Zednem Enterprises

What Zednem Enterprises does

Zednem Enterprises LLC is a privately held, small (1-10 employee) IT services and safety training company headquartered in Blasdell, New York (Buffalo area), operating since 2003. The company runs five distinct but loosely related business lines: (1) WineSoft, a vertical-specific point-of-sale (POS) software product for liquor stores, sold as one-time perpetual licenses priced from $1,095 to $1,995+ USD with tiered per-station pricing; (2) Computers and Hardware services, including custom PC building, networking, server design, cloud services, and VoIP for SMB clients; (3) Web and Software Development, offering custom full-stack responsive web applications and hosting; (4) Security Consulting, providing loss prevention, crime prevention, procedure development, and information security services staffed by personnel with law enforcement backgrounds; and (5) Defensive Driving and Boating Safety Training, delivered as in-person classroom workshops in New York State, with the defensive driving course certified through Empire Safety Council to deliver insurance premium reductions (10% for 3 years) and point reductions (up to 4 points) to participants.

The core technology asset is WineSoft, a Windows-based POS application offering real-time inventory reporting, handheld scanner integration, multi-register support, drill-down reporting, and end-of-day/weekly/monthly sales reports. The company also distributes the software via a self-serve downloadable demo (up to 100 products, no time limits) from its website, supplemented by U.S.-based support. The remaining revenue streams are predominantly professional services (consulting, custom development, classroom training) sold via direct phone and email (716-825-7537, [email protected]) with free consultations offered for custom development work.

Zednem's go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with the company website (zednem.com) as the primary digital presence. Distribution is regional, concentrated in Western New York and New York State for training services, with no disclosed geographic expansion, no external funding, no M&A activity, and no named enterprise customers. The customer base is fragmented across SMBs (IT services), liquor retailers (WineSoft), retail businesses (security consulting), and individual NY drivers (defensive driving). WineSoft is the only branded sub-product; the rest of the portfolio is delivered as bespoke services pricing on a project or per-workshop basis.

Name

Zednem Enterprises

Legal name

Zednem Enterprises LLC

Website

https://zednem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zednem Enterprises is a small, privately held Western New York firm offering IT services, custom software development, security consulting, and state-certified defensive driving and boating safety training, with WineSoft as its flagship liquor-store POS product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. WineSoft Software Licenses: One-time perpetual license sales for the WineSoft POS system with tiered pricing based on user count and station configuration. Includes demo versions with limited product capacity.
2. Security Consulting Services: Consulting fees for security training, procedure development, physical layout design, and information security services. Staffed by personnel with law enforcement backgrounds.
3. Defensive Driving Training: Fees for NY State Defensive Driving Course (6-hour workshop) and Boating Safety Course (8-hour workshop). Approved provider for Empire Safety Council.
4. Computers, Hardware and Networking: Revenue from custom building, installing, and maintaining computer systems; networking and internet access services; server design and installation; cloud services; VoIP; and software installation and management.
5. Web and Software Development: Custom full-stack web and software development services including responsive design, hosting options, and cross-device/cross-browser solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zednem Enterprises sells the WineSoft perpetual-license point-of-sale software tailored to liquor stores and provides four lines of professional services: computers/networking/hardware and cloud/VoIP IT services, custom full-stack web and software development, security and loss-prevention consulting, and New York State-approved Defensive Driving and Boating Safety classroom training. The company bundles technology delivery with training and advisory services for SMBs and individual drivers in the Western New York region.

Product overview

Zednem Enterprises offers a diversified portfolio of technology and professional services. The primary software product is WineSoft, a point-of-sale solution designed specifically for liquor stores with inventory management, handheld scanner integration, and reporting capabilities. Complementary offerings include Computers and Hardware services (custom hardware, networking, VoIP, cloud services), Web and Software Development (custom full-stack development and hosting), Security Consulting (crime prevention, loss prevention, procedure development), and Defensive Driving Training (state-certified defensive driving and boating safety courses). The company operates as a single-entity services organization with WineSoft as its named software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WineSoft: Point of sales solution tailored for liquor stores with inventory management, handheld scanner support, and business management tools including reporting and forecasting features.

