ZSL Ranked #12 in Nine Live Media's The MSPmentor 501 Global Report

ZSL Ranked #12 in Nine Live Media's The MSPmentor 501 Global Report  www.zslinc.com/Pdf/mspm501_feb2013.pdf

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ZSL Exhibits at IBM Impact 2013

www.zsl.com/zylogevent/zsl-exhibits-ibm-impact-2013

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Join ZSL, AWS and Sonian for a Live Webcast “Cloud Storage and Email Archiving Solutions Designed for Financial Services on Amazon Web Services”

Join ZSL, AWS and Sonian for a Live Webcast “Cloud Storage and Email Archiving Solutions Designed for Financial Services on Amazon Web Services”
January 17, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Today, financial services companies are under stringent compliance regulations with regards to email and attachments including FINRA, SEC rules and NASD rules. Mandates require archiving massive amounts of financial communications including emails and social media.

Join AWS, ZSL and Sonian for a live webinar where you will learn about cloud-powered storage and email archiving solutions designed to support financial services companies in meeting these rules and mandates.

In this session, you will learn about resources and applications including Sonian’s email archiving platform which enables quick and easy search and retrieval of emails that are protected to meet compliance mandates, cost effective AWS cloud offerings to help you manage demands for eDiscovery, compliance and financial regulations, and ZSL’s services offerings to implement and manage the solution.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/751462529

Title:	Cloud Storage and Email Archiving Solutions Designed for Financial Services on Amazon Web Services
Date:	Thursday, January 17, 2013
Time:	2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
Presenters:	John Downey Business Development Manager - Storage, AWS Naidu Gandham Senior Solution Architect, IDEA Lab, ZSL Jim D’Espinosa Channel Manager, Sonian
Register at:	https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/751462529

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Key Drivers for Business Intelligence Making the Move to the Cloud

Cloud based Business Intelligence (BI) is widespread today and is being used by many organizations globally. It is a revolutionary concept of delivering business intelligence capabilities “as service” using cloud based architecture that comes at a lower cost yet faster deployment & flexibility. Software as a Service (SaaS) BI is also being used by many small and medium sized enterprises who seek to speed up their businesses with BI and analytics tools.

According to a recent 2012 Wisdom of Crowds Cloud Business Intelligence Market Study of 859 respondents, there is a current strong investment in cloud based BI and growing interest in tapping into the cloud’s benefits; while a Gartner survey throws the fact that almost one-third of the BI platform users surveyed (27 percent, to be exact) are using or planning to use the cloud / SaaS model to expand their business intelligence capabilities in the next 12 months. These statistics strongly suggest that cloud based BI implementation is on an upswing among organizations.

On the other hand, past few years has seen not as much of BI adoption in the public cloud when compared to other applications. Business managers in some organizations fail to see the value of cloud. But this might not always be the reason behind delay in adopting cloud BI. Simply put, it might even be issues related to data integration, visualization and security in cloud BI as these are some considerations frequently cited when moving on cloud. While the market is still confused about the Cloud and SaaS offerings, understanding why businesses adopt cloud for BI might help make wise decisions.

According to a recent research by Gartner, there are three major drivers for cloud BI adoption among organizations which are as follows:

Time Saving

Cloud based BI is deployed faster and provides insights and value in lucrative ways. It comes much adaptable for those enterprises whose IT expenditure runs on inadequate budget or higher workload.

Cost Concerns

Companies that seek Business Intelligence to save long-term operational expenses must go with cloud BI. These solutions might not be cheaper when compared to on-premise non-cloud models and might need huge capital investments; however on a long term, they help organizations in reducing operational costs, IT support expenses and much more.

Expertise Backing

If there is any lack of IT expertise in business that needs assistance in managing BI and analytic systems, companies may choose third-party BI apps on cloud that come along with cloud and tech-savvy professionals who can help deal with skill shortage issues.

Many small organizations in the current scenario perform their work on cloud and develop their business sooner, which consecutively becomes a huge threat to larger organizations. With major advantages that cloud BI has to offer, we can see that many companies will implement cloud BI strategies to make comprehensive analysis. Businesses already using cloud BI must come forward and share their experience along with upbeat and negative feedback naming process efficiency, effectiveness and advantages gained compared to competitors and other benefits.

In the end, are you planning to take your current business intelligence and analytics on cloud? If yes, what’s your consideration for implementing cloud BI?

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Dynamics World Recognizes ZSL's Microsoft Dynamics GP-JE Excel Importer Add-on

Dynamics World Recognizes ZSL’s Microsoft Dynamics GP-JE Excel Importer on Top 50 Dynamics Add-ons List for 2013

London, UK, December 14, 2012: Dynamics World has published an annual list of the best Add-ons for the individual Microsoft Dynamics platforms for the last four years, for 2013 we are changing how the list is presented.

