Sage 1000 / Line 500

Here we have three categories spanning the Sage Products. Magma has a number of distinct functions for each Sage Product.

EDI / XML

Magma is integrated into the Sage 50 product using the official Sage Developers Kit. Magma is an automated product that carries out its work in the background notifying nominated users as required.

At the heart of Magma is a data mapping and delivery engine which acts as the Middleware between Sage 50 and external systems and partners.

The best way to approach an EDI project is to ask Trading Partners what kind of data they wish to exchange and how they wish the data to be delivered. The following paragraphs expand on this:

Data Format

Common formats are EDI (Tradacoms, Edifact, Odette and Ansi), XML, delimited, fixed width and SQL. These formats are simply different ways of representing business transactions. The key point is that Magma abstracts away the complexities of the formatting and provides a consistent interface into Sage 50.

Data Delivery

Many trading partners still use proprietary EDI Value Added Networks (VAN's) from companies such as GXS and BT. These VAN's are effectively electronic post offices that charge based on volume. There is a slow move away from these networks to secure internet based protocols as good cost savings can be realised. With certain internet protocols such as HTTP and AS2 we can also achieve real time responses. The key point is that Magma supports all common VAN and internet protocols.

Example

The following images show a typical EDI Sales Order as it looks when coming into Magma and once entered into Sage 50:

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Web

Magma can be used to integrate Sage 50 with an existing Web Shop. This forms part of the standard functionality. Cindercone are also able to offer a fully featured Web Shop as an extension to Magma. This enables you to source a fully integrated end to end solution from one supplier.

Features

• Dealer Web Site - Allow account customers to trade online
• Consumer Web Shop - Deal with the general public
• Full integration of Customers, Products, Prices, Sales Orders and History with Sage 50
• Credit Card Integration
• Integration with external Marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay
• Real time stock levels if required
• Cross selling and up selling options
• Flexible product display and search with nested categories
• Dynamic Mailing List for communication broadcasts

Web Design

Cindercone are experts in Sage 50 integration and the technical aspects of building a Web Shop. A critical part of the overall solution is the look and feel of the Web Shop. Cindercone will supply expert Graphic Design through one of our partners giving a Best of Breed solution. We can also work with your existing Graphic Design partners.

Why have a Web Shop?

Opportunity

• Twenty Eight Million Adults (60 Percent of the UK adult population) accessed the internet between January and April 2006. Eighty Four Percent of these were searching for goods.
• Forty Four Percent of UK adults have made a purchase on the Web. In 2004 e-commerce revenue in the UK was worth an estimated £294 Billion Pounds
• Sixty Seven Percent of Business Decision Makers use an Internet Search Engine to research purchase

Increase Sales

• Reach new customers using online Marketing.
• Access new marketplaces like Amazon & eBay.
• Cross and Up sell to get higher value orders.
• Broadcast to customers to get repeat orders

Improve customer services

• Provide Real Time information - For example showing account customers stock levels
• Allow self service - get your customers to enter their own orders. Allow statement download.
• Allow customers to interact with the site

Sales

• Orders entered automatically
• Customers can self service

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Mobile

Magma can be used to integrate Sage 50 with an existing PDA Solution. This forms part of the standard functionality. Cindercone are also able to offer a PDA Application as an extension to Magma. This enables you to source a fully integrated end to end solution from one supplier.

Features

• Pocket PC Solution
• GPRS / 3G / WiFi connectivity to Magma Server.
• Enter Sales Orders on a Mobile Device and Receive tracking Updates.
• Customer Specific Product Pad / Price Lists.
• Live KPI data view.

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