Northwest Computer Tech, 20727 NW Timber Rd, Forest Grove, OR 97116, US

Bennett & Associates Inc is based in Salem, Oregon. In August, of 1985, Bennett & Associates Inc opened, with a goal of creating and maintaining a computer software package for the steel industry, thus the creation of the Metal Systems package. Bennett & Associates, Inc, developed Metal Systems for the Metal Service Industry. The software offers a complete integrated, multi-tasking, and on-line system. Offering order processing, invoicing, accounts receivable, inventory control(shelf goods, bar coding, warehouse control), inventory size/remnant/location control, sales reporting, historical inquiry/reporting, customer credit control, manufacturing work order system, and much more. The Metal Systems software package has evolved over the years, as computer capabilities/networks have evolved. The customer can be assured in that, as new technology is developed, the Metal Systems software package will incorporate this new technology, if applicable to the steel industry. With the growing Internet and its capabilities, Bennett & Associates, Inc has made the Metal Systems software "e-commerce" compatible. Now from anywhere in the world, with an Internet connection, the Metal Systems software can offer up-to-date and accurate information, for your company, sales staff, and even your customers. Controlled by you the customer, you can let outside sales staff or your customers place orders, get quotes, query on inventory, check status of an order, check history of an order, and much more. The customer has the option of running the Metal Systems software on several different hardware platforms. This software is compatible with Microsoft Windows NT, Windows '95, Windows 98, and Windows 2000. The software is compatible with Novell Netware, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 server based software. By utilizing the wide range of hardware available to the customer, the operator has the ability to start on a single user hardware system, and grow into a larger hardware system with multiple workstations and/or printers. The customer will have the satisfaction of knowing that as the hardware requirements may increase, the software and database investment will not be lost.