Finding the Right Software with Microsoft Pinpoint

Our latest post on ERP Software Blog looks at finding software through Microsoft Pinpoint and how it can help connect customers and software vendors. Pinpoint offers over 7,000 software applications from over 30,000 Independent Software Vendors worldwide.

Check out the full post on ERP Software Blog and see how we at Azox have used Pinpoint as a tool to showcase our products to potential organizations looking for solutions. Find out why Pinpoint is easy to use and how users can view data sheets, case studies, and links to demo videos or trial downloads that help them in the software selection process.

Recommend Our Products on LinkedIn

We would be thrilled if you could recommend our products. Visit http://www.linkedin.com/company/azox-inc./products to recommend Azox e-commerce, credit card processing or online bill pay bundle software. Partner and customer recommendations play a huge role in forming the company we are today. Thank you to anyone who recommends us, we appreciate your support.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for what we have and share that appreciation with the ones that are closest to us. We want to thank you for using and recommending our products and helping us continue to provide solutions that help businesses through technology. The entire Azox team joins in wishing you, your family and friends a Happy Thanksgiving. We truly appreciate working with you and once again we wish you the best this holiday. Sincerely, Azox

Azox Products Now Featured on LinkedIn

Azox has now posted its products on its LinkedIn company page. Each of our major product offerings are now displayed on that page and visitors can also click on each product to discover more information as well as YouTube videos specific to each product. LinkedIn users can also provide recommendations for products that they use and have these recommendations seen by others across LinkedIn. If you are using any of Azox solutions and are happy we would greatly appreciate your recommendation. If you would like to recommend any of our solutions please visit the Azox LinkedIn product page.

For our customers who have company pages setup on LinkedIn we highly recommend they do the same with their page and add their products and services. By placing products on these pages companies can enhance their visibility online as well as offer additional credibility to their network of connections that may be looking for recommendations before they make any purchases. To learn more about these great new features on LinkedIn visit their blog post.

Importance of Using a PA-DSS Certified Solution

Read our recent post on ERP Software Blog that goes over why companies need to look closley at using payment application software that is secure and PA-DSS certified. Learn how products like Azox Credit Card Extension can help companies with the overall goal of implementing a PCI compliant environment. Read the full post here.

End of Year Promos & November Webinars

Now through December 31, 2010 Azox is offering 15% off both its e-commerce and credit card processing software. If you want to learn more about our e-commerce and credit card processing solutions don’t miss our webinars for November.

On November 23 you can attend a free webinar that will go over our latest e-commerce engine, eSource 2, that allows for faster and easier to design web environments complete with search engine optimization and seamless integration to Microsoft Dynamics GP. Attend here.

On November 30 we will be having a webinar that goes over credit card processing in Microsoft Dynamics GP featuring our Credit Card Extension product. Attend here.

Demo Video for Azox Credit Card Extension and Encore's Recurring Billing

Earlier in June we announced support for our Credit Card Extension product with Encore Business Solutions’ Recurring Contract Billing. These paired solutions provide the user with the ability to process credit cards for SOP batches that are created by Encore’s Recurring Contract Billing. This creates a more automated and efficient billing process. View our demo video featuring Azox Credit Card Extension and Encore's Recurring Contract Billing.

Partner Testimonial from Rose Business Solutions

Feel free to watch this video featuring Rebecca Bunas of Rose Business Solutions giving a testimonial as to why they choose to work with Azox.

Our First ERP Software Blog Post

Check out our first post on ERP Software Blog that talks about why you should look at Microsoft Dynamics GP for E-Commerce vs. Netsuite. We look at three key factors as to why e-commerce and Microsoft Dynamics GP can be the right solution for your company despite many claims coming from NetSuite.

SEO Tips: Anchor, Alt and Image Title Text

Anchor text is the hyperlinked text that users can click on and be redirected to other sites or pages and is rated highly in most search engine algorithms. Below is an example of the html code of an anchor tag.



