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THIS
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August is get ready for Kindergarten Month
Kindergarten (German, literally means "children's garden) is a
classroom program that consists of children ages three to seven
years of age. The programs range from half days to full
days of school depending on the availability of the school
system. For most children this is the first step towards
developing social skills in a group setting without the
assistance of mom or dad. Most kindergartens share the
objectives of teaching social skills, self-esteem and developing
a child's academic ability.
There was a kindergarten in Watertown, Wisconsin, founded by
Margaret Schurz in 1856. Elizabeth Peabody had established one
in Boston in 1873. But the first kindergarten in the world was
founded by a man named Friedrich Froebel. Friedrich Froebel was
known as the "Father of
Kindergarten" because he developed the first kindergarten in
Germany in 1837. His kindergarten developed theories and
practices that are still being used today in kindergarten
classrooms. His ideas were that children need to have play time
in order to learn. Kindergarten
should be a place for children to grow and learn from their
social interaction with other children.
Friedrich Froebel wrote a book based on his theories and
practices concerning the kindergarten environment. The book was
burned by the
German community. They did not believe children needed to play
in order to learn. They thought his theories were outrageous.
The first kindergarten was established to help children of
poverty and who had special needs. "Many nurseries at this time
would coincide with the kindergartens which were run by the
philanthropically minded women in order to serve the families of
the poor". These
nurseries/kindergartens would stress the systematic play of
Froebel's philosophy. Through systematic play the children are
able to learn to
discriminate, analyze, share and solve problems.
In 1872, kindergartens gained support from the National
Education Association, which in 1884 established a department of
kindergarten
instruction. Through the efforts of many people the kindergarten
has worked its way into many schools, private and public.
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Minor Price Changes Scheduled for MAS90 
A minor price increase will go
into effect Oct. 1, 2007, for the Sage MAS 90 and 200
Library Master, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable
modules.
With the introduction of Sage MAS 90
and Sage MAS 200 ERP version 4.2, we have added
substantial value to the product:
- Increased ease of use and
efficiencies throughout the product
- Completed the conversion of core
accounting modules into the new business framework
- Introduced the exciting new
data-centric Business Insights Explorer
With version 4.3, we will be adding
even more value for our customers and prospects:
- Incorporating over $14,000 worth
of Extended Solutions
- Eliminating the associated $3,000
of annual Extended Solutions maintenance costs
- All of our most popular Paperless
Office titles such as Journals and Registers, Electronic
Forms Delivery, Sales Order Invoices, Accounts Payable
Checks, and Payroll Direct Deposit Stubs will be added
into the core product—providing the added benefit of
keeping paperless office functionality current with each
subsequent release.
- Enhanced tax form reporting,
including a series of state tax reporting forms and a
new Aatrix tax filing service.
Based upon the unprecedented value to
existing Sage MAS 90 and 200 customers as well as new ones,
a minor suggested list price (SLP) increase will go
into effect October 1, 2007, for the Library Master,
Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable modules.
This will help Sage
to ensure the ongoing investment and development
required to continue to add value for
the end-users into the future. Since maintenance
renewals are calculated as a percentage of the current
price, existing customers will soon begin receiving
maintenance renewals that will reflect the changes to annual
maintenance indicated in the chart below.
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New SLP Increase -
Effective 10/1/07
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Module
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Total SLP Increase
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Product SLP Increase
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Annual Maintenance
Increase
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| Library Master |
$300 |
$250 |
$50 |
| Accounts Payable |
$25 |
$15 |
$10 |
| Accounts Receivable |
$25 |
$15 |
$10 |
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New SLP for Product &
Annual Maintenance - Effective 10/1/07
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| Module |
Total SLP Increase
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Product SLP Increase
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Annual Maintenance
Increase |
| Library Master |
$1,310 |
$1,100 |
$210 |
| Accounts Payable |
$1,485 |
$1,245 |
$240 |
| Accounts Receivable |
$1,485 |
$1,245 |
$240 |
*Customers with a Plan expiration
date of October 1, 2007, or later, will be subject to the
higher maintenance SLP, regardless of when they renew; i.e.
they cannot renew in September to receive the lower pricing.
Sage Software Online will continue to show the lower SLP
amount until October 1, 2007.
Sage will honor the lower pricing for any customer
who received a renewal notice from Sage Software with the
lower SLP amount.
Please contact us if you have any questions/comments.
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Sage 2007 Summer
Promotions! 
