Fishbowl News

Mar 10, 2008 - Fishbowl Named Top 50 in Utah Valley

Fishbowl Inventory is flattered to have been ranked 8th in Utah Valley Magazine's Fastest-Growing Companies listing. With a great customer base and a hugely expanding Value Added Reseller program, Fishbowl Inventory plans and aspires to continue receiving comparable accolades. Fishbowl finds itself amongst extremely good company. With an ever-expanding support base and a top-notch development team, the sky is the limit for Fishbowl's expectations of what we can deliver to our customers.

Feb 11, 2008 - Fishbowl Continues Mid-Market Growth

Fishbowl Inventory is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark Lindsay as Director of Mid-Market Channel Sales. Mark has over 20 years of extensive experience in direct and channel sales and will be helping Fishbowl Inventory address the inventory concerns of QuickBooks users in the lower mid-market.

Feb 04, 2008 - Fishbowl at Upcoming CPA Conferences

Fishbowl Inventory and Intuit will be exhibiting at two CPA conferences this year: The New Jersey Accounting, Business & Technology Show on May 21-22 and the California Accounting & Business Show June 12-13 in Los Angeles. Feel free to stop by our booths or have any of your clients stop by for a one-on-one demonstration.

Jan 18, 2008 - Integrate Fishbowl With Your Website

DH Consulting is a great option for Fishbowl customers who want to integrate directly with a website. Use the shopping cart on your site to create sales orders in Fishbowl with the whole process automated for awesome efficiency. Walk through this video to see how DH Consulting can streamline your company's processes. (It may take a minute to load.)

Jan 04, 2008 - 5.2 Now Available

Fishbowl Inventory is excited for the newest release of an already powerful software. With this new release come a lot of improvements, especially with accounting, reporting, and printing abilities. Click here for the download of Fishbowl 5.2 and its accompanying Terms/Conditions. Already a customer with a current support contract? Click here for your free upgrade to Fishbowl 5.2

Nov 15, 2007 - Don't just take our word for it--read this!

Click here to read the entire article, complete with a step-by-step procedure of how anyone can set up Fishbowl.

To quote just a line: "What is my overall impression of Fishbowl? Setting it up and using it were much simpler than I had anticipated, and Fishbowl can do a heck of a lot that QuickBooks just plain cannot do."

Oct 24, 2007 - Fishbowl 3-peats as Sleeter Awesome Add-on

For the third year in a row, Fishbowl Inventory was selected by the Sleeter Group as a "Sleeter Awesome Add-on." The Sleeter Group is the premier professional association for QuickBooks consultants in the U.S. and hosts the annual Sleeter Conference for QuickBooks consultants.

Oct 22, 2007 - 8th Fastest Growing Company in Utah

Fishbowl Inventory (ExpressTech Holdings, Inc.) was selected by the MountainWest Capital Network as the 8th Fastest Growing company in Utah. This annual list ranks the most prestigious companies in the state, based on recent success. Awards in the 100 Fastest Growing category are based on percentage revenue increases from 2002 through 2006.

Oct 04, 2007 - Fishbowl at Upcoming Sleeter Conference

Joe Woodard, President and Founder of Creative Financial Software, will present several sessions this year at The Sleeter Group's annual Accounting Software Consulting Conference, including a full day on the Fishbowl Inventory consulting opportunity (pre-conference) and advanced QuickBooks use and troubleshooting in sessions scattered throughout the three days of the conference. Joe is a nationally recognized QuickBooks and accounting technology trainer. Joe provides training each year to literally thousands of other accounting professionals in both live and web-based venues.

Sep 18, 2007 - Fishbowl Essentials: Revamped, Reinvented, and Really cool

If there is anyone who knows Fishbowl Inventory, it's our trainers. Their training is extremely valuable to Fishbowl users, so we've done our best to channel their expertise through several different means. All our trainers have been working around the clock to create our latest and greatest way of delivering the training you'll need to get familiar with Fishbowl and its newest features.

Sep 17, 2007 - Fishbowl Inventory is named to the Utah Top 100 Companies.

Fishbowl Inventory (ExpressTech Int'l) was named to Utah's Top 100 companies. Here at Fishbowl, we are honored to be recognized as one of Utah's most prominent companies, and would like to thank everyone that has had a part in getting us to this point.

Sep 07, 2007 - 5.1 - Hot Off the Press!

This time, it's all about speed. Fishbowl Inventory 5.1 is packed with new and improved features to help you manage your inventory with greater efficiency and higher accuracy. Features such as kitting, associated products, more efficient reports, as well as a helpful GUI upgrade, continue to make Fishbowl the leader in inventory control for small and medium-sized businesses.

Aug 24, 2007 - Easy Switch from Peachtree or Microsoft to QuickBooks

Fishbowl Inventory wants everyone to know that Intuit has a free Conversion Tool download for PeachTree, Microsoft SBA or Microsoft Office Accounting users that will take their data and bring it directly into QuickBooks Pro, Premier or Enterprise.  PeachTree, MS SBA or MS Office Accounting users that are concerned about the effort required to make the switch can now effortlessly convert their data directly into the QuickBooks package of their choice. 

