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Distributor Station®
The challenge of online sales is logistics and fulfillment; processing Internet orders efficiently is crucial for achieving the savings available with ecommerce. If your Web storefront isn’'t completely integrated with your business system software, it may actually add costs by creating more work for your employees.
Integration is also important in providing the additional functionality required for handling business-to-business sales over the Internet.
ECi’s Distributor Station® Web storefront is completely integrated with our Maytech™ business system software. Critical transaction data, including pricing, account information and order history are stored and managed in Maytech, eliminating the need to re-key account information or upload separate contracts to your Web storefront. Likewise, incoming orders are automatically downloaded for processing.
Features
With Distributor Station and Maytech, your Web storefront is linked to every area of your operation. This level of integration makes it easy to provide online accounts with their unique customer pricing, reflecting their specific discounts or contracts. Additionally, Distributor Station provides your customers:
- Multi-level purchase authorizations
- Online access to order history
- Multiple order acknowledgement alternatives
- Much more!
System Requirements
Hardware
For simplicity and security, Distributor Station is hosted and maintained by ECi in a state-of-the-art collocation facility. Hardware management and routine site maintenance, including daily backups, are included as part of the hosting service. The only hardware you will need is the appropriate type of router or modem for your Internet connection.
Security
Distributor Station Web storefronts are hosted in a secured, restricted-access facility. Data security features include a dedicated firewall appliance, redundant router infrastructure, and virus protection for all servers.
Your Distributor Station site will include the VeriSIGN logo with navigation bar links for verification of the certificate. For transaction security, Distributor Station pages display only partial account numbers for credit card purchases.
While Distributor Station is fully integrated with Maytech, only specific transaction information is transmitted between the two systems. Your Maytech system remains secure; customers can not access it through Distributor Station.
Internet Service
Distributor Station requires a dedicated Internet connection at your site and a static IP address for connection to your Maytech system. You will need to work with an Internet service provider to set up these services. You will also need communication hardware (DSL modem, router, etc.) appropriate for your type of Internet connection.
Distributor Station includes e-mail links to allow customer feedback. To implement this feature, you must have at least one e-mail account.
