Since 1989, CompUSA has been relying on the forté back-office and point-of-sale solution to run its retail and direct-channel order-entry systems. The software and services that IMS produced have been integral to aiding this well-known chain's growth from a single store to two hundred within 10 years. To this day, IMS continues to provide software and services to CompUSA.

Insight, a one-billion-dollar-per-year mail-order computer reseller, has utilized the forté back-office systems since its inception in 1988. The application and language products utilized at Insight have allowed the forté infrastructure we originally installed to grow with the company from 28 users in 1988 to an excess of 1,000 on-line users. Today, IMS and Insight are technology partners, working together to continually improve Insight's back-office systems.

Technology Integration Group (formerly MicroAge of San Diego), an industry leader selling direct to corporate, educational and government accounts, relies exclusively on the forté back-office systems and an IMS e-Commerce interface. The systems are linked directly to distributors including Ingram Micro and TechData. With this virtual automated drop-ship environment, TIG efficiently meets the product and customer service needs of their broad customer base.

Computer Gate, a nationally known mail order company selling computer products and supplies, recently implemented both the forté back-office system and the IMS e-Commerce system. With seamless integration from their browser-based storefront, Computer Gate manages their virtual and traditional orders in one Web-based environment. Computer Gate's Web site consistently ranks among the top 50 commerce sites on the Web.

Dalco Electronics has been an IMS client since 1994. They utilize the forté back-office system to handle their high-volume business, selling computer peripherals and supplies. Dalco recently contracted IMS to interface its Web storefront directly to the forté back-office system through the use of IMS's e-Commerce solution.

Hi-Val is a well-known manufacturer of CD, CD-ROM, DVD and DVD-ROM equipment and titles. They began their business utilizing the forté back-office system, and have since seen it grow from a dozen employees to several hundred. IMS has provided the back-office solutions to handle that growth.

McBride and Associates are large resellers to the government. They currently utilize the forté back-office system. The application was tailored to meet the unique requirements for selling specifically to the government. A project is currently underway to implement an IMS e-Commerce solution that incorporates many required features unique to servicing government contracts.

The Internet Revenue Network (IRN) selected IMS as its core developer of an Internet-based authentication system. The IRN, utilizing IMS's technology, is committed to becoming a leader in digital signature authentication on the Web.

QPS, a nationally-known manufacturer of sophisticated CD recording and duplication equipment, has recently launched an IMS e-Commerce site to handle all of its business-to-business transactions.