Customer Relationship Management Information and Questions From BTBizBox

Does BT BizBox provide a search facility for my customer information?
Yes, you can carry-out a live search across all of your customer information.

Can I edit customer details once they are stored in the application?
Yes, when you open a customer's details there is an edit button, by clicking on this you are able to edit their details and save changes made.

Am I limited in the number of SMS's I can send?
No, this will depend on your SMS subscriptions.

How do I check my SMS subscriptions?
You can view your SMS subscriptions by going to My Account . My Subscriptions.

How can I increase my SMS subscriptions?
Go to My Account . My Subscriptions . Top Up Credits and follow the process through to checkout.

Who can I send a SMS to?
You have the ability through BT BizBox to send a SMS to all your customer's and contacts provided they have valid telephone numbers stored.

Am I limited in the number of calls I make from BT BizBox?
No, this will depend on your voice subscriptions.

How do I check my voice call subscriptions?
You can view your voice subscriptions by going to My Account . My Subscriptions.

How can I increase my voice subscriptions?
Go to My Account . My Subscriptions . Top Up Credits and follow the process through to checkout.

I receive an error when I click to call a customer, why?
A typical error message occurs when you have not entered a valid office telephone number in Account Information. To do this follow: - My Account - Edit and then enter a valid office number.

Who can I call from within BT BizBox?
You can call all your customers and contacts provided they have valid telephone numbers stored.

How do I create a new employee?
Adding a new employee is a simple process through the address book by clicking on .add an employee.

How do I upload a document to BT BizBox?
You can upload a document to BT BizBox via the tools menu to the central storage location. You can also upload specific documents to your individual projects. These documents are then viewable across your organisation.

What are my storage limits?
Currently BT BizBox provides you with the ability to store and retrieve any amount of data at any time from anywhere on the web and it is currently FREE.

What functionality does the calendar provide?
The company wide calendar allows you to see tasks, meetings and holidays across your business at a glance. The calendar allows you to scroll though year by year and also month by month.

What reporting is available via the BT BizBox application?
There are a number of reports available in the BT BizBox application reporting on your customers, employees, financial information and task management. We are always looking to develop more reports to aid you in managing your business.

Does BT BizBox work with a MAC?
As BT BizBox is web based, it is compatible with any device that is able to access the Internet.

What Internet browsers does it work with?
BT BizBox is web based and will work with any Internet browser.

What happens when the system crashes, will it back-up my work?
BT BizBox backs up your data on daily, weekly and bi-weekly rotations at multiple locations, to safeguard you against an unforeseeable catastrophe.

Is my data safe, where is it kept?
Security is our utmost concern with BT BizBox. All data is securely behind firewalls and is monitored 24 hours per day by security specialists. Software, hardware and human intrusion detection systems and methodologies constantly monitor our systems ensuring no one is accessing our servers that is not supposed to be. We pay close attention to emerging internet security threats and apply patches to our servers as required to further ensure security of your data. All information sent to and from our servers is encrypted by GeoTrust trusted 256-bit encryption.

Is there a help facility in the BT BizBox application?
Yes, there are online tours for all the functionality and the official blog and discussion forums. If you can't find the answers you need in the documentation they enter your question on the discussion forums and we will aim to respond within a couple of hours.

One of my employees has left - how do I stop him / her accessing BT BizBox
The easiest way to stop someone accessing BT BizBox when they leave is to log on as the "administrator" account and change their password. This allows you to maintain all of the customer record history associated with that user whilst locking them out of the application. You can change the password of any user within the application by going to MyAccount - User Management as the administrator. From here you can see all of the users currently with access to the service. Click on the Key to change that users password. Once you are happy that you have transferred all of the work owned by that user to another user you can de-activate the account from the same administration area.

How can I export my data when I no longer want to use BT BizBox?
We can guarantee that as soon as you start using BT BizBox you will not want to leave the service as it provides you with all the functionality to manage your business effectively. However, if you do wish to leave BT BizBox, due to the simplicity of our software we will provide you an easy means of exporting your data.

What are the service level guarantee?
There are no service level guarantees with the BT BizBox application while it is in Beta.

How do I search BT BizBox?
The application has a special functionality, which enables you to search additionally on keywords. As you enter details into the application for new customers, contacts, employees and documentation etc.. you have the ability to add keywords. By populating these fields they provide you with an easier, quicker way of searching. Enter the keywords into the search at the top of the page and the simply press the go button and your search will be completed within that functional area.

How do I learn about new developments?
Our developments are driven by the community. There is an official blog and discussion forums for the BT BizBox application. New developments are reviewed on the blog and forums prior to launch to get your feedback to ensure they meet your requirements.

How do I provide feedback on the application?
We encourage you to provide feedback via our blog and discussion forums.