Softlink bags 60 clients in second quarter

News Facts:  

· Softlink Logistic Systems, one of India's pioneering software product companies for Logistic and International Trade, today announced that they have added more than 60 new clients in the second quarter. The new clients included companies from shipping, freight forwarding and custom agents

· New accounts signed have companies like Jindal SAW Ltd, Skylark Cargo Services, Darabshaw B. Cursetjee's, Amish Shipping Agency, Shree Shipping Services, Om Freight Forwarders, Siddhartha Logistics, Divya Shipping & Clearing Services, Chakiat Agencies 

· The company has received good response from the stakeholders operating in Indian logistics industry for its solutions that include Visual Impex, Visual X-PORT, Visual Akash and Visual Samudra 

· Additionally, 22 existing clients repose their faith in Softlink by ordering additional software 

· With the addition of 60 new clients added in the portfolio, Softlink has reached the client roaster to over 2500 customers in Indian logistics sector. Company aims to reach the mark of over 3000 customers by the end of this fiscal 2009-2010 

· Softlink’s Logi-Sys product, a web-based, end-to-end, modular, scalable, ERP software for Freight Forwarders & NVOCCs has started gaining significant traction in the market 

· In the coming quarter, company plans to expand its global footprint and will explore the funding route to support the same initiative 

Supporting Quotes: 

· “It has been our commitment and dedicated effort to create solutions that reduce operating costs and simplify operations for the logistics and international trade. There has been a considerable increase in domestic and international trade volumes over the past few years as a result of the strong economic growth and liberalization. Consequently, the requirement for transportation, handling and warehousing is also growing at a robust pace. These factors are acting as a key driver for logistic companies to opt for integrated logistics solutions, giving a robust growth to a software product company like ours. Said, Mr. Amit Maheshwari, Founder & CEO, Softlink Logistic Systems Pvt. Ltd. 

· The 60 new clients bagged by us this quarter is purely an indication that the Indian logistic players are now realizing the need to deploy cutting-edge technologies in this competitive market. Mr. Maheshwari further added. 

· “We are completely satisfied with Softlink’s Visual Impex solution. The software product deployed by Softlink has helped us in time efficiency, reducing costs and manpower. Through Auto Duty calculation we have now minimized on the mistakes and error which might result in major loss for our company”, said Mr. S. N. Murthy,AGM, Jindal SAW Ltd 

· “We have witnessed Softlink’s solution as a tool to simplify our operations. Through its successful deployment, we have now enhanced our time efficiency for submitting the documents on to ICEGATE. The entire product experience has been quite satisfactory compared to other similar products available in the market, said Mr. Shailesh Lawate, Founder, Shree Shipping Services 

· Softlink’s solution has proven to be a great experience for us at our operational work. The software has helped us generate shipping bills and bills of entry in less than 5 minutes. This has resulted in managing the costs and time more efficiently and reducing the labour costs. The software has also helped us to monitor the work more efficiently, said Mr. M. Kumar from Skylark Cargo Services 

About Softlink
Softlink was established in the year 2005, with the sole aim of simplifying operations of organizations in the logistics industry worldwide through highly specialized software products. Softlink is a global software product company which has carved its niche in providing software solutions across the logistics sector to Freight Forwarders, Custom Brokers, 3PL companies and also to Exporters and Importers. Softlink has a presence in every major city in India, including Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Softlink's products are used by more than 50,000 users in over 2,500 organisations. Softlink’s clientele include organisations like DHL Express, TNT India, FedEx, Videocon, Times of India, The Future Group, ABG Shipyard, Onida, Parle Products, Moser Baer India, AFL Dachser, Nippon Express, Schenker, etc. Key PSUs and Government Departments like Air India, Indian Oil Corporation, Dredging Corporation of India, and Embarkation HQ benefit from Softlink’s products. 

Softlink is amongst few Indian players that have been successful developing ERP products. Through a strong domain expertise in the logistics industry, Softlink has developed Logi-Sys - an ERP suite that caters to the specific requirements of logistics industry. The company has also developed X-ponent – a revolutionary Sales and Service management solutions which provides a holistic approach towards Sales, Marketing and customer service to the organizations across different verticals.

Please visit www.softlinkglobal.com for more information.