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Robin Saacks

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Timac Business Systems Adds Sage Intacct Cloud Financial Management Software to its Portfolio

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – May 21, 2018 – Timac Business Systems, a leading technology consulting firm selling and supporting ERP software for small-to-medium companies, today announced a new partnership with Sage Intacct, the innovation and customer satisfaction leader in cloud financial management software. Sage Intacct’s award-winning applications are the preferred financial applications for AICPA business solutions. Recently, Gartner named Sage Intacct a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises. The Sage Intacct Partner Program is designed to foster a network of partners that deliver comprehensive, high quality services, support, and…
Robin Saacks
March 19, 2018
Sage Software

Timac Inc Purchases Parkinson Accounting Systems

Timac Inc completes the Parkinson Accounting Systems purchase of January 2016 and we are now happy to share the news of a full and successful integration of Parkinson Accounting Systems. Jon Parkinson brings a good sized client base and a wealth of experience in the Sage 100 product line. Jon has been selling and supporting Sage 100 for more than 20 years and we are delighted to have Jon on board. There are multiple synergies and opportunities that the integration of Jon’s business presents, including an office and presence in Northern California, as well as additional services and expertise for these clients…
Robin Saacks
November 30, 2017
Reporting

Tips For Reporting Using Microsoft Excel

Sage Intelligence allows you to connect to any databases and render it in Excel. You can also connect to Excel as a data source. See: https://www.sageintelligence.com/tips-and-tricks/2017/10/using-microsoft-excel-data-source-sage-intelligence/ Excel reporting is useful and hugely intuitive for creating charts and tables and visualizing data, and these tips and tricks will introduce you to some effective Excel reporting tools: Design meaningful Dashboard Reports catering to your audience’s requirements and goals following Dashboard design best practice. Dashboards are great for visualization of the key features of large data sets. Knowing what your users expect is key – and dashboards are a way to highlight those aspects of…
Robin Saacks
October 11, 2017
Sage SoftwareSoftware Selection

Timac Adds Sage Live

Timac Business Systems has recently added Sage Live to its product offering: https://www.timacinc.com/products/sage/sagelive/ Sage Live fits in well for the small growing businesses https://www.timacinc.com/products/sage/sagelive/looking for a pure cloud solution, and works well on the Salesforce platform. Sage Live provides a single holistic view of your business through a real time integrated cloud accounting system. It helps you to connect your front and back office by allowing transparency and access to accurate information across all your teams. Dashboards One of Sage Live's main strength lies in its ability to very quickly build out dashboards to support different roles within the organization.…
Robin Saacks
September 11, 2017
Sage Software

Year End Closing Procedures

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING BEFORE DOING A YEAR END CLOSING 1. Backup Your Data: One of the most important things you can do before closing the books is to backup the database.  Check and test the backup to ensure it was successfully executed. Often, the best and easiest way to recover from unwanted errors is to restore data from a backup. 2. Follow the Module Closing sequence (bottom up): The execution of one module closing can write data to another module, so closing modules in the proper sequence is important to maintain the integrity of the data. 3. Seek Help When Needed!  Be…
Robin Saacks
April 28, 2017
Sage SoftwareSoftware Selection

Sage 100c – new subscription software

Effective January 1, 2017, Sage 100c, the new premium version of Sage 100 will be the only option available to new customers and certain existing customers. What does the "c" stand for in Sage 100c? The "c" stands for subscription which means that it is sold to Sage 100 under a traditional perpetual license. Sage 100c is sold differently and also has a new redesigned and modernized web interface. It also offers an advanced manufacturing suite, inventory optimization bundle, and built‐in Sage Intelligence Reporting. Other than these differences, the two products maintain the same functionality and workflow. Many people still…
Robin Saacks
April 10, 2017
Sage SoftwareSoftware Selection

Cloud Accounting – to do or not to do?

With the rise in cloud computing, there still remains a lot of uncertainty or hesitation in putting your sensitive financial data into cloud accounting software. It really still remains a personal or company preference. Either way, we have the solution that fits all with Sage 100. We have clients that we host entirely in the cloud at our data-center, and we still support many clients that prefer to host their data on their own servers. Many of the newer module add-ons in Sage are being developed for the cloud, such as credit card processing, mobile sales, and mobile service, so…
Robin Saacks
March 8, 2017
Sage SoftwareSoftware Selection

Software Upgrades

Software upgrades include changing the version of an current ERP or CRM system, or installing a newer software system. Whatever the reason, upgrading should translate into a favorable ROI (return on investment), that can be supported by projected growth in revenues, or a decrease in costs. Most base mid-market accounting software solutions conform to industry standards, however, almost all businesses have some uniqueness about their business compared to industry standards. There are also many 3rd party add-ons that have already been developed to cater for specific variations of standard type industry setups. See some of our popular custom add-ons. It is good…
Robin Saacks
January 24, 2017
Sage SoftwareSoftware Selection

SAGE 100 2017 NEW FEATURES

Released in late October, Sage 100 2017 introduces the ability to collect customer payments using ACH, enhanced credit card verification for corporate purchases, improved lookup and search features, and a collection of other updates throughout the software. Here’s a look at what’s new. GENERAL Customer Payment Processing: You can now offer your customers the ability to pay invoices electronically using new ACH (Automated Clearing House) payment processing in A/R Invoice Data Entry, Cash Receipts Entry, Repetitive Invoice Entry, Sales Order Entry, and S/O Invoice Data Entry. Not only does ACH improve cash flow through faster and more immediate payment processing,…
Robin Saacks
December 28, 2016
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