Sage X3 is now called Enterprise Management

Sage has announced all new product naming conventions in support of their push to brand the Sage Business Cloud. The X3 name will be going away shortly and replaced as follows: Sage X3 – is now Enterprise Management Sage X3 People – is now Enterprise Management HR Sage X3 Payroll – is now Enterprise Management […]

6 Ways B2B Mobile Sales Apps Help You Win

Better your ERP VAR business - offer mobile solutions

Ninety (90!) percent of the mobile sales automation projects we’ve done at xkzero are for companies replacing processes that have historically been manual and paper-based. Yes, many (most) small and mid-sized B2B manufacturers and distributors still rely on what are basically 1980s era sales tools – pre-printed order forms, product catalogs, fax machines, and a […]

What Is Direct Store Delivery?

What is Direct Store Delivery? Direct Store Delivery (DSD) is a business process that manufacturers and wholesalers use to both sell and distribute goods direct to the point of sales or point of consumption. Ā This often can include additional product and market related services such as merchandising, information gathering, or equipment service. Contrast this to […]

Setting Sage X3ā€™s common & critical parameters

Sage X3 offers great flexibility and power through customization. An example of this flexibility is that Sage X3 allows many of its basic default settings to be changed, allowing users to tailor the defaults that best fit their business or industry. In fact, in its simplest installation, Sage X3 has over 900 standard general parameters […]

Here’s the Deal About Mobile Sales Automation

Not just any ride will do Now that you’re ready to equip your sales team You’ve probably found that thereĀ are a lot of really great apps availableĀ to help automate sales reps using mobile technology. There are apps that allow the display of gorgeous illustrated catalogues of products, designed for an elegant sales experience. These apps […]

Why Mobile Commerce by xkzero?

xkzero introduced Mobile Commerce the summer of 2014 to serve B2B distributors and manufacturers who have their own fleet of trucks. Ā  Our focus is on those requiring orderĀ delivery automation or route selling or both. In our judgment the market is filled with direct store delivery (commonly referred to as ā€˜DSDā€™) software that is substandard […]

How to Close the Fiscal Period & Fiscal Year in X3

It’s that special time of year againā€“the new yearĀ (and year-end for many businesses). Below is an outline of the steps required for period and year closing as well as period and year opening in Sage x3. The same steps will apply to all versions of the product. Please keep in mind that the steps outlined […]