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October 2005

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Sage News


Events


Ask Charlie

Promotions

Tip of the Month

What's New

Partner News

Industry News

MCG Training Centers

MCG Customer News

 


Sage News


Information available for MAS 90 and MAS 200 V. 4.1

The big news for October is the new product update releases from Sage. MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, and Abra all have major new releases coming very soon. All MCG clients on current Sage Subscription or Support Plans should be receiving applicable releases ANY DAY! (Cont.)

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Events


Join MCG at the Atlanta ITEC Conference and Exposition on November 2nd & 3rd, 2005!

The Atlanta ITEC gives IT and business professionals access to the most current and relevant technology solutions. On the exhibit floor, a combination of national vendors and local suppliers offer products and services to improve business productivity and profitability. And ITEC’s concise and insightful conference program, and the extensive schedule of vendor presentations provide insight and context.

You are invited to be our FREE guest to this exciting event. Click Here to receive your eTicket and register for the event!

REGISTER FOR ITEC ATLANTA

Be sure to stop by booth #308 and say hello!


Check out the 'What's New in Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 Version 4.1' web meeting on October 27, 2005, 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST. Join Sage experts for a sneak preview of Sage MAS 90 and 200 version 4.1 including a new personalized sales order entry screen in addition to many usability and reporting enhancements throughout the system. Register at www.sagewebcast.com.

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Ask Charlie...

Dear Charlie: Why would I choose an on-premise CRM system when I can get a hosted system at a fraction of the price?

Signed, Unclear in Utah.

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Promotions

Visit MCG's website at www.mcginc.com for the Fall 2005 promotions! MAS 90 and MAS 200 clients can receive a 25% discount on ALL e-Business applications through December 31, 2005!

Click here for the complete list of promotions.


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Tip of the Month

How to Reverse a Check in Sage MAS 500: Only posted checks are reversed. Checks that are not posted are entered as void in Process Manual Checks. (cont...)

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What's New

Sage Unveils New 'Applets'  
 
Speaking of e-Business... Sage has unveiled two new 'applets' (add-on applications) for the base MAS 90 and MAS 200 e-Business module: '.sales' and '.timecard.' The .sales applet gives your salespeople access to customer data via the internet, and .timecard allows employees to enter their own time anywhere they have a web browser! (cont...)

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Industry News

From Progressive Distributor Magazine (www.progressivedistributor.com), A recent informal survey conducted by Channel Marketing Group revealed that distributors are passing on costs of recent fuel increases to their customers. (cont.)

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Partner News

It's an easy year for tax forms — no changes to the W2 formats for 2005! Both the 2-up and 4-up formats remain the same. There is a minor change on the 1099-Misc in box 15 — but we haven’t found anybody that even uses that box yet! Please call Karen Price & Associates, our Safeguard check and forms partner, at 770.667.0199 for great savings. (cont.)

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MCG Training Centers

MCG is now offering SalesLogix classroom training! Classes are offered in our Tampa Florida training center and include:

  • Administering SalesLogix v6.2
  • Customer Service for SalesLogix v6.2
  • End User Training for SalesLogix v6.2

Contact MCG at 404.841.6240 to sign up, or if you have questions about Sage Software-authorized classroom training, or visit our website at www.mcginc.com/training, featuring class schedules, online information, travel info, and more!

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MCG Customer News


Did you miss last month’s eNews? Click here to see it…

So that we can provide more valuable content for our clients, MCG's client website will now be accessed via password only. Contact Alicia for your password at aanderson@mcginc.com. The site is currently being updated with the latest MAS 90 and MAS 200 Version 4.1 news, information about other important new Sage releases, and lots more - just for MCG's clients!

Sage Support would like to remind you about the new online case creation utility on Sage Software Online (formerly known as BOSS). This new functionality enables customers to submit cases over the Web directly into our Call Tracking database. The link to Web Ticket Creation is available on the Sage Software Online home page. Check it out: www.sagesoftwareonline.com/eServices/main/frmLogin.aspx. This is a great way to avoid calling in through our front line and have faster response times.

Welcome new customers!
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Macdonald Consulting Group
Georgia Location
1100 Johnson Ferry Rd., Suite 450
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
404.841.6240 - 404.841.6243 fax
Florida Location
12729 Race Track Road
Tampa, Florida 33626
813.854.3388 - 813.855.5907
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