50% off any Paperless Office
Extended Solutions Enhancements
Go paperless! Existing customers will save 50% when
they buy any Paperless Office Extended Solutions enhancements. For a
complete listing of Paperless Office Extended Solutions, please
visit:
http://www.sagesoftware.com/mas90/extendedsolutions. Maintenance
will be based off of the full SLP for the product.
20% off any of the
hottest Sage MAS 90 and 200 Extended Solutions
There are more exciting applications to Sage MAS
90 and 200 Extended Solutions than Direct Deposit and Paperless
Office! For a limited time, customers will save 20% when they buy
any of the hottest Extended Solutions enhancements. For a list of
qualifying Extended Solutions, please visit:
http://www.sagesoftware.com/PDF/mas/spec/Sage_hottest_extended_solutions
_FY07.pdf
Save up to 15% on Sage MAS 90
or 200 add-on modules
Sage MAS 90 and 200 customers will save 10% when they buy
one of the following Sage MAS 90 or 200 add-on modules. Or,
they can save 15% when they buy two or more of the following Sage
MAS 90 or 200 add-on modules
• Bank Reconciliation
• Bar Code
• Bill of Materials
• Business Alerts Professional
• Credit Card Processing
• Custom Office
• .inquiry applet
• .order applet
• .store applet
• Sage MAS 90 Fixed Assets
• Inventory Management
• Job Cost
• Materials Requirement Planning
• Payroll
• Purchase Order
• Return Merchandise Authorization
• Sage TimeSheet
• Sales Order
• StarShip
• StarShip Link
• TimeCard
• Visual Integrator
• Work Order
• E-Business Manager*
* Only included if they are not already discounted through
bundled pricing
At least two modules must be purchased at the time of the order to
qualify for the 15% savings. Modules must be registered to the same
customer. This promotion cannot be combined with any other
promotions and excludes: Additional users, General Ledger, Accounts
Payable, Accounts Receivable, ACT! by Sage, DynaLink, F9 Report
Writer, FRx, Sage Abra, and Sage FAS. The Sage MAS 90 and 500
multi-modules bundles, do not qualify for this promotion.
Sage Promotions listed here
are valid through Sept. 28, 2007. For pricing and ordering
questions, please call
Orion. |
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This month's Windows Tip :
Tile Selected Windows
This tip works in Windows XP and Windows Vista, though the
command is somewhat different in XP than Vista.
There are times when you need to work with data from two
different programs. To see more than one open program at a time,
you can right-click in an empty space on the Windows taskbar and
select Show Windows Side by Side (Tile Windows Horizontally in
XP) or Show Windows Stacked (Tile Windows Vertically in XP).
This is fine if the only programs open are the two that you're
interested in; but it's less useful when you have a dozen apps
running.
To tile just a subset of your open programs (at least in Windows
XP), click on the taskbar button for the first program you want
to tile, then Ctrl-click on the button for the second program
you want to be able to see. Both taskbar buttons should remain
selected. Right-click on the second taskbar button and select
Tile Windows Horizontally or Tile Windows Vertically.
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Eliminate the Complexity and
Burden of Sales Tax.
New Sage Sales Tax for MAS 90 and MAS 200 - Powered by
AvaTaxSales tax management is a complex and tedious
activity that is a significant burden to many organizations.
With more than 12,500 tax regions throughout North American
alone—and constantly changing jurisdictional boundaries, rates
and taxability rules—it’s virtually impossible for most
businesses to keep up. Yet it’s a compulsory activity; you are
required to do it by law. Any time and money spent on sales tax
compliance and related activities is, by nature, non-revenue
generating. So even if you invest the
time and resources to get it 100% right and are bullet-proof in
an audit, you’ve still lost the time and productivity that went
into getting there.
By leveraging the power of automation, Sage Sales Tax for
Sage MAS 90, MAS 200 and MAS 500 can eliminate the tedious work
and complexity associated with calculating, collecting,
reporting on and remitting taxes in multiple
jurisdictions—reducing the risk of penalty in an audit while
saving money and improving organizational productivity. Recently
introduced by Sage Software, this new feature of your MAS 90 or
MAS 200 system enables you to take an automated approach to
sales tax management with very little training and no change to
your current sales order and/or invoice processing procedures.
Click Here to watch a self-running demonstration
or
Click Here for a self-guided online tour
For pricing and ordering questions, please call Orion. |
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