eCommerce for your Corporate ERP, or Accounting application: technology parade notes | ArticlesBase.com

<p>Probably, the days when your concerns were mostly about Corporate ERP application selection and implementation are gone and now the question of the day is how to integrate newest technologies, such as eCommerce (B2B and B2C), Shopping Cart, custom items Catalog, promotional pricing, customer specific ecommerce pricelists, Electronic Documents Interchange (often referred as EDI).  We are not university or college professors, we are rather practicing consultants, so do your homework and compare our ideas and recommendations with our Dynamics GP and SAP Business One Partner channel competition.  Let's move on to our paragraphs:</p> <p>1. eCommerce platforms.  Here you typically have to follow two scenarios - either to program ecommerce website internally (typically attributed to large corporations or start up or technology oriented companies with very innovative or completely unique ecommerce business processes), or deploy ecommerce products (usually for smaller companies, especially in Ebay, Paypal, Amazon and other franchisee channels).  We also see numerous customers small, midsize and large ones, where ecommerce custom development was done historically and now company has to stick to its custom ecommerce website platform integration to its Corporate ERP via custom programming</p> <p>2. Being Objective in Corporate ERP integration with eCommerce application.  We are trying to be objective, however for you, prospective ecommerce integration customer, you should know that we are engaged as Microsoft Dynamics GP, and SAP Business One VAR and Reseller.  Having said that - we have certain interest in helping you with Great Plains Dexterity, eConnect, SAP Business One SDK programming, Dynamics GP Integration Manager integrations design, SAP B1 Data Transfer Workbench integrations setup, programming EDI integration for GP or SAP B1 via SQL Server stored procedures with precise EDI formatting SQL Select statements</p> <p>3. The risks.  In our opinion - risks are typically attributed to poor procurement strategies and vendor management.  Please, try to check how many ecommerce projects your prospective Dynamics GP, SAP Business One, Oracle Financials, Axapta, Navision, PeopleSoft, Epicor, Accpac, QuickBooks partner had implemented successfully and try to call to verify with the references.  You will find a lot of funny things and important information - some Corporate ERP Resellers decided to hire new perspective Certified Consultants, others decided to phase out your Corporate ERP application prospect, or they might be in transition to be purchased by Venture Capital, or even in business shut down mode</p> <p>4. ecommerce credit cards processing.  Typically your Corporate ERP or Accounting application is not involved in Credit and Debit Card processing, however on eCommerce level you may decide to reverse this trend.  Ecommerce credit card processing is too sensitive to give you recommendation in  internet article, feel free to call us</p> <p>5. Legacy Great Plains ecommerce options.  Some background -  Great Plains Software was acquired by Microsoft (instantly renamed into Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions in 2001).  Alba Spectrum is Dynamics GP reseller, VAR, ISV and customization partner in Illinois, Southern California, Texas, Georgia, plus we are happy to help you in Microsoft Dynamics GP International implementation</p> <p>6. We are trying to be neutral to generic Dynamics GP ecommerce sales process, and that commitment suggests us to stay away from pushing sales of one or two existing eCommerce templates</p> <p>7. How to get help?  Please, feel free to call us: 1-866-528-0577, outside of USA: 1-630-961-5918 or email us <a href="mailto:help@albaspectrum.com" rel="nofollow">help@albaspectrum.com</a>  We are very technical and real Dynamics GP Dexterity, SAP Business One SDK programming gurus.  We have Great Plains Software Development Factory and could support unlimited Dynamics GP Customization and Programming needs.  Plus we speak English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and not only as native speaking sales folks, but as real technical consultants.  If you prefer skype: albaspectrum</p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br /><p>Andrew Karasev, Alba Spectrum , <a href="mailto:help@albaspectrum.com" rel="nofollow">help@albaspectrum.com</a> 1-866-528-0577 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.albaspectrum.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.albaspectrum.com</a> Serving ERP and MRP community since 1994, local service in Chicago, Houston, San Diego, Atlanta, Los Angeles. Information portal: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pegasplanet.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.pegasplanet.com</a> We serve you USA and Canada nationwide from our Dynamics GP and SAP Business One call center: California, Illinois, New York, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Ontario, Quebec, Washington, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Oregon, New York, New England. International clients welcome from Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, South Africa, UK, Brazil, Caribbean, Russia, Central America: Honduras, Costa Rica, San Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala. Plus South America Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, and in Caribbean Dominican Republic</p>

Should You Buy a Laptop Or a Desktop?

<p>Purchasing a new computer is a rare event that comes around about once every five years and can streamline both work and leisure activities and satisfy the geek in you if you're that way inclined. These days however laptops are getting more and more popular and it leaves you with a difficult choice - do you go for a traditional desktop PC or a portable laptop? This is a question that depends on many factors and they both have unique strong points and weak points. Below are a list of questions you should ask yourself that will help you come to a decision and pick the best option for your individual needs.</p><p>Do you move around a lot?
<br>Obviously the first and most prominent advantage of a laptop is that you can take them with you. If you do a daily commute on the train, or are often travelling and working away, then a laptop can be incredibly useful allowing you to make the most of that time. This makes them particularly good options for students and business men and women who often work on the go.</p><p>Do you own a PDA or smart phone?
<br>Today PDAs and smart phones offer a lot of the options that used to be the sole domain of computers. If you have a particularly good smart phone or pda such as the blackberry then, a laptop might be slightly less crucial as you will already be able to check e-mails and edit documents on the fly. Decide whether you can do everything you'll need to do with your PDA and whether the small keyboard is going to get in the way of your productivity.</p><p>Do you need to be at the top end in terms of performance?
<br>If you're one of those guys or girls who likes to trump everyone else with the most powerful and functional piece of gadgetry then a laptop might not be the choice for you. You could just settle for the highest-end laptop if you have the money (a desktop PC will cost you slightly less for the same specs) though for gamers a top end desktop really can't be beaten. Furthermore you'll be able to upgrade your desktop PC to stay with times by replacing individual modules, while laptops do not share this privilege meaning they'll inevitably date more quickly and require replacing.</p><p>Do you enjoy technology as a fashion accessory?
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<br>It is possible to get laptops built roughly to spec, but it's a fairly arduous and complicated task if you intend to do this yourself and will require a lot of expertise. Putting together your own desktop configuration however is relatively easy, so if you want your computer to be completely unique and designed to perfectly suit your needs a desktop is probably the better option.</p><p>Hopefully these points will help you decide between a <a target="_new" href="http://www.tpcl.com.au/index.php?loc=1&cat=6" rel="nofollow">laptop</a> or a desktop. Author manages <a target="_new" href="http://www.tpcl.com.au" rel="nofollow">launceston computer store</a> and likes to help his customer decide.</p>