Bizroof tries to develop an easy-to-use CRM application with cutting-edge technologies and solid software architecture, and our approach is deadly simple: We try the best to be at the forefront of new and exciting technologies whilst letting our customers decide what we should build.

Last week, we’ve received great feedback from Sam Guzman (operations manager at BrightBox Creative studios ). He suggested that there should be a way to set up default privacy level on Bizroof so that all the new things being created will inherit it. We totally agree and we believe it will bring benefits to other users who share stuff within groups. So, we’ve just implemented the new feature 2 days ago.

You might already have noticed that the default privacy setting is available on your profile page, and you can choose among public (anyone in your company can see it), group (only the users in the chosen group can see it) and private (only you can see it), and then the setting will be applied to the things you create in the future, including contacts, documents, cash flow items, and events.

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We are exited to annouce that you can now import multiple contacts into Bizroof CRM, and the data sources we currently support are Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Gmail, Microsoft Live Hotmail and Sage ACT!.

To import multiple people into Bizroof, you’ll need to export them from your original data source as a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file, and then upload the CSV file into Bizroof.

At the same time, you can specify the privacy settings for the whole batch. You can make all these contacts available to everyone; make them visible only to a group of users; or make them visible only to yourself. Also, you can add tags to the whole batch to make them easier to find later.

Another cool thing we want to mention is that we support data in multiple languages, and we’ve tested it in French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese so far.

Why do we develop this feature?

It is simple – Customers like yourself told us to!

We only develop features being asked by our customers, and we make sure the new features are easy-to-use and add value to you.

What’s next?

You know what I am going to say, don’t you? —– Please Let us know what do you need from Bizroof CRM and we will build it for you.

Last month, our development team worked on the permission engine and user groups setting, which had been rolled out last week. Now, we are focusing on importing contacts in the CSV file format (Comma Separated Values), so that you can import all your contacts with just a few clicks.

CSV file format is being used by many popular software, such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail, Salesforce,  and ACT!. I bet you use some of them on a daily basis and stored a lot of contacts there. It doesn’t make sense that if you have to manually type in all those data into Bizroof again.

As we said before, Bizroof CRM is designed and developed in such a way to help you, and we believe that if we help you, you will help Bizroof to grow. So, let us hear your voice!

We’ve been working on our new permission engine for the last five weeks, and today I’m very proud to roll it out! The new system allows you to create groups for users, so that you can have an option to share things only with the people you choose. It also enables that people only see the information they need to see.

You can easily create and manage groups. Here is how:

1. Click the Groups on the right cornor of the page.

2.You will see all the groups you’ve created. To create a new one, you can simply click Add a group, and type the name of your new group, and then select users to be added to the group.

To change the group name and members, you can click Edit next to the group you want to edit, and type in the new name or choose users from the dropdown list.

Ok, you have learnt absolutely everything about setting up and managing groups, secriously.

3. Now, if you creat a new person, an event, a cash flow record and a document, you will have a Select a Group option in the privacy settings section.

Click Select a Group, and it will fade out, and then the list of groups you’ve created will appear.

Guess what? You now have a real understanding of how to create and use group settings. Easy-to-learn, isn’t it?

We have been very busy at Bizroof for the last couple of weeks, and our primary focus is the new permission system, which will allow you to group users based on their common interests and share information within each group.

Every piece of data has its own privacy settings, including 3 options:

• Public – Anyone in your company can see it.
• Group – Only the users in the chosen group can see it
• Private – Only the creator can see it

Bear in mind that if a user can see something, it also means he can edit and delete it.

Today, we have removed the beta label of the iCalendar Feed feature as it met our goals for ease-of-use and overall performance.

If you want to subscribe to your bizroof events on other Calendar (e.g. Google Calendar, Outlook, etc), please sign in your bizroof account, and go to the Events page, and then click iCalendar Feed for events on the left hand side of the page.

Bizroof is a better web based CRM thanks to the many users who sent their feedback, helping us rapidly fix issues and improve the product.

Bizroof platform is a Couldn’t-be-easier and the worlds most innovative customer relationship management (CRM) and events scheduling system that lets you mix business with pleasure. We’re focused on discovering new ways of organizing your address book and events.

Finished Modules:

• People are contacts in your address book. Make it easy to have an intimate knowledge of your customers’ needs, wants, and buying patterns.
• Organizations are companies, associations, groups and other social arrangements. Everyone from an organization are in one place and providing the best picture of their collective goals.
• Events are meetings, tasks, projects and other social activities. Almost certainly the best event tracking and event chain monitoring system. Simply and functional.
• Users have usernames and passwords so they can log in. Share your address book, events and all other business activities with your colleagues and friends.
• Tags connects people, organizations and events. It is flexible and easy to keep related stuff together.
• Add-ons extend Bizroof, letting you personalize your business management experience.