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www.marinelink.com MN37Beyond this, MarineCFO does not market software for other markets ? providing marine software for the marine industry is all they do. MarineCFO provides On-Vessel, Marine Operations, Personnel, Fleet Maintenance and Financial Management Solutions to the Marine Transportation Industry. Additionally, the software provides a robust financial management solu- tion which completes the system andprovides a true ?boat to balance sheet? offering. Operating on the basis that everything has a financial impact, the software seamlessly inte- grates and combines stovepiped data. About half of MarineCFO?s clients use their own or other finance soft- ware; half don?t. According to MarineCFO?s President Joe Galatas, echoing a common theme amongmany software providers in this genre, says, ?If they are happy with what they are using then we can integrate.? For new clients, a four-month inte- gration is typical, but is largelydependent on personnel dedicated by client. For straight out of the box use, the customer would be up and run- ning much quicker. With MarineCFO Live!, an operator can get started for as little as $50 per month per boat. MarineCFO Enterprise pricing depends on specif- ic client requirements. MarineCFO is web-based and soft- ware installed on the boat. That?s because, says Galata, intermittent cel- lular connections limit live upload from some inland areas. But, the soft- ware?s data replication system is robust, as is the system?s redundancy. The software includes dashboards for executives and also can facilitate Subchapter M compliance. Galata adds, ?Software is never the complete solution, but managing the software that coordinates compliance is key.? He asks, ?How much does it cost to meet Sub-M and what does it mean to your bottom line?? MarineCFO?s clients include inland and offshore heavyweights such as Harvey Gulf, Otto Candies, Enterprise Products, McDonough Marine, Marquette Transportation, International Offshore Marine and GIS Marine. At MarineCFO, ?C? stands for Compliance, ?F? stands forFinancial, and ?O? for Operational. All of it adds up to excellence. TUGBOAT Compliance Systems If inland operators find the system devised by Dana Teicheira well suited to handle the raft of new regulatory requirements, that?s because Tugboat Compliance Systems began when Teicheira, while working as an Auditor for the American Waterway SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGYMN#2 (32-43):MN 2011 Layouts 2/3/2012 11:44 AM Page 37