In previous years each platform has had its own Top 12, however, with an increasing number of ISVs now creating cross platform Add-Ons this year it was necessary to publish the top Add-Ons for Microsoft Dynamics as a single list of the Top 50.

The issue of what makes the best Add-On for an end user is dependent upon what the end user requires, so, as in previous years the list does not rank the Add-Ons in order of choice, instead, the list is published in Alphabetical order.

ZSL’s Business Power Suite which has Microsoft Dynamics GP-JE Excel Importer Add-on has been awarded a place on 2013 list for Microsoft Dynamics Top Add-Ons for GP by Dynamics World.

Dynamics World Top Add-Ons Network has been established to monitor, review, evaluate and analyse all those Add-ons that impact upon those who use Microsoft Dynamics. It continues to publish and update the very best Add-ons for each Microsoft Dynamic Platform and its supplementary products.

This year there were 500 nominations and ZSL’s GP-JE Excel Importer Add-on went through the selection process based on number of criteria that were germane to all businesses and have been used by the end users when making the decision to buy. The criteria included:

• Cost of Ownership
• End User Experience
• End User Nominations
• Geographical Coverage
• ISV Support
• Microsoft Stack Compatibility
• Proven ROI
• Secret Shopper Exercise

View the complete list at: http://www.dynamicsworld.co.uk/top-add-ons/ .

http://www.zsl.com/in/it-services-consulting/microsoft-dynamics-gp-addons to get more information about our Business Power and Mobile Power Add-ons Suite.

Contact:
ZSL Inc.
85, Lincoln Highway,
Edison, NJ 08820.
Phone: 732-549-9770
Fax: 732-767-6644
Email - info@zslinc.com

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Realize with Social Media @ Convergence 2013 – An invaluable weapon!!!!

Ramping up your social media, before, during, and after a trade show is proving one of the most effective ways to drive traffic to your booth & get Maximum ROI. Here are some ways you can leverage social media to get the most out of your trade show presence. 

Twitter:

Power of Hash tag (#) :  By including the hashtag of the event ( #CONV13) you are more likely to be seen by potential attendees, start tweeting before few weeks. Also Tweet reasons to visit your booth that you are already sharing via email, direct mail, ads, and the phone.  Express attendees all the great things you will be offering in your booth, such as new products, show specials, giveaways & special offers.  

Facebook:

Create a Facebook event Page & start interacting with attendees, conduct surveys & promote contests linked to the show.  As a trade show exhibitor, you can post photos and videos from your booth.  Share what new things you introduced.   •Announce News from the Show like –A new strategic alliance with a partner?  Introduce a new product?  Whatever news you shared at the show in your booth, you can also post to Facebook. 

YouTube

For pre-show promotions, load up the video with all the great reasons to visit your trade show booth (see this above in Twitter).  You can also record and produce a video showing all the action you had in your booth – new products, demonstrations, happy client interviews – and post that to YouTube soon after the show.  

Blogs:

Establish your voice early with the expo audience writing fresh content that build up to the event. 

LinkedIn:

Follow & connect with Convergence groups.  Connect with people attending Convergence. 

Finally, be sure all the social media platforms are integrated that makes attendees to follow your messages on their preferred social media channels. 

By

Manick Vel , Associate Vice President - Business Solutions

ZSL Inc. , Edison, NJ

Microsoft Gold Partner for CRM & ERP ( AX/ NAV/ GP) offering End to end Implementation services & Business Power add-on solutions.

http://www.zslinc.com/pdf/ZSL-Microsoft-Dynamics-Capabilities.pdf

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ZSL Presents at CFO Round Table Session on Data Breach at NJTC's Data Center Summit

ZSL Presents at CFO Round Table Session on Data Breach at NJTC's Data Center Summit: Working in the Clouds Livingston, NJ, December 13, 2012

 

The 2012 NJTC Data Center Summit presents discussions around the latest trends and innovative technologies driving the emergence of the “Next Generation Data Centers”. The morning panel examines data centers that operate in a rapidly evolving environment of public awareness with the need to increase energy efficiency and control underlying operating costs. The afternoon panel explores the first question that needs to be resolved in deciding whether to build, and spend a significant amount of capital, or collocate, thus minimizing the capital spend, but giving up control.

CFO Peer Network Round Table Session

Cyber-risk issues can have an impact on any company, regardless of size, location or industry. Because of today's technology, information is not solely contained behind firewalls; it is on phones, laptops, iPads and other devices. In spite of all the risks, usually the attention is paid after the data breach has occurred. CFO's need to stress that they are proactively dealing with cyber risk. If the case for cyber protection goes unconsidered, post breach costs would be a burden.

