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Outstanding.biz News and
Updates
 02/10/2005
The following Product launches have been
added:
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Outstanding.biz has launched a stunning
collection of 1,000 professionally
designed business websites, ready
for you to personalize.
These agency-caliber, designer-grade
website templates are fully indexed
by industry and downloadable via WebsiteOS.
All templates are compatible with
Adobe Photoshop 6, Macromedia Flash
MX and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004.
The Template manager are bundled
free of charge on Outstanding.biz
"Bronze" plans and above. This new
service is a global differentiator
for you to offer to your market. No
other hosting provider is offering
this range or quality of templates
free of charge. Check out a sample
at: http://www.templatedemo.com
04/07/2004
The following EasyStoreMaker PRO payment
gateways added:
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The addition of these popular gateways
increases the overall flexibility
of EasyStoreMaker PRO's credit card
billing, and increases its appeal
to individuals or small businesses
which already have an account with
Moneris, GoEmerchant or PsiGate.
If you have not yet experienced
EasyStoreMaker PRO, you are missing
out on a powerful e-commerce application
that enhances the revenue of your
business.You are encouraging to
upgrade to "silver" type hosting
packages in order to use this service
03/01/2004
The following product release takes
place:
On March 1, 2004, EasySiteWizard
5.4 will be released, featuring
JAVA 1.4 Plug-in compatibility.
Please note the following:
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The first time
an end-user accesses the editor
when using Internet Explorer on
Windows(TM), they will be prompted
to install the JAVA 1.4 Plug-in.
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For other browsers
or operating systems, your end-users
can click on the "JAVA - Get It
Now" icon at the bottom-left corner
of the EasySiteWizard interface
to download the JAVA 1.4 Plug-in.
For users who wish to check the
current version of their JAVA Plug-in,
we have provided a diagnostic tool
on the introductory page of EasySiteWizard
that will display this information.
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If you have
any questions regarding this announcement,
please contact us.
01/12/2004
We are pleased to inform you of the following
upcoming product launches:
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Appointment
Scheduler 1.0.
EasyBlogBuilder 1.0
On January 12, 2004, Outstanding.biz
customers will be able to enhance their
site communications with the release of
EasyBlogBuilder 1.0, Outstanding.biz's answer
to increasingly popular "web log" applications.
EasyBlogBuilder gives users a medium for
posting information online and opening communication
with their site visitors, customers etc.
EasyBlogBuilder 1.0
features include:
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Blog Manager in
WebsiteOSTM that lets users easily manage
every aspect of their blog, from the
aesthetic appearance of the blog to
the blog topics of discussion, and more
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The ability to
organize blogs into categories (i.e.
Sports, Music, Health)
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The means to censor
words, such as expletives, that you
do not wish to be used in a blog
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The ability to
define colors, font type and font size
for all elements on a blog page, as
well as the means to upload images
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Easily add and
delete users who have access to post
on a blog
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A blog editor that
permits the blog owner to edit or delete
blog entries and comments
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A calendar on the
blog homepage that displays days with
blogs posted as clickable links. Clicking
on the day will open a popup window
with the day's posts
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The capability
to comment on users' posts and read
comments posted previously by others
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The ability to
email a blog entry
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A search function
that allows a user to search for entries
by keyword or category
Users can start using EasyBlogBuilder
1.0 by simply logging into WebsiteOS,
clicking on "Site Builders" and then "EasyBlogBuilder".
Appointment
Scheduler 1.0
Also effective January
12, 2004, customers will be able to enjoy
the benefits of online scheduling with the
release of Appointment Scheduler 1.0. Outstanding.biz's
Appointment Scheduler lets site visitors
conveniently book appointments online.
Features of the application
include:
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A WebsiteOSTM Management
interface giving users the ability to
easily manage every aspect of their
Appointment Scheduler
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The ability to
customize your appointment scheduler
and tailor its appearance to include
a personalized title, company information,
booking and confirmation messages, as
well as the color scheme of their choice
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The facility to
specify appointment availability and
ability to stipulate business hours
with weekly display or drill down to
specific days for variable times available
for appointments
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The means to easily
view and delete the appointments that
have been scheduled and confirmed
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A main schedule
calendar format page for ease of use
by site visitors
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A booking page
that permits appointment requesters
to complete an appointment reservation
form, entering pertinent information,
such as name, contact details and reason
for appointment request Your users can
start using Appointment Scheduler 1.0
January 12 by simply logging into WebsiteOS,
clicking on "Site Builders" and then
"Appointment Scheduler".
12/15/2003
The following product enhancements took
place:
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EasyStoreMaker
PRO v2.2 1.
