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March 10, 2010

MAS 90 or MAS 200 v4.4 should be arriving soon

From: Wayne Schulz <wayne@s-consult.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Subject: MAS 90 or MAS 200 v4.4 should be arriving soon
To: Wayne Schulz <wayne@s-consult.com>


Just a quick note that Sage is shipping version 4.4 of  MAS 90 / 200 to users enrolled in a Basic Software Maintenance agreement.

I'll be in touch shortly to discuss your plans and options for upgrading. 

For anyone using enhancements from Sage - remember that Sage has stopped separately maintaining their Extended Solutions catalog - instead choosing to incorporate 56 of their most popular enhancements ( http://bit.ly/91OFBx ) into future releases and to convert the remainder of Extended Solutions to open sourced program code that a developer must upgrade prior to migrating  v4.4.

For almost everyone I'm recommending we wait to gather feedback from other sites prior to installing the upgrade.

I don't expect problems (and so far the early reports on ease-of-upgrade have been very encouraging)  however I tend to take a very conservative approach with upgrades. 

In the meantime Sage has a page that lists the major enhancements to this version. Primarily they're upgrading Inventory, Bill of Materials and Purchase Order. Within version 4.4 Accounts Receivable customer numbers can be expanded to 20 characters in size and the Inventory Item numbers can grow from 15 to 30 characters.

More detailed information on the upgrade features:

http://bit.ly/cFKymj

As always - any questions please contact me either via email or call the office at 860-657-8544. After hours my direct line is 860-516-8990.


-Wayne

Schulz Consulting
http://www.s-consult.com

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March 2, 2010

vote for your favorite MAS90 new feature here

From: Wayne Schulz <wayne@s-consult.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Subject: [MAS Collaboration] Voting ends Thursday 3/4
To: MASCOLLABORATION <mascollaboration@googlegroups.com>


Thanks for everyone who took the time to visit http://mas90.ideascale.com/
and contribute a MAS 90 feature that a client found extra useful - or
to vote on an existing one.

Our voting will close this Thursday 3/4/2010 at midnight.

If you haven't already visited the site and wish to contribute please
visit before then.


To summarize what we are doing:

1. Creating a list of the top 10 enhancements that clients loved, by
version,  that have been added to Sage v4.00 to 4.40

2. Rank them by how our clients have reacted to them (which are their
favorites and why)

3. Publish the list for future reference so that when we see our MAS
90 or MAS 200 clients we don't have to fumble through six thick
"what's new" whitepapers just to give our clients an answer to the
question we all get --- "So What's New -- Why Should I Upgrade?"...

It would be especially helpful if you leave any comments or
observations about particular features.

For example I noted on a few items that touted the ability to save
report settings that it's a good idea to create a new name (other than
standard) so that the settings actually stick.

On March 5, 2010 this Google group will disband. Thanks for assisting.


http://mas90.ideascale.com/


Wayne Schulz

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March 2, 2010

Two for Tuesday - Pocketinformant for iPhone doubling calendar appointments

Have a good week

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February 24, 2010

Just in case anyone needs to contact the King (of cold calling)

From: Sam Dobbins <sam@coldcallking.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:04 PM
Subject: Lead Generation Works!!!
To: wayne@s-consult.com


Wayne:
I am writing in order to introduce myself and the Cold Call King,LLC.  I am a specialist at identifying potential sales opportunities and make all of the cold calls myself.  I am encouraging that you allow me an opportunity to demonstrate that cold calling works.  You will hear first hand that I am an expert at generating sales opportunities over the telephone.
 
I will follow up to discuss your interest in outsourcing lead generation to the Cold Call King,LLC.
 
Thanks,
Sam
720.304.3592

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February 24, 2010

Not really sure how good these ERP customer list lists are

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They claim 6,000 MAS90/200 user contacts. 

Those numbers are likely not all active (on maintenance) customers. If they were active on maintenance and the list was unique (no duplicate contacts from the same entity) then the list might comprise as much as 20% of Sage's active MAS90/200 user base.
Also interesting that they don't take credit cards - it's strictly cash and carry.
Cost is about $4,000 if you act quickly - $5,200 if you think it over. 
I'm guessing they probably sell this list multiple times - -in essence you'd be selling against other VARS trying to take on existing end users. I'll bet most customers get annoyed the 5th time they receive a solicitation from a VAR that is not already their reseller.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cornell Graham <cgraham@ascidiant.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Subject: Sage MAS ERP Customer Utilization/LEADatabase2010
To: wayne@s-consult.com


Wayne,

The SAGE MAS ERP CUSTOMER UTILIZATION/LEADatabase2010 is a marketing/sales resource of contacts at U.S. companies, who are users of Sage MAS 90 & 200 solutions.

Attached is more information, including preview data. Also, an order form is on page 2 of the attachment if you wish to purchase.

Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to email me directly.

Best Regards,

Cornell R. Graham

Managing Director

ASCiDiANT Solutions Group 

13010 Morris Road/Bldg 1 Suite 600

Alpharetta, GA 30004 USA

Tel (770)576-1963

Fax (678)623-0675

Email  cgraham@ascidiant.com

Web www.ascidiant.com

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February 22, 2010

Dear 5th grade parents - Testing is coming up and I don't want to lose my job

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From: "Buttonball School" <noreply@glastonburyus.org>
Date: Feb 22, 2010 2:02 PM
Subject: 5th grade parents
To: <wayne@s-consult.com>


Attached please find a reminder about 5th grade CMTs, which has also been backpacked home. Our teachers have done an exemplary job in preparing our fifth graders while trying to keep their stress level low. Although the children's performance does not affect their report card grades, the data assists us in determining their individual and collective strengths and weaknesses,so we ask them to do the very best they can.  You will receive the results in September.
As you know, the best preparation for your children is a good night's sleep, a good breakfast and ensuring they arrive to school on time.  Thank you for your assistance in helping make our students' testing experience as stress-free, yet as serious, as possible.

Warmly,

Margaret McQuillan

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February 10, 2010

Lead Generation Works!!!

The cold calling king. Gosh do I love Google Voice Spam capability.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sam Dobbins <sam@coldcallking.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:35 PM
Subject: Lead Generation Works!!!
To: wayne@s-consult.com


Wayne:
Please let me know of a good time to demonstrate that cold calling and teleprospecting work.  You will hear first hand that I am an expert at generating sales revenue and identifying sales opportunities over the telephone.  I make all of the cold calls myself  and I am a specialist at qualifying/ disqualifying key decision makers over the telephone.  You will benefit by receiving quality sales opportunities as well as market intelligence for future marketing efforts.
 
I will follow up this week.
Thanks,
Sam
720.304.3592
 

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February 9, 2010

Google Buzz available in new Android maps - view via Layers

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February 9, 2010

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February 8, 2010

Wacky letter home from Prinicipal is pretty funny and close to the truth

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Looks as if this letter was never supposed to go home. It started as a joke and then one of the teachers decided to send the letter along with the kids.

http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2010/02/02/20100202litchfield-letter-angry-parents-020210-CR.html

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