In This Issue: • Introducing Answers Technology, Inc. • Overcoming Management Challenges with Sage HRMS • Monthly Trivia • The Future of Sage Pro and Sage Pro users • Top Five Reasons to Upgrade to Sage 300 2012
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Introducing Answers Technology, Inc. We are excited to announce that Answers Accounting, Commonwealth Accounting Systems, Taurus Consulting, Smart e-Solutions, Technical Accounting Solutions and Zuckerman Consulting have come together to form Answers Technology, Inc. Our mission is to provide a single source for enterprise wide solutions and expertise, with unsurpassed customer service. How this benefits you: 1. You will continue to work with the consultants you know and trust. 2. Enhanced access to resources and expertise to meet your current and future business needs. 3. Expanded expertise in Manufacturng, Distribution, Service Industries, e-commerce, Logistics, Special Districts, Retail and Human Resources. 4. Additional education and training opportunities that Answers Technology, Inc. can now provide. Most of all, it means that we have worked hard to ensure that you will have the most experi-
enced, most comprehensive and most focused team that our industry has to offer. In the coming weeks, we will be launching our new brand and website and welcome your feedback.
Top Row, Left to Right: Lynn Conley, Eric Guindon, Jan Senecal, Dennis McVeigh, Linda Kiernan, Bottom Row, Left to Right: Jay Katon, Karen Smart, & Kathleen Yabsley Not Pictured: Al Casciello, Robert Zuckerman, Dean Smart, Judy Price, Don Ramsey & George Baretto
Overcoming Management Challenges with HRMS Top Business Challenges for Today’s CEO The current economic environment has forced CEOs to focus almost all of their attention on revenues and profitability. They must be aware of what competitors are doing. Additionally, executives are watching the government for indications of changing regulations and tax issues. What the CEO Wants to Change About Workforce Management The recent economic troubles served to shine a spotlight on workforce management issues for many executives. Whether it was navigating layoffs, reducing labor costs, cross-training employees, or simply keeping the workforce morale
up, many leaders found that their organizations were not as nimble or flexible as they would like. Percentage of CEOs planning “large” or “significant” changes to areas of people management: • 41% Better managing of people through change • 41% Morale and employee engagement • 40% Training and development • 25% Flexible working environments • 22% Collaboration with a network of outside specialists • 18% Compensation levels • 14% Pension and healthcare benefits
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The Top Five Reasons to Upgrade to Sage 300 2012 (formally Sage Accpac) 1. Simplify update processes using the new Sage Advisor Update 2. Reduce time navigating through your system by customizing business processes to specific user roles with Sage Visual Process Flows 3. Improve productivity with enhancements throughout the system inspired by customer requests, such as: Entered By, On Hold Reason, and Requested By fields in Order Entry; Copy Order and Create PO directly from Order Entry; and Reverse GL Batches 4. Enhance usability with easier to read tables, an improved Finder, and improved end-user documentation 5. Get the information you need, faster! New Inquiries for operations modules facilitate quick access to customized lists, which provide the answers you need and reduce custom reporting costs
If you are interested in upgrading your current version of Sage 300 (Sage Accpac) please contact your Answers Technology, Inc. Consultant today! Provided By Sage Product Expert: Karen Smart of ATI.
HRMS Continued... About Sage HRMS: An industry-leading, customizable HRMS solution, Sage HRMS helps companies optimize their HR business processes as well as maximize their Return On Employee Investment (ROEI)™. Developed by HR professionals for HR professionals, Sage HRMS delivers a tightly integrated set of comprehensive features and functionality that increases efficiency and improves productivity at every level in the organization. With Sage HRMS, you can successfully meet and respond to the HR management challenges you face every day in the areas of payroll, benefits, employee self-service, attendance, recruiting, training, workforce analytics, and more. By automating and streamlining your day-to-day HR business processes using Sage HRMS, you and your staff are freed up to spend more time and energy on the business asset that is most vital to your company— your employees. About Sage Source As your trusted business advisors, Answers Technology and Sage are always working to make your business life easier. We are commit-
ted to developing applications that reduce workload, increase efficiency, and provide businesses with the tools they need to be competitive in any industry. And our commitment now extends beyond traditional business solutions to innovative new solutions that help achieve optimum work life balance, enabling your workforce to excel. With that philosophy in mind, we developed Sage Source. Sage Source allows you to streamline business processes and offer employees access to valuable online business tools and benefits at no additional cost as part of your Sage Business Care. Requiring no implementation or IT administration, the intelligent, customizable online interface easily leverages existing Sage HRMS on-premise data and combines it with complimentary services from third-party solution providers.
For more information on Sage HRMS and Sage Source, contact your Answers Technology, Inc. Consultant. Provided by Sage Product Expert: Kathleen Yabsley of ATI
The Future of Sage Pro and Sage Pro Users Sage Pro 7.7, known as SAGE Pro 2011 ERP appears to be the last major release of Sage Pro. Future releases will be in the form of hot fixes, bug fixes, payroll tax updates and minor product enhancements until Sage announces the sunset of the product. ATI, along with its certified Sage Pro consultants and Visual FoxPro programmers are committed to servicing and supporting you and your system, including any specific modifications/enhancements you might need for as long as you use Sage Pro. We are committed to servicing those needs today and into the future, even though Microsoft has discontinued additional sales of Visual FoxPro in May 2012, and will discontinue their support in 2015. Additionally, ATI’s certified consultants and programmers, when the time is right, can guide you through any migration to other products that you might choose for your business. Our mission is to provide a single source for enterprise wide solutions and expertise, with unsurpassed customer service. As an update of Sage Pro 7.7, here are some of the enhancements that you may not be aware
of: •Improved Credit Card module •Reconcile Bank Accounts Faster •New Customer Alert System •Customer Average Days to Pay •Accept Credit Cards Easily and Securely •Set up Deferred Invoicing by Customer •Set Default Warehouse Location for each Customer •Drop Ship Allocations •Recalculate YTD Sales using Transaction Dates •Commission on Zero Dollar Invoices/Shipments •Show Account Numbers on Financial Reports •Faster Inventory Counts, Print four W-2 Forms per Sheet (Payroll feature) •Purchase Orders, Automatically Default Landed Cost •Work Orders Improvements •Item drill down to show BOM maintenance detail •Revision number will now print on the work order traveler •1099 Improvements •YTD to stats page for Business Status Report (BSR) •BSR recognizes system date and calculates accordingly •New utility to update dashboard ID and Dashboard can be deployed on Windows 2008R2 SQL •Ignore check for database version •Easily switch between add and edit order screens (Sales Orders).
If you’re interested in upgrading to the latest version please contact your Answers Technology, Inc. Consultant today! Provided by Sage Product Experts: Dennis McVeigh & Jay Katon of ATI.