With the end of support (EOS) coming for several versions of Microsoft Windows, moving to Windows 7 and utilizing the many features built into the operating system can help you achieve a more secure and compliant platform for your users, reduce your help desk costs, and increase performance and reliability for your end users. Here are some key dates to remember:
March 1, 2010 Windows 7 RC pre-expiration shut downs begin.
Beginning March 1, the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) will start to shut down e ...
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From the last week of January Sage is runing a Sage Software Scrappage offer where users of other business softrware can Trade In their current Accounting, Payroll, HR or CRM software and get a discount to switch to Sage's software. So aside form switching to better software you save money too - you win twice.
A radio ad to support this campaign started on Monday 25th. A Direct Mail postal campaign also started on Monday last.
Why not take this opportunity to take out the inefficien ...
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From the 1st of February ACT Premium can now be purchased by seat and not by block of users The price of the seats will depend on the number of seats you buy - saving you money
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Newmarket Solutions are now tweeting away on Twitter
Over the past number of months Sage have been working hard on a new integration between ACT! 2010 and our leading Accounts product - Sage 50 Accounts 2010. This integration is now due to be released in May 2010. Watch this space for more information
In the meantime make sure you are ready to take advantage of the new integration features - upgrade to Sage 50 2010 and ACT 2010 today. Clients with upgrade cover wil have the option to upgrade over the next few weeks as your upgrade becomes available. if ...
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More often that not, processing your payroll in house is not the most cost effective way to manage this function. The true cost of processing and managing you payroll in house can be significantly greater that if you outsource it. Aside from the financial costs there are other intangible issues to consider - are your staff fully up to date with relevant legislation, what happens when your internal payroll processor takes leave or is unavailable for work through sickenss, is your payroll data safely and secu ...
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Sage 50 Mobile gives Sage 50 2010 users access to their premise-side data on a Sage 50 Mobile approved BlackBerry® smartphone. This gives you quick and easy access to a number of accounting information.
By providing Sage 50 users with the information they need, when they need it, without complexity or obtrusiveness, a BlackBerry® equipped with Sage 50 data and functionality can provide significant value to a mobile workforce.
Benefits
Quick and easy access to a number of accounting informat ...
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From 1st January 2010, the standard rate of VAT in Ireland will decrease from 21.5% to 21%.
Also on this date the standard rate of VAT in the UK increases from 15% to 17.5%. The process below can be used to effect both change in Sage 200 (or in the older Sage MMS)
To Change the VAT Rate in Sage 200
To change the standard rate of VAT you will need to do the following:
Accounting System Manager
Settings
Tax Rates
Edit the Standard tax code to 21%
You may also need to edit th ...
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From the 1st January 2010, the standard rate of VAT applied to goods and services will decrease from 21.5% to 21% and VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) must include sales of services as well as goods.
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One of our ACT! clients, STAR Transaltion Services are often asked "how do you say Happy Christmas in.....". And given that their business is translations the end of that sentence could be in any language you can imagine.
So for this year they have compiled a list with the most appropriate seasons greeting for selected country.
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