In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday here in the US, our offices will be closed on November 27 and 28, 2008.  Normal support and sales hours will resume on December 1, 2008.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

NOVEMBER 17, 2008 – Prezza Technologies is pleased to announce the release of the latest API and Web Services for Checkbox® Survey.

IMPORTANT: These tools are available to the following customers: 1) Checkbox Survey Server customers with a valid Developer Kit subscription (via the Customer Area) and 2) Checkbox Online customers with a Workgroup or Enterprise subscription.  If you have questions or would like to access the developer kit and web services, please contact the Prezza Sales Team at +1-617-715-9605 or sales@checkbox.com.

OVERVIEW
Prezza Technologies offers both an API and Web Services that can be used with Checkbox® Survey.  Both of these tools allow for integration with existing applications and third party products.  Below, you’ll find a comparison of the API and Web Services:

• API – With the Checkbox® APIs, a Microsoft .NET developer has access to every part of the system.  However, using the API essentially requires that any application using the Checkbox® APIs have a valid set of Checkbox configuration files as well as references to nearly all of the Checkbox assemblies.  This requirement makes for a steeper learning curve and makes it harder for a developer to jump right in and get started.  
• Web Services – The Checkbox® Web Services provide well-defined and documented proxy classes for commonly used areas of the application.  These require only an HTTP access to Checkbox Survey and can be used with any platform that has support for web services / HTTP calls. 

Here’s a list of all of the Web Services that are available with Checkbox Survey version 4.5.3 and higher:

• User Management
  List users and user groups in the Checkbox database.
  Create, update, and delete users and user profiles.
  Create, update, and delete user groups.
  Manage access lists and default policies to govern access to user groups.
   
• Survey Management
  List surveys and folders.
  Create, update, and delete folders.
  Copy, delete, and move surveys.
  Edit survey properties including permissions and activation settings.
  Get configuration data for items contained in surveys.
  Manage access lists and default policies to govern access to surveys and folders.
   
• Invitation Management
  List invitations for surveys.
  List recipients for invitations and get recipient details (sent, responded, opted-out, etc.)
  Create, update, delete and send invitations.
  Manage invitation recipient lists.
  Create, update, delete email lists.
  Manage access lists and default policies to govern access to email lists.
   
• Reporting
  List reports for surveys.
  List responses and response answers for surveys.
  Get configuration data for reports, report filters, and items contained in reports.
   Access raw data and calculated results for individual report items.
  Export survey response data to CSV or Microsoft Excel compatible XML.

Further details and documentation are included with the Checkbox Survey Developer Kit. 

Prezza Technologies, the leader in professional online survey and feedback solutions, is pleased to announce the release of FieldTrak, a powerful new Checkbox solution designed to track daily sales activities of its customers’ field sales and marketing reps. 

FieldTrak is an affordable, web-based solution that will allow companies to regain control over their field sales and marketing efforts by tracking and analyzing rep and regional activity. FieldTrak replaces manual spreadsheets, voicemail, and cumbersome CRM systems by allowing organizations to monitor field activity in real-time from any standard web browser. Automatic email notifications will alert managers to critical sales events while summary reports will allow them to monitor and compare sales performance by rep, region, and time period.  FieldTrak eliminates data black holes and gives managers and business owners the relevant and timely sales data they need to make intelligent and informed business decisions.
FieldTrak offers the insight to:
• Connect sales activity to results
• Reduce field rep turnover
• Streamline order routing
• Improve product sampling
• Spots issues and opportunities
• Merchandise more effectively

FieldTrak, powered by Checkbox, is fully hosted by Prezza Technologies with no software to install.  FieldTrak works with standard PDAs including Blackberry and iPhone and can be fully customized to meet customers’ unique sales and marketing processes.  FieldTrak also offers a full audit trail of all sales and marketing activities, crucial for HR and compliance needs. 

FieldTrak Key Features and Benefits
• Real-time data at your fingertips to aid better management decisions
• Automated data collection, no need for paperwork, spreadsheets or voicemails
• Customized to fit your unique business needs
• Instant email notifications of critical activities
• Summary reports generated at rep, region and overall levels
• Aids employee development and field performance management
• Simple, but flexible and 100% web based
• Fully managed by Prezza Technologies
FieldTrak is priced affordably, based on the number of users in the field. To find out more about FieldTrak or to sign up for a demo and free trial please contact Joshua Perlson at 1-866-430-8274 (Int’l +1-617-715-9605).

About Checkbox and Prezza Technologies
Prezza Technologies, Inc. is a leader in the development of professional online survey software and creator of Checkbox Survey, providing scalable survey solutions for web, mobile, and desktop environments.  Our continual emphasis on quality, performance, and usability has allowed us to develop relationships with top global companies in more than 30 countries.

Prezza Technologies is pleased to announce the details of Checkbox version 4.5.3. 

FOR CHECKOX ONLINE (hosted):  The patch was applied on October 29, 2008.

FOR CHECKBOX SERVER: The patch will be released via the Customer Area on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. 