In this roundtable, ZSL will discuss the impact of a data breach on a company and panelists will share best practices, lessons learned, how to assess the potential liability, downtime and the cost of the response.

Session Title:	Data Breach: Protecting Your Business from Cyber Loss
Date & Time:	Thursday, 13 December 2012, 3.00 PM ET
Location:	Eisenhower Corporate Campus Livingston, NJ
Moderator:	Stephen Muretta, Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Speakers:	Keith M. Parent, CEO, Court Square Group Michael Janosko, Senior Manager Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP Naidu Gandham, Practice Head - Cloud Computing and Managed Services, IDEA Lab, ZSL

View the session details at:
http://www.njtc.org/events/indevt.asp?dbid=%7BA40C3914-F428-E211-8A93-0013725A113C%7D&svdate=N

View the complete NJTC Data Center Summit agenda at:
http://www.njtc.org/events/datacenter12/agenda.html

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RMS - What’s More in Store for Retailers?

Retail management is one of the brightest and most potential industries today, dependent on a variety of aspects—the nature of retailing, product, business environment, customer relationships and more. People expect a more proactive and intuitive shopping experience from retailers, be it online or offline in stores. With online shopping gaining huge momentum in current market, there is a stiff competition among retailers worldwide to attract and retain customers by understanding their varied requirements and personalizing every transaction. Thus increasing the store revenue by improving their rate of customer attraction, conversion and retention are critical challenges posed to retailers.

Retail Management System (RMS) comes as the right solution to retailers that manage both the front-end customer transactions and back-end store operations of a retail business. RMS is a highly sophisticated business management solution for retailers to boost their sales and take business to subsequent levels.

A basic understanding of the retail business is enough to realize that supply chain can make or break companies. Retail management system is a powerful and flexible platform designed for retailers to effectively manage their day-to-day transactions. It helps straddles the entire logistics, accounting, marketing, supply chain also enabling inventory planning at all stocking centers, redistribution centers, vendor sites and points of sale. This in turn enhances business performance and also helps in providing essential insights for making accurate demand and replenishment projections; the net result—more efficient use of resources and higher profitability.

Following are some advanced features of RMS that will help run business more effectively:

Efficient Inventory Tracking

Retail management system provides you with an advantage of raising a well-built inventory system, one that helps you in restocking or dropping critical items as per customer requirements. The system provides an easy access to goods for customers and employees and offers the product price, colour, size, brand details. Tailor made features are available like sale status, pre-labelling status, easy to import items, backorders and more. Thus RMS helps with an easy to use application, eliminating manual entry of data into your accounting software and other applications for report generation and this increases productivity.

Measuring Business Performance

Retail management system helps to store data and generate reports to analyze the data. The system provides custom-made reports as per your unique requirements which help in assessing stock management, business performance, and in business planning. Thus once you configure custom reporting feature in the system to retrieve personalized reports, performance of business is analyzed for an improved planning.

Improving Demand Forecast

Retail businesses run on various promotional offers & trends that vary depending on different seasons. Accordingly retail inventory system helps in making decisions along with a little human expertise. They help you in running your business as per customers’ requirement by predicting accurately the need for various products as per the season.

Analyzing Shortages of Stocks

A retail management system keeps an eye on the stock available in store and the status of shipments to arrive which holds a strong impact on store sales and otherwise will lead to low sales. If products are not available in store at the right time or do not meet the customer’s requirement it may lead to poor customer relationship which affects your customer retention rate. Retail management system clearly lists out and sends alert message to the concerned supervisor about stock availability in the store thus helping retailers maintain the stock in handy.

Distressed Stock in Inventory

Most of the grocery and edible products in the retail industry come with a limited period of time to use. RMS will list out exhaustible products in the inventory that will decompose in nearby expiry date and thus products can be sold soon at the normal price or with special offers before it expires. This helps retailers in avoiding loss from distressed stock and thus saves on your store revenue.

Reducing Cost

Retail management system helps in reducing costs by optimizing order levels, supply patterns and replenishment cycles. RMS minimizes the labour costs by mapping staff to focus on managing and selling products more effectively. This helps in the optimal utilization of resources in store and increasing business productivity and sales.

eCommerce Integration

Integrating your retail management system with online store helps your retail business perform better both online & offline and increase your profits. By integrating, RMS helps retailers manage their transactions on a centralized system where they can easily maintain and improve both online and offline functioning to build strong customer relations.

RMS software synchronizes the products from RMS to online web store seamlessly. It is easy to upload product details to your online store and you can download orders to local system, which in-turn helps you to increase more business with same products and same resources.

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