December Newsletter 2012



Dear Customers and Friends,

I would like to send out this letter to express our gratitude for being our customer and providing us valuable feedback.  We appreciate your business and because of you we have had a productive and successful year.  Thank you for your continued support and comments about how we can improve our services and software solutions.  During the past year we have experienced substantial growth and continued development of our product lines.  We continue to be the leader with our “live remote support”, while enhancing our systems to make it easier for you to conduct business through your day to day challenges.  During the last year we have accomplished our goals by bringing on new products, new PCI Support, intuitive system features, as well as establishing relationships with industry professionals with similar vision and direction.  We have made the commitment to provide the best solution and service for your needs today and for many years to come.  I wish you and your family the best during this holiday season and to a successful coming year.

Best Regards,

Dan Eloe

General Manager


New solutions & updates

Growth in US Energy Production Outstrips Consumption Growth
WASHINGTON – The Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) presents updated projections for U.S. energy markets through 2040. These projections include only the effects of policies that have been implemented in law or final regulations.

Read More: http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND1207122.aspx

Tips in our Area of Expertise

*Avoid forcefully powering off your SiteController or CP720.  You can restart by going to Start~Shut Down~Restart.  This can cause data corruption as your computer will not have time to finish writing to the hard drive.
*Scan with an antivirus regularly.  Everyone should have antivirus software that loads when their computer starts. The best typre of protection is continuous monitoring from a dedicated antivirus program.  Also make sure the antivirus program is set to update automatically.


New Enhancements and Features

Over the past year our development team has made many new changes and enhancements to all of the products that we offer. 
Some of the changes are as follows:
Reports
*Added the ability for customer to add their own custom company logo to each crystal report
*Reports can now be sent to a secondary 'Hidden' list from within DataManager.  This allows customers to sort their reports into two different categories.
New Applications Developed
*Combo Items/ Mix and Match configuration application to create custom combo promotions
*Moblie Inventory manager application on the Intermec handheld device 
*Fuel Control Termial Application
*Central fuel pricing module to allow pricing at home office to synch down to sites.
New Features
*Register Find screen has a dynamic seach for items, can search for text in any part of the item name.
*DataManager is not significantly faster.
*Added support for 14 digit barcodes including GS1 Databar and ISBN codes
*Pedestal has an installer/ support diagnostic mode now where various health values are visible on the 2 line display.
*Made the register software more robust and less prone to errors
*Added the ability to move prepay fuel items form one dispenser to another
*Customer pricing discounts can be applied to any card type and any bin range
*Added tank period tracking support with Veeder Root on NexGen
*Blended fuel product inventory tracking is now done properly based on the rations of the blended products

Troubleshooting Tips

Are you having an issue with the Triple E System?
* Does a restart of the program (DataManager, Register, OneTouchSync, etc.) fix the problem?
* Does a restart of the SiteController, CP720, Register, or Pedestal computer fix the problem?
* Are all of your applications started on your SiteController (esController and ccEngine) or your CP720 (cpController and ccEngine)?
* If you are having trouble swiping a card, have you tried placing a plastic bag over the card and re-swiped it?
* Contact Customer Support if you have any questions. (208)777-9300 or helpdesk@e3tek.com

Upcoming Events

Trade Shows
2/19 – 21

WPMA National
Las Vegas, NV
3/1 – 2
PACE
Kansas City, KS
3/6 – 7
SE Petro Expo
Myrtle Beach, SC
3/12 – 14
Michigan Petro Ass.
Grand Rapids, MI
3/26 – 27
Wisconsin Petro Ass.
Madison West, WI

Little-Known Uses for our Products
* Register Find and DataManager have a new search feature, where you can enter a word and it will bring up everything that has that word.
* Reports can now be hidden by just right clicking on them.
* Advance Pricing – you can enter any formula for your pricing level.
Contact Customer Support is you have any questions.

Upgrades
We are currently upgrading sites to our new release.  Customer Support will be contacting you to get this scheduled.

Training
1/9
DataManager Pricing discount setup
Please contact Customer Support to sign up.