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S A L ES & M A R K ET I N G and more) are hosted by the software provider and give each winery a secure login. This is sometimes referred to as "cloud ware." A lot of the same principles apply when considering a software company. Does it meet your needs, both short term and long term? Is their company a good fit to work with yours? Is their company reliable in case you need support? And so forth. Many of the software packages have wine club modules as well, so integration of this information can be a real plus. Once again, though, the winery personnel will be inputting information, so the software will only work as well as the data going in. 3. Illinois 8. Texas 4. Minnesota 9. New Jersey 5. Oregon 10. Nevada sumer Wine S hipping Rep 7. Colorado to Con 6. Florida 2. New York irect 1. California Missing Link Networks–eCellar Launched more than 10 years ago, eCellar is web-based, providing direct selling modules such as compliance and shipping, wine club management, payment, blog and campaign management. At missinglink.net, wineries can explore the different module information. A number of other software packages abound, and many use ShipCompliant for their compliance checks and reporting (this includes VinNOW, Submerce Winery Solutions, Nexternal Solutions and WineWare Software). This does D Top 10 states that receive the most wine per capita The website winecompliancepro.com has an ROI calculator to figure costs based on having an employee doing what the automated system does. eWinery Solutions Web-based and geared to wine club management, eWinery Solutions can be integrated with compliance information to streamline records management. eWinery also offers an online demo at its home page, ewinerysolutions.com. ort Software providers Here are capsule descriptions of what five leading compliance software/services companies offer: eCompli The Compli Beverage firm developed web-based software that can be used by wineries and compliance companies alike. eCompli can track wholesale as well as DtC orders, do product registrations, out-of-state licensing and a host of other items. eCompli offers an online demo at complibeverage.com/demo. ShipCompliant Web-based ShipCompliant offers a host of services, from DtC to wholesale to licensing. For direct shipments, a winery can do all manner of reporting (shipping reports, excise and sales tax), brand and label registrations as well as licensing with the main website, shipcompliant.com. Wholesale needs can be handled through shipcompliant.com/wholesale; tackle permit needs at easywinelicensing.com. ShipCompliant works with Wine Institute, so its members have access to ShipCompliant expertise. WineCompliancePro Automated services include reporting and taxes. WineCompliancePro also integrates with several other software systems such as QuickBooks, Microwork and WineWeb. Win es & V i n es JU LY 20 13 35