WESTPORT, Conn. and SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 17, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Proposal Software, Inc. (PSI), The Leader In Proposal Productivity(tm), and developers of PMAPS(r), the best-in-class Proposal Management and Production System, will be hosting one of three Regional Training Workshops in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday, March 19.
PSI's Manager of Client Service, Colleen Charland, will be leading the one-day intensive workshop, which will be broken out into a morning and an afternoon session. The morning session will cover PMAPS(r) Fundamentals, including the following modules: tracking, searching, and editing records and updating attributes using SmartAdd and Attribute Groups, and Communicating with SMEs via the PMAPS(r) SmartCart. The afternoon session will focus on more advanced applications of PMAPS(r), including the integrated assembly center module: assembling documents via the PMAPS assembly center using pre-formatted proposal templates, the search module for streamlining data content to reduce duplication, and an exploration of advanced tools such as repopulating documents, updating PMAPS from Word, and using the integrated Excel response wizard. The afternoon session will close with a review of the report module, using the extensive library of "canned" reports and creating customized reports using the integrated report-writing tool that can drive Microsoft Office document template files.
According to Proposal Software, Inc. CEO John A. Laurino, "We have tailored these worldwide workshops to both experienced and new PMAPS(r) users by providing not only a refresher course but also an opportunity to more deeply explore the application's functionalities." He added, "We listen closely to the needs of our user community and each workshop we conduct is aimed at meeting and exceeding their needs."
The latest and tenth generation of PMAPS(r) has been enhanced with powerful sales and marketing tools enabling users to integrate, exchange, and coordinate data with a variety of external database formats, particularly CRM platforms. Examples are
eASE Exchange, the leading consultant database platform in the financial services arena, and the powerful and widely used LexisNexis(r) InterAction(r) client relationship management software used by the legal and financial communities. In addition, the data in PMAPS(r) can be synchronized with most other user software and database platforms including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, XML, SQL, DBF, and ASCII using the internal PMAPS(r) Data Bridge module.
About Proposal Software, Inc.
Proposal Software Inc. (PSI) provides the best-in-class comprehensive proposal management platform. PMAPS(r) is in use by over 200 leading financial services, investment management, healthcare, legal, and Fortune 1000 organizations worldwide, including PacifiCare, Health Net, ING Investment Management, the WellPoint family of healthcare companies, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, AAM-Investment Management, Blue Asset Management, and Fred Alger Management. Additional information on PMAPS(r) is available at www.proposalsoftware.com.