Zerion E-News - April 2011 - wholesale distribution and activant eclipse news, information, support, training, implementation


Eclipse Acquisition New Customers Eclipse Tip Free Training Industry News View Our Archive or Join Our Mailing List	April 2011 Hello, The industry is buzzing since news broke of Activant being sold. There's all kinds of talk about what this means for the ERP market. But, we'd like to address what it means for YOU ... existing Activant Eclipse users. Check out our feature story to find out why everything is going to be okay. And, don't miss our special offer to try our Eclipse services, if you haven't done so yet. Hang in there, Eclipse-ers; and, call me if you want to talk about it! Full Steam Ahead for Eclipse Users With the announcement that Activant Solutions is being sold to Apax Partners, maybe you're feeling uncertain about the product's future. Or, maybe you're feeling frustrated about Eclipse’s priority and the attention paid to its users. We believe users could be affected by the sale in three key areas. READ MORE to find out what they are and why we know things are going to be okay for Eclipse users. Cape + Active + Miller + Johnstone = Great Beginnings We have four new clients that we’re proud to welcome to the family. We’ll be providing training and consulting for a new installation of Eclipse at Cape Electrical Supply‘s 22 locations. Active Plumbing Supply Company is now part of our EZ Support program. Miller Electric Supply Company hired Zerion to provide a PDW extract. And, Johnstone Supply Murrels Inlet in South Carolina is taking advantage of our reduced price, fixed fee deal for cycle counting implementation. Eclipse Tip: Warehouse Location Maintenance Many users don't realize that you can view product locations in Eclipse in multiple ways. With the Warehouse Location Maintenance feature, unlike product location maintenance, you don’t have to enter a product first. You just enter in the Warehouse Location, which allows you to see all of the items in that location. This comes in handy for locations that contain multiple products. GET MORE free Eclipse help … FREE Users Group Training! The merry, merry month of May is bringing us some no-cost training from the Eclipse Users Group. There will be a FREE, on-site SuperUser 101 class on May 24 and a SuperUser 102 class on May 25 in San Jose, California. Zerion’s Susan Chandler will be instructing the classes. There also are web-based classes available; and, a mid-month, web-based roundtable on reporting (each for a small fee). To learn more, or to sign up for any of these classes, visit eclipseuser.com. News: More M&A, and a Mobile App for Eclipse The big news of the month was Apax acquiring Activant. Another hot topic acquisition is Infor’s takeover of Lawson. And, Industrial Supply Magazine discusses all of the activity and what they see on the horizon. Technology news you should be aware of includes the announcement that Activant has created a mobile app for Proof of Delivery; and, Gartner says BI software is a hot thing to buy right now. FIND OUT MORE of the who’s who and what’s what of software, IT and distribution …
Try us! Let us prove to you how well we can service your Eclipse product and solve your operational challenges. If you've never used Zerion before, we'll let you try us for a full day day for just $1,500, including travel. This offer is only available to newsletter subscribers who schedule with Zerion by the end of May 2011. Contact Tony King today at 321.229.1089.
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April 2011

Hello,

Images are 95px by 95px The industry is buzzing since news broke of Activant being sold. There's all kinds of talk about what this means for the ERP market. But, we'd like to address what it means for YOU ... existing Activant Eclipse users. Check out our feature story to find out why everything is going to be okay. And, don't miss our special offer to try our Eclipse services, if you haven't done so yet. Hang in there, Eclipse-ers; and, call me if you want to talk about it!

Full Steam Ahead for Eclipse Users

With the announcement that Activant Solutions is being sold to Apax Partners, maybe you're feeling uncertain about the product's future. Or, maybe you're feeling frustrated about Eclipse’s priority and the attention paid to its users. We believe users could be affected by the sale in three key areas. READ MORE to find out what they are and why we know things are going to be okay for Eclipse users.

Cape + Active + Miller + Johnstone = Great Beginnings

We have four new clients that we’re proud to welcome to the family. We’ll be providing training and consulting for a new installation of Eclipse at Cape Electrical Supply‘s 22 locations. Active Plumbing Supply Company is now part of our EZ Support program. Miller Electric Supply Company hired Zerion to provide a PDW extract. And, Johnstone Supply Murrels Inlet in South Carolina is taking advantage of our reduced price, fixed fee deal for cycle counting implementation.

Eclipse Tip: Warehouse Location Maintenance

Many users don't realize that you can view product locations in Eclipse in multiple ways. With the Warehouse Location Maintenance feature, unlike product location maintenance, you don’t have to enter a product first. You just enter in the Warehouse Location, which allows you to see all of the items in that location. This comes in handy for locations that contain multiple products. GET MORE free Eclipse help …

FREE Users Group Training!

The merry, merry month of May is bringing us some no-cost training from the Eclipse Users Group. There will be a FREE, on-site SuperUser 101 class on May 24 and a SuperUser 102 class on May 25 in San Jose, California. Zerion’s Susan Chandler will be instructing the classes. There also are web-based classes available; and, a mid-month, web-based roundtable on reporting (each for a small fee). To learn more, or to sign up for any of these classes, visit eclipseuser.com.

News: More M&A, and a Mobile App for Eclipse

The big news of the month was Apax acquiring Activant. Another hot topic acquisition is Infor’s takeover of Lawson. And, Industrial Supply Magazine discusses all of the activity and what they see on the horizon. Technology news you should be aware of includes the announcement that Activant has created a mobile app for Proof of Delivery; and, Gartner says BI software is a hot thing to buy right now. FIND OUT MORE of the who’s who and what’s what of software, IT and distribution …

Try us! Let us prove to you how well we can service your Eclipse product and solve your operational challenges. If you've never used Zerion before, we'll let you try us for a full day day for just $1,500, including travel. This offer is only available to newsletter subscribers who schedule with Zerion by the end of May 2011. Contact Tony King today at 321.229.1089.