Wednesday, December 17, 2008

In The News:
MISys SAE V5.5 Training.
Here are the dates for the next training workshops for MISys SAE:
Basic Training: February 2 - 6, 2009
Advanced Training: February 16 – 20, 2009
If you have staff members who could benefit from a refresher on the in’s and out’s of MISys Manufacturing for Sage Accpac ERP (including the new features in version 5.5), don’t miss this opportunity. Seating is limited, so please register for one, or both, of these workshops by contacting MISys Customer Service at 802/457-4600.

MISys SAE Technical Support. Since announcing the end of technical support for MISys SAE version 5.3 in the last issue of this newsletter, we have received a number of inquiries from users of older “legacy” versions of the software asking how they can obtain support now that version 5.5 has been released. The answer is that the ONLY support for these previous versions comes from other users who may see your posting on the MISys Community Forums and offer free assistance.

Last Call - Christmas Holiday Upgrade Sale. Here is the last reminder to take advantage of our special upgrade promotion before the end of the year.
Purchase the upgrade to MISys SAE version 5.5 and renew your Upgrade Subscription Plan at the normal price, and get 50% off the published upgrade price.
This offer ends at the end of our business day on December 31, 2008, so don’t delay. Get in touch with your MISys Business Partner today to order your upgrade to version 5.5, or contact MISys Customer Service at 802/457-4600.

Free MISys SBM Crossgrade Program. With increasing interest in the terrific new features built into MISys Small Business Manufacturing (MISys SBM), MISys has just announced a special crossgrade program for users of MISys SAE who wish to “get modern” by moving to MISys SBM. If you are using MISys SAE 5.4 or 5.5 Level 1 or Level 2, you may qualify for a FREE UPGRADE to MISys SBM version 3.0, including conversion of your MISys SAE data. For details of this program and a list of featured highlights. Remember, there is NO COST to qualified participants, so please visit the Crossgrade Program web page today!

MISys Holiday Schedule. Please note that the MISys offices (including Sales, Customer Service, and Technical Support) will be closed on Friday afternoon, December 19, for our annual family bash. We will close again on Thursday, December 25, in observance of Christmas Day. We will also be closed on Friday, December 26, in observance of The Day After Christmas. We will look forward to serving you again on Monday, December 29. Our offices will close again on January 1st (only) for New Years Parade and Football Day.

MISys SAE User Group Meeting. This week's MISys SAE User Group Meeting will convene on-line this Thursday at 1:30pm Eastern. There is no charge for this meeting, but you must pre-register by contacting MISys Customer Service at 802/457-4600 for the required password.
Dateline Woodstock:

Last week’s House and Garden TV special spotlighting Woodstock, Vermont as one of the best places in the United States to spend Christmas has brought a flood of tourists to our town. Even without the extra publicity, this is a very special time of year when visitors from neighboring states join the locals in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space on Main Street. They traditionally do this by driving up and down the street until they see a shopper emerge from one of our many gift shops and art galleries, then they follow them in much the same manner as did the Three Wise Men, who 2000+ years ago, followed a star until, finally, it led them to a parking space. The tourists follow emerging shoppers closely, hunching over the steering wheel, whistling “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” until they arrive at their car which is often parked several time zones away from Woodstock Town Hall. Sometimes a shopper will try to indicate that they were just planning to drop off some packages and go back to shopping, but apparently New York and New Jersey drivers have developed a technique of revving their engines in a festive fashion which is reported to drive up to 58% of holiday shoppers back into their automobiles. We do not mean to suggest that the true meaning of the holiday season is finding a parking space. Woodstock resident Jim Dashbury says, for him the true meaning of the season is finding a sales clerk – and Jim has developed a fool-proof method that he demonstrated to us earlier today. Once inside a store, Jim looks for one of those doors marked “Employees Only” then bursts through it without warning. More often than not, Jim will scare up 8 or more clerks who will, of course, as soon as they see him, a shopper, bolt for the sales floor where they can be easily corralled towards a cash register. If you can’t make it to Woodstock during the holiday season, Jim suggests you try out his technique at your local K-Mart or Home Depot. Try it – it really works!

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

MISys SAE Technical Support. With the release of MISys Manufacturing for Sage Accpac ERP (MISys SAE) version 5.5, technical support is now available only to users of the current version – and one previous version, 5.4! If you are running an older version of MISys SAE, you should be asking yourself “And why in the world am I using this old version that doesn’t have all the improvements MISys has added since I bought it -- and for which technical support is no longer available?” Doesn’t make much sense, does it? Current upgrade options and costs are posted online. Check them out or call MISys Customer Service at 802/457-4600!

Christmas Holiday Upgrade Sale. You probably didn’t know that they use MISys SAE in the workshop up at the North Pole. Santa Claus just called to say that he looked at our upgrade options and costs online and thought it would be a Really Nice Gift to existing MISys users if we slashed the upgrade costs 50% from what is posted there. Keeping Santa and our customers happy is a Big Deal here at MISys World Headquarters, so here’s our spectacular holiday offer:
Purchase the upgrade to MISys SAE version 5.5 and renew your Upgrade Subscription Plan at the normal price, and get 50% off the published upgrade price.
This offer ends at the end of our business day on December 31, 2008, so don’t delay. Get in touch with your MISys Business Partner today to order your upgrade to version 5.5, or contact MISys Customer Service at 802/457-4600.

Simply Manufacturing. Can you believe it? In Canada, Sage owns a huge portion of the mid- to low-end accounting market with its Simply Accounting product. Despite aggressive marketing from “other popular bookkeeping systems” Simply Accounting continues to gain market share year after year. At a recent Simply partner conference in Vancouver, Sage announced that they are bringing Simply to the US market early next year. Unfortunately, relatively few manufacturers use Simply Accounting, preferring other products that have more manufacturing-specific functionality. BUT WAIT! That’s set to change now that MISys Small Business Manufacturing integrates seamlessly with Simply – turning Simply Accounting into an industrial-strength manufacturing system. Judging from the phone calls we're receiving in these uncertain economic times, manufacturers are paying more attention “value-oriented” products such as Simply. If you want to learn more about the Simply manufacturing solution, visit the MISys web site at www.misysinc.com/simply. It's all laid out for you there.

MISys SAE V5.5 Training. We have scheduled our next training workshops for MISys SAE. They are:
Basic Training: February 2 - 6, 2009Advanced Training: February 16 – 20, 2009
If you have staff members who could benefit from a refresher on the in’s and out’s of MISys Manufacturing for Sage Accpac ERP (including the new features in version 5.5), don’t miss this opportunity. Seating is limited, so please register for one, or both, of these workshops by contacting MISys Customer Service at 802/457-4600.

MISys Holiday Schedule. Please note that the MISys offices (including Sales, Customer Service, and Technical Support) will be closed on Thursday, December 25, in observance of Christmas Day. We will also be closed on Friday, December 26, in observance of The Day After Christmas. We will look forward to serving you again on Monday, December 29. Our offices will close again on January 1st (only) for New Years Parade and Football Day.

MISys SAE User Group Meeting. This week's MISys SAE User Group Meeting will convene on-line this Thursday at 1:30pm Eastern. There is no charge for this meeting, but you must pre-register by contacting MISys Customer Service at 802/457-4600 for the required password.