The latest update of ROCKET, version 3.02, is now being shipped. If you are running version 3.00 and are wondering what happened to v3.01, fear not. We did have a 3.01, but it was only used by stores that purchased our new optional Integrated Letters module. Changes included in that version are consolidated with all the new things in 3.02. So, what’s so special about the latest upgrade? Lots!

Text messaging your customers about their late returns, retail order arrivals or special marketing deals has gone to a new level with a unique new ROCKETTXT function in the new 2011 Version 3.02 of ROCKET. With this new ROCKETTXT function, store staff can send SMS messages on an ad hoc basis from inside ROCKET, directly from the transactional or member screens they’re working on.

ROCKET’s brand new Integrated Letters Module greatly enhances your ability to produce letters chasing money owed or late items; this new-build optional module, which succeeds ROCKET’s popular Customer Letters package, operates directly from inside ROCKET using the member and financial data stored in the software. And its unlimited templates feature means you can have as many different letters as you want!

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IN conjunction with SMS gateway provider Edgility Pty Ltd, ROCKET has launched a new web-based SMS sending system which, directly from inside ROCKET, enables you to make direct and personal contact with your customers.

ROCKET’s versatility has been further demonstrated by a newly-created version of the software which works in conjunction with DVD vending kiosks. The software is currently in use running hundreds of rental kiosks in supermarkets and shopping centres around Australia. A major user is the RedRoomDVD group.

ROCKET’s powerful new Purchase Orders/Customer Orders module greatly simplifies the process of importing and entering monthly stock orders placed through your group head office or through a wholesaler.

ROCKET’s range of third party software products has expanded again! With the addition of new automatic interfaces with debt collection agencies collectyourdebt.com.au and eCollect.com.au, ROCKET now offers four easy to use electronic options for debt recovery.

OWNERS and managers of multiple home entertainment stores can now benefit from easier and time-saving management oversight, plus give greater convenience to their customers, with ROCKET’s Multi-Store version.

ROCKET’s brand new stocktake module is ready for release in time for the end of the financial year. It’s a great improvement on the stocktake function in our old technology program VIDEOMINDER, as it handles both retail and rental items.