Ross 360° DSD is a complete route accounting solution utilizing the latest technologies to continue to redefine the limits of what a DSD system can be.
The breadth and depth of Ross Computer Systems’ DSD business experience and technical expertise enables clients to quickly build a suite of DSD solutions from the Ross offerings that satisfies specific business and technical needs.
Ross 360° DSD Office:
For food industry companies ranging from small distributors to multi-plant manufacturers, 360° DSD Office provides an integrated route accounting system and enterprise backend solution developed with the Microsoft® .NET Framework. The layered architecture behind Ross 360° DSD Office supplies a combination of different characteristics: database mechanisms for data calculation and manipulation; business logic for domain-specific analysis and interpretation; services for distribution; and presentation for display via ASP.NET web applications. Security is built within each layer to ensure the proper authorization, authentication, auditing and integration to a large array of business and operational applications including financial, business intelligence, and CRM applications is easily done. Ross 360° DSD Office can be installed at the customer’s location or hosted by Ross. Either way, Ross provides complete service to the customer. Hosted clients solutions are maintained on reliable servers maintained and managed by Ross. Software updates and system backup management are standard hosted services.
Ross 360° DSD Mobile:
With its server-based mobile manager control solution, Ross 360° DSD Mobile provides the right data, at the right time, to the right mobile representative. In-office staff can maintain, control, support and research all aspects of the Ross 360° DSD Mobile solution. Ross 360° DSD Mobile works with a wide range of mobile handheld computers and printers. Ross has several world-class hardware manufacturing partners to ensure customers have access to the latest mobile technology. Ross 360° DSD Mobile uses a broad-range of leading technologies to support both its handheld and server-based manager components. Its mobile manager utilizes a combination of web applications, Windows services, SQL Server stored procedures, SQL Server Jobs and configuration options. These technology combinations allow Ross 360º DSD Mobile to provide a highly configurable and robust conduit between the enterprise and its mobile workforce. The handheld component, developed with the Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework running a Windows Mobile Operating System, provides a significant competitive advantage for customers by taking an industry standard three-tier architecture and adapting it to the constraints of a Windows Mobile device to deliver performance, accuracy and usability. Continually enhanced through innovative and intuitive customized controls, Ross 360° DSD Mobile offers a secure kiosk mode and a workflow and navigational framework with a concise on-screen keyboard and flexible printing options.
