A Conference Created with You in Mind

Make your plans now as the dates have been released for the upcoming client conference, Sage Summit. The benefits of attending this conference are endless. We have several clients who attend this conference yearly and cannot say enough about how fantastic it is.

Sage Summit is scheduled to be held November 9-12, 2009

at the Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center

Sage Summit is designed to help Sage Software clients discover new ways in which their software and services can solve business challenges and bring more value to their organizations. It enables attendees to learn from each other, as well as communicate with product experts and share their crucial input and feedback.

The conference provides a number of activities, such as an on-site Support Center, a trade show floor with software demonstrations, and hands-on labs, which allow the attendees to speak directly with product experts. Conference attendees can evaluate a wide range of Sage Software and third-party products, enabling them to explore the possibilities for building highly integrated end-to-end business management systems for their operations. For more information, please visit the official Sage Summit web site: http://www.sagesummit.com/.

Winter Training Classes Now Available

At CMS, we recognize the importance of software training for our clients. That is why we offer a variety of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 ERP training classes at our training center. We have a qualified team of certified trainers who will teach you how to get the most out of your system. Our courses will be valuable to anyone who wants a refresher or for anyone who wants to learn more about module functionality. Class sizes are kept small to ensure students receive more personalized training. Our classroom provides a comfortable learning environment and is equipped with a high-res projection system and a workstation for each student. For more information on how we can help you achieve your training objectives, please give Nicole Vachon a call at 860.399.4215 x.202.

Check out our schedule of Winter classes: http://cmsct.com/TrainingCalendar.pdf

New Year - New Beginnings

Well it’s that time of year…the time where everyone gets together to celebrate the past year and think about the year ahead. It is a time for new beginnings and resolutions. With the gloomy economy and the reality of a recession, it is hard to begin the year on a positive note. But we are here to help start your New Year with much success.

Before you can move forward, it is always helpful to review the past year and analyze what worked and what did not work for your business. Look at everything with a fresh new perspective. This will get you out of your comfort zone, kick start your thinking, and help you find better solutions to your problems. Think of what you want to accomplish this year. Make a list of your objectives for your business, and then list the specific activities that can help you achieve the objectives. It is important to break down your goals and activities into smaller and doable lists of tasks that you can do. To help you keep track of what you want to accomplish for your business, prepare specific timelines for your goals and activities - and stick to it.

The difficult part of setting goals at the start of the year is keeping the interest and momentum going. Like many New Year resolutions that go down the drain two weeks into the year, it is so easy to lose track of what you need to accomplish. To encourage yourself to keep working on the goals you’ve set up at the start of the year, celebrate after every task you have accomplished.

The Value of Web Workshops

A big thank you from CMS to all those who attended our web workshops on December 5th. We hope you found them very informative and beneficial.

Both workshops were geared to Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 ERP system users. The first event was our Year-End Processing workshop which was brought back by popular demand. We held this workshop last month and had such a good response that we offered it again. These attendees even received a CMS exclusive guide for planning their year-end. Our second event covered What's New in Version 4.3. Attendees of this workshop were able to view the new version first hand.

These free workshops are insightful to our users. We have received great feedback and continue to plan these valuable sessions. Below are just a few comments from some of our clients:

"Webinar was helpful to get tips, get questions answered and hear other user’s questions."-Barbara Sprainitis

"I think these events can become very helpful to end users and to CMS. It helps to actually see some of the forthcoming changes demonstrated realtime rather than simply reading about them. While my focus (job costmodule) may be a bit different from the needs of other users (web salesfor example) I think the open forum can be provocative and lead to abetter understanding of end user requirements and the opportunities available from the system to improve operations. Thanks to you, Nicole and Harvey." -Ed Papp

The web workshop was indeed helpful. It organized my year end a lot more and of course it is always a goodrefresher for everyone. - PeggySue Hessler

If you missed out on these workshops, please check our website's news and events page or call Nicole Vachon at 860.399.4215 x.202 to learn about our future workshops.

Want a specific workshop? Please let us know. As always we love to hear your feedback.

Hello World!

It is with great pleasure that we are able to share our new blog with you. This is designed to help you get to know CMS just a little better, as well as provide business information we hope you’ll find of value.

This blog is produced with our valued customers and colleagues in mind. Here, we will keep you up-to-date on industry news, our mutual successes, product updates, and much more. We welcome your feedback and suggestions on information you would like to see included in future editions.

As always, the most up-to-date information is available on our website at http://www.cmsct.com/.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!