>
Shaw, Mohawk, Beaulieu</p><p>
Ohio Valley, Adleta</p><p>
WM Bird, All Tile</p><p>
JJ Haines</p><p>
In Test B2B Suppliers</p><p>
Florstar, Gulistan</p><p>
CMH, Tri West</p><p>
Committed B2B Suppliers</p><p>
BPI, BR Funsten, Dal Tile</p><p>
Longust RA Siegel, Gallaher</p><p>
Case Supply, CDC</p><p>
B2B provides dealers with the same technological capability as a home center or national retailer. It allows dealers to maintain an up-to-date product/price catalog that provides the sales staff with reliable pricing for quotes and estimates and keeps a dealer&apos;s showroom priced correctly.</p><p>
For more information regarding the RFMS business software suite, call 1-800-701-7367 or visit www.rfms.com.</p>Tuscaloosa, AL -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/3/2006 -- RFMS, Inc. continues to manifest itself as the leader in technological advancements designed specifically for the floor covering industry. For 21 years RFMS has provided a business management system for the industry that truly functions the way the industry works. That has been possible because all RFMS software is designed and developed by people who own floor covering businesses and are, on a daily basis, running their floor covering businesses with the latest developments. In the past 5 years RFMS has put forth special effort to provide additional software products to its suite that give any dealer the tools needed to become the leader in its market. Two of these products, Measure and B2B E-Commerce, are featured in this article.<br />
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MEASURE<br />
The latest addition to the RFMS suite of software products is Measure Simple. Measure Simple makes takeoff estimating easy, accurate and most importantly, affordable. Before Measure Simple was released, takeoff estimating software available throughout the industry was sold at a price point that was a barrier for many small operations and the individual sales person. Measure Simple was released at Surfaces 2006. This product was designed so that every person involved in selling and estimating floor covering can both easily use and afford this tool. No floor covering salesperson should have to function without it. And at a price of $299.00 every salesperson can reap its benefits. The return on investment is almost instantaneous. In addition to Measure Simple, RFMS also has released the next versions of Measure Desktop, Professional and Commercial. These versions add many never-before-seen features and benefits to an already superior software product.<br />
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Measure Simple and the other Measure editions (Desktop, Professional and Commercial) enable you to create estimates for all types of flooring jobs faster, with greater accuracy and less waste. Better, faster estimates mean greater profit for your flooring business. <br />
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As you graphically draw room layouts and choose materials, RFMS Measure calculates the exact amount of materials needed and the cost. You can quickly present various material and installation choices to your customer. Customer satisfaction increases, while you take advantage of additional sales opportunities and close more sales. It streamlines the steps in creating estimates, guiding even beginners through what can be a very complicated process. Measure Desktop, Professional, and Commercial offer a variety of advanced drawing features that provide the most seasoned estimating professional everything needed. So whether you are estimating one room or a thousand room commercial project, Measure has the tool for you.<br />
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New features include the ability to use pre-built tile patterns that can be dropped into a room. Grout calculations can be easily assigned to tile based on size, thickness and the desired grout spacing. Ability to design countertops, backsplashes and tub surrounds has been made easy. By simply adding the surface and the edges, a 3D visual is offered while at same time providing the calculations needed for each area, even down to the tile count.<br />
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B2B E-COMMERCE<br />
B2B E-Commerce software has been a primary focus of RFMS for the past several years. Again RFMS has proven to be the leader in pioneering this initiative. Now dealers of all types, independents, members of buying groups, mill alliance dealers, commercial oriented, builder oriented and dealers specializing in apartment management can receive product catalogs/pricing information, invoices, shipping notices, and send purchase orders to vendors, all with the click of a button. Presently, RFMS has hundreds of dealers using this technology to keep their selling prices and gross margins updated when a supplier price change goes into effect. Product records contain dealer specific pricing and all color level information for carpet, wood, laminate, ceramic tile – any product that is contained in the dealer&apos;s price agreement.<br />
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Keeping pricelist updated during the many price changes over the past few years became a thing of ease for those using B2B and RFMS. Add to that the ability to get invoices electronically that automatically tie back to purchase orders sent earlier using B2B, the savings become obvious. The RFMS B2B module is not just a data file download, but rather a full software package, so there&apos;s no need to use multiple programs.<br />
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In addition Shaw, Mohawk, Beaulieu and Gulistan, a growing number of major distributors are also using B2B including Ohio Valley Flooring, WM Bird, Adleta, JJ Haines and All Tile. In the past few months, BR Funsten, Tri-West RA Siegel, Longust, BPI, CMH, Emser Tile and Dal Tile have all committed to offer B2B in 2006.<br />
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The technology available to today&apos;s floor covering professionals has never been more exciting. RFMS Measure and the entire suite of RFMS Business Management software provide the very best technology has to offer. By understanding the needs of floor covering businesses, RFMS is able to create the best possible combination of technological advances and cutting edge business practices/applications for all business size and types. For more information or to see a free demo, please contact RFMS at 1-800-701-7367 or visit <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.rfms.com" href="http://www.rfms.com">http://www.rfms.com</a> and <a class="extlink"  rel="nofollow noopener"  target="_blank"  title="http://www.rfmsmeasure.com" href="http://www.rfmsmeasure.com">http://www.rfmsmeasure.com</a>.<br />
</p><p>For more information on this press release visit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm">http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm</a></p></div><h2>Media Relations Contact</h2><p>Maria Cauchon<br />Email: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/contact/5887">Click to Email Maria Cauchon</a><br />Web: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rfms.com">http://www.rfms.com</a><br /></div><div><p><img src="https://cts.releasewire.com/v/?sid=5887&amp;s=f&amp;v=f" width="1" height="1" alt=""><span></span></p></div>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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