Learn More About E-Commerce and Payment Processing Solutions From Azox By Attending a Webinar in October

Join us Thursday or Friday this week to see a live demo of our ecommerce and payment processing solutions for Microsoft Dynamics users. Then you can catch a live demo of our Online Bill Pay solution later this month.

IntegratedE-Commerce for Microsoft Dynamics GP

Thursday, October 10, 2013

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Attend this webinar to see a live demo of eSource, our e-commerce solution for Microsoft Dynamics users. This product from Azox is packed full of all the features consumers demand in a web store. From advanced search, refine and browse capabilities and related product suggestions to shipping and tax calculations, Azox eSource allows you to link web store with an internal ERP to provide an automated system for accepting orders. Azox eSource can be implemented in several different environments including B2B, B2C, an employee-facing Sales Portal and Mobile Stores, which are compatible with smartphone and tablet devices. These web stores are customizable and easy to edit/update using drag and drop web parts and a WYSIWYG editor, which are all built in to the CMS.

SecureCredit Card Processing in Microsoft Dynamics GP

Friday, October 11, 2013

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Azox Credit Card Extension (CCE) is a payment processing solution for Microsoft Dynamics users. This software piece makes it possible to accept and process payments in an ERP from a web store. All major credit cards are accepted as well as payments made using an ACH account. With CCE, a business can pre-authorize, post-authorize, sale, void and credit. CCE also integrates with multiple gateways to provide reliable payment processing for Microsoft Dynamics users. Join us for this webinar to learn more about this solution.

Advantagesof Online Bill Pay for Microsoft Dynamics GP

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Learn about the advantages of providing your customers with an online bill pay option from your web store when you attend this webinar. Consumers want convenience and an online bill pay portal provides just that. This solution from Azox creates s secure portal for customers to log in to that allows them to view, print and pay open invoices. All major credit cards are accepted as well as payments made from and ACH account.

Follow the links provided to register for these free events. To find more information about these products, visit our website or contact the Azox sales team.

Our Latest Live Ecommerce Projects: One B2B Website with Sales Portal Environment and One B2C Website

Check out our latest finished products! Azox has gone live with two new ecommerce websites this week.

The first launch was for B&G Sales, a business specializing in closeout sales. From home goods, gifts, toys and holiday items to lawn and garden products, collectibles and more, what you can find on this company’s new ecommerce website is expansive.

B&G Sales has a B2B (business-to-business) web store as well as an E2B (employee-to-business). These environments were built using Azox eSource B2B and Sales Portal. When a customer is logged in to B&G Sales’s web store, they are able to browse products by category, for example, furniture or pet supplies. When a product is selected, on the item detail page, deeper information is available specific to that piece of merchandise including a description, inventory availability and price. When a selection has been made, the customer can add items to their cart and proceed through checkout. Customers can also access their own account information when logged in to the B&G Sales’ B2B ecommerce website.

Sales Portal, the other ecommerce environment used by B&G Sales, is an internal portal for customer service or sales representatives to use to better serve customers. From this E2B environment, staff members are able to access customer accounts to help them place orders, view account history or update personal information. Invoices can also be sent from this environment.

The second website Azox launched this week was for Sky Lantern, another B2C (business-to-consumer) ecommerce website for Big Fireworks, one of our existing customers. Sky Lantern’s B2C website sells lanterns, LED products and ice fountains. This website is open to all users, but in order to make a purchase, an account must be created. Users are able to browse the products listed on this site by category. As with the other website launched this week, when a product is selected, greater detail is provided, including pricing information and inventory availability.

Azox is a leading provider or ecommerce and payment processing solutions for Microsoft Dynamics users. To learn more about out ecommerce products, follow this link.

eSource 3.5: The Latest Ecommerce Solution from Azox

Azox has launched eSource 3.5, the latest version of our ecommerce solution for Microsoft Dynamics GP. In addition to updates and other general fixes, several new features will be added.

URL Rewrite
This new feature will allow you to customize your web store’s URLs. This allows you to create URLs that are search engine friendly and look more relevant to the web page. This will allow you to promote specific web pages in your marketing with an easy-to-remember link. It will also help with your web store’s SEO.

Product Reviews
Consumers often rely on another customer’s review just like they would a personal recommendation. With this new feature, your web store will be able to support product reviews. In addition to helping consumers make buying decisions, product reviews also add more quality content to your site, which helps with SEO.

One Page Guest Checkout Payment Methods
Add even more convenience to one page guest checkout with the addition of payment methods. This module now supports ACH and PayPal payments.

Address Validation
The latest version of eSource will include address validation for those that elect to use one page guest checkout.