Will be displayed as: Windows 7 where Windows 7 is the anchor text for the link

Tips for Using Anchor Text

1. Use descriptive text, that is short and to the point and describes the content of the linked page
2. AVOID using text like “click here”, “next page”, or “learn more”

Alt Text is an alternative text for an image designed for users that can’t display images in their browsing environment. Below is an example of this. Make sure your alt text is described properly, and also make sure not to keyword stuff. Many search engine companies like Google use image alt text as the main piece of information when trying to index and find out what a particular image is about. Read more about using alt text properly here.


Image Title Text is displayed by a browser when a cursor hovers over an image. It is primarily used so users are able to get additional information about an image. Even though it isn’t as important as alt text in SEO, it is a good idea to use image title text properly so users can know more about the images. This is especially useful when images link to other sites or pages. Make sure you properly describe the image title and design it with user click through in mind. You can see below that when a cursor hovers over the Microsoft Dynamics logo a text tool tip pop-up appears. The title code specifies what text will appear when a cursor hovers over an image. It should be noted that certain versions of Internet Explorer are known to use the alt text as well to display roll over tool tip text pop-ups.



To find out more SEO tips request Azox free SEO Guide.

Top Takeaways from The Partner Event

The Partner Event this past week was a blast for us at Azox who were fortunate enough to participate. We thought we would go over the top three reasons why The Partner Event was a worthwhile time for us.

1. A Boatload of Workshops and Valuable Keynotes
   

   With specific tracks for Marketing, Sales and Leadership there was no shortage of sessions that helped each member of our team gain new insights as to how to better market and sell our product as well as lead our organization forward. In addition, the keynotes provided attendees with knowledge of how to engage a company's workforce to ensure workers are satisfied at work. Other areas of focus during the keynote centered on the economy and the difficulties many companies faced in regards to innovating in a down economy and what companies need to do post survival to move ahead. Each of the workshops were worthwhile investments that are sure to give each of our team members the ability to reevaluate where we are as a company and how we can better run our organization.
   

2. Network and See People You Haven't' Seen in a While
   

   Perhaps the best part of The Partner Event is networking with other members of the Microsoft Dynamics Partner community. For many members of our team it was their first Partner Event and interacting with people that they work with really helps connect the dots better and assist in developing a deeper connection with others. Whether it was meeting other ISVs or VARs it's great to be able to talk to one another, exchange best practices and learn what other companies are doing to market themselves.
   

3. You Get to Have Fun
   

   Putting all the other important stuff aside perhaps the most enjoyable part of this year's Partner Event was the Welcome Reception which was held at the Fargo Billiards and Gastropub, which is dubbed as the largest pool hall in the western hemisphere. We found it to be a great way to meet other Microsoft Partners, network and challenge them to a friendly game of pool. In addition, there was a themed beach party as well as a live local band called The Shakers. Even though The Partner Event is place to network and learn, we found the activities were setup so well that you found it impossible not to meet, talk and have fun with other attendees.
   

So there you have it, the top takeaways of The Partner Event this year and the major reasons why Azox continues to sponsor and attend every year. Look forward to seeing you next year.

Find Us At the Partner Event

Partner Event in Fargo, ND from September 19-21. The Partner Event is the premier opportunity for Microsoft Dynamics Partners to build sales, marketing, and leadership skills by networking and learning from each other and industry experts. We look forward to networking with other Microsoft Dynamics Partners and learning from industry experts on what the industry future holds and how to prepare for upcoming changes. We will be posting our top takeaways from the event next week, so stay tuned. For more information about the event visit http://www.thepartnerevent.com/

SEO Tips: Meta Description Tag

Even though the use of meta tags in determining ranking order by search engines has decreased in importance over the years, properly using the meta description tags is still a very good practice for a number of reasons.



The meta description, as highlighted above in orange, is located under the title tag on the search results page, and should appear between the tag in the HTML. A Meta Description Tag is important because it will describe your website in more detail than the title tag. It will appear on the search engine results pages (SERPs) of queried keywords so it is important to display them properly. Creating a well written description tag will help provide visitors information about your site and encourage them to click and explore for more details.

Tips for Meta Description Tags

• Keep Character Length in Mind - Just like title tags, search engines limit the number of characters that are displayed on the SERP. In the image above you will notice the description concludes with an ellipsis (...) suggesting there is more to the description that can't be displayed. It's generally recommended keeping character length between 140 - 160 characters to avoid having descriptive content that remains hidden.

