# DataWorks

> DataWorks develops modular procurement and inventory software for hospitality, entertainment, and specialty retail operations. Its NeXT system connects purchasing, warehouses, retail and food inventory, point-of-sale systems, and accounting, with hosted software, mobile devices, and managed data services.

- **Founded:** 1986
- **Headquarters:** Bonita Springs, United States
- **Founders:** Mark Cecil (Founder; identified in company announcements as President and CEO)
- **Products:** NeXT inventory software, Retail, Food & Beverage and Recipes, Materials Management and Warehouse, Replenishment and Suggested Orders
- **Notable:** Reported Horizon Council Information Technology Award in September 2010., Reported NeXT deployment across six US Ameristar Casinos in 2010., Selected for Sodexo’s Re:sourxe healthcare retail initiative in 2011.

## Products & services

- **NeXT inventory software** — Modular back-office purchasing and inventory system for single properties and multisite organizations; offers hosted and on-premises deployment.
- **Retail** — Merchandise categories, vendor relationships, size and color variants, price adjustments, and sales reports.
- **Food & Beverage and Recipes** — Kitchen procurement, catch weights, par levels, recipe ingredients, and theoretical-versus-actual food costing.
- **Materials Management and Warehouse** — Internal requisitions, landed costs, receiving locations, bin tracking, and transfers.
- **Replenishment and Suggested Orders** — Stock thresholds and draft orders; the 2009 Suggested Orders announcement describes seasonal profiles, safety stock, and lead-time analysis.
- **Interfaces and EDI** — POS item and sales exchange, vendor data import, and accounts-payable/general-ledger exports.
- **xRay Vision** — Configurable dashboards for sales forecasting, budgets, purchasing, and merchandise performance.
- **NeXT SaaS / Hosting** — Subscription access with vendor-managed infrastructure, updates, backups, and support. SaaS announced February 2010.
- **PropertyExpert Managed Data Services** — Operational assistance with SKU data, procurement, and physical inventory.
- **DataWorks Mobile** — Cloud-connected inventory receiving, lookups, transfers, counting, and warehouse picking, with device purchase or hardware subscription options.

## Achievements

- Reported Horizon Council Information Technology Award in September 2010.
- Reported NeXT deployment across six US Ameristar Casinos in 2010.
- Selected for Sodexo’s Re:sourxe healthcare retail initiative in 2011.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Published a Business Ethics and Compliance Policy effective and last updated January 2025.
- **2026-01** — Florida corporate registry records an annual report filed January 15, 2026, and lists the entity as active.

## Links

- Website: https://dataworksinc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataworks
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dataworksinccom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DataWorksNeXT

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