Improved Navigation
When consumers browsing a category of products on your ecommerce website displayed on multiple pages, just three page numbers were provided at the bottom of the page to help with navigation. In the new version of eSource, five page numbers will be displayed, in addition to first and last page links. This will allow customers to navigate your site easily.

Updates and other improvements have been made as well, such as the ability to arrange dimension group fields in columns based on product description, HTML or swatch. Dimension Groups is an eSource module that allows similar items to be linked together as one. For example, a pair of jeans that comes in four colors with five different sizes for each different option could be displayed as one item using this tool. This module update makes it an even more versatile feature.

For more information about our ecommerce solution, payment processing or online bill pay, contact our sales team and schedule a demo. Azox also hosts monthly webinars that provide attendees with an overview of our products. For more information on these or to sign up for free, follow this link.

New Consumer-Facing Ecommerce Websites from Azox

Two websites went live this week that use Azox ecommerce solution built on Microsoft Dynamics GP. The first was for Western Valve, Inc. Since 1976, Western Valve has been a supplier of compressed gas relief devices, valves and other related products.

Western Valve uses a consumer facing website, Azox eSource B2C, to provide the end user with an online catalog that allows them to browse the company’s product portfolio. This catalog does not list prices and orders cannot be placed from this view. Instead, for order placement, Western Valve also implemented Azox eSource B2B. The B2B ecommerce website allows customers to log in and place orders. Payment processing can be executed in Microsoft Dynamics GP using Azox Credit Card Extension (CCE).

The second website that launched was for Metric Seals, Inc. This company is a supplier of hydraulic and pneumatic seals and boasts one of the largest inventories in the United States with more than 30,000 different parts. They have seals that fit Japanese, European and American specifications. Custom shapes can also be created. Metric Seals has been in business for more than 35 years.

Metric Seals also uses Azox eSource B2C to provide users with an online catalog. Prices and inventory are visible and are kept up-to-date in real time. Related products are grouped together by category to make browsing easier for the user. Once a purchase decision has been made, the end user can add items to a cart and proceed through to check out. Using Azox CCE, payments can be processed in Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Azox is located in Plymouth, Mich. and provides payment processing, online bill pay and integrated ecommerce solutions for Microsoft Dynamics. To learn more about the company, visit http://www.azox.com.

Azox September Webinars: Integrated Ecommerce Solutions for Microsoft Dynamics

Next week Azox is hosting three webinars, as we do each month. There will be one webinar to highlight each of our products. The first will be an overview of our ecommerce solution for Microsoft Dynamics. That webinar is followed by one that highlights our payment processing solution for Microsoft Dynamics and the third covers our Online Bill Pay solution, which is also built for Microsoft Dynamics. Follow the links provided below to register for these online events.

Integrated E-Commerce for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Azox ecommerce solution provides businesses with a tool that allows them to sell their products online. This solution integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics GP. During this webinar, attendees will see how they can provide customers with real time inventory and pricing information, shipping cost before an order is placed and more. They will also be shown various features available with an ecommerce web store from Azox including advanced search capabilities like filters, which help refine results, WSYWIG editor with drag-and-drop web parts, one-page guest checkout and more. Join us for this webinar to see a live version of our ecommerce solution.

Secure Credit Card Processing in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Azox Credit Card Extension is a solution that allows you to process payments securely in Microsoft Dynamics GP. This solution provides the ability to accept payment via credit card, ACH or credit memo. You are also able to pre-authorize, post-authorize, sale, void and credit payments. Azox Credit Card Extension is PA-DSS Certified and keeps sensitive data offsite through the use of tokenization. Further, by implementing this solution you will be able to store multiple credit card and ACH accounts for each customer. To see this solution in action, join us for this webinar.

Advantages of Online Bill Pay for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST

This solution from Azox allows you to provide your customers with a secure portal that they can log in to and monitor their invoices. This solution not only provides your customers with convenience, but it allows you to collect payments faster. Once logged in to the secure portal, customers will be able to view, print and pay invoices. Customer payments are acknowledged and recognized real time. To learn more about the benefits of adding online bill pay to your ecommerce website, join us for this webinar.

For more information about Azox, visit our website.

August Webinars Hosted by Azox

Each month Azox hosts three webinars. Each highlights a different solution offered by Azox. These include ecommerce, payment processing and online bill pay, all of which are built on Microsoft Dynamics GP. These webinars are free to attend, all you need to do is follow the link to register.

Integrated Ecommerce for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Grow your business online with a web store that integrates with your Microsoft Dynamics GP back office solution. This includes the ability to offer customers real time inventory and pricing updates, shipping calculation from UPS, USPS, FedEx and Purolator, one-page guest checkout, advanced search capabilities including the ability to deeply refine results and much more. Signup for this webinar and learn more about the Azox ecommerce solution for Dynamics GP.

