COOL LIFE SYSTEMS WINS 2011 LEAD411 TECH 200 AWARD

Cool Life Systems, a leading provider of cloud business software solutions, has been honored as a Tech 200 Winner and named to the 2011 Lead411’s Tech 200, a listing of the Top 200 privately held United States technology companies.

Ranking number 50 overall and beating out more than 550 other companies, Cool Life Systems began operations seven years ago as a two person start up.

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Cool Life Systems Nominated for 2011 Lead411 Tech 200 Award

October 24, 2011 – Cool Life Systems, a cloud based software solution developer, has been nominated for the 2011 Lead411 Tech 200 Award for their exponential growth as a software provider in the past year. The Tech 200 Award “recognizes the fastest growing technology companies based on the yearly revenue percentage growth.”

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BRIAN BENTON JOINS PROGRAMMING TEAM AT COOL LIFE SYSTEMS

October 19, 2011 – Cool Life Systems, Inc. is excited to announce Brian Benton has joined the software technology company as a member of the programming team.

Benton, a native to Orange county, received his B.S. in Computer Science from the State University of New York, New Paltz.

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A Cloud Based Future

Forbes speaks the truth on the innovations behind using cloud based software, aka software as a service.

2) Business changes. Altering the way companies operate and serve customers, such as enabling faster service, faster time to market.

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CAMALA LETRICK JOINS Customer Support Team at COOL LIFE SYSTEMS

October 11, 2011 – Cool Life Systems, Inc. is proud to announce Camala Letrick has joined the software technology company as a Customer Service Representative.

Joining the small staff of current customer service representatives, Letrick, who previously specialized in the healthcare support industry, will facilitate a segment of clients in development of their websites, including support for any possible database issues, and conducting training sessions for new customers to the cloud based software.

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COOL LIFE SYSTEMS TO ATTEND 2011 ASA BUSINESS VALUATION CONFERENCE

September 27, 2011 – CLS, a leading provider of business software solutions, will be exhibiting at the American Society of Appraisers’ (ASA) 30th Annual Advanced Business Valuation Conference. The highly regarded conference brings together leaders in the Business Valuation Industry from all across North America.

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Why Your Business Needs To Break Free of Excel

How many business owners either plan or run or both their business with an Excel spreadsheet? Truth be told, I’m a huge fan of Excel. I used Excel to track wedding expenses, my personal budget, even as a basic calculator.  I even lived Excel while working for GE.  But as a business management platform, Excel can and is a real nightmare.

Yet so many folks are using it to do just that.

If tools that are time saving, money saving and allow you to act with confidence matters when making  business decisions are important to you, then you owe it to yourself and your business to have an Excel intervention and see how you can spend your time focusing on the things that really matter like, say, running your business.

But first, let’s look at a few reasons why it’s time to shut down Excel.

Your business is dynamic, and Excel is static

Among larger companies, gone are the days of the formal annual budgeting process. More and more, businesses are adopting a rolling forecast that flexes to the constantly shifting marketplace. These same large companies are swiftly shedding the giant, clunky planning tools of the ‘90s in favor of agile, web-based tools.

But for small businesses, planning is happening in Excel. According to NY Enterprise Report, a whopping 93 percent of small businesses—including those using QuickBooks as their accounting software—are planning and managing their business with a spreadsheet.

The problem, in case we haven’t noticed, is that nothing is static anymore.

Manually keying historical data into Excel is a drag, and manually plying through QuickBooks to understand where you were off target and why the numbers don’t add up is time lost that could be spent thinking about your products and services or your customers. Your business is constantly generating new information, and Excel just sits idly by, waiting for you to fill it up. Then, it provides no “so what” or sense of what’s next.

Even your business model is dynamic

Not only is your data dynamic, but your business model is too. Let’s say you read an interesting article about the emergence of Content Marketing as a fantastic channel for driving new customers your way. You are thinking about dipping your toe in and acquiring tools to help facilitate amazing new content, to facilitate amazing new web traffic, to facilitate amazing new business… you get the idea. To fit that strategy into Excel, you’re adding a row here, inserting 10 there, filling down formulas, and checking the results. Pretty soon, you’re spending more time building your business model when you should be building your business.

Because the very nature of your business is unique, and because it continually evolves, you need tools that are flexible enough to allow you to model out a new channel, or perhaps a new customer segment you’re thinking about going after. You should be able to test out a change in pricing and see the impact to your bottom line instantly. Excel can do that, sure. But it takes so much time to grind it out that most business owners end up following gut instinct rather than owning the numbers. And that’s a missed opportunity.

