PRESS RELEASES
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Business Technology Solutions Recognized
Again as "Technology Pacesetter"
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Raleigh, NC
– Business
Technology Solutions has been named as a Technology Pacesetter for the
sixth 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 joins only 100
other leading technology-focused companies named to this prestigious
list.
“Being
named as one of the top firms in our industry is something we
are
very proud of,” said Lissa Johnsen, President / CEO of
Business
Technology Solutions. “We
are honored to be in this select group.
We believe it is a reflection of our
continue drive to help organizations
achieve their goals through automating and streamlining their business,
accounting and HR processes.”
The Technology
Pacesetter award recognizes top organizations 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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Paralea Boose Attains Key Certifications in Sage Abra HRMS
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Raleigh,
NC, March 28, 2008–
Paralea Boose a Senior Consultant at Business Technology Solutions has
attained Implementation Certification for Sage Abra Workforce
Connections – Employee Self Service, Benefits Enrollment, and
eRecruiter. More small and medium sized organizations are taking
advantage of the value offered by these powerful applications creating
a demand for consultants with such proven skills.
Lissa Johnsen President / CEO of Business Technology Solutions states,
“Paralea continues to provide exceptional service and is
continually obtaining the key knowledge to support our client needs.
Because this is a rapidly expanding area of human resources we look
forward to the opportunities to help our clients.”
For more information on how organizations are benefiting from the capabilities found in these systems click here. Be sure to download the whitepaper “10 Myths About Employee Self Services – Exposed!”
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Chad Watson Promoted to Manager of Client
Engagements at Business Technology Solutions
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Raleigh,
NC, February 19, 2008–
Business Technology Solutions has named Chad Watson as Manager of
Client Engagements. Chad has been with the company for 2 years and has
consistently driven value to clients by providing solutions targeted at
their specific needs. He has over 10 years experience with a strong
background supporting various HR, payroll, and accounting systems.
Through his career Chad has successfully designed, planned and
implemented technology solutions for small and large scale
companies. He has led the integration of HR and
Payroll
systems through multiple company mergers ensuring data integrity
throughout the entire process. He also has extensive
experience
utilizing Crystal Reports®, FRX, and Visual Basic designing
creative solutions to complex problems.
Prior to joining Business Technology Solutions, he was the Director of
Information Technology for an organization with over 75 locations
spread out across the state. His leadership helped solve
tremendous network challenges as the company expanded from 1000
employees to 2500 in less than three years.
Lissa Johnsen President / CEO of Business Technology Solutions states,
“Delivering results and meeting client expectations are two
of
Chad’s strengths. We are pleased to have him in the critical
role
of managing projects and engagements.”
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Aldo Simmons Joins Business Technology
Solutions as a Senior IT Consultant
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Raleigh,
NC, October 9, 2007
– Aldo Simmons has joined Business Technology Solutions as a
Senior IT Consultant. He brings over 10 years experience
applying
information technology to real life day-to-day operations.
His
services have provided economical, efficient, and secure ways for
multifaceted organizations to accomplish their goals.
Aldo’s background includes configuration and administration
of
Novell, Windows 2000, Windows Small Business Server 2003 Exchange,
Windows XP, Sage MAS 90 ERP, Microsoft Office, and various database
management systems, in addition to network infrastructure
implementation and management.
Lissa Johnsen President / CEO of Business Technology Solutions states,
“We are pleased to have Aldo as a part of our expanding IT
Services Team. His focus on satisfying client needs fits
perfectly with our approach.”
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Jim Stubanas of Business Technology
Solutions Has Become A JobOps Certified Consultant
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Raleigh,
NC, July 24, 2007
– Jim Stubanas, a Senior Consultant with Business Technology
Solutions, has become a JobOps Certified Consultant. JobOps
is a
suite of Job Shop Tracking Software modules for use with Sage MAS 90
ERP and Sage MAS 200 ERP software. The modules are primarily used by
businesses in small / medium manufacturing, on-site installation and
construction, depot and field service repairs, contractors, project
oriented work and anyone who needs to track the costs of labor,
materials, and outside services while scheduling resources to meet
required completion dates. The product is specifically
designed
to manage operations, workflow and costing of jobs or projects.
Jim has over 15 years of experience in design, implementation and
support of accounting systems on a variety of hardware platforms
including Novell and Windows Servers. His services include the
planning, implementation, and support of small / medium sized
businesses accounting, customer relationship management (CRM) and
network systems.
