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August 2011

Jeff's LetterThanks for Making SageSummit Such a GreatEvent!

Product FocusSWK BeerRun NowAvailable!

New Case Study: ImplusFootcare Steps High WithMAPADOC EDI

EDI 3.0 for Sage Mas90/200/500s

Service FocusTalent Acquisition – TheSteps That Avoid CostlyMissteps

Departments

HR Advisor

News & Awards

Training Classes

August 2011

Welcome to the August 2011 edition of the SWKInsider

Thanks for Making Sage Summit Such a Great Event!By Jeffrey D. Roth, CEO

If you attended this year's Sage Summit,thank you for making this the best event everfor both SWK Technologies and SageSoftware. Never before have we experiencedthis level of enthusiasm and excitement aboutour products and services! Thanks to yourparticipation, you made us one of the mostvisited booths for all of Sage Summit 2011.

If you weren't able to attend, here are afew highlights:

Read more about Sage Summit highlights

SWK BeerRun Now Available!Belly up to the bar for a cold one: Theall-new SWK BeerRun is now available.

SWK BeerRun is a public and privateCloud-based application designed formicrobreweries and their distributorsthat offers a real-time view of all ordersfor management and distributors.Among other features, BeerRun enablesgraphical timelines of orders, batchesand fermentation tanks, production planning with load balancing andinventory requisitions, real-time changes in packaging and automated

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keg management and reporting. BeerRun integrates with many of theleading middle market accounting software packages.

Here's a special video that will give you more insight into SWKBeerRun. Or, for more information, call 973-758-6127 or e-[email protected].

Implus Footcare Steps High With MAPADOCEDIImplus Footcare, a successful international distribution company, iscurrently home to 13 core brands, including Little Hotties, SneakerBalls and Yaktrax. The company's products are sold in drug stores, bigbox retailers and sporting good stores throughout 65 countries. ImplusFootcare requires an efficient, streamlined supply chain, and relies onMAPADOC EDI to help keep its products on the move.

Find out how MAPADOC was able to reduce chargebacks while gaininga competitive edge with its partners and customers.

Visit our Customer Success page for the Implus Footcare case study,as well as all of our other successful installations.

EDI 3.0 for Sage MAS 90, 200 and 500Electronic Data Interchange, or EDI, is one of those terms that most ofus have heard, some of us know we need and few of us understand.Fortunately, the technology and surrounding tools have advanced tothe place where it's not necessary to fully understand the behind-the-scenes operation of EDI in order to use it.

For those of us with a keen sense of curiosity, though, or for thosewho want to sound informed when asked, it's important to understanda few of the basics about EDI.

In short, EDI is the computer to computer exchange of standardbusiness documents, such as purchase orders and invoices, inelectronic format. A standard file format is established for each kind ofdocument (although they often get tweaked!) in order to facilitate theexchange of data across a variety of platforms and programs.

Sounds good, but what are the benefits?

Speed. Data can move between computer systems with little or nodelay, resulting in better cash flow, faster buy-sell cycle time, shorterorder lead times and even reduced inventories.

Accuracy. Errors are reduced due to the elimination of manual andduplicate data entry. This boosts overall efficiency and minimizes therisk of costly charge backs, leading to improved trading partnerrelationships.

Simplicity. EDI standards specify how data will be formatted andwhere it can be found, minimizing any burden on your IT staff.

Security. EDI can be accessed only by authorized users, and audittrails and archives add to security. Electronic confirmations ensurereceipt – no chance of something "getting lost in the mail." EDI datacannot be easily changed by unauthorized users and is not susceptibleto viruses.

SWK Technologies can help you understand EDI and how it can helpyour company. In addition, there are a number of case studies on

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our MAPADOC website that talk about how companies across thecountry have successfully incorporated MAPADOC into their Sage MAS

90, 200 or 500 software.

Many thanks for Southeast Computer Systems for this article.

Talent Acquisition - The Steps That AvoidCostly MisstepsBy Annette Baron, PA, MBA, guest author

People are the energy that powers an organization. When the right

workers are in the right positions and doing the right things, growth is

inevitable. Managers cannot achieve greater levels of performance

without a passion and talent for talent acquisition.

Does your organization follow this step-by-step roadmap to success?

Step 1 – Comprehensive job analysis and accurate jobdescriptions – These are the foundation to securing appropriatetalent. A job analysis is the systematic process of determining what

the job requires in terms of skills, duties and knowledge. A job

description cannot be written without a thorough and complete job

analysis. The job description should be a comprehensive and

organized collection of essential tasks, duties and responsibilities of a

job. It should include the specifications and qualifications needed,

keeping in mind compliance and legal issues. Job analysis and job

descriptions fluctuate with technology and company growth. They

should ideally tie into performance appraisals.

Read more about Talent Acquisition

HR AdvisorHuman Resource Insights from Kathleen Weiss

Innovative Ways to Change Your Working Environment

Dear Kathleen:Our company has gone through a lot of change in the last five or six

years. Thankfully, we've grown tremendously, but now it seems as if

our innovative culture is somewhat stuck in a rut. I'd like to get some

ideas as to how to give everyone an uplift in attitude and innovative

thinking.

Thanks,

Nancy B.

Learn the answer

News and Awards

Click the link(s) below for the latest news from SWK!

SWK Technologies' Brewery Management System Debuts DuringSage Summit. Read More

SWK Technologies Creates Six New Cloud-Based Solutions.Read More

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MAPADOC EDI for Sage ERP X3 Debuts at Sage Summit. Read More

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