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42 WINES&VINES July 2015 TECHNOLOGY of Amphora's software, it is still a very good deal at whatever price they are charging. IVIS includes regular updates as part of their license. Orion, Breckenridge, Winemaker's Database, Vintegrate and Vintners Advantage also offer updates several times per year. Data integrity The data stream is the lifeblood of your business, and so it must be protected in every way possible. Orion, Winemaker's Database and Vintners Advantage recommend that customers arrange to back up to their own local server and will help them in this process. IVIS and Amphora offer a backup utility to the client's chosen location. Vin- tegrate and Breckenridge offer backup services for any desired time period on- or offsite. Customization Wine production software is a small business in the overall tech industry, so all of these software companies have included custom functions in their software. For each special circumstance where a winery needs customized func- tions to generate a report, or a special data entry form, you can be sure the vendor will be able to produce it for you. It's only a mat- ter of cost vs. benefit. Amphora will only integrate changes into their standard software version, while other vendors will provide custom solutions for wineries. Multiple wineries/ businesses If your winery performs alternate premise functions or custom crush—or if you have multiple locations either remotely or within your existing operation— all of these vendors can keep track of each bonded operation individually. Special compliance functions It is best to check out for yourself in the process of selecting a ven- dor how well their software han- dles compliance issues for filing your 5120.17 (702) forms. This is especially true if you perform any number of additional processes such as chaptalization, ameliora- tion, spirit additions, vinegar, sugar additions or concentrates. There are special formulas for de- fining the number of wine gallons that increase or decrease due to these operations. If you perform a large percent- age of your production volume with chaptalization or ameliora- tion, then these operations can be particularly important for you. Be sure to talk with your chosen ven- dor about how well their reporting scheme computes these values. It could be an issue that throws your reports off from a regulatory perspective. Laboratory testing The only vendor that has a func- tional limit is Amphora, whose limit is 24 with 14 pre-defined and 10 custom analyses. Orion and Breckenridge list 20 per page (or top 20 analysis), but you can cre- ate any additional number of tests. Vintegrate, IVIS and Vint- NADALIÉ USA 1401 Tubbs Lane Post Office Box 798 Calistoga, CA 94515 Tel. 707 942 9301 Fax. 707 942 5037 info@nadalie.com www.nadalie.com Nadalié France since 1902 Nadalié USA since 1980 NADALIÉ USA, it's also... The Breckenridge system allows users to import historical data.