You need a web app…

Seems like a silly thing to say, right? But it’s true. To kick the Excel habit, your business needs the aid of smart, fast, cloud-based tools that turn a “one person team” into a one person army.

Excel is no longer the go-to place to run and plan your business. The times are changing with a series of new tools like those provided by CLS and they are worth paying attention to.

I’m not saying you have to un-install Excel. But just know that if you want to get back to building and running an amazing business instead of amazing spreadsheets, the days of Excel are numbered.

About www.Cool Life Systems.com
Based in Montgomery NY, Cool Life Systems provides dynamic software as a service business solutions for multiple industries. Cool Life Systems, implements business solutions for a company’s unique processes, philosophies and policies to connect people, systems, and technology, enabling a seamless integration of CRM (customer relation management) processes, websites, and all marketing efforts in one centralized system. Learn how Cool Life Systems’ provide users with the tools they need to grow and manage their business in many areas that include: marketing, sales, lead-acquisition, client management, and project management by visiting our Website at www.CoolLifeSystems.com.

CLS Presents at Orange County Business Accelerator

Cool Life Systems, Inc. (CLS), a provider of cloud based business solutions, gave a presentation titled “Supercharging Your Business Development Strategies” at the Orange County Business Accelerator on April 27, 2011.

The presentation, led by Mike Torticill and Bud Shea, focused on the available technologies that owners of small and medium businesses can use to boost their development, growth and revenue. The presentation also differentiated between businesses that have achieved their growth targets by adopting technology and the small businesses continuing to languish and produce poor returns on investment because they are afraid to investment in technology. Attendees at the presentation also learned:

• How use of email and search engine optimization plays a significant role in business development,
• Why lack of integrated systems costs businesses money and causes inefficiencies ,
• Why sales management systems are just as necessary for a sole practitioner as a 25 person office.

CLS began operations eight years ago as a two person startup and has since maintained annual growth rates exceeding 30%. During the past two years, CLS has achieved market-leading performance in several closely-related high growth market segments. With the market for virtual desktop infrastructure market expected to grow to $65.7 Billion by 2013 according to Gartner Research, CLS’s portfolio of proprietary products and outstanding service record continues to attract numerous clients who recognize the benefits CLS is able to provide their companies. These organizations recognize a global transition to virtualization at the desktop is propelling CLS to become an extraordinary growth story over the next five years.

About www.Cool Life Systems.com
Based in Montgomery NY, Cool Life Systems provides dynamic software as a service business
solutions for multiple industries. Cool Life Systems, implements business solutions for a company’s unique processes, philosophies and policies to connect people, systems, and technology, enabling a seamless integration of CRM (customer relation management) processes, websites, and all marketing efforts in one centralized system. Cool Life Systems’ provide users with the tools they need to grow and manage their business in many areas that include: marketing, sales, lead-acquisition, client management, and project management.

CLS a leader in cloud computing technologies recently attended the 2010 AICPA National Business Valuation Conference November 7 – 9, 2010, in Washington DC as part of their national marketing campaign showcasing their business database & CRM solutions to financial services companies. CLS’ market-leading, SaaS offerings help businesses create efficiencies and improve operational performance.

Cool Life Systems’ CLS 3.0 software accomplishes this by integrating clients business needs into a single application, effectively streamlining operations for an entire business while reducing overhead expenses and unlocking valuable business information with minimal effort. With CLS’ centralized solution, companies can simplify access to information company wide allowing all employees to make better business decisions to drive profitability and performance.

“Our focus and commitment to the financial services industry, by showing to them technology solutions that allow firms grow earnings at multiples they never thought possible, is a cornerstone of our company”, says David Cummings, CEO of Cool Life Systems.

If you did not have a chance to speak with a representative from Cool Life Systems’ during the conference or if you want to learn more about how our product and services create value for your firm, please call Cool Life Systems at 800-988-8850 or e-mail at Sales@CoolLifeSystems.com to schedule a demonstration.

Making the Internet 100x Faster

As businesses and consumers appetite for web based content and Internet driven applications increase, the barrier of slow transmission speeds inhibits the growth and use of data intensive, Internet based applications for all users.  A recent article in Computerworld.com tells about a viable, near term solution being developed by researchers at MIT that could allow Internet use to explode.

The article is short and well worth the 5 minutes to read.  You can access the article here.  Happy Reading!