During the "busyness" of this time of year I get the rare chance to reflect on two things. First is the relationships we enjoy and second would be our progress. The friendship of those we serve is the foundation of our progress and this season affords us the opportunity to extend our best wishes to those whose friendship we value.

While we have built new relationships, whether it be clients, suppliers or contacts, we greatly appreciate the good will and support of many of our clients who have been with us, through thick and thin, for over ten years. We look forward to continued good relations in the future.

It is people and not technology that is the basis for our relationships and progress. While technology has changed, and vendors commitment to various technologies has diminished, our commitment to helping people use technology has not diminished.

With all of the stress and changes this year we would like to say Thank You and may you experience the happiness and the peace of this holiday season.

Developing an E-Commerce Website: A case study

The electronic exchange of buying products on the internet has become an attractive addition of service provided on a website, to win new customers. Using this powerful new medium, your business can benefit from increased sales, improved customer service and even give your business the edge over your competitors.

This particular web project was proposed to us by Ian David, the owner operator of Crafty Designs. Ian started his web venture back in October of 2000 where he purchased the name www.logcabintoys.com, as he wanted his header and domain name to match on all his packaging. Becoming extremely busy, the idea of a website was held off for a year, in the meantime his domain was already receiving hits.

In November of 2001, Ian contacted KDI to design and host his website. During his initial contact, Ian was given a list of information that KDI would need to start his website. On November 7, 2001, Ian met with one of our web designers and sales reps. During this first meeting it was very clear that Ian was well prepared. He came to the table with a clear concept of what he wanted for his site; including the layout, content and images he wanted incorporated into the site.

It was discussed that he wanted to not only target previous customers, but to target new customers as well, which included retailers. The goal was to have the website up and running in time for Christmas sales.

A storyboard was created to show the layout and navigation scheme. By having his content with him we were able to start on the website that same day.

Keeping the client closely involved enabled us to complete the site efficiently and quickly. Within four weeks www.logcabintoys.com was a functional e-commerce website.

The next step was to show Ian how to administer his website on his own, which included adding/deleting new products, viewing and changing status of orders as well as retrieving customers information and generating reports.

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the value of taking the measured steps towards developing an e-commerce website. Tasks that may have hindered the development of this website, in turn, were avoided due to the client having a clear concept of what he wanted. In the end we not only achieved the goal and purpose of this e-commerce website, we also exceeded the clients expectations

For more information on our web design and hosting services, feel free to contact us at 604-572-8058 or online at www.acciss.net.

AS/400 Query and Beyond; ..

Need information to be downloaded to PC formats such as PDF or Excel? Want to use the email to distribute information? Provide web access to your AS/400 data? Now all that can be done ... and more!

Score Corporation distributes CIM/400, its popular application and report generation utility for the iSeries and AS/400 platforms. Acknowledged as the first and only user-oriented application and report generation tool for the iSeries and AS/400, CIM/400 now features web access and delivery for its popular report writer and query builder. Reports generated with CIM/400 can be distributed as email attachments in .PDF, .TXT, .HTM and Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet formats. Reports can be published to the web using HTML, Java script and Java applets. These enhancements increase the delivery option of information gathered by the CIM/400 engine. Since its arrival in 1995, CIM/400 has enabled enterprise employees with no programming background to build and customize powerful applications for the AS/400 and generate sophisticated reports in minutes-after only a few hours of free training. CIM/400 offers report templates and advanced FIND and EXPLORER functions making it easy for non-programmers to get to the data files and fields desired. Although it has truly advanced features, CIM/400 is designed for users of all skill levels.

One of the most popular features found in CIM/400 is RUN TIME PROMPTING which allows users to be prompted for the variable information such as . Customer Number. and . Date Ranges. for which the report is to be run. Also, reports can be set in the REPORT SCHEDULER to be run based on a time schedule such as daily, weekly, monthly, MWF, etc. Each report in the scheduler, when run, can generate emails to a specified list of recipients. For the advanced user, CONDITIONAL CALCULATIONS enable CIM/400 to perform highly sophisticated math, string, and date calculations based on a particular set of math, string, and date IF-THEN-ELSE logical conditions.

Until March 31st 2002, Score Corporation is offering special pricing on the CIM/400 product. If the product is ordered through KDI we will take the Canadian Dollar at Par using the standard US Dollar list price. Take advantage of this by ordering your free, no obligation trial of the product today at www.cim400.com or by calling 1-888-726-7306.

New Faces

Matt Dryfhout

With our growing requirements to assist our clients with networking and security Matt comes with a background in the sales and technical support of PC networks. Our staff and clients have already come to appreciate Matt' s technical skill and his dedication to customer support.

Matt is an addition to our network support team and works alongside Jim and Derek. He comes from a history of hands-on network/pc support, and three years at London Drugs Computers. His main focus will be our new Network Security and Remote Management packages that we will be offering.

Joyce Goebel

Joyce Goebel brings an artistic flare to our staff. Her last position was as webmaster of an aerospace related industry where she had full responsibility for the content and design of their website. She has started on the redesign of our web sites and is in the process of designing a number of new web sites for clients.

New Place
Just a reminder that we have moved and our new address is:

#213-12837 76th Avenue
Surrey, BC
V3W 2V3

Our phone numbers have not changed and remain:

604-572-8058
800-661-1755

Our Fax number has changed to:

604-572-5165

and our domain has changed to:

www.kdi.ca

All emails that were addressed as info@kobelt.com should now be info@kdi.ca

Please ensure that you have updated your mail and email information as the e-mails will not be forwarded or returned.


