Business Technology Solutions Newsletter
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Spring at Business Technology Solutions
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We are a Sage Software Authorized Training Center for:
Sage Abra HRMS
Sage MAS 90
Sage MAS 200
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Did you know that Lissa Johnsen, our President, was named to the ITA Board of Directors?
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Business Technology Solutions Again Recognized by Accounting Technology as a Pacesetter.
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CPA Technology Advisor magazine awarded Sage Abra Payroll 4.5 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2006 comparison review.
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Does your
spring cleaning plan include insuring antivirus software, firewalls,
anti-spyware, browsers and operating systems are up-to-date and running
properly?
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Spring 2007 / Sage Abra HRMS
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A special thanks
to our clients for your continued business and trust in our services.
We remain committed to continually finding ways to provide you with
more information and services to help you achieve your goals.
With spring in the
air many of us think about, and in some cases actually perform, the
annual ritual of spring cleaning. Time to get the garage or storage
space organized so you can get your hands on yard equipment. Might even
mean you finally throw out those seeds you bought five years ago and
never got around to planting. Could be you need to clean up a lawn
mower and perform a little maintenance.
As you clean
inside your house there is a fresh look and feel that matches the sense
of renewal taking place in the environment. The appearance of flowers,
the return of leaves to trees and brightly colored birds provide a
refreshed look to the landscape. Likewise it might be time to take a
fresh look at your company and how it operates.
Typically, when we
implement new processes or systems our initial focus is on making the
change with the intent of reviewing the implementation at a later date
to fine-tune. Unfortunately, many of us never seem to get around to the
fine-tuning. Often we are overcome by the events of day-to-day
activities and never go through a “renewal” exercise.
During training classes or visits with clients after suggesting an
alternative method or use within a system we often hear, “I did
not know it would do that!” This reminds us how easy it is to
stick with what we know and are comfortable with.
In addition, the
original ideas (or design points) of how to operate when the system was
new might well have changed due to the company becoming more effective,
new understandings, changes in the business climate and so forth.
Periodic reviews of how a company operates are key to its continued
growth and competitiveness. Too often we just never get around to it --
there is no specific due date, no explicit call to action and no
“one thing” causing a focus of attention on renewal and
growth.
This spring commit
to looking at the critical components of your business to determine
what changes and more effective methods should be implemented. Business
Technology Solutions is here to help with your renewal effort. Both our
Application System Review and Network Review services are targeted at
helping you discover ways to operate more efficiently and profitably.
Do not hesitate to contact myself or Janet to discuss how we can assist
you.
Lissa Johnsen
President/CEO
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Business Technology Solutions is a Proud Member of the Information Technology Alliance (ITA)
What is the ITA?
The ITA is an independent, not for profit, professional association of
leading firms and companies whose purpose is to share information and
build relationships that improve the way its member firms, and their
clients, do business. The membership roster consists of some of the
most highly regarded mid-market technology professionals, consultants,
and product/service providers in North America. To read more, click here.
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Announcement
Business Technology Solutions Named 2006 Pacesetter:
Business Technology Solutions has been named as a Technology Pacesetter
for the fifth year in a row by Accountants Media Group, the publishers
of Accounting Technology, Accounting Today, Practical Accountant and
WebCPA. Technology Pacesetters is one of the most distinguished awards
for accounting software resellers. The publishers select from thousands
of companies and Business Technology Solutions is one of only 100 other
leading technology-focused companies named to this prestigious list.
The Technology Pacesetter award recognizes top organizations in the
United States and Canada that have distinguished themselves through
their performance. Factors that go into this selection include awards
won by the organization, leadership, industry reputation, sales per
employee and growth.
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to Sage Software
Support:
For Sage MAS 90 ERP and MAS 200 ERP, click here
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Tips 'n Tricks
Checks Outside Your Normal Payroll:
There are times when you need to issue employee checks outside of your
normal payroll processing cycle. The Create On Demand Check feature
enables you to print and post individual checks. From the Sage Payroll
Activity Center, select Payroll, Actions, and Create On Demand Check.
Be sure to verify the check date is correct (the date defaults to
today’s date).
When you enter employee earnings for the check, the Sage Abra Payroll
module calculates the appropriate deductions and taxes. Print and post
the check to update the required employee earnings history records.
Note that Attendance plans (Vacation, Personal, and Illness) will not
accrue when you process an On Demand Check. If you need to accrue
Attendance plans in this circumstance, you must accrue manually.
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Staying On Top Of Regulations With Sage Abra HRMS
If your organization is operating under the assumption that government
regulations and reporting requirements are only for larger
organizations, you could be non-compliant. Many regulations govern
companies with as few as 15 employees, and some even apply to
organizations with just one. Simply complying is not enough—your
organization is required to maintain records that prove it.
In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the many
regulations impacting organizations of your size and show how Sage Abra
HRMS provides the tools to help keep your company in compliance. To
read more, click here.
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Streamline Payroll With Sage TimeSheet
The Sage Abra HRMS solution offers not only comprehensive and powerful
human resource management and payroll solutions but also tight
integration with Sage TimeSheet. In this article, we’ll take a
look at how Sage TimeSheet works with Sage Abra HRMS to increase the
productivity of your staff and improve the accuracy of your payroll
processing. Click here to read more.
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Technology Services
Keeping with our spring cleaning and renewal theme we would like to
make sure you are aware of the various levels of network reviews we
offer, and the purpose for each. We feel that a periodic review of your
company’s network is essential to insuring the health and
sustainability of your computing environment. At a minimum (prior to
any of our business solutions implementations / upgrades or offering of
additional technology services) we believe it is a must to perform an
assessment of a client’s computing hardware and network
environment. To focus on your specific needs we offer a layered set of
assessments.
Application Network System Review:
The purpose of this review is to determine if the existing environment
will support the applications to be implemented. We review your
environment and provide a written summary of our findings including any
recommendations relative to the support of the applications. Such
recommendations may include a description of what is necessary to meet
minimum application requirements, what would be preferred
configurations for a higher level of satisfaction, what system
parameters or security settings need to be implemented and potentially
other very high level recommendations.
Technology Evaluation:
The main purpose of this evaluation is to determine the effectiveness
of your current network environment, provide solid recommendations for
enhancing the environment and to assist you with developing a time
phased plan for implementing changes you decide to make. The evaluation
can become the foundation for the initiation of specific technology
projects and/or for establishing an ongoing support arrangement with
Business Technology Solutions. This evaluation can be incremental to a
Network System Review or stands on its own when new applications are
not entering the environment.
Technology Analysis:
This analysis is a deep dive into your network infrastructure,
practices and design. As output you receive a more detailed set of
evaluation information and recommendations supported by network
diagrams, as well as an IT asset inventory. This analysis is intended
to be the basis for an effective technology plan and control. You can
move forward on your own with this information or engage our team to
help you design a plan that will meet the goals you set.
For more information about how we accomplish this or to arrange a time
when a member of the team can walk you through our process and explain
the options contact Brian Poole at extension 29.
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