For HP ProLiant Rack-Mount Servers iQuote now prompts the user to add a KVM Adapter. We’ve used the Blue Warning in the Validation Checklist to recommend that you should offer a KVM Adapter as they are almost always required and rarely quoted. Once added the Blue Warning turns Green, but if the customer doesn’t need one it can be ignored as Blue Warnings are not critical.
Wednesday 20th of July we ran the eighth HP Golden Ticket Incentive for HP EMEA Partners this time with FOUR possible winners. To enter an iQuote User had to save or export a quote with 10 or more Qualified Options or Services attached (pitched). An additional bonus entry was available for HP UPS quotes on the day. Lots of qualifying quotes and the winners were:
Avnet
Westcoast
Nostra Systems in Ireland (HP Reseller)
IT Service Link (HP Reseller)
Each will be receiving a prize plus a quality iQuote Expert mug.
Golden Ticket News
An new Golden Ticket Incentive is being discussed for August but no more Golden Ticket Days this quarter…
Tuesday 19th of July we ran the seventh HP Golden Ticket Incentive for HP EMEA Partners this time with FOUR possible winners. To enter an iQuote User had to save or export a quote with 10 or more Qualified Options or Services attached (pitched). An additional bonus entry was available for HP UPS quotes on the day. Lots of qualifying quotes and the winners were:
ETC (SDG)
Darren from Azlan
Chris from Westcoast
Dean from DPS Telecoms (HP Reseller)
Each will be receiving a prize plus a quality iQuote Expert mug.
Golden Ticket #8
In our Monster Golden Ticket week we’ll be announcing another 4 Winners on the 21st of July 2011 !!
More Golden Ticket Days in iQuote coming soon (the banners on the site turn Gold).
The Copy to Clipboard function has been extended to iQuote Europe following a successful US pilot. This functions allows Microsoft Internet Explorer iQuote Users to copy a Saved quote (part numbers and quantities) onto their clipboard. A Quote Save is required first, although a Save/Copy combo is planned.
Major Timesaver
The Copy to Clipboard function saves valuable time for many users who don’t want a fully formatted export document – they just want the parts and quantities as quickly as possible. Once you’ve clicked the Copy to Clipboard icon you can then paste into Excel, Word, Outlook or a range of business applications.
We would like to thank our US evaluators at Ingram Micro for their feedback on this function.
As an aside, if you get the Microsoft Internet Explorer “Allow Access” prompt everytime you click the icon, depending on your IS policies, you can configure the Browser to suppress this check. Tools, Internet Options, Security, Custom Level and then look for Scripting: “Allow Programatic Clipboard Access” and tick enable. For optimum security we would recommend that you add http://www.channelcentral.net to your “Trusted Sites”, then make the changes against that zone rather than your general Internet zone. Always check with your IS Department before changing Browser Settings!
To help you squeeze every possible Sales out of HP Quarter End: Tuesday 19th & Wednesday 20th of July 2011 are the next HP Golden Ticket Days and there will be FOUR Winners on each day. The advanced notification is to provide time for our iQuote Distributors to communicate the Incentive to their iQuote Users but also their Reseller customers that use iQuote.
Same rules apply: earn a first HP Golden Ticket entry by Saving or Exporting a quote with 10 options/services. Earn a bonus HP Golden Ticket if you’ve quoted a HP UPS in any quote on the same day. Your HP Golden Tickets are entered into a draw at 10PM CET on the 20th & 21st. Winners are contacted the next day. We’ve already had TWELVE Winners from the previous GT Days. Good luck !
Tuesday 12th of July we ran the sixth HP Golden Ticket Incentive for HP EMEA Partners this time with TWO possible winners. To enter an iQuote User had to save or export a quote with 10 or more Qualified Options or Services attached (pitched). An additional bonus entry was available for HP UPS quotes on the day. Lots of qualifying quotes and the winners were:
Sabrina from Westcoast, UK
Jerome from Actebis, France
Each will be receiving a prize plus a quality iQuote Expert mug.
Well Done France – our First French Winner
Look out for the next Golden Ticket Day in iQuote (the banners on the site turn Gold). Coming soon.
Tuesday 12th of July 2011 is the next HP Golden Ticket Day and there will be TWO Winners. The advanced notification is to provide time for our iQuote Distributors to communicate the Incentive to their iQuote Users but also their Reseller customers that use iQuote.
Same rules apply: earn a first HP Golden Ticket entry by Saving or Exporting a quote with 10 options/services. Earn a bonus HP Golden Ticket if you’ve quoted a HP UPS in any quote on the same day. Your HP Golden Tickets are entered into a draw at 10PM CET on the 11th. Winners are contacted the next day. We’ve already had TEN Winners from the previous GT Days. Good luck !
After a short break HP will be running more Golden Ticket Days in July 2011. To learn which days are active look out for Blog articles and the ticket on the Home Page turning GOLD. Same rules apply: 10 options against a Server gets the first ticket, quote a UPS on any quote to get a bonus ticket. Tickets go into a Prize Draw.
Winners get: iQuote Expert Mug and €300 in vouchers.
June 2011 saw our busiest iQuote Distributor in the UK quote more PSG Systems than ESSN Systems. Based on Exported System Quantity more systems were quoted for the HP PSG portfolio than HP ESSN. There were more HP ESSN quotes by far but this is an interesting trend.
At the same time the number of PSG Systems in iQuote, across USA and Europe has also increased hugely as we keep pace with the fast-moving product lifecycles for Notebooks, Desktops and Workstations. Around 100 new systems have been added this week alone.
For sites that display List Price iQuote now shows the user. If your iQuote runs on HP List Price (like iQuote No-IT) or your store defaults to List Price if no price is provided by the Host iQuote now states List Price next to the price so there is no confusion. This graphic shows this new feature (grey italics after the price).
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