August Issue
 

In this edition
Best News
Tip of the Month
Events
The Training Center
Industry News
Product Spotlight
Promotions
MCG Customer News
About MCG

 

MAS 90 and MAS 200 customers with current Best Subscription Plans will be receiving FAS Asset Accounting Select Edition CD beginning next week. This software is a benefit (at no additional charge!) of your Subscription Plan, and allows users to enter up to 100 assets and maintain them indefinitely. The FAS link to the MAS General Ledger is also included.

The unlocking keys for the FAS Link are included with the CD shipment. To obtain unlocking keys for FAS Select, use the faxback form in your autoshipment. Contact MCG if you have any questions about installing or registering FAS Select.

Remember: The Version 4.0 upgrade, expected in November, 2003, will be shipped to all MAS 90 and MAS 200 customers on current Best Subscription Plans. If your system has third-party add-ons, programming modifications, or customized reports, those will probably need to be upgraded to 4.0 with your MAS 90 or MAS 200 system. As always, MCG can help you evaluate and prepare for your upgrade.

To remove the wide black bar from the header of standard MAS 90, MAS 200, and MAS 500 reports:

1. From Library Master Utilities, select Report Format Maintenance.

2. Click Header to display the sub-menu. Select company.

3. Locate the Shading section and its four radio buttons: None, 25%, 50%, and 100%. For a lighter bar, select 25% or 50%. To eliminate the bar, select None.

4. Click OK and view the report format. The black bar at Company Name is gone or faded, depending on your selection.

5. Perform the same steps to eliminate or fade the bar on the Report Title instead of Company at step 2.

6. Close Report Format Maintenance. Print your favorite report to see the difference.
 

August 21, 10:00am - 12 noon MCG EDI Seminar: Attend this free seminar to learn how EDI works and how you can painlessly implement an easy-to-use, affordable EDI system that is fully integrated with MAS 90, MAS 200, and MAS 500.

August 27 - 28, 2003 MCG is exhibiting at the Southeastern Accounting Show at the Cobb Galleria Center, sponsored by the Georgia Society of CPAs.  Need a FREE PASS to the show (a $20 value)? Contact us today at info@mcginc.com!

 

September 1, 2003 MCG and Best Software are closed for the Labor Day holiday

September 18, 2003, 3:00pm EST Free online seminar demonstration of FRx. Find out how to put the power of reporting and analysis in the hands of your employees, ensure that financial reports are complete, accurate and up to date, and free up time to spend analyzing financial information and tracking business trends. See below for a special Best offer on FRx.

September 25, 2003, 5:00pm - 7:00pm MCG Open House. Mark your calendars to attend this fun annual event, which combines software news and information, networking with other customers and industry contacts, and free snacks and beverages!

Did you know that MCG's classroom training courses qualify for CPE credit?  Macdonald Consulting Group is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. 

Find class descriptions, schedules, and an online registration form at www.mcginc.com/training, and sign up today for valuable courses like the Core Applications series, held September 15 - 19. This five-day class covers the MAS 90 and MAS 200 financial modules.

Best Software recently announced a definitive agreement between its parent company and Timberline Software Corporation under which Best Software would acquire Timberline, a leading supplier of integrated financial and operations software and service for small to medium-sized businesses in the construction and real estate industries.  Timberline has more than 20,000 active customers, predominantly in the U.S. Following the merger, Timberline will complement and extend Best Software’s existing construction-oriented solutions such as MAS, Peachtree, FAS Construction-in-Progress Accounting, Batchmaster and Platinum for Windows by Best Software.

This summer, Best Software's CRM Division launched Version 6.1 of SalesLogix.  New features in SalesLogix v6.1 include improved web performance, updated web user interface, and a new support client that can use Architect Forms and VBscripts.

 

When used with Dynalink, the interface between your financial system and SalesLogix, you get a complete view of your customers and your business. Click here to access an eDemo or feature tour of SalesLogix, or

contact MCG for more information today!

The end of the third quarter is drawing near, and so is the end of these great summer promotions!

Receive $400 credit for each existing MAS 90 user when you upgrade to MAS 200 or MAS 200 for SQL.

Get $500 off the FRx Desktop upgrade from FRx Standard.  FRx Standard has been discontinued - take this opportunity to add FRx Desktop to your MAS 90 or MAS 200 system.

Take 15% off any FRx add-on component like Drilldown Viewers or additional FRx Desktop users.

Best offers a $125 rebate on the purchase of RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) for MAS 90 or MAS 200.

Get a 20% on the purchase of Credit Card Processing.

The offers above are valid only through September 30.

Keep an eye on current promotions at www.mcginc.com, and contact MCG for more information at info@mcginc.com.

Welcome new customers! Riverfront Packing, NGR, Inc., and Scott Groves.

We're happy to report that, according to a recent Zoomerang survey sent to almost 600 customers, 72% of respondents were either "very satisfied" or "extremely satisfied" with the service they received from MCG. 93% feel that MCG consultants know their system, and 85% agree that "MCG representatives are responsive to customer needs." However, 60% of respondents had NOT visited MCG's new and improved website at www.mcginc.com.  We appreciate your participation in this survey, and we are committed to improving our customer satisfaction ratings across the board - let us know how we can improve at info@mcginc.com, and take a look at www.mcginc.com!

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