Jun 28, 2007 - Fishbowl Inventory 5.0 Allows QuickBooks Users LIFO/FIFO and Much More.

Already a powerful inventory control software package, Fishbowl Inventory, the best-selling add-on for QuickBooks users, announces the successful release of their new and improved product: Fishbowl Inventory 5.0.

Apr 20, 2007 - Fishbowl Inventory 5.0 – Moving into New Industries

Fishbowl Inventory 5.0, targeted to be released June 1, 2007, will be Fishbowl’s most featured-packed release ever.  Some have said, “5.0 is like all of the other Fishbowl releases over the past 5 years combined!” Fishbowl Inventory 5.0’s new features will make Fishbowl more attractive to new industries of all types and sizes.  Fishbowl Inventory also adds increased value and flexibility to QuickBooks, because of its ability to allow additional accounting methods. 

Mar 30, 2007 - Fishbowl Teams with Sleeter Group

Fishbowl Inventory and The Sleeter Group jointly announced today their alliance to increase Fishbowl’s penetration into the small-to-medium business accounting market, where inventory solutions are in great demand. The agreement centralizes all Fishbowl Professional Advisors into The Sleeter Group Consultant’s Network (SGCN). The Sleeter Group, a nationwide group of over 500 accounting firms and consultants with expertise in QuickBooks financial software, will handle sales, installation, QuickBooks integration, and business process consulting for Fishbowl clients.

Mar 29, 2007 - QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Conference

Fishbowl Inventory representatives will be presenting at the QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Conference June 12-14. We are excited to see everyone that will be participating in the conference, and we are especially eager to demonstrate the newest features that are coming out with the Fishbowl Inventory 5.0 release. For more information, follow this link: QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Conference

Mar 16, 2007 - Fishbowl Inventory and Windows Vista

With the release of Microsoft’s new operation system (OS), Windows Vista, we would like to shed some light on how Fishbowl’s current and future releases will run.

Jan 22, 2007 - 2006 - A Record Year

Fishbowl Inventory, the premier inventory solution for users of QuickBooks, announces they are continuing their growth rate of 275% year over year for the past three years. ExpressTech International (the official name of the company) credits their spectacular success to the release of Fishbowl Inventory 4.6 last year, their great working relationship with Intuit, and the doubling of their workforce over the previous year. This winning combination continues to benefit customers with upcoming product enhancements that will make an already superior inventory control/supply chain solution that much better.

Jan 17, 2007 - Fishbowl Inventory 4.7 Released

ExPressTech International announces the release today of version 4.7 of Fishbowl Inventory, the number one selling inventory solution for users of QuickBooks. This release offers several new enhancements to the software that continue to strengthen ExpressTech's position in the marketplace.

Nov 10, 2006 - Fishbowl Tips and Tricks

Fishbowl Customer Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 5

Have you ever wanted to know how to copy and paste in Fishbowl?  Wouldn’t it be nice to stop using that mouse so often?  Here are some helpful tips to make Fishbowl a bit easier to use.  Below is a compiled list of the most helpful keyboard shortcuts for Fishbowl Inventory.

Oct 30, 2006 - Sleeter Group Awesome QuickBooks Add-on for 2007

The Sleeter Group announced today that for the second consecutive year, Fishbowl Inventory has been named to the list of Awesome QuickBooks® Add-ons for 2007. Doug Sleeter, president and CEO of the Sleeter Group, explained that Fishbowl Inventory has been placed on this list for a number of reasons:

Oct 13, 2006 - Fishbowl Inventory — Intuit's Gold Developer Status

Fishbowl Professional News, Vol. 1, Issue 8

Fishbowl Inventory announces that QuickBooks has presented them with Gold Developer Status. This is the highest possible rating awarded to a developer integrating with QuickBooks. This excellent ranking is given only to a handful of developers, and is earned by successfully passing a stringent review process. This process includes going through a critical technical-feature review by Intuit. Final rankings are determined through reviews by QuickBooks pro advisors, surveys given to customers and analyzed case studies. Other designations offered by QuickBooks include Silver Developer Status and Community Developer Status.

Sep 01, 2006 - FISHBOWL AND THE WAREHOUSE LAYOUT

This is the first in a series of articles that discuss how Fishbowl Inventory's advanced inventory control tools can help companies to get their warehouses set up properly using Fishbowl Inventory. Fishbowl's tools allow businesses to reshape their current distribution systems using state-of-the-art warehousing techniques.

Aug 31, 2006 - Introducing Fishbowl 4.5

ExpressTech International, of Orem, Utah announced today the release of version 4.5 of Fishbowl Inventory. This release marks the second major release this year. Fishbowl Inventory, an innovative leader in inventory control software, offers small to medium sized businesses an enterprise solution at a fraction of the cost of other enterprise solutions.

