What has no scent or flavour but is vital to the success of your business?

dataEssence has been designed specifically for the flavour, fragrance and essential oil industries. dataEssence is based on over 20 years experience in your industry and delivers modular solutions to address the real needs of your business. Our innovative technical skills ensure that dataEssence delivers the performance you need for today's competitive business world but at a realistic price. Even if don't formulate, dataEssence can still deliver a real competitive advantage to you as an ingredient supplier. dataEssence has not only fully met the Windows Client and SQL Server 2008 criteria for the Microsoft "Platform Tests for ISV Solutions" but also all the "highly recommended" requirements for the proposed "Works with SQL Server 2008" tests. Testing was conducted independently by VeriTest, a testing service of Lionbridge Technologies.

Many aspects of dataEssence screens, databases, reports and documents can be tailored by you to meet the initial and evolving needs of your business, but we can also provide more extensive tailoring or integration with your existing systems if required. The rich functionality of the product is supported by the high level of security you need to protect your vital data and powered by a high performance multi user database that delivers the speed to keep pace with your business.

dataEssence delivers benefits in the following key business areas:

Sales and Marketing
These modules provide real benefits in the initial part of the sales cycle by managing the sales projects / briefs and then recording the submissions to clients. The selection of submissions is accelerated by the formulation library thus allowing much faster and more appropriate client responses. The management of existing and prospective clients is improved by the integrated contact manager resulting in better sales opportunities.

Formulations & Regulatory
These modules provide an integrated suite of tools to address the needs of the formulator from formulation design through to automatic calculation of regulatory issues and the production of the appropriate documents – including CHIP, IFRA & FEMA. This includes the automatic calculation of status for formulations, e.g. “is it organic?”. You can also define many different formulation screening scenarios - great for checking out those client requirements or preferences that are outside of the normal regulatory issues. Multi-level formulations can be quickly and accurately manipulated – you create and let dataEssence do the rest – it’ll even track formulation history for you and rationalise and consolidate in seconds!

Mainstream Business Systems
These fully integrated modules will manage inventory and batches through user definable control reports and a powerful purchase ordering system. This ensures that the materials are available in the right location for timely manufacturing (works orders) to meet customer demand. Customer orders and requirements are managed through a feature rich sales order processing system from initial order to call off, delivery and invoicing. The system also incorporates a user and product definable set of QC tests to ensure quality is measured and controlled in the most appropriate way.

The primary objective of these modules is to provide your business with the management information and operational tools necessary to satisfy your clients' needs in the most profitable and productive way. Integration with accounts further enhances these modules through automated credit control and transaction updating.

Accessories
These add-on's enhance the mainstream dataEssence modules and cover such diverse areas as initial data loading, multi language support and stocktaking. In addition custom modifications can be made to all aspects of dataEssence to ensure it fits your business in the best possible way. Many companies not only develop the flavours and fragrances that go into end products but also create end products and package them ready for market. The packaging accessory will help you to manage the processes, and control the total costs, of the packaged finished product, including meeting the DEFRA requirements.

Regulatory Database
Developed over many years, this database of essential oils, natural products and aroma chemicals, will be of particular interest to many independent formulators by providing information on the current regulations and legislation, applicable to flavour and fragrance materials. Data has been accumulated from many sources, checked, correlated and amended to produce as accurate a database as possible which is updated regularly. With the natural products, the latin name has been applied so that the correct safety data is used. Prices include initial loading of the data and there is the option to purchase regular updates. Additionally, the database can be combined with regulatory advice from experienced personnel.

dataEssence Express has been configured specifically to meet the needs of the independent formulator. We have put together the core dataEssence modules (Formulations, Applications and Evaluations, Regulatory & System Manager) as a single user system. dataEssence Express is currently available for £1,725 and includes 1 day installation and training. (This price excludes local taxes and is subject to our standard terms & conditions - copy available on request.) As with all dataEssence installations, additional modules and/or user licences can be purchased as your business and requirements grow.

To find out more about dataEssence and how it can benefit your flavour, fragrance or essential oil business please call us on 0118 929 8216, or email us at streatley@streatley.co.uk

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