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SME Gateway adopted the JobTrack system from stSoftware
14 Aug 2013

SME Gateway adopted the JobTrack system from stSoftware in October 2012. Since then the SME Gateway staff has increased by 40%. There are usually 50 concurrent projects under management. A typical month would see more than 30 jobs priced and bid. JobTrack is used to coordinate the workflow to achieve these through puts. The iCAL interface provides an intuitive, real time interface to the status of all jobs and bids to available everyone, wherever they are. The Apple calendar, we use also allows ...

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What to do when you get an email warning about "variable is deprecated"
9 Aug 2013

You may have seen email warnings about "variable is deprecated". The system has been updated to warn if an email variable or bit of code which is 'deprecated' or out of date. (I had to look up what that meant! - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation). What do you do? You can click Continue to send the emails and it will be fine. To stop seeing the warning we just need you to update your email template to the new formats for email variables. For example $recipient.firstname,Sir/Madam$ it ...

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Website content - why fresh is best
30 Jul 2013

Websites should be fresh - always up to date The key ingredient for making an engaging site is relevant content which gives answers & insights for your targeted audience. Business and society leaders recognise that an engaging website will generate sales or better service their members and are willing to invest time and resources in the creation of a new site. An engaging website generates new sales and great customer service. Business and society leaders recognize this, and invest time and resources...

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stSoftware's Franchise Cloud Systems
23 Apr 2013

Cloud Systems Enhance Franchisee Management and Operations Looking for a cloud platform? So you can provide centralized franchise services, like call centres and stock ordering, whilst maintaining franchisee data privacy and web presence? stSoftware's cloud based Franchise systems provide the perfect solution. Manage an unlimited number of franchisees, provide operational and website facilities, and offer centralized services,with a truly global cloud franchise system. Yes, the cloud is the perfect...

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Does stSoftware's CMS include intuitive CMS authoring?
9 Apr 2013

1) When authoring a new article the user selects the type of article (specific article types can be customized as required). 2) Edit the newly created article. 3) Publish the article once ready

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Does stSoftware's CMS include the ability to move pages within the navigation structure?
9 Apr 2013

Pages and menu items are easily re-ordered, by changing the items sequence number.

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Does stSoftware's CMS allow for the creation of CMS managed e-newsletter campaigns?
9 Apr 2013

The system has a central Contact Relationship Management (CRM) module. The standard features include bulk emailing and email templates. Email templates with "mail merge" substitutions is a standard feature. All reports can be exported. New contacts can be entered. Sections of the standard forms can be hidden as required or new forms can be created. Easily import contacts using the import wizard, which includes a number of predefined templates. Custom layout can also be used.

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Release Notes: stSoftware's CMS Upgrade
8 Apr 2013

stSoftware's CMS Upgrade Includes new Page Controls which greatly advance the intuitiveness of page editing, a separate Article menu to easily set access priviledges for Article Authors, and a new icon on folders to quickly visualise when they are 'Public'. Page Controls The new Page Controls, offer a simple to understand icon link straight to the exact section of the site builder to edit the site, page, template or style sheet of the page you are viewing. Edit the Current Site: takes you to the...

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What databases are supported by Cloud Blocks.
5 Apr 2013

The system has been tested on the following databases PostgreSQL 9.1+ MySQL 5+ Sybase 12+ Oracle 12.5+ Microsoft SQL server 2007+ The Cloud Blocks stores all the data in simple key/value pair tables, which are support by all major databases. All data access is done via the JDBC driver for the database. The main requirements of the database is that it's ACID compliant and has a JDBC driver for the current Java version.

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JobTrack for SME's
2 Apr 2013

Easy online access to the best CRM and management tools to quote and run jobs. View Job P&L's, invoice and record payments, create purchase orders for jobs or inventory. Work better as a team with Job summaries, user grouping and shared documents/files online. Keep up to date with calendar, auto email/sms alerts and day sheets. Talk to us about adding your website for a complete fully integrated, no hassle online business solution. Get connected and work on the go! JobTrack lets you run your business...

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Data Model now supports XPath for text fields
1 Apr 2013

Support for XPath as a standard field type has been added. When a field is marked as XPath then the XPath syntax highlighter will be used by default and the field value will be validated to be a valid XPath expression. XPath syntax editor HTML Editor JavaScript Editor XML Editor CSS Editor

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What are the network and server availability guarantees?
29 Mar 2013

We use Australian web Hosting with 99.99% up time guarantee for non scheduled downtimes The standard hosting package comes with a 2 hour hardware replacement. http://www.digitalpacific.com.au/hosting/dedicated-hosting/dedicated-servers/

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Does Cloud CMS include a powerful search engine with the ability to prioritise results?
29 Mar 2013

Simple search form Sample Advanced search form

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Is stSoftware's CMS responsive Design catering to both desktop and mobile screen sizing?
29 Mar 2013

The system will detect the different form factors and apply different Cascading Style Sheets accordingly. Each component in the site can be hidden or shown based on the browser's form factor.

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Does stSoftware's CMS meet WCAG 2.0 standards?
29 Mar 2013

We check that our custom websites and content complies with http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG and checked with http://achecker.ca/checker Accessibility checks are built right into the WYSIWYG text editors and validation messages are given when known issues are detected in the site. Our custom sites comply with WCAG 2.0 AAA. There is no need for alternative "accessible" versions of the custom sites as we do not use or recommend the use of unfriendly technologies such as flash or Java applets.

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Does stSoftware's site builder allow the use of frames?
29 Mar 2013

The site designer allows for any valid HTML/CSS to be used. Dynamic HTML components can be edited in a HTML editor. Cascading Style Sheets can be edited in a CSS editor. Rich text components can be edited in a text editor.

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Does stSoftware's CMS include an audit trail and full version control of pages including roll-back ability?
29 Mar 2013

A full audit trail is automatically recorded for every change in the system. Selecting records as they were at any point of time is standard functionality. On each standard screen there is a log tab which shows the changes to this and related records. Each transaction record every change to every record within that transaction. The journal can be searched using a number of very suffocated commands. Any transaction or set of transaction can be reversed by an administrator.

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Does stSoftware's site builder allow for the creation and management of micro-sites using the same CMS?
29 Mar 2013

The simplest way to create a new site is to clone an existing site. A site can be created for a specific host name or for "intranet only".

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Does stSoftware's CMS allow consistent style sheet and link buttons across entire site?
29 Mar 2013

Style sheets can be specified at the site or page level and based on the browser filter.

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Does stSoftware's CMS allow for mobile social media feeds?
29 Mar 2013

Social media feeds are seen here on on iPhone in the footer. Social media feeds for mobile platforms and PC's are edited or added through the CMS Design function using simple mouse over Edit Here the social media feed is designed as a footer element on all pages

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