Jul 13, 2006 - Fishbowl Announces the Release of Version 4.5.

Fishbowl Professional News, Vol. 1 Issue 6

The latest release of Fishbowl offers many enhancements to help your clients improve productivity, inventory accuracy, and overall profits. In the upcoming release of Fishbowl, scheduled for the first part of August, you will see a more robust bar-coding solution. After purchasing Fishbowl Mobile from Traktronix last year, our programmers feverishly worked to eliminate the middleware piece so that Mobile would communicate directly with the Fishbowl server. By doing that, many new enhancements could be made.

Jun 08, 2006 - Fishbowl Professional News

Fishbowl Professional News, Vol. 1, Issue 5

I'm frequently asked by Fishbowl professional advisors how they can market themselves to get in the door of companies through offering a Fishbowl/QuickBooks solution. In thinking about this, I've come up with a few ideas that might point you in the right direction. (Article as PDF)

May 12, 2006 - Fishbowl's Professional Advisor Training

Fishbowl Professional News, Vol. 1 Issue 4

On April 28, Fishbowl wrapped up another successful professional advisor training course; the majority of the ten attendees have since taken and passed the certification exam.

May 11, 2006 - Fishbowl's Growing Relationship with Intuit

Fishbowl Customer Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 1

On April 25, at the request of the QuickBooks Enterprise group, Ian Bird (Fishbowl Inventory Sales Manager) visited the Intuit campus and provided an overview of Fishbowl Inventory and its outstanding power as an add-on for QuickBooks users.

Apr 24, 2006 - Fishbowl Inventory's New Website

Fishbowl Inventory is proud to present its brand new website. This website is cleaner, faster and easier to navigate. New features and upcoming flash videos will greatly enhance your ability to evaluate Fishbowl Inventory's software. If you find any errors please email us at webmaster@fishbowlinventory.com

Feb 05, 2006 - Fishbowl Inventory Releases Version 4.0

Fishbowl Inventory, the number one inventory solution for users of QuickBooks Accounting, announces the release of version 4.0 on March 1st, 2006. This release offers several new enhancements to the software that continue to strengthen their position in the marketplace.

Jan 01, 2006 - 2005 was a Record Year for Fishbowl Inventory

Fishbowl Inventory, the premier inventory solution for users of QuickBooks, announces their best year ever.  ExpressTech International (the official name of the company) credits their spectacular success to the release of Fishbowl Inventory 3.0 last year, their great working relationship with Intuit, and the doubling of their workforce over the previous year.  This winning combination will continue to benefit customers with upcoming product enhancements that will make an already superior inventory control/supply chain solution that much better.

Nov 13, 2005 - Fishbowl Inventory receives the highest quality rating ever given from Intuit!

Fishbowl Inventory is proud to announce that we have received the highest quality rating ever given by Intuit to an integrated inventory application! That's right - citing such outstanding attributes as "...depth in this software while still maintaining ease of use" and "...many strengths of this product," we were awarded a never-before achieved rating of "Spectacular" - a 9.5!

Nov 09, 2005 - Fishbowl Inventory was selected by the Sleeter Group as one of their "Awesome Add-ons" to QuickBooks

This was announced at the annual Sleeter Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada November 9-11, 2005 for QuickBooks Pro Advisors. Fishbowl Inventory was the only inventory solution to receive this QuickBooks recommendation. In Doug Sleeter's closing presentation to approximately 400 consultants, he referenced Fishbowl Inventory very first and said, "This is an awesome package! These guys GET IT!"

Aug 02, 2005 - Fishbowl Inventory acquires Fishbowl Mobile wireless bar-coding solution

Fishbowl Inventory announced today the acquisition of Fishbowl Mobile from Traktronix, an Orem, Utah based software company, for an undisclosed amount. Fishbowl Mobile, an innovative bar-coding system, works hand in hand with Fishbowl Inventory, the number one inventory solution for QuickBooks users.

Jun 09, 2005 - Fishbowl Inventory now includes iReport for easy creation of customized reports

Fishbowl's reporting possibilities are now virtually unlimited! iReport is now being packaged with Fishbowl 3.0. IReport is an easy-to-use report writing tool. This means you can quickly create customizable reports that will run in your Fishbowl program. We have packaged Fishbowl 3.0 with twenty additional reports that were created using iReport. These reports can be opened, modified, and customized. Using iReport is as simple as querying your database, formatting the results, and saving the finished report to your reports folder. In addition, the technical support team at Fishbowl now offers affordable custom report writing services.

Jun 01, 2005 - Fishbowl Inventory Announces Release of Version 3.0.2

Fishbowl Inventory of Orem, Utah announces the release of version 3.0.2. In this new release, Fishbowl users should see a vast improvement in the speed of the database transactions. The speed of operations inside of Fishbowl Inventory will significantly increase. This release also contains a new Implementation Guide that will help new users get up and running faster with step-by-step instructions.