• Use Keywords where Applicable - In addition, to correctly describing your page you want to make sure you are including keywords in appropriate places in the meta description tag. Taking the above snapshot from Dell as an example, the keywords laptops, desktops, monitors, and Dell are all used in the title tag and description tag.

• Provide a Summary of the Page's Content - Make sure that the meta description tags on each page properly describe the content that is located on that page. Content that is unrelated to what was described in the description will result in users exiting the page.

• Keep it Unique on Each Page - Similar to title tags, you want to make sure each page has a unique description so users are able to distinguish each page from one another. Avoid using one similar blanket description for each page.

To find out more SEO tips request Azox free SEO Guide.

Filter Capability with New Catalog Engine

Azox new catalog engine allows users to narrow down and filter their search results with greater detail. Users can find what they are looking for quicker and easier. Below are some of the new features.



- Selection box informs user which attributes have been
selected for which categories

- Search through multiple categories simultaneously

- Narrow results down faster and easier with greater detail

- Minimize and maximize categories by clicking them

- Shadowed boxes indicate which options are not available

Web Part Technology

Web parts, or also known as web widgets, are objects built on the ASP.NET framework that allows HTML elements to be added to particular zones of a page. This allows users to easily add, move and manipulate content on a page fast and easily. Many people are probably already familiar with Web Part technology if they have used Microsoft SharePoint. You can see in the screenshot below how SharePoint takes advantage of Web Part technology.



With eSource II, Azox’s latest E-Commerce engine, Web Part technology was implemented as a way for companies to create content and change the appearance on a webpage while minimizing the need to go into the source code. This also allows fewer IT resources to be used and can save time and expense. With web part technology, now less technically oriented staff can make changes and edits to a webpage without the need of a dedicated and experienced web designer on hand. Another advantage of web parts is that its modular and allows the web page to be broken up into sections, providing information on a webpage to be managed much easier than before.

With eSource II, there are many web parts that can be added to a page including social media functionality like blogs, RSS feeds, AddThis Integration and Chat. AddThis allows products on a consumer site to be shared across social media networks and bookmark sharing sites, providing a great way for customers to promote the products on a web store. Referencing the screenshot below you can see how items on a page can be dragged and dropped, much like using SharePoint. This facilitates the process of changing the layout of web elements and HTML on a page.

(Click Image to Enlarge)

Other benefits of web part technology include:

• Ease of upgrades and code updates. Changes made on a website will flow over from one update to the next. Custom web parts can also easily be built allowing for even greater customization and functionality.

• Greater security. Web parts can also be assigned specific role-based access privileges allowing for greater security control.

• Sharing of web part data. You also can have the ability for one web part to communicate with another. This allows data to be shared across different areas.

Utilizing web part technology in an E-Commerce environment can significantly help companies maintain a website easier and allow them to add the content that they want where they want. Web part technology is just one feature that Azox offers which aims at helping take businesses online. For more information, contact Azox at 734-928-6010 or sales@azox.com.

SEO Tips: The Title Tag

There is strong consensus that title tags play a huge role in having a properly optimized site. A title tag defines the title of a document and tells the user and search engines the topic of a particular page. Title tags also appear on the top of the browser and in opened tabs. Title tag should appear just after the tag of the html document.

Tips for Title Tags

• Reduce Character Length - It’s recommended you keep title tags to under 60 characters because many search engines will not display them properly. You can see below the Title Tag for Dell is fully displayed with nothing cut off. If you look at TigerDirect.com there is more description left that cannot be fully displayed as noted by the ellipsis.

• Use Title Tags within the Title Tag Appropriately - Placing keywords in the Title Tag that you use throughout your website is very important as well. But be careful not to over-stuff keywords in the title tag. Keyword stuffing is overloading keywords in a webpage or in this instance a single title tag with disregard for user readability and page relevance.
  
• Make Title Tags Unique and Related to Page Content - Make sure each title tag is different for each page and that it is correctly describing the content that is on that page. Title tags that are not in context with the particular page will not be search engine friendly.
• Use Proper Formatting - Use title casing and make sure important words are capitalized. Also make use of characters and dividers like hyphens “-“, arrows “>” and pipe bars “|”.

