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Current
Promotions
Sage Software is offering promotional pricing
on a variety of modules and upgrades. All of the below
promotions expire December 31, 2007. Please call an
account manager for more
details.
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Save
20% on the Direct Deposit Extended Solution for
Accounts Payable or Payroll
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50% off any Paperless Office Extended Solutions
Enhancement
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Multi-Company General Ledger bundle - Save over
$7,000.00!
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20% Savings when you buy the Sage MAS 90 and
200 Payroll Module
Authorized Training
Center
View detailed information about our
Authorized Training Center on our website. Find out
about our authorization and certifications, class
descriptions, fees, prerequisites, information on our
policies, and your CPE credit eligibility.
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Holiday Schedule
Please note we will be closed the
following days in observance of the holidays.
- November 22-23, 2007
- December 24-25, 2007
- January 1, 2008
Everyone here at ABS wishes you a happy
and safe holiday season!
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Please note our new contact
information. Our phone and fax numbers have
remained the same, however our email addresses and
extensions have changed.
Bob
Jacob, x 458
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Integration – The Key To Efficiency
Gains
Business is booming, revenue is
growing and new customers are pouring in. However,
success can often bring another series of operational
challenges – can the rest of the business keep up?
A growing customer base and increased order volume can
overwhelm an accounting department that is plagued with
excessive, and often duplicate, data entry and manual
tasks. As your business grows, so does the need
for integration between departments and computer
systems.
Most
mid-sized businesses make initial software purchases at
the departmental level. A variety of factors
influence these purchasing decisions, most notably price
and ease of use. In smaller companies, integration
does not often factor into the equation because
communication flows easily between departments in close
proximity and with smaller staff that are familiar with
one another.
Read
the full article and download a free white
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End To End EDI – What's It All
About?
Automated Business Solutions and
Kissinger Associates have teamed up to present a
complimentary educational webinar about EDI.
If you are new to EDI (Electronic Data
Interchange) or would like a refresher, this will be a
great opportunity to understand the basics of EDI and
what EDI can do for your company.
In this webinar you will
discover how Kissinger’s Risk Free, Hands-Free, End to
End EDI solutions guarantee success and save you
valuable time.
Please join us:
To learn more information and to
register for this webinar, please contact Mary
Jo Geary.
With the widest range of solutions and options,
Kissinger has the right EDI fit for every
business. An overview brochure is available
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Employee Appraisals: Leverage
The Hidden Benefits
To
enable continued business growth, keeping your employees
motivated and productive is crucial. While daily
interaction is important, regular, periodic reviews of
your employees’ goals, performance and development will
yield tremendous benefits to your growing business. Here
are just a few of the major rewards you will experience
by managing employee performance.
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Improve Employee Performance
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Define Employee Objectives
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Measure Performance Based On
Goals
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Identify Needed Training
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Identify Employees That Are A Potential For
Promotion
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full
article... | |
Please
welcome our new clients:
Thank you for choosing to work with
Automated Business Solutions for your business
management solution needs. We look forward to working
with you.
If you know of
anyone who could benefit from the products we sell and
services we provide, please contact Bob Jacob or Judy
Peterson. | |
The
2007 year is quickly coming to an end, which means that
your business must perform closing procedures and make
filing preparations for taxes. Get started now by taking
steps to help prepare and make the process easier for
your company.
Tax Forms
Buy your tax
forms now. We offer special “Early Bird” discounts
on year-end forms such as W-2s and 1099s for most Sage
Software solutions, including Sage Abra HRMS, Sage
BusinessWorks, Sage MAS 90, 200 and 500. Specialty forms
also available.
Year-End Classroom
Training
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Processing
Year-End With Sage Abra
HRMS: We
are pleased to announce we will be holding the Sage
Abra Year-end Processing class through our Authorized Training Center. During
the class you will learn the steps required to process
the final payroll of 2007, generate W-2s and implement
the year 2008 using Abra. This has historically been a
very popular class and fills quickly. Be sure to
sign up early to ensure a seat.
- Class
Dates: 12/7/07 or 12/28/07
- Registration
- Sage MAS 90 and 200 ERP: We will
be holding a complimentary Year-End Processing Seminar
for our clients using Sage MAS 90 or 200. Come to
this free 2-hour event on December 6th or
January 10th from 2-4 p.m. and receive your
own workbook that can be used as a guide when
performing closing procedures for your live company.
- Class
Dates: 12/6/07 or 1/10/08
- Registration:
Seminar is free, however, registration is
required.
Schedule An Appointment
Take
time now to secure an appointment if you would like us
to assist you with your closing procedures. We can
help download and install any needed program updates and
work with you step by step through the closing
procedures.
As more
information comes available, we will be publishing
additional tips and needed information regarding
year-end processing and preparation.
Contact Kathy Preston or Mary Jo Geary for more information on year-end
promotions, classes, appointments and
tips. | |
Who should attend the Accounts
Receivable class for Sage MAS 90 and 200?
- Controllers
- IT professionals
- Accounting staff
- Department Managers
Accounts Receivable is an integral
part of every business, providing the mechanism to bill,
track and collect payment for products and services sold
to clients. Take this class to learn about the
comprehensive Accounts Receivable module, including set
up options, entering and updating customer information,
invoice entry, defining standard items, price levels and
reporting options. This course also covers period-end
processing and integration to other modules within Sage
MAS 90 or Sage MAS 200 ERP. For more detailed
information about this class, please visit our website
www.ABS-MN.com.
Our next class is
scheduled for December 20, 2007. There is limited
space available. Please contact Kathy
Preston with any questions. To register, please
visit www.sagesoftwareuniversity.com.
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Sage Abra HRMS
Users: Using Function Keys to
Access Details
What are the function equivalents for
the various Sage Abra Details?
You can use the function keys on your
keyboard to open pages and move from one page to
another. For example, press F1 to open the
Demographics page. If you then want to open the
Education page, press F10. The following table
lists the key(s) that will open the pages in Sage Abra
HR. | |
Sage MAS 90 and 200
Users: Adding
General Ledger Accounts On The
Fly
The process of adding
accounts to the General Ledger can be accomplished
directly from Account Maintenance, General Journal
Entry, Recurring Journal Entry, Transaction Journal
Entry, Allocation Entry, and Budget Revision
Entry. In order to add account segments on
the
fly... | |
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