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Welcome
to the Q3 2007 Edition of the iCepts Technology Group Newsletter!
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iCepts is proud to be a premier provider of enterprise technology solutions
and partner to many companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. By way
of our newsletter, we look forward to bringing you the very latest
product and industry news, as well as current promotions and exciting
incentives.
As always,
please check our web site often for the latest on upcoming
events, new product releases and other exciting news.
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iCepts
is Gold Certified Partner with Microsoft Partner Program
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iCepts
Technology Group has continued to maintain its Gold Certified Partner
status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in both
Microsoft Business Solutions and Data Management Solutions,
recognizing iCepts expertise and impact in the technology marketplace.
As a Gold Certified Partner, iCepts has demonstrated expertise with
Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs.
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits,
including access, training and support, giving them a competitive
advantage in the channel.
As one of the
requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, iCepts had to
declare a Microsoft Competency. iCepts has a Dual Competency in
Microsoft Business Solutions (MS Dynamics NAV) and data Management
Solutions. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a
partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to
customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency
has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately
represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the
technology industry.
So what does all
of this mean to you, our valued customer? It means that iCepts
will have more access to better training and tools that Microsoft
offers, thus better preparing us to serve you.
Congratulations to Mike Kowalski!
Mike has recently worked toward and received a Microsoft Dynamics NAV
certification. Please take a moment to congratulate him.
If you are a
wholesale distributor, you will want to check out the advantages of
Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV has a lot to offer distributors from a true SQL
based open architecture to an extremely feature rich application set.
You can see more about NAV for Distributors at our web site here.
Click here to learn more.
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Sometimes
Being Audited is a Good Thing
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Thank you to Scott
Stratman and Jason Bader of "The Distribution Team" for this
article below.
Mention the word audit to most people in America, and suddenly panic
takes over their nervous system. Audits are really just a check up to
see how things are progressing and determining if some changes should
be made.
Click here for the full article.
Please be sure to check out the distribution seminars offered by The
Distribution Team. You can check here.
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FACTS
7.6 is just around the corner
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FACTS 7.6 is due
out in August of this year. Some of the changes include a SQL version
of sales analysis reporting.
Please ask us about upgrading your system to take advantage of the
recent release.
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Microsoft
Dynamics NAV for Manufacturing
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Microsoft
Dynamics NAV provides tools to help you plan, manage, and execute a
world-class manufacturing operation. You can boost operational
efficiency and effectively manage production, including production
orders, bills of material, supply planning, and capacity requirements
planning. Manage your entire manufacturing process from product
configuration, supply, and capacity requirements planning to scheduling
and running the shop floor
Click here to learn more.
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Project Management / Jobs Solution
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We have a
complete "Job Costing" and "Project Management"
solution. This makes a very complete and robust Project Accounting / Job
Costing solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision).
This includes but is not limited to...
Enhanced BOM and new Item Routers.
Cost Categories added to each Job Ledger Entry.
Job Budgets and Routers for Estimating.
Detailed Cost Reporting.
Resource Enhancements for "Service" Shops.
Convert Planning Jobs into Sales Quotes (Estimating)
Compare Machine Load to Allocations (Scheduling)
Click here for a
demonstration.
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Commerce
Insight is NOW available for Dynamics NAV (Formerly Navision)
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Attention NAV
(formerly Navision) Users!!
Commerce Insight
is now available for NAV! Commerce Insight is a fully integrated
(read – real time connection to NAV) ecommerce solution that has been
proven for over 10 years. This allows your customers the “self-service”
option. In other words…you can take orders and make money while you
sleep. This can also be used as a tool for your sales people to service
your clients while they are out of the office.
FACTS Users
Commerce Insight for FACTS can now be hosted or be offered to FACTS
users as a service. This means that you don’t have to buy your own web
server and associated networking solutions. You also do not need to
worry about the support of these systems in your building. We can host this for you. Click the
link below to ask Tim how this is done.
What Can Commerce Insight Do?
Check here to find out.
Please ask us for more information on this great solution by
contacting Tim Crouser at Tim
Crouser
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Network Protection Tailored to Your Business
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Cisco
ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances are easy-to-deploy
solutions that integrate world-class firewall, Unified
Communications (voice/video) security, SSL and IPsec VPN,
intrusion prevention (IPS),
and content security
services in a flexible, modular product family. Designed as a key
component of the Cisco Self-Defending Network, the Cisco ASA 5500
Series provides intelligent threat defense and secure communications
services that stop attacks before they impact business continuity.
Designed to protect networks of all sizes, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series
enables organizations to lower their overall
deployment and operations costs while delivering comprehensive
multilayer security. Click here to ask us how this replacement for a PIX firewall
can benefit your business.
We have
Microsoft and Cisco certified engineers at iCepts. No matter what your
requirements are, we can help you to address them with our experienced
team of engineers. We can help with everything from in depth security
issues to networking to connecting to your home or remote office(s).
Please contact us here to find out how we can help.
