January 2010

From the Desk of Tony King: New Look for 2010

Wow! So, it’s 2010. Where has the time gone? My holidays were especially joyful this year. Celebrating with a child for the first time was very special. I hope you too had a memorable season and that you got both our Top 10 Eclipse Countdown and our holiday card at the end of last year. Our big news this month is that we have a brand new e-newsletter design. READ MORE…

Yes, You CAN Go to Summit!

Activant's annual Summit is coming up March 10 - 13. Are you going? If you didn't think you could leave the office, think again. For a low, flat-fee, Zerion will put an IT/Eclipse/Operational consultant on-site while you (or key employees) attend. LEARN MORE about how you can relax while we fill in…

Welcome Rick Canida

Over the past four years, we’ve lost quite a few employees to our customers. Although we’d like to be upset, we think it speaks to how well we've trained our people and how sought after they are in the industry. Recent months have been the hardest hitting of those bittersweet losses... CONTINUE reading…

Eclipse Tip of the Month: !NOBO

Ever wish you could keep backordered items from printing on the bottom of a ship ticket? Well, you can. All you have to do is type !NOBO on the first line of the shipping instructions in the header of your sales ticket. You can still enter shipping instructions on the second and subsequent lines. This is very useful if you have many releases off of large orders. You can also load this at the customer level as well. GET MORE Eclipse help…

2010 Eclipse Training Opportunities

The Eclipse Users Group will be announcing its 2010 training schedule soon. Zerion will continue to lead these classes for the UFO. We’ve worked diligently with them to come up with an all-new format for this year and we think you’re really going to like it. Stay tuned to ECLIPSEUSER.COM and our BLOG for dates and locations.

January's Industry News Highlights

What’s happening with distribution, software and technology? You can always find out in Zerion's online newsroom. Some stories we found interesting this month include a report on wholesale distribution trends for 2010, Infor looking to raise their awareness, Sonepar combining Tristate and Capital Lighting, and AD honoring affiliates and suppliers. GET MORE news…