January, 2003
See below to sign up for the first Customer Meeting of 2003-"New Products for the New Year."  
 
  Call us before you upgrade! We always recommend that MCG professionals install your MAS 90 and MAS 200 upgrades, but, if you plan to install your own upgrade, or have your IT folks do it, please give us a call first!

So far since the 3.71 release, unfortunate MCG customers have a) blown away data imports, b) aggravated their CEOs by loading MAS 90 with incompatible hardware, and c) lost important reports - all by upgrading their systems without adequate preparation. We're not saying that these things will happen to you, but we'd rather you not take the chance!

Magnetic Media alert! ONLY Magnetic Media Reporting Version 3.71 complies with the new federally-mandated reporting changes. Customers with system versions 3.61, 3.70, and 3.71 can upgrade only the Magnetic Media module to 3.71 to produce compliant reports. Versions prior to 3.61 will not be compatible! Stuck? Call MCG...we're happy to help!

January 20, 2003

MCG will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2003 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

February 12, 2003, 11:30am EST Learn how FAS can help you save money by paying taxes only on existing and utilized assets and eliminate the headache involved in depreciation calculation, and find out how easily MAS 90 and MAS 200 applications integrate with FAS Asset Accounting - all at a free FAS Asset Accounting online seminar.  Click the Best Web Events Center to register.

February 27, 2003, 9:00am - 11:00am MCG Customer Meeting at MCG's office, featuring "New Products for the New Year." Register by calling 404.841.6240, extension 204, or email info@mcginc.com. See you there!

 

Sign up today for MCG's newest class...Business Alerts! MCG customers are loving this new module that automatically emails the chosen audience (maybe you, your co-worker, or your customer) when certain data conditions (which you can define) are met within the system. The course on February 18 will teach the experienced MAS 90 or MAS 200 customer how to set up and configure Business Alerts. You will then learn how to create simple alerts and move on to more complex alerts. The concepts learned in this class will allow you to create your own alerts based on your business' needs. (See below for a special price promotion on the Business Alerts module, too!). The Data File Structures course (or a working knowledge of the MAS 90 or MAS 200 data files) is a prerequisite for Business Alerts (the Data File Structures course is held on February 17).

 
For more details, visit our website at www.mcginc.com (Solutions >> Training), contact Tiffani Fryar at 404.841.6240, extension 207, or email tiffanif@mcginc.com.

BEST SOFTWARE REPORTS RECORD REVENUE AND PROFITS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002!  Even though we are in the middle of what continues to be widely described as the worst IT market ever, The Sage Group, plc (parent company of Best Software, Inc.) has again raised the bar with its announcement earlier this month of record revenue and profits in 2002. Best Software, Inc. logged total revenue for the year of $409 million, and operating income of $85 million, increases of 22 percent and 29 percent, respectively, over the same period of last year.  Congratulations to Best, and to you for choosing a high-quality business solution from a stable, profitable company!

Want to automate your shipping process, get inventory into your customers' hands more quickly, and be sure you're getting the best shipping rates available? Starship, the industry-leading shipping solution, and the Starship Link to MAS 90 or MAS 200 can help! Used with the shipping functionality of MAS 90 or MAS 200 Sales Order Processing, Starship uses calculates freight charges (use an integrated scale to skip a step!) and prints shipping labels, and the Link writes the charges and customer information back into MAS 90 or MAS 200. 

Call MCG for more info (404.841.6240), or email us at info@mcginc.com.

Upgrade your MAS 90 For Windows system to MAS 200 CS NT or MAS 200 SQL and receive $400 credit per existing MAS 90/W user.

 

Purchase the RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) module and get a $125 rebate from Best (list price is $1,000).

 

Take 15% off the price of Business Alerts! Attend the Customer Meeting on 2/27 to see a preview of this popular new module that keeps you posted on defined changes within your MAS system.

 

Contact MCG today (these offers expire March 31, 2003) for more information at info@mcginc.com.

A big MCG welcome to Jackson Mauldin and Mitchell Went!  They're not new employees - they're newborn sons to MCG Project Consultant Ted Mauldin and Marketing Manager Greg Went, respectively.
 
Watch your mail for an exciting announcement. MCG has acquired the Tampa-based business software group of Owens, Sasser & Associates (OSA), thus expanding our presence in Florida. Read the press release on our website at www.mcginc.com.
 
Welcome new MCG customers! Specac, Inc., Aelera Corporation.
 
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