MISys SBM Training Abounds
Now that Spring has come Vermont, MISys University is busting out all over with new online training workshops on various aspects of MISys Small Business Manufacturing. Start with the special 2-day workshop on MISys SBM Basic Operations, then move on to more advanced topics such as Advanced Purchasing, Advanced Production, Material Requirements Planning, and even Serial/Lot Tracking. For those of you with a special interest in accounting, don't miss the Accounting Tutorial slated for June 23.
Except for Basic Operations which repeats every month, these workshops are scheduled on a demand-driven basis. If the workshop you wish to attend is not currently scheduled, be sure to click the "Add To Wait List" button and add your name to our waitlist. There's no obligation. When a sufficient number of people have been waitlisted for a workshop, they will be contacted by MISys Customer Service to see if they are still interested.
Can you think of an SBM topic not covered at MISys University? MISys Customer Service is always happy to receive your suggestions.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Dateline Woodstock
Jim Clifford, the fellow who sells advertising for the Woodstock Standard, our weekly newspaper, stopped by MISys World Headquarters the other day -- just checking in, as he said. But based on the litany of questions that followed, we rather suspect that Jim was setting us up for a full page color spread. That visit reminded us that, in what seems like a previous life, we advertised our software in numerous magazines ranging from PC World to Manufacturing Today. In this online age, those magazines have either disappeared entirely or been reduced to a front and back cover and a handful of pages. According to a recent study sponsored cooperatively by The Gartner Group and the Vermont Maple Syrup Producers Association, there are now a total of 13 Vermonters who promote their commercial interests on various "social networks." Until recently, most of the social networking that happened around Woodstock took place down at the Squat and Gobble (our local diner). Now a few of us have been experimenting with LinkedIn and Facebook and Twitter. Most of us have pretty much given up on LinkedIn because it seems to focus on keeping in touch with people in your past. We don't know about you, but a great many Vermonters are here to be freed of the people in their past. So LinkedIn is a non-starter. Facebook seems to be aimed at kids who find tales of college-aged debauchery and explicit hip-hop lyrics to be compelling content. The jury is still out on Twitter, but since Tweets are limited to 140 characters, the concept seems to be more consistent with what Vermonters call "the simple life." Don't look at other people's Tweets for examples of good content -- even the Twitter sites of companies we work with and admire most: Sage, Intuit, and Microsoft. If you believe the emails that arrive daily, there is a webinar you can attend (for a small fee, no doubt) that will reveal the magic in using Twitter as a means for promoting your goods and services. Right now, it seems like Twitter is the playground for people with excess time on their hands -- posting messages about things that, in the pre-Twitter era, used to pass un-noticed. Perhaps we'll wake up to the true value of social networking one of these days. In the meantime, suffice it to say "MISys is on Twitter."
Read the front page of the Woodstock Standard this morning.
Jim Clifford, the fellow who sells advertising for the Woodstock Standard, our weekly newspaper, stopped by MISys World Headquarters the other day -- just checking in, as he said. But based on the litany of questions that followed, we rather suspect that Jim was setting us up for a full page color spread. That visit reminded us that, in what seems like a previous life, we advertised our software in numerous magazines ranging from PC World to Manufacturing Today. In this online age, those magazines have either disappeared entirely or been reduced to a front and back cover and a handful of pages. According to a recent study sponsored cooperatively by The Gartner Group and the Vermont Maple Syrup Producers Association, there are now a total of 13 Vermonters who promote their commercial interests on various "social networks." Until recently, most of the social networking that happened around Woodstock took place down at the Squat and Gobble (our local diner). Now a few of us have been experimenting with LinkedIn and Facebook and Twitter. Most of us have pretty much given up on LinkedIn because it seems to focus on keeping in touch with people in your past. We don't know about you, but a great many Vermonters are here to be freed of the people in their past. So LinkedIn is a non-starter. Facebook seems to be aimed at kids who find tales of college-aged debauchery and explicit hip-hop lyrics to be compelling content. The jury is still out on Twitter, but since Tweets are limited to 140 characters, the concept seems to be more consistent with what Vermonters call "the simple life." Don't look at other people's Tweets for examples of good content -- even the Twitter sites of companies we work with and admire most: Sage, Intuit, and Microsoft. If you believe the emails that arrive daily, there is a webinar you can attend (for a small fee, no doubt) that will reveal the magic in using Twitter as a means for promoting your goods and services. Right now, it seems like Twitter is the playground for people with excess time on their hands -- posting messages about things that, in the pre-Twitter era, used to pass un-noticed. Perhaps we'll wake up to the true value of social networking one of these days. In the meantime, suffice it to say "MISys is on Twitter."