During the "busyness" of this time of year I get the rare chance to reflect on two things. First is the relationships we enjoy and second would be our progress. The friendship of those we serve is the foundation of our progress and this season affords us the opportunity to extend our best wishes to those whose friendship we value. While we have built new relationships, whether it be clients, suppliers or contacts, we greatly appreciate the good will and support of many of our clients who have been with us, through thick and thin, for over ten years. We look forward to continued good relations in the future. It is people and not technology that is the basis for our relationships and progress. While technology has changed, and vendors commitment to various technologies has diminished, our commitment to helping people use technology has not diminished. With all of the stress and changes this year we would like to say Thank You and may you experience the happiness and the peace of this holiday season.

Developing an E-Commerce Website: A case study The electronic exchange of buying products on the internet has become an attractive addition of service provided on a website, to win new customers. Using this powerful new medium, your business can benefit from increased sales, improved customer service and even give your business the edge over your competitors. This particular web project was proposed to us by Ian David, the owner operator of Crafty Designs. Ian started his web venture back in October of 2000 where he purchased the name www.logcabintoys.com, as he wanted his header and domain name to match on all his packaging. Becoming extremely busy, the idea of a website was held off for a year, in the meantime his domain was already receiving hits. In November of 2001, Ian contacted KDI to design and host his website. During his initial contact, Ian was given a list of information that KDI would need to start his website. On November 7, 2001, Ian met with one of our web designers and sales reps. During this first meeting it was very clear that Ian was well prepared. He came to the table with a clear concept of what he wanted for his site; including the layout, content and images he wanted incorporated into the site. It was discussed that he wanted to not only target previous customers, but to target new customers as well, which included retailers. The goal was to have the website up and running in time for Christmas sales. A storyboard was created to show the layout and navigation scheme. By having his content with him we were able to start on the website that same day. Keeping the client closely involved enabled us to complete the site efficiently and quickly. Within four weeks www.logcabintoys.com was a functional e-commerce website. The next step was to show Ian how to administer his website on his own, which included adding/deleting new products, viewing and changing status of orders as well as retrieving customers information and generating reports. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the value of taking the measured steps towards developing an e-commerce website. Tasks that may have hindered the development of this website, in turn, were avoided due to the client having a clear concept of what he wanted. In the end we not only achieved the goal and purpose of this e-commerce website, we also exceeded the clients expectations For more information on our web design and hosting services, feel free to contact us at 604-572-8058 or online at www.acciss.net.	AS/400 Query and Beyond; .. Need information to be downloaded to PC formats such as PDF or Excel? Want to use the email to distribute information? Provide web access to your AS/400 data? Now all that can be done ... and more! Score Corporation distributes CIM/400, its popular application and report generation utility for the iSeries and AS/400 platforms. Acknowledged as the first and only user-oriented application and report generation tool for the iSeries and AS/400, CIM/400 now features web access and delivery for its popular report writer and query builder. Reports generated with CIM/400 can be distributed as email attachments in .PDF, .TXT, .HTM and Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet formats. Reports can be published to the web using HTML, Java script and Java applets. These enhancements increase the delivery option of information gathered by the CIM/400 engine. Since its arrival in 1995, CIM/400 has enabled enterprise employees with no programming background to build and customize powerful applications for the AS/400 and generate sophisticated reports in minutes-after only a few hours of free training. CIM/400 offers report templates and advanced FIND and EXPLORER functions making it easy for non-programmers to get to the data files and fields desired. Although it has truly advanced features, CIM/400 is designed for users of all skill levels. One of the most popular features found in CIM/400 is RUN TIME PROMPTING which allows users to be prompted for the variable information such as . Customer Number. and . Date Ranges. for which the report is to be run. Also, reports can be set in the REPORT SCHEDULER to be run based on a time schedule such as daily, weekly, monthly, MWF, etc. Each report in the scheduler, when run, can generate emails to a specified list of recipients. For the advanced user, CONDITIONAL CALCULATIONS enable CIM/400 to perform highly sophisticated math, string, and date calculations based on a particular set of math, string, and date IF-THEN-ELSE logical conditions. Until March 31st 2002, Score Corporation is offering special pricing on the CIM/400 product. If the product is ordered through KDI we will take the Canadian Dollar at Par using the standard US Dollar list price. Take advantage of this by ordering your free, no obligation trial of the product today at www.cim400.com or by calling 1-888-726-7306.	New Faces Matt Dryfhout With our growing requirements to assist our clients with networking and security Matt comes with a background in the sales and technical support of PC networks. Our staff and clients have already come to appreciate Matt' s technical skill and his dedication to customer support. Matt is an addition to our network support team and works alongside Jim and Derek. He comes from a history of hands-on network/pc support, and three years at London Drugs Computers. His main focus will be our new Network Security and Remote Management packages that we will be offering. Joyce Goebel Joyce Goebel brings an artistic flare to our staff. Her last position was as webmaster of an aerospace related industry where she had full responsibility for the content and design of their website. She has started on the redesign of our web sites and is in the process of designing a number of new web sites for clients. New Place Just a reminder that we have moved and our new address is: #213-12837 76th Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 2V3 Our phone numbers have not changed and remain: 604-572-8058 800-661-1755 Our Fax number has changed to: 604-572-5165 and our domain has changed to: www.kdi.ca All emails that were addressed as info@kobelt.com should now be info@kdi.ca Please ensure that you have updated your mail and email information as the e-mails will not be forwarded or returned.


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	KDI Times
	December 2001