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SanMar Integrates with Wilcom Business Advantage

Business Advantage©–Third Edition is embroidery and screenprint business management software with seamless integration with QuickBooks®. Recent improvements include a partnership with SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, which allows customers to place product orders electronically through Business Advantage.

Atlanta, GA; 18 June 2008 – Wilcom International, a leading developer of embroidery and decorations technology, has just introduced the latest version of Business Advantage©, a business management tool designed specifically for small and medium sized companies involved in embroidery, screen-print and other decoration processes.

Business Advantage is developed to work with QuickBooks® Premier Manufacturing and Wholesale edition, the preferred accounting package for small and medium sized businesses in the decorated goods industry. Business Advantage streamlines all the steps from initial inquiry, through order entry, invoicing and product delivery, with a specific focus on the requirements for decorated goods order taking.

"With order quantities reducing, we have seen the bottleneck for decorated goods businesses move from design production to order processing," said Malcolm Rowe of Wilcom. “The latest version of Business Advantage can help businesses to process orders more efficiently and overcome the bottleneck thus maximizing their competitiveness.”

Improvements and additions to the new version of Business Advantage include easier installation, extensive training through the dedicated "Learning Center" on the Wilcom website, improved Sales and Order Management functionality and compatibility with Windows® Vista and QuickBooks 2008. It also provides an extensive list of garment catalogs from leading suppliers including SanMar.

SanMar integration capability also allows customers to electronically process orders from Business Advantage to SanMar.

“We’re tremendously excited about this partnership,” says Jeff DeRoux, SanMar Information Technology Manager “Many of our customers use QuickBooks to operate their businesses, and Wilcom’s product is a great asset because it allows them to manage their decoration processes, as well as easily search and purchase from our over 800 apparel and accessories.”

For more information, please visit www.wilcom.com.au or contact Wilcom America at (877) 657-7500.

About Wilcom
Wilcom delivers sophisticated CAD, CAM, machine control and business solutions for customers who specialize in embroidery, rug & carpet design and manufacturing. Over the past 28 years the company’s innovative software and hardware solutions have set the standard for design creation, visualization, management and production of textile and custom goods.

Today, Wilcom is present in over 70 countries with products in more than 12 languages. The company is committed to pursuing new and enhanced design tools, streamlining business operations, improving productivity, facilitating closer global supply chain network and opening new possibilities in creativity.

Wilcom is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and has development and manufacturing facilities in Australia, China and Belgium. Wilcom’s sales and support centers are located in Australia, America, China, Japan, Belgium and England, with representatives in almost every country of the world. A complete company history and product suite is available at www.wilcom.com.au.

About SanMar
SanMar Corporation is a leading supplier of wholesale apparel and accessories including Nike Golf, Tiger Woods Collection, PING® Collection, OGIO®, Red House™, Port Authority®, Port & Company®, District Threads®, CornerStone™ and Sport-Tek®. A family owned business since 1971, SanMar is based in Seattle, WA with six national distribution centers.

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