Cougar Mountain Software Provides Powerful Point-of -Sale Solution for Tobacco Retailers

March 6, 2002 / BOISE, ID - What can tobacco retailers do to increase profitability without a lot of up-front costs? Cougar Mountain Software, leader in point-of-sale software and hardware, today announced the development of a program that offers a cost-effective, powerful solution for tobacco retailers to manage financial aspects of their business and increase profitability.

The Cougar Mountain Tobacco Retail Program:
For little or no money down , tobacco retailers can now purchase Specialty Shop 7000, a comprehensive POS software and hardware system that manages sales, provides inventory control, tracks manufactures' promotions and provides a comprehensive back-office accounting tool.

"Cougar Mountain understands the fundamental needs of the tobacco retailer," said David Bassiri, Cougar Mountain Software president. "With this program, our customers are given the infrastructure they need to increase profitability at a price they can afford."
Michael Brown, sales manager for Cougar Mountain, reports that with the softened economy, tobacco retailers are making an extra effort to monitor their inventory and control their expenses.

"One way tobacco retailers are tightening control is through the installation of a computerized POS and inventory system in their stores," said Brown. "With Cougar Mountain's latest program, tobacco retailers can lease-to-own a comprehensive POS system and immediately realize benefits without a huge cash outlay. Improved operations means improved profits, and they can defray the cost over a 36 to 52-month-period, and in most cases, for less than $175 a month."

Cougar Mountain Point-of-Sale solution:
The Cougar Mountain Specialty Shop 7000 system includes a flat-screen cash register with everything needed to complete any transaction. Specialty Shop 7000 provides easy-to-use POS sales' screens and the ability to track buydowns, markdowns and multi-pack pricing.
Also included with the package is the age verification function. Retailers can identify which products require age verification for purchase and restrict those transactions that fall short of the set age parameters.
Specialty Shop 7000 doesn't stop at the front of the store. Included in the package is a complete back-office accounting system designed to help track inventory, review payables and receivables, and manage cash flow. All with a minimal amount of supervision and a maximum amount of control and flexibility.

"The tobacco retail industry has entered a time when it is no longer financially sound to conduct business without a powerful POS system in place," said Bassiri. "And Cougar Mountain provides that solution at the lowest cost possible."

Cougar Mountain Software will be showcasing this newest POS system at the International Tobacco Expo, April 2 - 4, 2002 in the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Cougar Mountain will be featured in booth #1314.

About Cougar Mountain Software (www.cougarmtn.com):
Founded in 1982, Boise-based Cougar Mountain Software publishes Accounting® for Windows® software, FUND Accounting® for Windows® software, and Point of Sale® software and hardware. Cougar Mountain represents more than 20,000 national clients in key vertical markets. Cougar Mountain is ranked among the industry's "Top 100" PC software companies in the nation for the third consecutive year. In addition, Cougar Mountain made The CPA Software News' "Top 16" list of mid-range accounting software programs, "Top 14" list of point-of-sale software programs, and "Top 12" lists for payroll processing and not-for-profit software packages.
© 2002 Cougar Mountain Software. All rights reserved. FUND Accounting®, Accounting® and Point of Sale® are registered trademarks of Cougar Mountain Software. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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Contact:
Elizabeth Belts,
Public Relations Specialist
Cougar Mountain Software
(208) 375-4455 office
elizabethbelts@cougarmtn.com

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