Znode Buzz

At Wawa food stores, a personalized web site supports multichannel sales

 
This news story was published recently in the Internet Retailer about how Archer Group used Znode technology to create a personalized multi-channel web site for Wawa Inc., a chain of 570 fresh food and convenience stores:

http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=33400 

Znode at the TechColumbus Innovation Awards

Znode was nominated for the "Best Product" category at the TechColumbus Innovation Awards held at the Columbus Convention Center.  Here are some pictures of Znodians from the event last night...

  

 
 
 

Tom Bruce appointed as Znode CFO

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Bruce as the new CFO at Znode effective this week.

Tom has 11 years of professional experience in financial and strategy-based leadership roles for growth-oriented organizations.  Mr. Bruce’s diverse mix of roles and accomplishments provides a unique set of qualifications that are building blocks for the successful business model execution for many ventures.  

Most recently, Tom served as the Vice President of Operations and Finance for VenJuvo, Inc., where he led the company to create facility, software and resource planning protocols designed to support the rollout of multiple fortune 100 retailers.  Prior to VenJuvo, Tom built and sold a practice that provided financial advisory and accounting services to growth-oriented companies.

Znode re-branding product line in February 2010

Znode is constantly focused on delivering significant value to our customers and partners which enables us to impact their bottom-line.  Our core strategy is to build innovative products that help increase revenues and profitability for online retailers especially through multi-store and multi-view ecommerce strategies. 

Our products have evolved significantly over the last few years to be in line with this strategy. In order for us to better reflect what we do we are planning to change the names of our products soon.

• The "Storefront" product which currently has 2 editions will be re-named to "Multifront"  
• The "Viewpoint" product will be re-named to "Showcase"

The 2 products "Multifront" and "Showcase" will together enable online retailers to implement a highly effective e-commerce marketing strategy and increase their ROI. 

Note that "Singlefront" will continue to be sold and supported as a separate product.

The name change will take effect on February 1, 2010. Updates to our products will be available to existing customers that will reflect this change. 

Znode releases major version of Storefront 6.0

After a year of innovation, months of development and hundreds of hours of extensive product testing, we are very excited to release Znode Storefront 6.0 - a ground breaking e-commerce platform. I am confident that this product will help online retailers increase their ROI and Online Revenues using unique innovative marketing strategies.

Try out the new Multi-Store demo sites that are now live on znode.com - Click Here

Exciting New Features

Rich Web 2.0  Multi-Store Demo

The demo store that ships with Storefront 6.0, Multifront Edition has a completely new look and feel, illustrating the power of Storefront. This store highlights three separate site designs, showing the ability to quickly and easily create multiple storefronts. This template provides a solid starting point for your own web 2.0 enabled store that is branded exactly to your business.

Faceted Navigation 

Faceted Navigation allows catalog administrators to define product tags that are displayed on the Category page. Customers can then select the product tags that are of interest to them and see only those products that match their criteria. These tag selections are arranged so that customers will always have products to choose from when they make their selections. This ability for the customer to quickly define what is important to them means that they can get to products faster reducing abandonments and increasing cart values.

Product Quick View

Using our new Quick View feature, Customers can see product details and add items to the cart right from a category or search page. Quick View provides the full product description, alternate product images, color swatches, related items, customer reviews as well as other features. This shortens the purchase path for customers by allowing them to go from the category page directly to the shopping cart. 

Newly Redesigned Admin

Our already easy to use administrative interface has been completely redesigned to make it even faster and more intuitive. While the look of our Admin is completely new, existing users of Storefront will find many familiar touch points that allow them to transition to the new interface in just a few minutes.

Also included in this release are:

• Mini Shopping Cart which visually displays the products in the customer's cart on every shopping page
• An improved Recently Viewed Items section allowing customers to quickly get back to products they are interested in
• An extendable workflow for order processing that allows managers to approve all orders
• .NET 3.5, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 supported right out of the box.

We are very excited about this new product release. We hope to continue our quest for innovation and excellence in the e-commerce space.

Countdown begins to Znode Storefront v6.0 release!

Hope you are having a wonderful New Year.  The Znode product team has been working diligently to finish the final touches on the new product release.

We are expecting Znode Storefront v6.0 to be released on Jan 13th, 2010. This is a major product release for the Multifront edition that includes ground breaking capabilities not found in any other competing e-commerce platform.

Preview of Multifront Admin

 

Preview of Multifront Store

 

Znode's focus on absolute attention to detail and innovation sets us apart from competitors and adds significant value to our customers and partners. 

We are extremely excited about this new release. If you would like advance information or schedule a demo, etc please contact our sales team.

Znode is a semi-finalist for the 2009 TechColumbus Innovation Awards

I am glad to announce that Znode Inc has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2009 TechColumbus Innovation Awards in the "Outstanding Product" category. 

The 2009 TechColumbus Innovation Awards, celebrates the spirit of innovation by recognizing outstanding technology achievements in Central Ohio. This prestigious evening showcases the region’s advancements and promising future. 

Click here to see the list of the semi-finalists

 

Helpful Brand Usage Guidelines

The Znode logo recently became approved as a registered trademark! We thought we would take the opportunity to share this great news and provide some helpful brand usage guidelines to our valued partners.

1. The Znode logo should never be used with a TM. It should always be ®. Download a new copy of the logo here
2. On first reference use the ® after the Znode name.
3. A TM should be placed after first reference of Storefront, Multifront and Viewpoint.
4. The Znode logo should never be cropped in any way nor should its color be changed.

Should you need additional information on proper use of the Znode logo or product names, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Znode Moves to New Headquarters

Znode has outgrown its existing space and is moving its Dublin headquarters to the Polaris area on Friday, October 2! The new office is designed to reflect the essence of the Znode brand and allows us to continue on our rapid path of expansion. If you’re in Columbus, stop by and visit us! The office is located at 8760 Orion Place, Columbus, Ohio, 43240.

Znode Community Gets an Upgrade

Things just got better for all you followers of everything Znode. We just upgraded our community portal to Typepad to give you a better experience.

Now you can easily browse by category for content specific to developers and partners. You can also link directly to the Znode Facebook  and Twitter  pages.

We’re continuously improving the experience and adding new content, so keep watching for new posts on Znode news, products and events. Don’t forget to add Znode Community to your favorites in your browser of choice. Or, go to Znode.com and click on Community.