Stay tuned for more tips regarding SEO.

Streamline the Billing Process with Azox and Blue Moon

Azox and Blue Moon will be hosting a joint webinar that focuses on how Azox Credit Card Extension and Blue Moon's SOP Auto Invoice can work together to streamline the Sales Order Process in Microsoft Dynamics GP. With SOP Auto Invoice you can automatically transfer sales orders, print invoices and post within the Microsoft Dynamics GP SOP entry system. When combined with Azox Credit Card Extension you will have the ability to post-authorize the SOP invoice batch automatically before it gets posted in Dynamics GP. Join us for this free webinar Wednesday, July 21st and learn more about the features of Azox Credit Card Extension and Blue Moon's SOP Auto Invoice. Click here to register.

WPC Wrap Up

The Worldwide Partner Conference has come and gone, and one thought comes to mind following the WPC and that is Microsoft is serious about the Cloud. Over 9,500 partners gathered in Washington D.C. for the four day conference to network and learn more about Microsoft’s direction moving forward. Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer & COO Kevin Turner pushed cloud-computing services very hard delivering keynotes focusing on Microsoft’s shift to the Windows Azure cloud computing platform. Corporate VP, Jon Roskill addressed channel partners stating, “Together we’re going to succeed in this transition to the cloud.”

It wasn’t all business as usual though as Microsoft also promoted their consumer products in a vision keynote on Tuesday focusing on everything from Windows Phone 7 to Kinetic for Xbox 360. Azox looks forward to focusing on the opportunities presented at the WPC and continuing to develop solutions that solve customer needs. Azox own Sales Director was there taking in the event and even published a short video on the Microsoft Partner Network YouTube channel.

Another big announcement was the official announcement of the Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace that will go live in September, 2010. Azox looks forward to participating in the Microsoft Dynamics Market Place, which create a fully searchable and filterable online catalog that will allow users to discover solutions from Microsoft partners, as well as connect, review and download applications. As usual it was a very busy and exhausting WPC, but we can only hope to take what we have learned and continue delivering solid solutions for our customers.

Azox Helps Sell Vuvuzelas

Watch this comical video short of how Azox is able to provide a man with an E-Commerce solution to help sell thousands of vuvuzelas online. Watch the video below.

Azox is a Believer Sponsor at the Partner Event

Azox is pleased to be a Believer Sponsor at the 2010 Partner Event. The event is held in Fargo, North Dakota and runs from September 19-21, 2010. The Partner Event allows you to network with colleagues from the Microsoft Dynamics Partner community; enhance your sales, marketing and/or leadership skills through conference workshops. In addition to workshops there will be several guest speakers on hand. Cindy Alexander, the Microsoft Partner Technology Advisor for Microsoft Dynamics GP and AX in the Southeast will be speaking as well as many other experienced leaders and experts in the Microsoft Dynamics community. For more information visit www.thepartnerevent.com.

Azox Announces Integration with Blue Moon's SOP Auto Invoice

Azox is pleased to announce complete integration with Blue Moon's SOP (Sales Order Processing) Auto Invoice. SOP Auto Invoice provides the ability to post-authorize the SOP invoice batch automatically before it gets posted in Microsoft Dynamics GP. This saves time by removing unnecessary manual processes from your customer service team. SOP Auto Invoice allows for automatic transfer of sales orders, invoice printing, and posting within the Microsoft Dynamics GP SOP entry system. Azox Credit Card Extension integrates with this product and allows for automatic charging in between the invoice and posting stages of Sales Order Processing.

Azox is committed to finding new ways to improve upon its products and believes integrating with Blue Moon's SOP Auto Invoice will provide new opportunities and efficiencies for users wanting to automate the sales order transfer processes in Microsoft Dynamics GP. For more information on Blue Moon's SOP Auto Invoice, follow this link. To find more information on Azox Credit Card Extension, visit this link.