Release notes - version 4.5.3 

Features
1. Show Options w/Zero Answers in Reports;
2. Search for Users By User Role

Fixes
1. Network login bug fixed;
2. Checkbox Other Options Not Exported Properly;
3. Contains Logic Does Not Work Properly w/Select Items;
4. Edit Response (Admin or Respondent) Not Possible for ML Surveys;
5. Header/Footer Don’t Use Default Language When Appropriate;
6. Import Users Allows NonPrintable Characters in User Names;
7. Invitation to Response Mapping Sproc. Accepts ResponseID as an Int;
8. Occasional Errors Logged by BasePage class;
9. Permission Editing Issues Caused by NonSerializable EveryoneGroup Class;
10. Piping Options Are Available When Editing Report Items;
11. Response And Profile Pipes No Longer Work;
12. Score Always Shown as Zero in CSV Exports;
13. Style Template Header/Footer Not Visible When Choosing Language;
14. Survey Preview Close Icon Not Functional / Hard to Find;
15. Unable to delete user group from invitation;
16. Updating Users via Import Screen Can Unintentially Overwrite Passwords;
17. View/Use Library Permission Mask Includes Edit Permission;
18. Error When Editing Respondents List;
19. Default.aspx directly displays message from QueryString;
20. Invitation Manager Says All Surveys Not Active;
21. Occastional Null Reference Exceptions Due to Null QueryKey in Survey.aspx;
22. URL for HTML Invitations Gets Mangled In Some Cases; Item Text Too Large for Condition Editor;
23. Survey & Style Preview Do Not Use “Item Spacing”;
24. No Warning Displayed When Deleting Folders;
25. Remove User From Group Icons Appear, but Not Functional;
26. Edit Everyone Group Issues;
27. Unable to Create Report Filter Based on Matrix Answers

Prezza Technologies will no longer provide support for Ultimate Survey Enterprise effective February 1, 2009. 

Any customer that is still using Ultimate Survey Enterprise should move to Checkbox Survey as quickly as possible.  An upgrade is available.  Please contact Prezza Support  or your Sales Representative for more information.

After the End of Support, no additional technical support assistance will be made available for Ultimate Survey Enterprise.  This includes engineering and developer support, bug fixes or integration of any bug fixes into previous updates, licensing support, or support of customizations that were built on Ultimate Survey Enterprise.

If you have any questions, please contact Prezza Support.  One of our Customer Service representatives will respond to your questions or direct you to someone who can. 

We regret any inconvenience that discontinuing this Product may cause your organization.  Our support staff is available to assist you in any way possible.

Whether you are someone that’s already using Checkbox Survey Software or are just getting started, you’ll be pleased to know that we’re offering several live product demonstrations every week.  These webinars feature a live demonstration from one of our product experts — as well as a Q&A session at the end.  They’ll take you through the basic features of our online survey package and also show you some of the more advanced options that will help take your surveys to the next level.

View the schedule (updated every week) at:
http://www.checkbox.com/products/webinars.aspx

We’ve added multiple new videos that show you many of the powerful and easy to use features of our flagship online survey product, Checkbox Survey. 

Among the many new videos, you’ll find:

• A video overview of the entire survey system
• How to create powerful email alerts
• How to create mail merge style surveys with response piping
• Conditions and skip logic how-to

All the videos are available free of charge at:
http://www.checkbox.com/training/

We’ve released a new video that shows you how you can use Checkbox Survey’s built in email alert functionality to its fullest.  In this brief video you’ll see an overview of using conditional logic to deliver dynamic messages direct to your inbox — or routing them to the proper person. 

The possibilities are limitless — notify the sales team when a customer is interested in purchasing, escalate customer services issues, pinpoint problems with employees.

View it now: http://checkbox.com/training/emailalerts/

On Friday, August 29, 2008, Prezza Technologies volunteered its time to assist the Nathan Hale School of Roxbury, MA with a variety of projects to get the school ready for new school year.

The Nathan Hale School, which is celebrating its 100 year anniversary, is a small elementary located in the heart of Roxbury, a section of metro-Boston.  The school has an enrollment of approximately 170 students.

Prezza Technologies, who has a strong commitment to helping the local community, selected the project by working with Boston Cares, a service group that organizes team oriented volunteer opportunities throughout the Greater Boston area.  The team completed a variety of tasks, including the creation of a 100 year anniversary banner, the repainting of selected classrooms, repainting of the parking lot, landscaping, reorganization of classrooms, assisting teachers retrieve items from storage, and the unloading of new supplies for the school year.   Both Boston Cares and the faculty of the school were greatly appreciative of the effort.

Below is a picture of the group that participated in the project along with the 100 year anniversary banner.

To find out more about the Nathan Hale school, visit http://boston.k12.ma.us/schools/RC292.pdf. For Boston Cares, visit http://www.bostoncares.org
 

Checkbox Survey 4.5: Taking Online Surveys to a New Level of Form and Function

The latest release of Checkbox Survey includes a number of key enhancements to its core feature set, user interface, and web services offering. The added features give users more options for customization and integration and improve the overall Checkbox user experience.

Checkbox 4.5 Highlights

• Checkbox 4.5 New and Enhanced Features:
• Additional style options, including the ability to customize and edit question items using a WYSIWYG editor
• Create report filters based on user profile properties
• New Web Services, as part of the Developer Kit, including Invitation Management, Response Data Export, and Survey Management
•  Simplified condition and branching interface to enhance the user experience
• “Invitation Only” survey option to offer more control over the respondent pool and better response tracking
• User Interface improvements to Survey Management tool
• Ability to change existing question from/to Checkboxes, Dropdown List, Radio Buttons
• N/A option for rating scales
• Greatly improved performance for reporting and data export
• Require answer in “Other” field for Radio Button, Checkbox, and DropDown List questions
• Ability to delete all users in a particular user group
• ResponseID column added to SPSS export for easier correlation of data to standard CSV export
• “Current Date” piping option
• Ability to turn off answer count display in charts
• Ability to use a specific survey when previewing style templates
• Export invitation details to CSV
• Email test option

For a full list of added features and bug fixes, please see Documentation/ReleaseNotes.pdf in the Checkbox 4.5 download.

SIGN UP FOR A FREE CHECKBOX 4.5 WEBINAR TO LEARN MORE! Tuesday, August 7, 2008 2:00PM ET

Upgrade Instructions

Current customers with an active account, please visit the Customer Login area for instructions on how to receive your free upgrade to Checkbox 4.5.