Secure Credit Card Processing in Microsoft Dynamics GP
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Get the most out of your Microsoft Dynamics GP investment by adding the ability to process credit cards securely. With Azox Credit Card Extension, you will be able to accept payment via credit card, ACH or credit memo. This solution is PA-DSS Certified and allows you to pre-authorize, post-authorize, sale void and credit. It can also store multiple credit cards for each customer and keeps sensitive data offsite through use of tokenization. Join Azox for this online event by following the link to register.

Advantages of Online Bill Pay for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Thursday, August 22, 2013
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Providing customers with the option to pay their bills online gives them greater convenience and allows you to get paid quicker. Customers can make payments that will be validated and processed 24/7/365. Those payments are captured and recognized in real time. All this is done by logging into an online portal. In addition to making payments, customers can also log in and view or print invoices. To learn more about this solution, follow the link and register.

If these dates don’t fit your schedule, be sure to check back next month for webinars. Or, contact our sales team to setup your own personal demo.

Azox Webinars in June

Each month Azox hosts three webinars to showcase our solutions. Customers, prospects and partners are all invited to attend these free webinars to watch live demos of each of the three Azox solutions. This June, our webinars will be held the 18, 19 and 20. Read more about our products and signup to attend one of these webinars today. Follow the links below to register.

Advantages of Online Bill Pay

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Adding Online Bill Pay to your ecommerce website gives your customers a portal to log into and view, print and pay outstanding invoices. This self-service feature adds convenience and allows you to collect payments 24/7/365. Azox Online Bill Pay solution integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics GP. Attend this webinar to see a live demo of this product.

Secure Credit Card Processing in Microsoft Dynamics GP

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Accept ACH and credit card payments from your web store when you implement Azox Credit Card Extension (CCE). This solution is PA-DSS certified and uses tokenization to store sensitive data offsite. Pre-authorize, post-authorize, sale, void and credit when you add Azox CCE to your ecommerce website. Attend this webinar to see a live demo of this product.

Integrated E-Commerce for Microsoft DynamicsGP

Thursday, June 20, 2013

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST

Grow your business online with an ecommerce website built on Microsoft Dynamics GP. Provide your customers with a web store where they can browse products, see real-time pricing and inventory information and place orders. One page guest checkout and a shipping calculator are two other features in addition to many more. Attend this webinar to see a live demo of our ecommerce solution.

If these dates do not fit your schedule, visit our website to schedule a personal demo or look for next month's webinars.

Join Us For a Webinar in May!

In the market for an ecommerce or epayment solution built on Microsoft Dynamics GP? Join Azox this month for a complimentary webinar to learn about our product offerings! Next week we will be hosting three webinars that will provide an overview of our products. The first will cover online bill pay, then secure credit card processing and the final webinar will be highlight our ecommerce solution. All products integrate with Microsoft Dynamics GP. Follow the links below to register.

Advantages of Online Bill Payment forMicrosoft Dynamics GP

Monday, May 20, 2013

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. EST

Web stores that implement Azox Online Bill Pay are able to provide a portal that allows customers to log in and view, print and pay outstanding invoices online. This solution integrates seamlessly with your Microsoft Dynamics GP back office and allows payments to be accepted in a more timely manner.

Secure Credit Card Processing in MicrosoftDynamics GP

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. EST

Accept credit card and ACH payments from your web store in real time. Azox Credit Card Extension uses tokenization, which allows sensitive data to be stored securely off site. This decreases your business’ liability. This secure solution is PA-DSS certified and allows you to get more out of your Microsoft Dynamics GP investment.

Integrated E-Commerce for Microsoft Dynamics GP

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. EST

Some of the latest features of Azox eSource include built-in CMS with WYSIWYG editor, one page/guest user checkout, web-based promo pricing and more advanced filter and sort features that help users refine search results. This ecommerce solution built on Microsoft Dynamics GP allows you to better monitor inventory, provides analytical data about shopping behavior and offers your customers an ecommerce environment where they can place and track orders.

So, if you are shopping for an ecommerce or epayment solution, be sure to join us for awebinar next week! Follow the links to register or contact our sales team today to setup a personal online demo.

Upgrade eSource to Get the Most Out of Your Ecommerce Website

If you are still on an earlier version of eSource, our ecommerce solution for Microsoft Dynamics GP, you are be missing out on features that can take your website to the next level. In addition to improving the code and vulnerability testing, which has enhanced the overall operation of eSource, many new features have been added.

Adding and editing products is now easier than ever with built-in CMS and what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) interface. These features allow you to see text and graphics onscreen while editing, rather than looking at hard code. This will give you an idea of what the final product will look like and is very user friendly.

eSource has had filtering capabilities for some time now, but with the latest release these are even better. Now users are able to filter and sort product search results with multiple criteria in each category. This means, if you sell shoes for example, a potential customer would be able to search your web store for shoes that are Nine West pumps in brown, black or white, are size eight with two to three inch heels, depending on what attributes you set up.

