MCG eNews Newsletter
December 2004
 










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The MCG Team wishes you and your family the happiest of holiday seasons. We appreciate your support in 2004 and look forward to serving you in 2005 – and celebrating MCG’s 15th year in business! Check out our online Holiday Card here!

 

MCG NEWS
 






B4B Update! Keep an eye on our website and in your mailbox for details about MCG’s innovative new Blueprint For Business event series, featuring business-based information that will help you build a blueprint for success.  MORE…

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PROMOTIONS
 

Just a couple more weeks left to take advantage of Best’s HOT Q4 promotions, like 20% off Payroll and Direct Deposit solutions for MAS 90 and MAS 200. MORE…

 

YEAR-END REMINDERS
 
 

MAS 90 and MAS 200 Users

  • Version 4.05 is now shipping to customers with current Subscription or Support Plans this month. This release includes the latest patches and fixes, year-end tax form changes, AND 23 new Extended Solutions.
  • Tax Table Updates for Version 3.71 and higher are now available ONLY on BOSS; they will not be shipped to you. The TTU will be updated throughout January, 2005 as needed.
  • Email MCG at info@mcginc.com for a list of the 23 new Extended Solutions, a copy of the FAQs for Year-End, or with any other questions!

 SalesLogix Users

Please note that the information available at the website formerly known as SalesLogix SupportOnline is now accessed from BOSS, Best’s Online Support Service, at http://shop.bestsoftwareinc.com/boss. You can still find technical information about new releases and fixes, retrieve software licenses, review known issues, submit a web support ticket, and all the other useful things you used to do on SupportOnline. Need a login or more details? Email us at info@mcginc.com!

EVENTS
 

Friday December 31st : Best and MCG closed for New Years eve! MORE…

 
 
THE TRAINING CENTER
 
 

Sign up now for MCG’s popular half-day Year-End Processing Class on December 28. Our expert trainers will review the procedures for reconciling accounts to the GL, posting final transactions, making a complete system backup, and efficiently closing out the year free of hiccups

Then get a jump start on 2005 by becoming an expert on Crystal Reports, the super-flexible reporting tool that uses any data within MAS to create presentation-quality reports that can be published to the web, to Word or Excel, or to multiple file formats. Learn how to design new forms, modify existing forms, create complex forms with calculations and graphics, and troubleshoot within Crystal Reports. Take Data File Structures (a prerequisite for Crystal Reports courses) on January 18, Introduction to Crystal Reports on January 19 and 20, and Customizing Forms for your Business on January 21.

 

Get more information about or register for this and other Best Software-authorized training classes on our website at www.mcginc.com/training. Check out the First Quarter 2005 schedule now posted!

INDUSTRY NEWS
 
 

From www.destinationcrm.com: Best Software and Salesforce.com are leading the race to tap into the potential of the SMB market, according to a new study by Info-Tech Research Group. MORE…



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