Premier POS, truly its POS 2.0

Premier POS, truly its POS 2.0 (2.0 signifies the second generation in Point of Sale software's) most of the POS does the functionality of cash register of checking customers out at retail store but Premier takes it to next level.

Premier POS not only performs cash register but allows you to customize the look and feel of cash register, greater security, can automate other parts of your business, integrate with their Online Event Management (such as golf tee times, online courses, event ticket mgmt etc) and integrates with Interprise Suite backend Inventory, Customer and Order management.

Here is a video demonstration of Premier POS highlighting all the features, its functionality and be wow'ed with POS 2.0




For bigger view visit this link http://www.screencast.com/users/PremierPOS/folders/Tutorials/media/9f166103-84fe-41c4-a451-f9d7cb94bfa3

Demystify PayPal for IS 5.3

As we work our way through IS 5.3 version and try to get our client migrate to Interprise Suite 5.3 version one of the critical components was PayPal as payment option, their business runs on PayPal (most of it) and it was key ingredient to go live with ISE (Interprise Suite E-Commerce).... After a week long of coding, testing and deploying we demystified PayPal for IS 5.3 version.

How does PayPal work with ISE 5.3?

Integrated PayPal now works ISE 5.3 version and its seamless, upon choosing PayPal as payment method option, shoppers can checkout and place order, upon which they will be automatically redirected to PayPal's website where the shopper needs to logon and click "Pay Now" and once payment is recieved they will be redirected to Order confirmation page on ISE website, there you go its demystified, the mystery of payments is solved for now....

Support and Maintenance Plan for ERP Softwares

At times we get hit with this question from our clients "What is Support Plan? What is Maintenance plan? What is the difference between the two? and why am I charged again and again? blah blah .."

Those are valid questions, but I would prefer prospects/customers to learn bit more while purchasing the software.

Let me give an example here, if you decide to buy BMW or Merc for $50k you always get maintenance free (only with bmw) up to a yr or so during this time you get oil change etc etc and then once your maintenance period is over, you get into "support" mode where you get support from mechanics who are authorized by BMW for any fixes or patches or you buy insurance to protect your car.

Similarly when you purchase software from ERP vendors, they offer 1st yr Maintenance free (few of the vendors not all) its part of the license like "Interprise Suite", this provides you access to downloads so you can get any updates or fixes/service packs and apply it onto your system, you can access their forums and other valuable information .... After a year you pay a fee usually 8 to 12% of the license cost, now that’s a maintenance plan.

Now onto support, if you need helping hand from day one or if you can't figure out how the integration works or the integration is not working the way it should be or you have messed up some data anything where you say SOS then support kicks in here, if you have a support plan then SOS team will jump in and try to resolve it, if they find its a "bug", then you should get a fix/patch for it, its like road side assistance. Your support plan usually cost 15% to 25% of the license cost approx.

So its critical when buying software always see what vendors offer, and its always worth buying maintenance and support plan since the road you are travelling is not perfect and weather conditions may vary, so for safer ride always buy protection plans for your investment/business.

• Interprise Suite 1st yr maintenance is inclusive (free)
• Premier POS 1st yr you have to buy
• Interprise Suite 2nd yr onwards you have buy maintenance plan else you won’t get any software updates.
• Interprise Suite Support plan is annual
• Premier POS Support plan is annual
• Interprise Suite e-Commerce module if you have purchased then that’s extra.

Now you can proceed to buy BMW or Merecedes 2009 edition with protection plan.

Interprise Suite 2009 version is out there (NOT really)

This blog post was edited, since IS had few calls regd this post and we want to tell our viewers "IS 2009 is not yet released" and its still in Beta ...