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Email,
Calendars, Tasks, and Contacts on your cell phone ?
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Would you like
to have any changes to outlook sent to your cell phone? You can do this
with a windows mobile device cell phone. That is a cell phone that is
running a windows mobile operating system. If you have this type of
phone and a Microsoft Exchange server you can have any changes to
email, contacts, tasks, and your calendar sent to your phone as soon as
it is changed. Ask a member of our hardware team how to do this or
contact Dave
Baddorf.
Now Available: Windows
Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0
Quickly
assess your hardware and device readiness for the Windows Vista
operating system. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 provides a
selective inventory, enhanced scalability for larger corporate
networks, and assessment for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Download
this free deployment tool today. Click here to
visit this site.
Understand "Genuine Windows Vista"
It's more important than ever for businesses to use only genuine
Windows Vista. New technology in genuine Windows Vista detects and will
alter the user experience on non-genuine versions by disabling enhanced
features and restricting non-security downloads and updates. Take time to learn more about
this new differentiation between genuine and non-genuine Windows Vista,
and download more information.
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Employee
Portal – Can save money and simply access
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Using a
cost-saving Web interface, members of your organization who need
occasional access to Microsoft Dynamics NAV data but don't need
full-fledged user status can work with specified data through your
company intranet. For example. salespeople can enter orders and view
customer accounts and histories. Purchasers can check on stock
availability. And production designers can look up bills of material.
Employee Portal integrates the client application with Microsoft
SharePoint, the standard Microsoft intranet solution. This means that
instead of using Microsoft Dynamics NAV to view, modify, and create
application data, your employees can do so right in their Web browser,
using Microsoft SharePoint.
Please ask us
how this can benefit you! 717.704.1000
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Jack
Wolfskin extreme makeover video
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It's nothing new
to reality TV. Houses, would-be spouses and seekers of plastic
surgery-enhanced beauty have all been subject to "extreme
makeovers." But a technology makeover?
That's what a German outdoor clothing, equipment, and footwear
specialist—a midsize company that employs 200 people at its
headquarters, operates more than 65 franchise stores, and has a
full-time IT staff of seven—has undergone in recent months, with help
from Microsoft. Jack Wolfskin now runs on a nearly complete stack of
Microsoft products, including Microsoft Business Solution–Navision.
See the video here.
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Visit
the Microsoft Incentives Site for Savings and Special Offers
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iCepts wants to
help our customers get the maximum return on their investment by taking
advantage of special Microsoft Incentives. Visit www.microsoftincentives.com to learn about valuable offers, special
financing and incentives on Microsoft products. Use this resource
to help you stay on top of Microsoft’s special offers and incentives.
Laclede
Inc., the manufacturer of Biotčne and Oral Balance and a developer of
biological products that utilize the body’s natural defense systems for
the prevention and treatment of gum disease due to dry mouth, has
selected Microsoft Dynamics™ NAV to replace its previous enterprise
resource planning (ERP) system, Exact Software’s Macola Progression
Series. Laclede, based in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., selected the
product over SAP Business One based on its track record for
accommodating growth and facilitating tight integration as well as its
ability to accommodate governmental regulations and currency
irregularities associated with conducting business internationally.
Laclede has approximately 140 employees who work in facilities in the
United States, Europe and South America. Congratulations!
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jun07/06-26LacledeFieldPR.mspx
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Microsoft
Events and Webcasts Website
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Did you know
that Microsoft dedicates an entire section of their website to Events
and Webcasts? It’s true. There are always a variety of
happenings such as:
- In-person
events
- Live
webcasts
- On-Demand
webcasts
- Podcasts
- Virtual
Labs
There is
information available for every audience including IT Professionals,
Developers, Business Professionals, Small Businesses, IT Executives and
Business Executives. Visit http://www.microsoft.com/events/default.mspx for all the upcoming and previously
recorded events.
Over
the past decade, the Microsoft CIO Summit has evolved into an event
that centers on strengthening relationships. The more we learn about
each other, the better we can work together.
The
CIO Summit agenda provides updates on the Microsoft product and
technology roadmap while giving you ample time to network with your
peers. Among other topics at the Summit, you’ll hear Microsoft’s plans
for Microsoft Windows Server 2008, virtualization and unified
communications — and we’ll listen to your plans and needs for these
technologies so we can ensure we’re working in sync.
Your
life as a CIO is a multifaceted blend of business and technology, and
our challenge at Microsoft is to clearly understand your needs so we
can continue to provide robust solutions you can depend on. Join your
peers at the Summit and let’s all move forward together.
Monday and Tuesday, September 17 - 18
To enhance your experience at
the Summit, we have designed two unique events to encourage networking
with your peers in comfortable, elegant surroundings. Specific details
about these receptions and dinners are located on the registration
site.
Tuesday and
Wednesday, September 18–19
Keynote and breakout sessions
provide overviews and detail about Microsoft’s roadmap for specific
technologies. Learn how Microsoft technologies are transforming midsize
businesses into more efficient, robust enterprises.
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