<s>
FloristWare	B-Application
is	O
an	O
order-taking	O
and	O
Point	O
of	O
Sale	O
(	O
POS	O
)	O
/Customer	O
Relationship	O
Management	O
(	O
CRM	O
)	O
system	O
for	O
retail	O
florists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FloristWare	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
a	O
four-year	O
period	O
starting	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FloristWare	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
beta	O
testers	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
and	O
went	O
into	O
wide	O
release	O
in	O
January	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
FloristWare	B-Application
is	O
4.0.716	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FloristWare	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
an	O
"	O
independent	O
"	O
POS	O
system	O
in	O
that	O
is	O
independent	O
of	O
wire	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
FTD	O
or	O
Teleflora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
companies	O
and	O
others	O
like	O
them	O
offer	O
their	O
own	O
proprietary	B-Application
POS	O
systems	O
for	O
florists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FloristWare	B-Application
works	O
with	O
non-profit	O
associations	O
serving	O
the	O
retail	O
floral	O
industry	O
like	O
SAF	O
to	O
sponsor	O
educational	O
content	O
at	O
their	O
conventions	O
and	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
so	O
much	O
education	O
in	O
the	O
floral	O
industry	O
is	O
on	O
design	O
FloristWare	B-Application
tries	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
exceptions	O
,	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
business	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