Products and services

• WineSoft WineSoft is a perpetual-license point-of-sale software tailored specifically for liquor stores. It supports one or multiple registers with real-time inventory reporting, handheld scanner-driven inventory management and stock auditing, business reporting with trend analysis and forecasting, end-of-day register reports aggregated to daily/weekly/monthly sales, full-color charting with drill-down reports, and import of existing data from other POS packages. It is sold with US-based support and tiered licensing based on station count.
• Computers, Hardware and Networking IT services offering for SMBs covering custom building, installing, and maintaining computer systems; networking and internet access; server design, installation, and backups; cloud services; VoIP; and software installation and management. The positioning is to reduce system failures, viruses, and downtime while designing and implementing effective systems that don't break the SMB budget.
• Web and Software Development Custom full-stack web and software development service delivering responsive, cross-device and cross-browser experiences with hosting options. Solutions are built to suit each client's needs rather than reselling off-the-shelf software, with free consultations offered because 'no two projects are alike.'
• Security Consulting Security consulting for retail businesses covering in-house training, procedure development, physical layout planning, and information security. Staff come from law enforcement, crime prevention, and information security backgrounds, with focus on loss prevention, shoplifter handling, employee safety, and prosecution evidence collection.
• Defensive Driving and Boating Safety Training State-certified safety training delivered via in-person classroom workshops in New York State. The 6-hour NY State Defensive Driving Course can deliver a 10% reduction in vehicle insurance premiums for three years and reduce up to four points on the driver's license. The 8-hour Boating Safety Course is NASBLA-approved and US Coast Guard-recognized and can deliver up to a 15% annual discount on watercraft insurance premiums.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10% reduction in vehicle insurance premiums for 3 years upon completing defensive driving course
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Empire Safety CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZednem Enterprises is an approved provider for the Empire Safety Council, enabling them to offer NY State Defensive Driving Courses that qualify participants for insurance premium reductions and point reductions on driving records.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Toast: Toast is a leading restaurant POS and management platform; while food-service focused, it competes indirectly with Zednem for small-business POS dollars and represents a measured incumbent in the broader POS landscape.
• NCR Voyix: NCR Voyix (formerly NCR) is a long-established enterprise POS and retail technology provider. Its scale and channel relationships make it a viable incumbent alternative, particularly for multi-store liquor retailers that may outgrow WineSoft.
• Lightspeed Retail: Lightspeed offers a broad retail POS platform with inventory and reporting features that compete for the same liquor-store buyer as WineSoft. While not liquor-specialized, its scale and integrated payments make it a credible incumbent alternative.
• Clover (Fiserv): Clover is a broad SMB POS and payments platform backed by Fiserv that competes for the same small business IT-buyer that Zednem serves. Its app marketplace and hardware bundles undercut stand-alone POS plays on speed of adoption.
• Square for Retail: Square offers a widely-used general SMB POS with hardware, software, and payments bundled together. Its brand recognition and frictionless setup pose a competitive risk to smaller vertical POS vendors like WineSoft.

Direct peers

• Bepoz: Bepoz is a POS system purpose-built for liquor, wine, and bottle shops, featuring inventory tracking, label printing, and compliance features. It is the closest direct competitor to Zednem's WineSoft in the liquor-store vertical POS space.
• Swan POS (IndiPOS): Swan POS / IndiPOS provides POS and inventory management solutions for wine, beer, and liquor retailers. It targets the same vertical niche as WineSoft with similar handheld-scanner and inventory-focused features.
• Bottle POS: Bottle POS is a cloud-based POS specifically designed for liquor stores, offering inventory management, age verification, and integrated payments. It directly competes with WineSoft for the same liquor-store customer segment.

Others

• National Safety Council: The National Safety Council is a large, established provider of defensive driving and safety training programs. It operates in the same training category as Zednem's defensive driving offering, representing a broad ecosystem participant rather than a direct local competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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