Issue 4                                                                                                                         January 2009

January Newsletter

We start the New Year looking forward to the imminent release of Sage 200 2009 and Sage 200 CRM 2009 and are delighted to include further information on the major new features and enhancements to both of these products in this month's newsletter. This Spring we will be running a series of Sage seminars which may be of interest to you (please see dates below), so please contact us for further information and to register. Finally, with Payroll Year End approaching please watch this space for important news and events to help you through. Some critical dates for Payroll users are shown below.

In this issue:

News and Events Upcoming seminars Welcome Cyclescheme	Support Payroll Year End 2009 Holiday entitlement increase
Software News Sage 200 2009 Sage 200 CRM Sage 200 Construction	Hints & Tips Sage 200 Manufacturing General

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News & Events

Upcoming Seminars

We are pleased to announce our Spring series of Sage seminars aimed at giving an insight into mid-market solutions from Sage, with an emphasis on managing your business in the current economic climate.

• March 19th - Sage 200 Accounts and Commercials
• April 23rd - Sage CRM
• May 21st - Sage Manufacturing

If you are interested in attending any of the seminars, please email us.

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Welcome Cyclescheme

We would like to welcome Cyclescheme as a new customer and thank them for choosing Prosys Computing to implement a new Sage 200 Financials system, which will be integrated into the Cyclescheme intranet at their office in Bath. Cyclescheme is the UK's number one provider of tax-free bikes for the Government's Cycle to Work initiative. If you would like to find out more about Cyclescheme and what they do, please visit www.cyclescheme.co.uk

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Software News

Sage 200

Sage 200 2009 - coming soon

Sage 200 2009 is the first major release since the launch of Sage 200 in 2007 and includes improvements in usability and customer experience.  To find out more about the new features and enhancements, please click here.

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Sage 200 CRM

Sage 200 2009

The development of Sage 200 CRM within the 2009 version has significant improvements including:

• Enables implementations to be easier and quicker
• Improves synchronisation
• Delivers tighter integration

To find out more about the main new features and enhancements, please click here.

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Sage 200 Construction

Sage 200 Construction v11.54

Sage will be releasing an updated version of Sage 200 Construction - v11.54, in early 2009. We will update you in the near future with further information.

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Support

Payroll

Prepare for Payroll Year End 2009

As we move closer to Payroll Year End, it is wise to start preparing now. Please click here for key dates to add to your diary. We will update you with further information as we get closer to Year End.

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Payroll

Holiday entitlement increases from 1^st April 2009

From 1^st April 2009, the statutory minimum holiday entitlement increases from 4.8 weeks to 5.6 weeks. This is capped at a maximum statutory entitlement of 28 days. This minimum entitlement can include time off for bank and public holidays. Please click here to find out more.

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Hints & Tips

Sage 200 Manufacturing

Reports

If you use component traceability when issuing stock to Works Orders, there are now two reports available to trace the use of traceable batch and serial numbered items. Please click here for details.

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General

Keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Office Word

You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut keys - one or more keys you press on the keyboard to complete a task. Click here for shortcuts.

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