Nov 15

CSI Latest Upgrade is V2.2.5N which is released in March 2007. The latest version includes all the previous patches and upgrades. Please see the following list of major upgrades:

Added AVS (Address Verification System) option for TPI Credit Card Keyed in Transaction in tender screen. AVS reduces processing fees for keyed in transactions.
Enhanced Batch Processing For Credit Card On File to include AVS to get discounted rate.
Added Option to for SMS, to send text message to customers cell phone when order is ready
Added Option to send customized email template with coupons in eMarketing section for Birthdays, New Customers, Most valuable customers, inactive customers.
Added Option to send customized email template with coupons for ready orders.
Added Alert Screen to prompt the user for COD customer with overdue balance.
Added Option for Manual Lot Tag system to be assigned automatically to the order.
Added Option to print barcode on Epson TMU 220 Printer for auto sorting system.
Fixed Batch processing to be based on statement setting.
Added report for email notification log under reports, others.
Enhanced Windows Invoice printing format to present a professional looking invoice. Older Epson printers might find this method slower. This is designed for new Epson TMT-88 IV printers or Epson Compatible. Click here to see the sample invoice.

To get a complete list of all new release notes, click here

To download the latest update, click here. password will be emailed to the customers that on our support program or their system is still under initial warranty.

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Disaster Recovery Plan

You know you should protect your data files with regular backups. But are you? CSI will soon release their online backup service which is secure and easy-to-use. You can safeguard all your files from hard drive failure, theft or fire in one easy step, for one low, monthly rate. And, there’s no contract commitment with our online backup service.

Please use the following guidelines to make sure your valuable data is safe and secure.

Your Computers are vital tools for running your business but they are only machines making them prone to failures. When one of those failures happens, having a plan will help get you back up and running again. Disasters and failures will happen. The key is the creation of a recover plan to keep your business running when bad things happen.

Computer viruses, hard drive failure and Power surge can harm your system, and therefore damaging your valuable data which some times is almost impossible to recover or would cost you 100s of Dollars.

CSI recommends the following steps to be taken immediately to make sure you have a disaster recovery plan in place.

1. Make sure your Norton Anti virus is up to date and installed on all your computers.

2. Make sure you have UPS installed on each computer specifically on your server.

3. Make sure your backup program is installed and running as it is described in our backup process on both server and client computers.

4. We recommend having a secondary hard drive that is ghosted with the original hard drive, and is used as an extra backup media.

5. Make sure never turn your computer off from the power switch. Always shut down by using Windows Start, shut down command. Or Press Alt-Ctrl-Del key combination.