Catch Us and Former President Bill Clinton at WPC

Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, has been announced as the official Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2010 guest speaker. He is scheduled to have a keynote speech titled “Embracing Our Common Humanity” on Wednesday, July 14 in Washington D.C. The WPC is an annual gathering of Microsoft partners that allows for networking opportunities, sharing of best practices, and the latest product innovations and releases. The five day event runs from July 11 – 15 and it will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Big themes of this year’s event include Microsoft’s cloud services strategy and how partners can take advantage of the opportunities offered by the cloud to improve their business. Other keynote speakers include Microsoft Executives Steve Balmer, Kevin Turner, and Allison Watson. Even though we are not an exhibitor at the event, our Sales and Marketing Director, Giuseppe Ianni, will be present. If you are attending the WPC and would like to schedule a meeting to learn more about Azox feel free to contact Giuseppe.

Azox Announces Support for Encore Business Solutions’ Recurring Contract Billing

We are pleased to announce Azox Credit Card Extension now works seamlessly with Encore Business Solutions’ Recurring Contract Billing. These combined solutions provide the user with the ability to process credit cards for SOP batches that are created by Encore’s Recurring Contract Billing. With this solution, saving different credit cards with different contracts and facilitating the process of handling recurring orders is more efficient and manageable. The combination of these solutions helps eliminate many of the manual processes that occur throughout the billing process. Azox President, Bernie Huang says, “Encore’s Recurring Billing works seamlessly and Azox Credit Card Extension (CCE) is the perfect solution to process SOP batches created by Encore’s Recurring Billing. In addition, Azox CCE also provides faster batch processing, credit card approval and decline reports with the ability to print all transaction receipts and invoices from batch processing with one click.” COO of Encore Business Solutions, Ken Chartand, says “"We are enthusiastic to partner our two solutions together as one. Billing and collections can be tedious and time consuming tasks so we are happy to be able to offer our clients an integrated solution to help make their processes more efficient."

Prepare Yourself for the July 1st PCI Compliance Deadline

With the compliance mandates being enforced beginning in July we thought it would be a good idea to hold a webinar and go over what this all means. With this webinar we aim at educating people about the requirements needed to adhere to the PCI-DSS mandates, and how Azox PA-DSS validated Credit Card Processing solution for Microsoft Dynamics GP can help your organization gain compliance. The webinar is to be held June 16th. Attendees will also receive a free assessment guide that goes over the 12 requirements of becoming compliant, and how to assess whether or not your network is properly maintained and secure. To attend the webinar click here.

PCI Data Security Standards Rock

With the July 1^st PCI Compliance deadline fast approaching we thought this video from the PCI Security Standards Council did a good job of going over the 12 requirements that must be met in order to gain compliance in an informative and entertaining way. Check it out. And then feel free to contact Azox and find out how our PA-DSS certified Credit Card Extension product can help achieve compliance mandates.

Azox Announces Compatibility with Credit Card Processing Products and Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

Azox has just achieved compatibility with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 for its Credit Card Extension (CCE) product. Azox is excited to expand its' solutions in support of the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 product line and believes the new features of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 will help businesses with a list of new features that will include workflow integration between other Microsoft applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Fully integrated with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Azox CCE products provide credit card processing, transaction management and tracking in the Microsoft Dynamics GP Sales Order Processing and Receivable Management modules. In addition, CCE is also a PA-DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard) certified application that conforms to industry best practices when handling, managing and storing payment related information.

June Webinars

Our June webinar schedule is up. We will be having two complimentary webinars this month that focus on PCI compliance and how Azox Credit Card Extension can help achieve compliance mandates, as well as a webinar that discusses getting the most out of an integrated e-commerce solution by utilizing content management, SEO and Social Media. As always we encourage you to attend. You can follow this link to read a more detailed description of each webinar.

Microsoft CSAT Index

Microsoft Partner Network’s new requirement for Partners to participate in an annually conducted Customer Satisfaction Survey will allow companies that participate the ability to better realize their strengths, and perhaps more importantly areas of improvement. To complete the requirements for the CSAT Index Partners must have 10 customer responses annually. Designing, sending out and analyzing results of the surveys is all very manageable within the CSAT portal. General Manager of the Microsoft Partner Network, Julie Bennani, says that companies can leverage this opportunity and disinvest in their own customer survey efforts and save valuable time and money. Here at Azox we have been participating in Microsoft’s CSAT survey in part because it’s a free tool that lets us gain insight to our strengths and weaknesses, compare ourselves to other partners and also keep our Gold Certified Partner status. We look forward to analyzing our results and positioning ourselves better down the line in part because of this resource.