New VM Server
Enhancements
On December 15, 2003, customers
of Outstanding.biz will be able to enjoy
the enhancements added to Outstanding.biz's
VM Server. Our VM Server packages have been
augmented to include the following features:
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The ability to
maintain an unlimited number of parked
accounts in the VMS Manager
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The capability
to edit customer account information
in real-time using the VMS Manager
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The facility to
enable, disable, suspend, or delete
an existing domain within the VMS Manager
New EasySiteWizard
version 5.1
On December 15, 2003,
EasySiteWizard 5.1 was released to all users,
bringing more features and ease-of-use to
what is already a state-of-the-art creation
application. Version 5.1 upgrades include
the ability for users to make a copy their
existing website, so any undesired changes
can be reversed instantaneously, or to allow
them to experiment with radical design changes
without losing their website's original
design or content.
On December 22, 2003,
EasyStoreMaker PRO v2.2 was released. This
New version of EasyStoreMaker PRO will allow
users to create an online store entirely
in French, Spanish, or English. The online
order pickup website can also be set to
display in French, Spanish or English. These
new language settings will be accessible
in WebsiteOS as follows:
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Under "E-commerce",
open the ESM Pro control panel
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Click on the "Preferences"
tab
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Select the "Languages"
category
10/17/2003
EasyStoreMaker PRO now supports Paypal!
On October 17th, 2003 Outstanding.biz
made an important feature enhancement to
its EasyStoreMaker PRO: PayPal is now supported
for credit card processing. PayPal is a
widely-used payment gateway which allows
you to start automatically processing credit
card orders made through your EasyStore
almost instantly! In order to use this gateway,
you must sign up for a Business account.
To sign up for a Business PayPal account,
visit http://www.paypal.com. As with Personal
PayPal accounts, there are no signup fees
associated with this process. Additional
information on how to set up a payment gateway
for EasyStoreMaker PRO can be found in our
WebsiteOS help file system, as well as in
the gateway configuration section of the
EasyStoreMaker PRO application.
10/08/2003
Support for JavaServer Pages(TM)
(JSP)
On October 8, 2003, users
can begin using an advanced Java
programming technology on their
websites, JavaServer Pages(TM).
This new service is available to
VMS accounts and SILVER or higher
packages.
10/08/2003
New and Enhanced Spam Filter 2.0
On October 8, 2003, Spam Filter
2.0 was released to all Outstanding.biz
EasyMail users. The enhanced spam filter
system has new features that you will
benefit from, including:
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Improved spam
recognition.
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The ability to
"quarantine" and selectively restore
email classed as spam through the
advanced spam filter control panel,
accessible through the EasyMail or
Personal Mail application.
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The ability to
"tag and deliver" email classified
as spam. Email which is determined
to be spam will have "**SPAM**" added
to the subject line and will be delivered
with all other email messages.
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The ability to
automatically delete mail classified
as spam. * A "white list" of email
addresses allowing certain email addresses
and domains to bypass the spam filter.
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A "black list"
of email addresses automatically rejected
by the spam filter from specified
addresses or domains.
Users currently making use of the spam
filter can activate the new settings
simply by performing the following steps:
1. Log into the EasyMail or Personal
Mail application 2. Select the email
address that requires Spam Filter 2.0
activation 3. Deselect "Enable Spam
Filtering" and click "Apply" 4. Select
"Enable Spam Filtering" and click "Apply".
10/04/2003
Outstanding.biz upgrades its mail system
Outstanding.biz successfully upgraded
its mail services between September 4th
and 9th. As result of this, we have increased
the performance of our mail system considerably.
E-mail service was not interrupted at any
point and no mail was lost during the upgrade
process. If you have any questions or concerns
about this change, please contact technical
support for assistance. Please feel free
to contact us
or email us at sales@Outstanding.biz.
10/01/2003
ColdFusion MX and ASP.net Support
Outstanding.biz launched its Windows®
enhanced hosting package line-up featuring
ASP.net, a programming framework used to
build powerful websites and ColdFusion MX,
the latest scripting environment from Macromedia.
As a part of this update, the ASP/CFM Enabler
in WebsiteOS will be replaced with the new
Windows Services enabler. This application
will allow you to enable the following services
on your domain: ColdFusion MX ColdFusion
ASP.net ASP. Please feel free to contact
us or email us at sales@Outstanding.biz.
09/29/2003
New Press Release by Outstanding.biz
Miami, Florida – September 29, 2003
Outstanding.com, a Global leader of providing
affordable, domain name registration services,
is once again leading the way in the hosting
industry with the unveiling of Outstanding.biz,
a full-featured Web hosting service specializing
in both shared and managed Web hosting plans....
more info
09/23/2003
New Web-based Email available: Webmail Professional
Outstanding.biz released a completely
redesigned user interface for Web-based
email, available to you at no additional
charge. The updated interface is reflective
of the highly popular Outlook style, appealing
equally to both novice and advanced users.
Users with a browser can access their mail
functions from anywhere, including: Email
inbox, sent items, and deletions Appointment
schedule through the calendar function Task
and contact management tools The "classic"
version will still be available as well.
Try out the new Webmail at http://webmail.outstanding.biz.
Please feel free to contact
us or email us at sales@Outstanding.biz.
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