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We have a LOT of leads in our system. The current count is 11,192 and I archived any lead that was created before 2006 during the last conversion of CRM systems. Thankfully, Zoho CRM handles leads really well. This is the process we use to separate the forest from the trees and allow our sales team to focus on the most productive leads.
I was on a panel last week at CEDIA as part of their Survival of the Fittest series. This was a panel discussion that focused on how integrators can continue to survive and thrive in this difficult …
One of the luxuries of being the boss is that I can choose what projects I want to get to get involved in here at D-Tools. For the most part all of the core software …
We just got back from the CEDIA Expo (Custom Electronic Designer Installer Association) trade show in Denver. I consider this our “home” show because I launched the D-Tools product line at this same show in …
The promise of the Visio SmartShape is that one single shape can replace an entire army of symbols.
With a little bit of parameterization, we can clear out the redundancy in our symbol libraries, thereby simplifying …
D-Tools was founded in 1998 by Adam Stone. He launched the first version of what is now known as System Integrator software at CEDIA 1998 as Digi-tools CE. 10 years later, D-Tools is a worldwide …
My good friend and D-Tools Certified Partner Kevin Mikelonis from Process DSG (Dealer Services Group) is giving a free Visio tips and tricks webinar on October 3rd. I have seen some of the stuff that …
In this post I went over some of my history with Middle Atlantic Products (MAP) and how we created the first version of RackTools the Visio based equipment rack design software. If you read that …
I am a big fan of Middle Atlantic Products (MAP) and have been using their products for around 15 years. When I was a system integrator I used to pour over their catalog looking for …
Applies to
Anyone who wishes to run the SI5 client application with a Virtual Private Network connection to the SI5 server.
Summary
System Integrator 5.2 has been tested and certified to work in a Windows Domain environment that …
Plate inserts, wire terminals, and mud-rings are good examples of gear that you use on a project but you don’t necessarily want shown as line items on client reports. There are a variety of …
The clever folks at Zoho just came out with a new release of ZOHO CRM, For the most part it is a solid release, they fixed a few bugs and greatly enhanced the usability. You …
It’s been a few months since my last rant..er post on email marketing and campaigns within Zoho. Since that last post we have accomplished a couple of really good things: 1) we worked with the …
Recently our VP of Sales and Marketing, Tim Bigoness, published this post where he shared his enthusiasm for, and confidence in, the development of our next major software release. In it he also discussed the …
Cool Components Inc., the leading manufacturer of residential and commercial technology cooling and ventilation solutions, offers the most comprehensive line of cooling products and accessories. They are a D-Tools Manufacturer Partner as a member in …
D-Tools MVP Manufacturer Partners realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools …
D-Tools will be performing system maintenance to limited customer facing tools starting Thursday, July 14 2011 at 3 pm PST and will last up to 8 hours. This will be an extended downtime that will …
D-Tools MVP Manufacturer Partners realize the importance of bringing you their product information and have chosen to support the D-Tools user community by joining the program and making their product data directly available through D-Tools …
A customer requested a motorized window shade shape this week, specifically a Lutron Sivoia Shade. After taking a close look at the specifications I saw that it was not that much different than our current …
OK. Holidays over? Check. Decorations down? Check. Back to work? Check.
January is tough. Yes I know that there is playoff football, and all the TV shows come back from reruns, but it always seems to …
This month’s Residential Systems featured a story called ‘Extreme’ Design and it featured D-Tools Certified Partner, Ryan Brown of MED. Ryan partnered with Shawn Lemay, President of Sound & Theater of Williamsville, NY for the …
This post will show how to create a combined report in SI5. While you can create Groups for reports that will generate all reports in the Group at once, they are still separate reports that …
This post will show how to change the graphics on an SI5.5 Proposal, with youtube video.
