Greetings, Empire Hosting, Lowest Host, & Qwebnet customers,
Dec 2010 Announcements
Still in our 10th year
Last March we hit a milestone we were so busy it past us by without anyone realizing, 10 years since we put our first server on line (that's a Century in internet years) and 8 years since we have had a public presence on the web (web page).
A few announcements:
We are still in our It's our 10th anniversary! Year Stop by and see our new customer testimonial page. We would love to hear from you, and if that's not enough. In honor of our 10th anniversary we will be giving away 3 free monthss web hosting credit up to $50.00 (limit once per customer) or for those who want to make themselves known or make their web site known. That's Free Traffic Links & will pay you just to check it out. (Some restrictions apply please open a support request for all the details https://secure.empire-hosting.net/submitticket.php)
21 December 2010
R1 SOFT Version 3.0 is now stable we will begin to upgrade our All of our Backup servers as soon as the Control Panel add-on is added. We will try and keep your log in data & data rotation as you have it set now.
Just a reminder to our Dedicated & Xen VPS Server Clients many of you are not backing up your data. DONT LET A DISASTER KILL YOUR BUSINESS
The only Continuous Data Protection (CDP) software for Windows and Linux servers. CDP's disk-based near-line data replication only reads deltas from your disks shrinking backup windows to minutes. Works over any TCP/IP network. Install in as little as 15 minutes
You’re all in one backup Management solution that your clients will love you for!
For more info see the link http://empire-hosting.net/r1soft.htm
ARE you backing up your server!!! You should be
11-30-2010
Many of our customers have asked over the past about external cPanel External Dedicated & VPS Monthly Licenses. We are proud to let you know you have asked and we have added them at a discounted rate via our cPanel Partner access (Much cheaper than buying from cPanel directly) & VPS Licenses can only be purchased through a cPanel Partner. Check it out http://empire-hosting.net/buy-cpanel.html
What’s New we have added? Enkompass
Microsoft IIS7 and Windows Server 2008
11-1-2010
MySQL 5.1 all new server deployments with control panel’s cPanel/DirectAdmin come with MySQL 5.1 as defualt
Managed dedicated clients If you are currently running any prior version we will not upgrade you to the new version unless you ask us too.
1 Dec 2010
WHMCS billing solution has released its Version 4.4 of its software. Go to our download area today and get the latest copy.
Ajax Order Form Enhancements
this update, the first since the original Ajax Order Form release earlier in the year, sees the addition of the more advanced order features that many of you have requested since its launch:
- Implemented stock control support to prevent orders when out of stock
- Added support for domain addons
- Added additional domain fields requests on new registrations
- Added custom client field support
- Added support for security question setting at signup
- Added support for ordering hidden products
- Added support for passing promotion code via the url
- Fixed domain transfer option showing even when disabled in config
- Fixed translation issue where Years word was hardcoded
- Fixed bug which caused custom field values to not be saved on some occasions
- Fixed bug allowing double user creation if user clicked checkout more than once
Admin Area Multi-Language Support
WHMCS has always supported multiple languages for the client area, but now the long wait is over and the admin area supports multiple languages too! Able to set language per admin user, were well underway with converting all of the admin area pages to be translatable, but as were sure youll understand its a very big task converting every page and so we estimate we have around 75% of pages converted so far. That already gives you over 1500 lines of text to translate so happy translating! And well release further updates with additional translatable pages before long.
Admin Upgrade/Downgrade Ability
Added the ability for admin users to create upgrade orders for products/services & configurable options from the admin interface which allows changes to be made, displays a live preview of the cost for that change, and then allows you to generate an order/invoice for it automatically with the upgrade being automatically processed as soon as the invoice is paid.
Video Tutorial
Split/Merge Invoices
from Invoices, it is now possible to select one or more line items on an invoice and split them out into a new separate invoice for payment. Similarly, it is now also possible to merge two or more separate invoices into one single combined invoice.
Video Tutorial
Mass Product/Service Updates
Added the ability to perform mass updates to products a client owns from the client summary page such as changing prices, bringing next due dates in line to a uniform date, and changing payment method, billing cycle and /or status
Video Tutorial
Client Activity Logging
Weve added a new Log tab to clients profiles which will hold an indefinite log of all system activity relating to that specific client. The log will show who initiated each action, from what IP, and on what date/time. This compliments the existing system wide activity log and makes it easier to trace events for particular clients. The log can also be filtered by date, description, admin and IP to pinpoint specific actions/events.
Website Widgets
This new feature which we are calling widgets in WHMCS provides a simple way for you to retrieve information such as product names, prices, order links and domain pricing to display on your website in any page with a simple javascript include, that will then auto update whenever you make changes inside WHMCS to your products & pricing.
New Addon Modules System
possibly one of the most exciting new features is the new addon modules system. For end users like most of you, this simply means a much easier way to manage addon modules. It provides an easy & consistent way to install, manage & remove addon modules. It also introduces the ability for you to be able to set exactly which addon modules you want to allow each of your admin role groups to access.
But for developers it opens up a whole new world of possibilities, firstly allowing them to provide end users with a simpler install/uninstall procedure, allowing the use of modules and hooks from a single folder, providing a structured method of handling updates, allowing for modules to have custom sidebar functionality, allowing for multi-language support and more.
We hope this will open up a whole new wave of addon module development from third party developers who are now able to achieve more with their modules, and also we ourselves will be creating some addon modules of our own for functionality that doesnt necessarily fit the core system.
Video Tutorial
PayPal Addon
As the first addon module using the new system, WHMCS V4.4 includes a PayPal Addon module which allows you to view your current PayPal account balance on your WHMCS admin homepage as well as performing transaction ID lookups to verify payments and statuses without ever needing to actually login to PayPal.
ResellerClub/LogicBoxes DNS Management & Email Forwarding
Added support for ResellerClubs remote auto login interface to allow clients to perform DNS Host Record Management & use LogicBoxes Email Forwarding service (as they still have no remote API for performing it within WHMCS)
Client Name Display Format
Added a new customisation setting for determining the format used for clients names in admin areas such as orders, product lists, transactions, support, etc Can be Company Name or First Name/Last Name or a combination of the 2.
Disable Grouping in Invoices
Added option to disable automatic combining of products/services into a single grouped invoice when due on the same day and by the same client as a client profile and client group option
Improved Support Ticket Notes
Added a more intuitive dedicated Add Note tab when viewing a ticket and display of any staff notes directly above the replies list to avoid needing to switch to a tab to view
Tuesday, December 21, 2010