We decided to blog as a fake post on April fools day but few customers mis-understood this .... and we hereby want to say Interprise Suite 2009 release is not there yet ... Next yr Apr 1st we will find some other topic :) --- Edited Apr 11th, 2009

Interprise Suite recently announced its latest
and greatest version the new IS 2009 was
released secretly a week back in its beta and its now available to existing
customers ONLY on their www.connectedBusiness.com website.
Please logon and
click the link "Surprise Me" and you will
be taken to the download page where you can download the IS 2009 version.

This current release was communicated to us by Interprise Suite on Apr
1st 2009 (fool's day).

IS 5.3 E-Commerce Update

If you have installed 5.1 version of Interprise Suite and wondering to switch over to 5.3 version then be aware the switching over has some critical changes to the e-Commerce module, since Interprise Suite has taken over the e-Commerce module from Aspdotnet storefront you can see some of the structure they are trying to put in place and this will refelct starting from 5.3 version.

One noticable difference is the reference to aspdnsf is now changed to ise in xml config and various other files, they have also making it much more user friendly for developers to understand and make changes, but keep in mind if you have made changes to template in 5.1 then you need to do some development work to make it work in 5.3 by porting your changes file by file.

Interprise Tip of the day:
1. If your user login is already in use how to remove it?
Answer: You can use Inteprise Suite Database Management console and login and click on the company name on left side and you will see 2 tabs on right side click on User Login tab and you should see all users for that specific database and you will notice a checkmark next to the user who needs to be kicked, just click on the button "Force Sign out" and you will be kicking the user good bye and this saves you an user license just in case somebody forgot to log off or something goes crazy.

For 5.1 and earlier version you could go into table and make the SignIn field as false, but using DBMC is much easier.

March towards the Progress

It's March 2009 and we are all looking fwd for new challenges with "change yes we can" message still ringing in our mind.

This spring should open up new business, new websites powered by ISE (Interprise Suite E-Commerce), in less than 2-3 weeks we shld be launching our client's ecommerce site ...

While you are here why don't you click on "Follow" button under "ERP Followers" section on the right side so you can keep track of latest posts, blog updates of Interprise Suite, POS and others..

Highlights or News update:

• Interprise Suite launched its SaaS model and now customers can get "On Demand" solution for as low as $250 per month for hosting your IS services, contact us for more details though ...
• Interprise new version 5.2 is going to be released Mar 1st week.
• Inteprise 2009 version end of March.
• Premier POS 2009 is now available and pls contact us for new licensing keys
• We got new blogger on the block, yep Premier POS has luanched its blogging for POS customers and you can follow its blog by visiting http://premierpos.blogspot.com/ the layout all looks like mine ;) ...

SaaS Model For Interprise Suite, Coming Soon

With time we change, yes we do, Interprise Suite is working on the final specs of introducing the SaaS model (Software As A Service) for their ERP Suite for Small and Medium Business.

SaaS model has been in use for several years by Companies like Salesforce.com and NetSuite vendors, but Inteprise Suite would be the real ERP vendor to posses both models desktop (thick) and web (thin client) version, ofcourse we had the capability of using smart client to connect to remote data, but with this new model it can target other customers who are looking to rent instead of buying/purchasing the software.







Who should look for SaaS model?
Business owners who are thinking of switching to intergated ERP application for Small and Medium should consider SaaS model because of two main reasons.
1. Affordability, lower initial investment on hardware and software
2. Maintenance of the ERP system and its usage

Does it Fit my business?
Customers who are starting new business or those who have less number of user licenses or those who don't want the hassle of installation & maintenance are the ones who will like this model and may fit their business plans.

How Much does it cost and who can resell it?
Good question, the pricing is being addressed and will be announced shortly, they are working on the e-Commerce hosting options, since hosting your ERP/E-Commerce application means you would be taking their disk space, bandwidth and other resources so pricing would be based on those parameters so if you use more of your cell phone minutes you get charged accordingly, so you rent it and never own it.

Once released we (InfoSourcing Inc, Interprise Suite resellers) will be able to resell to our customer base or offer to any new clients as part of the implementation of the ERP strategy.