Read the front page of the Woodstock Standard this morning.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Free guide for Accountants
Famous author Dave Brown (also one of the MISys guys) has penned an extraodinary Accountant's Guide to choosing the Right Manufacturing Software. Based on Dave's decades long experience with manufacturing and manufacturing software from the early days of DOS and Windows to today's modern and sometimes complex manufactring needs, the Guide takes you through what manufacturing questions you should be asking about operational and accounting procedures and how you can solve those procedures with the right manufacturing software. The first section is software brand agnostic to present an unbiased view. The second part of the Guide gets more software specific. It's FREE! Order yours here: http://www.misysinc.com/cpaguide/
Famous author Dave Brown (also one of the MISys guys) has penned an extraodinary Accountant's Guide to choosing the Right Manufacturing Software. Based on Dave's decades long experience with manufacturing and manufacturing software from the early days of DOS and Windows to today's modern and sometimes complex manufactring needs, the Guide takes you through what manufacturing questions you should be asking about operational and accounting procedures and how you can solve those procedures with the right manufacturing software. The first section is software brand agnostic to present an unbiased view. The second part of the Guide gets more software specific. It's FREE! Order yours here: http://www.misysinc.com/cpaguide/
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
MISys Inks Peachtree Deal
Last week MISys and Sage North America announced a deal which allows Sage to co-market MISys SBM as part of the Peachtree Quantum Manufacturing Edition (QME). The base Peachtree QME configuration includes MISys SBM Basic Manufacturing (which integrates seamlessly with Peachtree Quantum 2009) and 2 user licenses. Additional MISys SBM modules are available at extra cost. Peachtree QME will be available from Peachtree Quantum resellers this summer. Peachtree resellers who have an immediate need for an integrated manufacturing business management system should contact their Sage account representative, or the MISys Sales Office at 802/457-4600. Click here to read the official press release.
Last week MISys and Sage North America announced a deal which allows Sage to co-market MISys SBM as part of the Peachtree Quantum Manufacturing Edition (QME). The base Peachtree QME configuration includes MISys SBM Basic Manufacturing (which integrates seamlessly with Peachtree Quantum 2009) and 2 user licenses. Additional MISys SBM modules are available at extra cost. Peachtree QME will be available from Peachtree Quantum resellers this summer. Peachtree resellers who have an immediate need for an integrated manufacturing business management system should contact their Sage account representative, or the MISys Sales Office at 802/457-4600. Click here to read the official press release.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
MISys Announces Version 4.0
At the Sage Insights 2009 Conference in Nashville last week, MISys announced that it is completing work on a new version of its MISys Small Business Manufacturing System called MISys SBM v4.0. This version presents a new Shop Floor Control module which offers a number of new features including tool maintenance, work centers, bill of material routings, and a very clever shop floor planning tool. Priced at $1500, the Shop Floor Control module is expected to be popular with manufacturers who need to know the precise material, labor, and overhead components of their product and the costs associated with them. The module allows them to collect actual material, labor, and overhead and to compare those costs to the projected values. When v4.0 is released later this summer, MISys SBM and MISys SAE will have comparable functionality.
At the Sage Insights 2009 Conference in Nashville last week, MISys announced that it is completing work on a new version of its MISys Small Business Manufacturing System called MISys SBM v4.0. This version presents a new Shop Floor Control module which offers a number of new features including tool maintenance, work centers, bill of material routings, and a very clever shop floor planning tool. Priced at $1500, the Shop Floor Control module is expected to be popular with manufacturers who need to know the precise material, labor, and overhead components of their product and the costs associated with them. The module allows them to collect actual material, labor, and overhead and to compare those costs to the projected values. When v4.0 is released later this summer, MISys SBM and MISys SAE will have comparable functionality.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
MISys SAE Data Dictionary
The Data Dictionary for MISys SAE version 5.5 is now available. This updated edition includes all the new tables that were added since version 5.2.
Although the Data Dictionary is far too complex to qualify for the NY Times Best Seller list -- and it was rejected soundly by amazon.com -- the Dictionary is a valuable tool for MISys Business Partners and end-users who are writing complex custom reports. There is no charge for the Data Dictionary, but in order to receive a copy, you must contact the MISys Customer Service Department.
The Data Dictionary for MISys SAE version 5.5 is now available. This updated edition includes all the new tables that were added since version 5.2.
Although the Data Dictionary is far too complex to qualify for the NY Times Best Seller list -- and it was rejected soundly by amazon.com -- the Dictionary is a valuable tool for MISys Business Partners and end-users who are writing complex custom reports. There is no charge for the Data Dictionary, but in order to receive a copy, you must contact the MISys Customer Service Department.
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