Partners in progress. (Magic Valley Distributing's use of Micro Vane Inc.'s dBEV software)

From: Modern Brewery Age | Date: January 20, 1992| Author: Pursel, Bob | Copyright information

Partners in Progress Magic Valley forges bond with software vendor.

When Dick and Sue Burwell, owners of Magic Valley Distributing, began looking into computerization in the early '80s, their first step was to visit a trio of wholesalers in Boise, ID, about 120 miles northwest of their Twin Falls, ID, distributorship.

All had impressive computer systems, but none were exactly what the Burwells needed. They operated around mainframe computers, and thus were a bit...