Images_Digital_Edition_June_2019

PF INDUSTRY SOFTWARE www.images-magazine.com 78 images JUNE 2019 ETrader “Are you fed up of having a website that does not function properly? Or does not generate enough income for your business?” asks ETrader. “ETrader provides garment decorators across the UK and Ireland with practical, easy-to-use websites that can help grow your business and generate actual sales.” According to the company, selling printed and embroidered clothing online does not need to be difficult. It reports that its websites “take away the fuss, stress and complications of selling online”. It adds: “Our team creates the websites and you just reap the rewards. With an emphasis on practicality and simplicity, an ETrader website focuses on mirroring how your business works in-store online.” ETrader websites also include hundreds of brands from industry- leading suppliers; a variety of sales, marketing and quoting tools; unlimited stores for the decorator’s customers, schools and clubs at no extra cost; in- store and online training for staff; and SEO, social media, email campaigns and other marketing supports. The company has a UK-based customer service team, and demos are available. www.etraderwebsites.co.uk GS UK: Ethos Embroidery Software The Ethos suite of digitising and editing software is used worldwide by both large and small companies to create embroidery designs, explains GS UK. It notes that the software has been in development for over 25 years and during that time the aim has always been to create a range of software that is simple to use yet extremely powerful. “The Ethos developers work closely with the GS UK design team to produce cutting-edge features that answer the ever- changing requirements of the embroidery industry,” adds GS UK. Version 19 will be the next release of the Ethos software and is set to include numerous digitising production tools, enhancements to existing tools, additional thread databases, various new font styles and monograms. Any new Ethos system automatically includes one year’s software support and training, explains GS UK, to ensure that customers get the best possible start to incorporating the Ethos software into their business. The Ethos software is available in various levels ranging from the full design and digitising Virtuoso Plus through to the Writer lettering and editing software or the Organiser design storage system. As Ethos is a modular system it can be upgraded as your business grows and develops. “The diverse range of Ethos customers demonstrates the versatility of the software with users including large embroidery companies and smaller scale businesses through to educational establishments, textile designers and independent artists,” says GS UK. GS UK uses the Ethos software in its own in-house design studio and offers support and training on the software via a support team with many years of commercial digitising experience. www.gs-uk.com DecoNetwork “DecoNetwork is the smarter business software for printers and embroiderers in both the B2C and B2B space,” says the company. Features include an ecommerce website, online designer and business tools to manage sales, artwork approvals, purchasing and production. “You can also access over 20,000 products from leading suppliers such as BTC Activewear, Ralawise, Pencarrie and more,” DecoNetwork explains. “Our technology will increase sales, reduce costly errors and streamline your business processes to help you be more efficient and profitable.” www.deconetwork.com DecoNetwork offers decorators a range of business tools ETrader offers “practical, easy-to-use” websites GS UK uses Ethos embroidery software in its in- house design studio