He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, with a B.A. in
Business & Economics, with a minor in Finance and a
concentration
in Accounting. Jim's prior work experience includes work as a Cost
Analyst and Internal Auditor with CSX; Staff Accountant and Computer
Consultant with a regional CPA firm; and, most recently as a Systems
Manager for a Virginia furniture manufacturer.
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Lissa Johnsen of Business Technology
Solutions Named to the board of Ita
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Raleigh, NC, March 6, 2007
– Lissa
Johnsen President/CEO of Business Technology Solutions has been named
to the Board of Directors of the Information Technology Alliance
(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.
Lissa
has been an active member of the ITA for a number of years having
chaired the 2005 Spring Members Meeting and Conference.
“Being a member of the ITA identifies to our clients that
among
other things our firm can be counted on to act with the highest level
of integrity, be dedicated to continual improvement and to deliver
services based on industry-accepted best
practices.” To
learn more about the ITA go to www.italliance.com.
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Business Technology Solutions Adds Sage
TimeSheet to Product Offerings
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Raleigh,
NC, November 9, 2006
– Business Technology Solutions announces the addition to its
product offerings of Sage TimeSheet application which allows for quick,
easy entry and collection of employee timesheet data. This PC and
Web-based solution adds sophisticated time and expense data collection
to all major financial, project management, and payroll systems or it
can function as a standalone time management tool.
Companies can
also eliminate
time-consuming, administrative tasks associated with collecting
employee timesheets and save countless hours in re-entering data into
their payroll system. Sage TimeSheet is flexible and customizable so
that it easily adapts to your organization’s or
workgroup’s
project structure and workflow with easily-defined feature sets such as
time entry black out dates, definable workflow approval processes with
e-mail notification, multi-level sign off and more. The Sage TimeSheet
Budgeting module provides enhanced budget tracking and scheduling
capabilities for more comprehensive project tracking. By tracking
billable and non-billable time, professionals can manage project
profitability and resource usage from anywhere in the world via
familiar Windows, Web and Palm OS interfaces.
“Sage
TimeSheet can help any small and mid-sized businesses track time more
profitably while optimizing the flow of information on project
schedules, expenses, and workforce allocation. An additional appeal of
Sage TimeSheet is that any company with hourly employees can use this
to automate time tracking and approvals” states Business
Technology Solutions President and CEO Lissa Johnsen. “The
product is well suited for organizations with single locations,
multiple locations or virtual workforces.”
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Business
Technology Solutions Adds Sage CRM to Product Offerings
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Raleigh,
NC, October 2, 2006
– Business Technology Solutions announces the addition to its
product offerings of Sage CRM an award-winning, wireless and
Internet-based CRM system. Sage CRM is an easy to use, fast to deploy,
feature rich CRM solution providing enterprise-wide access to vital
customer information - anytime, anywhere. With Sage CRM, you can better
manage your business by integrating field sales, internal sales,
customer care and marketing information.
In addition Business
Technology
Solutions represents SageCRM.com a comprehensive on-demand CRM solution
for clients seeking a low-cost, low-risk solution. One price gets you
everything: CRM application, support, training, backups, and updates.
SageCRM.com also offers the flexibility to migrate to an onsite Sage
CRM system as business needs evolve.
“Companies are
finding
significant rewards in utilizing CRM systems and we are excited about
the features and benefits of the Sage CRM solution,” states
Business Technology Solutions President and CEO Lissa Johnsen.
“We look at this as an opportunity to provide additional
value to
our existing customers, while at the same time providing an
introduction of our capabilities to a broader range of organizations."
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About
Business Technology Solutions
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Headquartered in
Raleigh, North
Carolina, Business Technology Solutions caters to the growing
accounting, HR and technology needs of small to mid-sized businesses.
Business Technology Solutions is a Sage Software Authorized Training
Center for Sage Abra HRMS, Sage MAS 90 ERP, and Sage MAS 200
ERP.
They are a Certified Sage Select Partner for Sage MAS 90 and 200, Sage
BusinessWorks Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS, Sage TimeSheet, SageCRM, Sage
FAS Fixed Assets, ACT! By Sage, plus other integrated solutions.
Business Technology Solutions utilizes their vast experiences in
industry, consulting, training, human resources, and public accounting
to help their clients. Their consultants orchestrate real
solutions to meet business needs by providing clients with support,
implementation and consulting services, as well as a full range of
networking services.
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