Thanks to Ray and  Michael  for making Crashzone their preferred quote system. Michael said that the best feature of the system is you  can use Crashzone at the workshop and home, at the same time for free.

M&M Auto Spray
Phone 0416252008
Unit3 4 Steel CRT South Guildford WA 6055

Crashzone experienced a small internet outage today 29/5/2008 from 10am till 10:45am.  Crashzone system is now avaliable again for your use.

Web browsers your choice,
Definition: A web browser is a software application which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web. All modern PC computers come with Internet explorer IE ( IE7 current version ) pre installed but did you know that there is more than once choice when it comes to browsers. Approximately 20% of computer users chose to use Mozilla Firefox which is a free software and not owned by Microsoft like IE. Firefox offers several advantages over IE such as  better security, faster loading of web pages, pop up blockers, download manager &  tab browsing which all enhance the use of the Internet. Security is probably the greatest advantage of Firefox which is less vulnerable to malicious software and spy ware which causes all sorts of problems that any business can do with out.

If you are interested to download or find out more about Firefox  visit there website http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Real Time Real Money integration is here at Crashzone.
Crashzone has the latest NTAR real times integration. Being web based allows Crashzone to upload NTAR data updates as soon as they are available ensuring you have the most up to date times. For more information please contact support  1300 721 090 or support@crashzone.com.au

The Internet is becoming a more and more important part of any business and in the past many companies where stuck with little choice when it came to choosing a Internet service provider - ISP. There have been big changes in the Internet over the past couple of years, the Internet is getting faster and faster and at a fraction of the cost. There are now many different companies  that offer fast Internet at an affordable rate. Having said that many people are still stuck with expensive contracts and slow Internet speeds. My advise to anyone is to do your research before committing to a long contract with any ISP. Ideally everyone should now have ADSL2 ( thought not available in all areas ) which offers far greater Internet speed than previously available. Companies such as iiNet and TPG have some very competitive Internet packages available. You may also find that your current ISP may be able to provide faster Internet to you but wont offer it to you unless you ask. A good tool to check the speed of your current Internet is
http://www.zdnet.com.au/broadband/speedtest.htm
Two of the companies offering ADSL2

After a hard week in the  industry it is time to think about having a cold one

Have a nice weekend from everyone at Crashzone.

Crashzone visited the 2008 Cebit computer show held at Darling Harbour (  20.05.2008 to 22.05.2008  ) to check out the latest computer hardware and technology. The show is a good opportunity to check out whats new and get  ideas for future development. Any one  interested to know more about Cebit can find all the information on the Cebit website http://www.cebit.com.au/

The Collision Repair Expo is coming to Darling Harbour in April 2009. Would you like to see Crashzone there ?
We are looking for feedback from customers and visitors to our site to find out what you think about trade shows in Australia and to you attend them ?
* Have you been to any trade shows in the past
* Would you travel interstate to visit
* What are your expectations for a trade show
* What makes a good show and what would you like to see there
* Are trade shows a benefit to your business

Please submit a comment or send us an email to support@crashzone.com.au if you would like to have your say.
For more information about the up coming Collision repair expo please visit there website http://www.collisionrepair.com.au/

Custom letterhead for Crashzone customers, Coming in June 2008 Crashzone customers will be able  to chose the style of letterhead that suits there business. There will be a choice of standard format letterhead + Custom letterhead with colours and logo. For more information please contact support@crashzone.com.au

Thanks to Dale, Graham and Lynda for using the free Crashzone quote system.