Online bill payment is another highly sought out feature that you may be unaware of. This add-on allows merchants to accept customer payments online via credit cards and ACH. For customers, online bill pay provides a portal for them to log in to and view the remaining balance on an invoice, apply a credit memo to an open invoice and review payments that have been made.

Another feature of eSource that helps with online advertising is web-based promo pricing. Some examples of this include coupon codes, offering free shipping, buy one, get one specials and markdowns. These are all different pricing options that you can take advantage of when you upgrade your version of eSource to the most current release.

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Other standard features of eSource include wishlist/saved cart, one page/guest checkout, store locator and support for both crystal and SSRS reports.

Updates that are specific to the latest release of eSource, version 3.4, include guest user checkout, which allows a customer to make a purchase without making an account and CAPTCHA for forgotten logins and passwords.

To learn more about the benefits of upgrading eSource, join us for a webinar May 15, 2013 from 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST. For more information now, contact our sales team or view this eSource version comparison document.

Existing Customer Implements Multi-Store to Create Separate B2C Website for Different Product Line

Taurus, one of our current customers, has a new B2C ecommerce website built on Dynamics GP. The company chose to use our multi-store feature in order to have a separately branded website that runs off the same database as their existing site.

The new website for Taurus showcases the line of Diamondback Firearms products they sell. These products include apparel, gun parts and accessories. When a user visits the website, products can be browsed by rifle parts, rifle accessories, pistol accessories and apparel. The website is very straightforward and easy to browse. Users simply select items they want to purchase to add to their shopping cart. When viewing items in the shopping cart, users are informed of available inventory so they can be certain that the products being purchased are in stock. Then, as the users proceed through checkout, they will have the option to either create a new account, or if they are a return customer, they can log in to the account they created previously.

This new website runs off the same Dynamics GP database that Taurus’ existing website uses. This is possible through use of multi-store, one of the many features available to those who use Azox ecommerce solution. This feature makes it possible to add an additional, separately branded site and is cost-effective. It is also convenient as all product information for both sites can be found and pulled from the same location. Thus, the new Taurus site is able to have its own unique URL, a custom look and all product information can be added easily using the same database as the first web store.

Diamondback Firearms was established in 2009 and is located in Cocoa, Fla. When it comes to the firearms industry, the company makes safety one of their top priorities. To view the new B2C ecommerce website for Taurus that sells Diamondback Firearms’ product line, follow this link.

To learn more about how Azox ecommerce solutions for Dynamics GP can help your business grow on the Internet, visit our website.

The Role of Gateways with Payment Processing in Dynamics GP

You have your ecommerce site setup and ready to go. Traffic is good and users want to make purchases. Now the question is do you have a solution for payment processing within Dynamics GP? And, if you do, are you confident in its security levels?

If you are using Azox Credit Card Extension on your website, when an order is placed in your web store, it is sent into the payment solution, which integrates with your Microsoft Dynamics GP back office software. From there, the credit card or bank account data is sent to a payment gateway, then to a bank payment processor, followed by the customer’s bank account and ends up at the merchant bank account. From here, it turns around and heads back to where it started. So, from the merchant’s bank account on to the customer’s bank account, then to a bank payment processor and finally back to the payment gateway again. In the end, it makes it back in your system with a notification of whether or not the payment was approved. Simple enough, right?

With payment processing, security of the cardholder’s data is a big part of this process, which is why payment gateways are a great solution. There are many gateways to choose from. Admeris, Authorize.NET, Chase Paymentech, CyberSource, Global Payments, Moneris, Paymover and Verisign are all on the list, which includes several others. Choosing between them is just a matter of finding what best fits your business.

When a payment is made, the customer’s credit card or bank information is encrypted. Azox Credit Card Extension encrypts credit card data through a process called tokenization. Tokenization technology allows credit card and account numbers to be stored by a third party, which eliminates compliance liability concerns. The third party is the payment gateway. The encrypted information is sent to the payment gateway where it remains during payment processing.

The other thing to consider with ACH and credit card processing in Microsoft Dynamics GP is PCI compliance. To obtain PCI compliance, a payment solution must meet certain standards established by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. This criterion has been established for security reasons and reduces fraud.

Azox Credit Card Extension is PA-DSS certified. This payment solution for Dynamics GP supports numerous payment gateways, uses tokenization technology and more. To take your ecommerce website to the next level, consider the addition of this payment solution. Contact the Azox sales team to schedule a demo. For more information on this topic, check out our latest post on the ERP Software Blog.