We have already implemented a new version of “Place Orders” for our Western Carriers customers. We feel this new version is easier to use. Users can now type ahead and tab through fields without waiting for the site to load product information. Invalid product codes are highlighted with a red “Invalid Product Code” message in the description area. These need to be corrected before you can continue to the next page.

This change will be implemented on the Western Wine site soon. As always, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

In response to customer requests, Western Carriers will be enhancing the place orders system to add new functionality and make the order processing system easier to use. The place order screen will be more intuitive, changing the size of the fields to better reflect their maximum sizes, and modifing the order validation to be more intuitive and easier to use. Now all the error messages will be displayed at the top of the screen and shown together, instead of being displayed one at a time. Going forward, order numbers will be limited to letters, numbers, hyphens and forward slashes. Also, we will be implementing a new calendar box for the requested ship date field. You will see a calendar to choose a day as well as type directly into the box if you know the date you want. To use the actual calendar display, simply click on the arrow....

Western Carriers, in our continuing effort to serve our customers better, is going to update the Inventory Balances report this coming Sunday – June 28th. The report will be changed to better reflect your available inventory balances by showing the amount of inventory that is allocated to orders not yet shipped. With this change, you can see at a glance inventory that is available for order without looking at the inventory inquiry screen online for each product.

This version of the report is already available for our Western Wine customers. We will continue to improve our website to better serve you, our valued customers.

Western Carriers is pleased to announce the availability of our new mobile device friendly website for NJ-based Project I customers. This allows our customers to view order and inventory information without being tied to an office PC.

The mobile site web pages have been designed specifically for the limited screen size of the typical smartphone. We have targeted Blackberrys, Windows Mobile, and Palm operating system based devices, but any cell phone with a browser and access to the internet should be able to use the new site. You can access the new site by pointing your mobile device’s browser to http://www.westerncarriers.mobi.

The site has been tested with the following browsers:

• Windows Mobile 5 / 6 – Pocket Internet Explorer
• Blackberry - Internet Browser

At Western Carriers and Western Wine Services, we continue to learn, invest, and create policies to reduce our carbon footprint and help the global environment.

Western Wine Services and SPG Solar have installed a record-setting 707 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system at our location in Napa. The positive impact on the global environment of our solar panel project is far-reaching. Our system produces enough energy to power 283 California homes each year and prevents 1,655,672 lbs. of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere annually. It takes 626 acres of pine forest to absorb this much CO2 from the atmosphere each year. This is equivalent to removing 1,630 passenger cars from the road or offsetting 17,470 barrels of oil. You may find more information here.

The new service provides a programming interface that allows our customers to integrate all the functionality in our website into their own application. This means that our customers will be able to get inventory data, place orders and check their status directly in their software instead of visiting our website.

We are confident that after visiting this website: https://www3.westerncarriers.com/webservices/wcservice.asmx, your IT staff will have several ideas that can help your organization save time by automating processes such as inventory consolidation or updating order information when they are shipped. The potential is enormous and we hope that you take advantage of this tool.