Azox Featured On Microsoft Pinpoint

We don't know how long we will be featured there on the front page, but it is nice to be recognized. In case you are unfamiliar with Microsoft Pinpoint it is basically a place that helps business customers find technology experts, software applications, and professional services that solve specific business issues and support long-term business goals. There you will find the largest list of Microsoft Business platform solutions under one roof. There are around 7,000 software application listings, and we are glad to have a presence in Pinpoint. Another great thing about Pinpoint is the ability to see reviews from customers who have gone through the entire process of integrating a solution into their business. You can view what they liked, what they didn't like and various ratings based on several categories. Azox is pleased to have received many positive reviews from its customers as well as feedback concerning ways in which we can improve our product and services. You can find a link to our Pinpoint page here.

Azox Convergence Wrapup

Now that Convergence has come and gone and we are all fully recovered we thought it would be a good idea to share some of our experiences from Convergence 2010 in Atlanta. For many of us on the team it was our first time ever attending Convergence and we learned a lot. It was great connecting with current customers, seeing partners and hopefully generating new business opportunities down the line. Attending the keynotes were very interesting and seeing some of the functionality of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 was exciting. Some of the integration features demoed between GP 2010, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Microsoft Office 2010 were very impressive and will definitely make business processes more efficient. Overall we believe it was a great experience for the Azox team and we are proud to be sponsors of the event since 2002. We also hope all who attended Rock-N-Rave had a great time. It was great partying with members of the Microsoft Dynamics Community. You can view a short video here of Rock-N-Rave 2010. We also uploaded a video of the team at the booth which can be seen here.

Azox Presents Technology Jeopardy

In the spirit of Convergence Azox has decided to host a game show that talks about Microsoft Promotions, PCI Compliance, Convergence Parties and E-Commerce. Special guest Kirill Tatarinov makes an appearance. You are sure to get a few laughs out of this. Check the video out by clicking the image below.

Case Study With Discrete Wireless

Discrete Wireless is a leading provider of GPS Fleet Management products and services. They develop and distribute hardware and software solutions that utilize existing wireless network infrastructures to provide web-based vertical applications to commercial customers and consumers. Formerly relying on older technology that was plagued with glitches, Discrete Wireless was looking to solve a problem when it came to processing and tracking their customers’ credit card payments. They chose Azox Online Bill Pay Bundle, which combines Credit Card Extension (plus e-interface), and the eSource Online Bill Pay Module. After implementing this solution Discrete Wireless customers were able to view and pay their invoices online while having payments simultaneously processed in Dynamics GP. This more automated and streamlined process has prevented costly banking errors and optimized the accounts receivable process. Read the full case study here.

5 Reasons to Stop by Azox Booth at Convergence

We are sure a lot of you are preparing for Convergence this April, 24-27. Azox has been sponsoring since 2002 and is proud to be a bronze sponsor alongside Trinity. We would like to explain the top 5 reasons you should stop by our booth if you plan to attend.

1. See a demo of our latest product eSource II in action, a web-based E-Commerce platform with unlimited possibilities. Gain more control over the design and branding of your website with features like skinning and drag-and-drop webparts.
   
2. Celebrate with us and enjoy live entertainment at Rock-N-Rave hosted at the Opera Atlanta Club. There will be free drinks, live DJs, and dancing. Stop by our booth to find out more about the premier Convergence party.
   
3. Learn how Azox can help you become PCI Compliant as the July deadline approaches. These compliance standards will apply to all merchants, regardless of size or number of transactions, that accepts, transmits or stores any cardholder data.
   
4. Find out what special promos and incentives we have to offer to our Partners and Customers
   
5. Chat with the Azox team and view data sheets and case studies of how our solutions have helped companies in all sectors improve their business process.

