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Lawn and Garden Dealers Association Enters Partnership with Intelligentz.


AUSTIN, Texas -- Intelligentz Corporation was selected as a premier partner to Lawn and Garden Dealers Association's more than 2,500 members. Under this agreement, members will receive Intelligentz's Pangaea software at a preferred rate. Members will not only gain greater online visibility to enhance their product's search ability, but also reduce unnecessary inventory, rapidly process orders, generate revenue outside local markets and compete in today's fast-paced market place.

"Our members indicated a need to have a low cost alternative for both parts searches and POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET.

(2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak.

POS - point of sale
 software as well as the ability to be on the forefront of technology without the 'bleeding edge' costs that so often occur with software installation," said Kirk K. Nellis, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of LGDA LGDA La Guerra Del Anillo (Spanish: War of the Ring) .

Intelligentz and LGDA are working together to provide a web centric storefront, which will be featured within Parts.com, an Intelligentz Automotive Corporation owned site. Parts.com has more than eleven million page views monthly from more than 1.4 million unique users and is the #1 automotive parts ecommerce site on the internet. Users will be able to search and secure products ranging from lawn and garden parts and supplies to machinery. Also, as more and more users become mobile savvy, searching for parts on mobile browsers A mobile browser (earlier referred to as a microbrowser or minibrowser) is a web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or PDA. Mobile browsers are optimised so as to display Web content most effectively for small screens on portable  will become second nature. Intelligentz's mobile applications can easily transition companies to getting their inventory online so that it can be easily accessed with a mobile browser.

By providing a web centric interface for retailers, they can visually see their entire inventory at once. They can also determine demographic market trends through a report feature that provides LGDA members with search statistics for each product. This will allow them to prevent out-of-stocks and reduce those inventory items which are not selling. Tracking and tracing In logistics, tracking and tracing is the concept of locating property that is being forwarded from an origin to a destination through various hubs and passing along spokes, and determining the location and other status of such object.  the inventory will also provide a much easier purchasing process Purchasing Purchasing is the formal process of buying goods and services.

The Purchasing Process can vary from one organization to another but there are some key elements that are common throughout

The process usually starts with a 'Demand' or requirements
 by getting the products to the customer at a faster pace.

In addition, with no upfront software costs and a low monthly fee, this allows the dealer to have the same POS software as the larger retail chains, including inventory management, remote access visibility, customer relations management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), and accounting functions. "Even though there are giant stores carrying every product imaginable, consumers still appreciate their neighborhood retailer for its personal customer service that is so hard to find," said Michael T. Lucas, President and CEO of Intelligentz. With the collaborative efforts of both Intelligentz's Pangaea Software and LGDA, members will have a greater buying power Buying Power

The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available.

Also referred to as "Excess Equity.
 to compete with nationally recognized home improvement centers.

"We are pleased that LGDA has chosen Intelligentz as its premier software company and look forward to improving their association membership base awareness in the marketplace," said Mr. Lucas.

About Intelligentz

Intelligentz has gained a tremendous amount of credibility and traction in the marketplace since the issuance of parent company Unisone Corporation's intellectual property portfolio spanning across 32 countries in February of 2006. Pangaea Systems was acquired by Intelligentz in 2005 and the assets of TradeMotion Software and Parts.com's were acquired in January of 2007 which when combined with the Unisone Patent has become an integral part in Intelligentz's overall growth. The company's flagship inventory management and RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna.  automation software enables businesses to tag, track, and manage their inventory with real-time monitoring. Inventory businesses become more efficient by providing dynamic visibility up and down the supply chain, thereby improving inventory data collaboration See data conferencing. . For more information, please visit Intelligentz's website at www.intelligentz.net.

About Lawn and Garden Dealers Association

LGDA was founded in 1986. At that time the founders recognized that small lawn and garden stores, for the most part, did not take credit cards. This was mainly due to the extremely high charges these small companies paid to have this service. Most felt it simply wasn't worth it. LGDA began offering credit card processing at extremely competitive rates and the response was extraordinary. Credit card processing was just the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg
n. pl. tips of the iceberg
A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. 
. The association now offers money-saving programs in almost all aspects of business. We now offer discount programs on everything from office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work").  to mobile phone discounts. We even offer a program that offers you healthcare discounts. With nearly 19 years of experience helping the outdoor industries, and several hundred million dollars of buying power, LGDA has something to offer even the largest of companies. For more information, please visit LGDA's website at www.lgda.com.
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