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Getting the Most from Your Sage MAS 90 / 200 Investment 
February 2010, Issue 27
Newsletter Contents
A Quote to Ponder
HST
Windows 7
Credit Card Processing with Sage Payment Solutions
Users Group for v4.4
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Greetings!
2010 is in full swing now.  Most of you will have completed your year end processing (or hope you will soon!).  Have you given any thought to making changes to your Sage MAS 90 / 200 system so that you can get more?  Read on to learn about our suggestions this month . . .
 
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A Quote to Ponder
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit - Helen Keller 
 
Be creative in how you use your Sage MAS 90 / 200 System!
 
HST
For everyone in Ontario and BC, the HST is going to be a reality soon -- July 1, 2010.
 
This week, we were surprised to learn that the HST will be introduced in Ontario at 13% and in BC at 12%.
 
As the implementation date draws closer, we will be preparing a detailed workplan to setup the HST within the Sage MAS 90 / 200 system.  If you normally charge your customer GST only, the change will be very easy to do.  If you normally charge your customer GST and Ontario PST, the change will be a bit more involved.
 
Windows 7
Many clients continue to contact us asking about the status of compability of your Sage MAS 90  / 200 software with Windows 7.  The official word is that when v4.4 is released (expected within the next month or so), this new version will be compatibite with Windows 7.  Unofficially, we've heard that an update will also be made available to make v4.3 compatible with Windows 7.  Earlier versions are not expected to be made compatible with Windows 7.
 
As soon as we hear anything more concrete, we will let you know.
 
Keep in mind that as you replace any computers in your office, you may need to request that it be installed with Windows XP or will need to get your Sage MAS 90 / 200 system updated to the current release first.
 
A reminder -- if you are not on a current software maintenance plan with Sage, you will not be able to get the necessary updates to make your Sage MAS 90 / 200 software compatible with Windows 7.
 
Credit Card Processing with Sage Payment Solutions
Does your company accept credit card payments from customers?  How do you process them and enter them into MAS?
 
Would you like to be able to have a fully integrated system to capture credit card numbers, pre-authorize the charge, process the charge, and have the money appear in your bank account automatically with 2-3 days?  This would apply whether you process an order by credit card payment or simply clear a balance at month end using a credit card.
 
Credit Card Processing with Sage Payment Solutions is now available for Canadian customers using Sage MAS 90 / 200.  In each of the installations that we have completed so far, the overriding comment from clients has been "I can't believe it was that easy to set up and use."
 
To be able to take advantage of this solution, please note
  • Your Sage MAS 90 / 200 software maintenance plan must be current with Sage
  • You must be running Sage MAS 90 / 200 v4.2 or higher
  • The module is currently FREE but you will be charged the maintenance portion for the software (currently $200 annually)
  • Your must be ready, in most cases, to pay lower fees than you are being charged by your current credit card processor!  Sage will do an analysis based on your current processing volumes and offer you a plan!
If you would like to learn more about saving fees and getting more efficient processing your credit cards, let us know by clicking here and we'll get the process started. 
 
Users Group for v4.4
We expect Sage MAS 90 / 200 v4.4 to be shipping very soon.
 
Keep an eye on your email inbox.  We'll be scheduling a Users Group meeting about 4 weeks after the initial shipment of the v4.4 software.  You'll have a chance to learn all there is to know about this final instalment of updating the software to the 'version 4 standards'.
 
 
We look forward to your feedback and your ideas for future issues of our newsletter.  If you would like to contribute an article to a future newsletter, we'd love to have your contribution.  Please let us know how we can help you Get the Most from Your Sage MAS 90 / 200 Investment.
 
Sincerely,
 
    Shabnam and Robert