LogicBoxes Partners with WHMCS

LogicBoxes has partnered with WHMCS to provide seamless integration between the WHMCS Client Management, Billing & Support Solution and OrderBox – our proprietary Domain Registrar automation software.

With the new dedicated module, any Registrar using the LogicBoxes’ OrderBox platform and wanting to use WHMCS can do so, letting them take advantage of the fully automated domain registration & management interface that WHMCS provides.

WHMCS has been working with Resellers using OrderBox for a long time, and with this partnership, it will begin offering a dedicated LogicBoxes Registrar module for the WHMCS platform.

The OrderBox platform allows a Domain Registrar to completely manage their Web Services business. Automated handling of Finance & Billing, Sales & Marketing, Customers, Resellers & Products ensures that every Domain Registrar experiences smooth functioning of their day-to-day activities. You can find more details on OrderBox here. And now coupled with WHMCS, tasks such as registering domains, changing nameservers, viewing/updating WHOIS info, locking/unlocking, and more can all be done by a Registrar without needing to leave his websites client management system.

“We’re very excited to be partnering with LogicBoxes. Although we’ve been working with their API for a long time, I expect this new partnership will mean we can work closer together and develop an even better integrated solution for our mutual users.” said Matt Pugh, President/CEO from of WHMCS.

Commenting on this partnership, Sandeep Ramchandani, Director, LogicBoxes said “This partnership is another step in our efforts to help smooth out business processes for our Registrars. We’re happy to partner with WHMCS and trust that this will benefit all parties involved.”

About WHMCS
WHMCS was founded back in 2005, with the aim of offering an all-in-on Client Management, Billing & Support Solution specifically aimed at web hosts. Integrated with all the major control panels, over 100 payment gateways, and now LogicBoxes, WHMCS can help automate every aspect of your business, from initial customer signup & ordering, to recurring billing/invoicing, to support via the built in help desk. WHMCS is a secure, extendable and scalable solution for businesses of all sizes.

The Voice of LogicBoxes – Vol. 1

 
1. Introduction
Welcome to the first volume of the ‘Voice of LogicBoxes’ – a periodic update on all system modifications to OrderBox. This will help you stay tuned to all changes and modifications in our services so that you can make the most of everything we have to offer.
 
2. System Updates
The OrderBox platform forms a core component of our product portfolio. Having said that it’s been around for 8+ years, we’re constantly making upgrades and changes to the system to keep in line with the ever-changing needs of clients; while keeping an eye on current technological advancements. Here’s a list of major changes we’ve made on the system in the past 6 months:

• .DE and .ES ccTLDs have been launched on the platform
• Build-it-for-Me (BIFM) Website Design Services have been launched across all channels
• The ‘Order Details’ interface has been revamped completely. You can view a screenshot of the same here: http://blog.logicboxes.com/2011/03/28/domain-interface-revamp
• Web Services can be fully upgraded + downgraded now
• The promo engine has been revised with support for Renewal actions as well
• Pricing bands have been introduced for Web Services
• The APIs have been made more secure with IP white-listing checks in place
• The Sign-Up confirmation mails have been made more secure and will not include passwords entered by the Reseller/Customer during Sign-Up
• The Name Suggestion view on the SuperSite has been revamped

Additionally, we’ve started OrderBox forums to keep you constantly updated on System statuses. All updates will be placed on the forum, and not the support page. You can subscribe to the forum with your OrderBox credentials at http://forums.myorderbox.com
 
3. Other Activities

• Promotions
  • We’ve run successful promotions on a number of TLDs including .IN, .CO, .ASIA and the new .DE & .ES to name a few
  • Introductory promotions were run for the BIFM and DIY (Do-it Yourself Website Builder) products as well
• Webinars
  • We conducted a Webinar to introduce the new BIFM and DIY Website Design services to clients back in February
  • We will also be conducting a webinar on 13th July, 2011 in collaboration with Verisign

 
If you have any feedback or would like to hear more about the content of this edition, do feel free to comment and let us know!
 

LogicBoxes Hits 5 million Domain Names Milestone

LogicBoxes announced today that it now empowers over 5 million domain names, through 50,000 resellers, across 90+ ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars, in 240 different countries.

With the domain name industry growing rapidly in the past 5 years, LogicBoxes has been a pioneer in providing domain registry and registrar solutions. Through its unique offering of a Registrar Automation Platform, LogicBoxes now powers over 5 million domain names across 50 top level domains (TLDs) such as .com, .org, .net, .info and several country code top level domain (ccTLDs) such as .ca, .nz, .uk (the ccTLDs for Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom respectively).

Given the unique optimized products and services that LogicBoxes has to offer, the company has a strong foundation to leverage upon and attract the myriad community of registrars and resellers across various TLD and ccTLDs. Having crossed 4 million domain names in 2009, LogicBoxes took just one year to reach its next landmark of 5 million domain names. This record growth of 5 million domain names not only shows the company’s zest but also its strong potential to grow further. This domain name count is expected to shoot even more with Logicboxes new upcoming projects one of them being the recent partnership with one of the world’s leading Hosters – HostGator.

“I am proud of the fact that Logicboxes now powers 5.46% of the total domain names on the internet. In a short span of time we have been able to penetrate deep in the market and reach such a high point in our business. LogicBoxes will continue to launch new TLDs and ccTLDs on its Registrar Automation Platform to further strengthen its domain name portfolio and reach even bigger milestones.” says Bhavin Turakhia, CEO & Founder of Directi.

He added “The key to LogicBoxes success is its Registrar Automation Platform which represents an ongoing research and technical development of over 8 years. Our in-house team invests a considerable amount of time and effort towards continuously adding new tools in our platform; enabling us to set industry benchmarks. The platform is so extensive that we are able to offer many more features and better services than our competitors at a cheaper price. We recently re-launched our website builder product with added features and functionality. We are also planning to launch SEO services sometime soon. Year after year we have launched several new products and features on our platform to stay one step ahead of the competition”

And in accordance with this philosophy, Bhavin will be introducing and giving a brief talk on “chat.pw: Enterprise chat for customers of web hosts” at WorldHostingDays 2011 in Germany next week. In fact, the LogicBoxes team will be present at WHD’11 between the 22nd and 25th of March. Sandeep Ramchandani, Director – Strategic Partnerships, will also be holding a session on “Demystifying ICANN accreditation” for all the service providers present at the conference. Do drop by our booth and say hello!