e-Commerce for Sage MAS 90: The Easy Way
If you want to have a web store that is integrated with your MAS 90 data, then eBM is what you're looking for. eBM (e-Business Manager) is a module for MAS 90 from Sage Software that allows users to securely place an order directly into your Sage MAS 90 or Sage MAS 200 ERP system via a web store, either build into your existing website or as a separate online store. your internet-based storefront can be set up without the expense or headache of building an e-commerce solution from scratch.
The Module: What is e-Business Manager?
Sage's eBusiness Manager for MAS 90 is an e-commerce module that contains several applets that offer increasingly more options for your Sage MAS 90 or MAS200 web store visitors.
.store allows you to build the core of your MAS 90 based online store. It lets you establish a business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce website, lets you gain new customers, displays your products and services, and accepts orders and payments (with the Credit Card Processing module).
.order allows for B2B transactions, along with more customer service features. For example, you can give customers the ability to reorder products from previous shipments, and allow them to manage their own authorized users.
.inquiry allows for more customer account management & visibility. Let customers maintain their own account information, such as ship-to addresses. They can also view available credit and order statuses, and easily find (via search) your complete catalog of products and services. Customers can even find their past invoices.
Hosting the Site: Finding the Right Web Host
Sage has traditionally provided web hosting plans for their e-Business Manager (eBM) module customers, but that appears to be discontinued. So if you are looking to host your MAS 90 and MAS 200 e-commerce (ebusiness) website, you will have to look for a few things in your search.
1. Find a web hosting service that will install the Sage DLL's required to make e-Business Manager work. Larger web hosting firms do not typically allow installing non-standard DLLs.
2. Find a host that knows something about Sage MAS 90 ERP. After all, if you are going to host a Sage MAS 90 based web store, you might as well host it with someone who will know if any issues you run into are related to your website in general, or a potential MAS issue.
3. Find a host or firm that can help with the design and implementation of your site. Finding a partner that is experienced in building eBM-based e-commerce websites would prove invaluable to the speed and accuracy of your web store's launch. An experienced web design team can also customize eBM's standard templates to match your brand, ensuring the level of professionalism you'd expect.
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