Year-End Updates, Windows 7 and Microsoft Compatibility

Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 Year End Updates

The Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 Q1 2011 Tax Table Update (TTU) and Interim Release Download (IRD) are expected to be available after December 17, 2010 for download from Sage Online, Sage ERP MAS Support section. As necessary, throughout January 2011 we’ll update the TTU each week with late-breaking changes. Also, all of the program changes in the IRD will be included in Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 v4.4 PU4, and Sage ERP MAS 90 and 200 v4.3 SU21, expected to be available the week of December 27, 2010. If you install PU4 or SU21 instead of the IRD, you will still need to download and install the Q1 2011 Tax Table Update before processing your first payroll for 2011.
For more details, please refer to the FAQs or call Nicole Ronchetti at ext 203.






Windows 7 and Microsoft Office Compatibility Important Notice

Please note: Sage MAS 90 & MAS 200 is only compatible with Windows 7 on MAS v4.3 (EES v1.3) and higher. If you purchase a new machine which has Windows 7 installed and you are on v4.2 or lower you will need to upgrade your MAS 90 installation. Also, check out the compatibility chart for Microsoft Office.

For questions or concerns or to have an upgrade quoted, please contact Nikki Spirito at ext 202.

Hot New Webinars

Check out our list of free Sage MAS ERP webinars starting now into the early Winter. Now is the time to see what is new and hot for your Sage MAS ERP system. Take an hour and learn about products that can help your business excel and expand, increasing your sales and efficiency.

http://www.cmsct.com/events.html

Year-End Is Right Around the Corner

As we know it year-end is just around the corner. It is not to soon to schedule your consulting time with our expert staff members. Let us help you make your year-end a smooth one. Year-end is always a stressful time of the year, but with CMS' help won't be.

CMS is here to assist you with payroll and 1099 year-end processing procedures—reports, reconciliation, W-2 printing, 1099 printing, and more. CMS can also review the new W-2 and 1099 e-filing and reporting functions built into MAS 90 and MAS 200 versions 4.30 and 4.40.

As year-end approaches our consultant's schedules get pretty booked and we want to ensure that we get your organization scheduled in. Please call Nikki today at 860.399.4215 x.202 to schedule your year-end consulting time.

Users' Group Success

Thank you to everyone who attended our Users' Group last Thursday. It was a great success! At was an morning and afternoon of learning and discussions enjoyed by all. A special thank you to our guest speakers, Acom and V-Technologies, for their insight on how MAS Users' can increase productivity. The roundtable discussions were a huge success and many enjoyed the topics of discussions. Congratulations to all our raffle winners too.

Fall Training

Join us for our Fall MAS 90 / MAS 200 ERP training classes in Version 4.4. These web based classes are a great resource for learning about the modules in your current ERP system. These classes are taught by either Greg Tisdale or Susan Payton, our CMS team members and Sage Certified Trainers.

Check out our current calendar of classes
http://www.cmsct.com/TrainingCalendar.pdf

Are you doing properly backing up your Sage MAS ERP system?

Article by Nicole Ronchetti, Technical Services, Computer Management Services, Westbrook, CT

Keeping a regular backup of your computer data is one of the single most important tasks any user should carry out on a regular basis. It doesn't matter how careful you are, sooner or later you're going to suffer from data loss. It's always the people who think it will never happen to them suffer from the worst cases of data loss. Here are the top 5 tips for ensuring that your MAS system will be backed up properly.
1. Make sure that your back up is running when all users are out of MAS. If people are in the system or processing, the backup will not complete.
2. The backup should be backing up the entire MAS90 folder. If you are using additional features that may have folders outside of the MAS90 folder, ensure that these folders are being backed up as well. For example, if you are using Paperless Office check the location of the Paperless Office folder. If you are generating ACH files check that location as well.
3. If you are using MAS200, the activate.pvx file should be excluded from your backup. This file often times causes most backup programs to error out.
4. Check your backups. Many times clients assume that their backups are working properly. Periodically schedule time to review the back up. If you are unsure about the integrity of your backups check with your IT provider.
5. Schedule the frequency of the backup to run based on the number of transactions your company is processing. If possible, it is always best to run your backups nightly. Remember if all your data is lost and you need to retrieve the data from a backup, you may need to recreate transactions that were processed in that time frame. The less you lose the better.

Grants for your Business

At CMS, we are always investigating into resources for our clients. At this time, we have come across several training grants that can be use for your organization. These grants are available in several states and will help reduce some of training expenses your company may have. By taking advantage of these grants your organization will save money, become more efficient and help with employee productivity. For more information, please call Nikki at 860.399.4215 x.202