Case Study With Red Hawk

Red Hawk is a wholesale distributor of parts and accessories for golf carts. With so many parts and accessories to sell they were looking for a way to feature their expansive catalog to customers online. At the same time they needed more efficient and secure credit card processing. Azox eSource B2B eCommerce engine, eCatalog, and Credit Card Processing Solutions were able to help Red Hawk’s sales force focus their attention on growing accounts and providing a higher level of service. Feel free to check out the full recently posted case study with our customer Red Hawk here.

Versatile Catalog Engine

Last week our sales and marketing teams were shown an overview of our new catalog engine for eSource II. This new engine is going to provide some exciting new functionality. It allows you to easily manage what items fall into different browsing paths. You can easily put items in more than one path. The structure of this data is designed for optimal performance. Item attributes are new to the catalog engine so that during your browsing, you can narrow your results set based on the attributes. We hope to have this new feature in beta sometime in the late second quarter of this year. As always we look forward to keeping you updated with the latest news here at Azox.

March Webinars

Our March webinar schedule is up. We will be having three this month that focus on PCI compliance, using a complete an integrated e-commerce solution, and a webinar featuring our online bill pay solution. As always we encourage you to attend and all webinars are free. You can follow this link to read a more detailed description of each webinar.

FAQ Posted

We have just posted an FAQ on our website. This document is designed to answer many of the questions that prospective clients have had regarding our solutions. Hopefully this will help provide a better understanding of our solutions. Please feel free to view the PDF document here.

Azox Launches Industry Leading E-Commerce Solution, eSource II

Here are some words from Azox President, Bernie Huang and what he thinks about our latest web-based ecommerce solution, eSource II.

"We are very excited about the announcement of eSource II to the market. Whether you are a B-to-B or B-to-C business, eSource II browser-based environment makes it easy for companies to develop and maintain their E-Commerce sites very cost-effectively. eSource II uses skinnable technology which allows users to quickly build and deploy a feature-rich, E-Commerce storefront. In addition, the product features drag and drop web parts for easy design and layout, as well as built-in SEO analytics," said Bernie Huang, president of Azox.

"eSource II is the next generation of E-Commerce and we are extremely excited about the value, flexibility and functionality this product brings to our customers and to the market," Huang added.

Check out the full press release for more information. You can also visit our website.

Azox Rocks at Rock-N-Rave

While at Convergence, come celebrate with the Microsoft Dynamics Community as we continue the Rock-N-Rave tradition on April 26th.

This year we are hosting the event from the Opera Atlanta in the Midtown Atlanta district. Live entertainment will include DJ's, go-go dancers, and dancing. Don't miss the premier Convergence party. RSVP opens March 1st. Check out our the Rock-N-Rave site and follow the latest on linkedin and twitter

Join Us at Convergence

Azox is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor at Convergence 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event will run from April, 24 - 27, and will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center. Contact us today to schedule a meeting with our sales team at the event. We look forward to seeing you.

Why Azox is Blogging

We have finally launched a new blog here at Azox. It’s important to tell you why we believe a blog is important and what we intend to blog about. Perhaps the most important reason is to better inform our partners and end-users of relevant information. We want the community to know what is happening here and how we can support them. By continually providing relevant information visitors will have a better understanding of our company, industry and have a reason to come back. From time-to-time we look forward to reporting what the team at Azox is working on, what our future endeavors are, and how it will impact the Microsoft Dynamics community. We look forward to incorporating blogging as a permanent part of the company going forward in an effort to serve our partners and end-users better.

New Look, New Website

We have recently launched a new website with a brand new look and feel. The new website features a more intuitive navigation menu. The top menu navigation is more user friendly and you will notice a tree root below the navigation menu bar that lets users navigate to a specific page without going all the way to the top menu.







We have also made it a point to emphasize our social media outlets. You will notice links to Azox Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, RSS, and YouTube pages on the right side of the menu bar. The RSS feed has been completely redone. Now users can view the latest news at Azox in a simple, easy to read format, as well as subscribe to our RSS feeds. We have also added a white paper section under "Resource Center", and have included an article on Credit Card Processing for decision makers who are evaluating credit card payment solutions for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

We look forward to making more updates to the website, and to continually deliver new content that will provide visitors with rich and informative information. In the meantime the new website can be reached here.