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Mike Gifford
Professional Services Director

Each quarter, SSYH lets you get to know one of our employees a little better. This quarter's featured employee is Mike Gifford, Professional Services Director.

Mike Gifford has more than 15 years of experience in technology, with an emphasis on leveraging IT investments to improve business success. His extensive experience includes programming, information technology project management, and team management. He has been instrumental in the success of many software implementations.

Mike joined Stanley Stuart Yoffee & Hendrix, Inc. in January of 1998 as a Programmer, developing customizations for business software applications. Later, he moved into the role of Programming Manager, before becoming SSYH's Professional Services Director.

He is responsible for managing the professional services team and SSYH's internal information technology department. Mike enjoys working with clients to ensure that they get the most out of their software investments.

Before coming to SSYH, Mike was a Systems Engineer and Developer for EDS in Orlando. His prior experience gave him the skills necessary to handle both internal demands, as well as clients' requirements.

Mike grew up in Florida, and attended the University of Central Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering.

Mike currently lives in DeLand, Florida with his wife and two children. In his spare time he enjoys fishing and watching auto racing, and is an avid Florida State Seminoles fan.

If you wish to contact Mike:
T: (800) 670-0059 x116
P: (407) 660-0059 x116
E: mgifford@ssyh.com  

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All of us at SSYH would like to thank everyone who was able to join us for our South Florida Client Appreciation Event! It is always great to get to know each other better in a relaxed, informal setting. One of the highlights of the evening was Joe Hendrix's presentation on the benefits of CustomerSource. For those who are not familiar with CustomerSource, it is the Microsoft Web site for Microsoft Dynamics customers, and access to it is one of the benefits of your annual Microsoft Dynamics enhancement plan. CustomerSource provides unlimited online training, access to the technical support knowledge base, managed discussion groups, and much more. If you need help accessing CustomerSource, give us a call and we will walk you through the process. You can access CustomerSource at http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/customersource.mspx.

Our next Client Appreciation Event will be held in the early spring of 2008. We will provide more details about this event as the date grows closer.

In March of 2008, Convergence, the annual Microsoft Dynamics user group meeting, returns to Orlando! Steve Ballmer has already been slated to deliver the opening keynote at this event. For more information and to learn how you can benefit from attending, visit http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/convergence.

SSYH is very excited about the emergence of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server as an excellent tool to build portals and intranets. The capability now exists to roll out the benefits of your Microsoft Dynamics ERP solution to everyone in your organization. Scorecards, KPIs, employee HR portals, online and controller file sharing are examples of the numerous benefits available. Look out for an invitation to a repeat of last month's SharePoint Webinar, where we will show live examples of SharePoint in action.

All of us at SSYH wish you happy holidays in the coming months. We would also like to thank all of you for your continued business and trust in SSYH to be a valued business partner. 

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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
for Communication and Collaboration Webinar

October 24, 2007 - 10:30AM EST

Do you have trouble effectively collaborating with others in your organization?

Do your people need a more structured way to work better together to create, review and approve documents?

Do you need an easier way to publish reports, lists and key performance indicators that are linked to your Microsoft Dynamics application?

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 delivers business solutions that help you achieve these goals, providing you with immediate access to critical business information from a single location. To learn more, join us for an overview on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 10:30AM EST.

Solution Spotlights

SSYH conducts monthly Solution Spotlights to help you become aware of the latest products and services available to enhance the capabilities of your current business solution. Your business is growing and changing and Microsoft Dynamics Solutions and ISV Solutions can help you continue to meet the needs of your organization. Click on the links below to register for an upcoming Solution Spotlight today!
 

> Greenshades Software for Microsoft Dynamics

Recommended Audience: All Microsoft Dynamics GP & Microsoft Dynamics SL users.

October 17, 2007 - 10:30AM EST

The Greenshades Center offers modules that enable your business to create, submit and archive a variety of electronic reports. It allows Microsoft Dynamics users to meet electronic reporting requirements and efficiently prepare returns at the same time.

The Greenshades Center is a complete software solution for e-filing tax and non-tax information. After pulling information from your Microsoft Dynamics system, Greenshades will create e-files (or magnetic media) suitable for filing to local, state or federal agencies.  

> Sandler•Kahne's eBanking Suite for Microsoft Dynamics SL

Recommended Audience: All Microsoft Dynamics SL users.

November 14, 2007 - 10:30AM EST

As electronic banking services become increasingly widespread, you'll want your Microsoft Dynamics SL system to provide you with the tools you need to take advantage of this technology.

Sandler-Kahne's eBanking Suite for Microsoft Dynamics SL will help you reduce your costs through automation, as well as provide improved security and fraud protection. Modules include:

• A/P Electronic Funds Transfer - Provides automatic transfer of funds from your Accounts Payable checking account(s) to your vendors' bank accounts.

• A/R Electronic Funds Transfer - Gives you the ability to debit a customer's account electronically.

• Positive Pay - Reduces your exposure to unauthorized paper checks.

• Lock Box Processing - Processes electronic files that you received from your bank when using a lockbox service to collect checks from customers.

• Wire Transfer Plus - Enables you to pay vendors via foreign or domestic wires rather than the US ACH system.

> What's New in Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 Webinar

Recommended Audience: All Microsoft Dynamics SL users

December 12, 2007 - 10:30AM EST
 

Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 provides a new menu interface, based on design themes from products such as Microsoft Outlook that are familiar to your people. New features and benefits include:

• Empowering your people - New role-relevant menus make it easy for people to focus on functions they need to do their job more efficiently.

• Easy access to your data - Enhanced analysis capability and improved reporting ability give managers a better understanding of what is happening in the business.

• Foundation for the future - Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 has been upgraded to run on the latest version of Visual Studio 2005 (Visual Basic), making it a native .NET application and providing new interfaces to products like SQL Server Reporting Services. With access to a larger, vibrant developer ecosystem as well as a broad range of available .NET framework-based solutions—including mobile solutions, Windows applications, Web sites and Web services—people who use Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 can readily increase their development productivity.

> What's New in Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Webinar

Recommended Audience: All Microsoft Dynamics GP users

December 12, 2007 - 10:30AM EST

Accelerate business performance with solution enhancements that connect personal productivity and business processes. The top ten reasons for upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 include:

1. Streamline purchase order processing

2. Maintain tighter control over distribution

3. Help people work more productively with the Action Pane

4. Manage planning and production with greater agility

5. Simplify installation

6. Make it easy and fast to find, use, and share the right information

7. Facilitate strategic decisions on all levels

8. Boost efficiency with automated notifications and approvals

9. Save time and improve accuracy for payables processes

10. Efficiently manage demanding payroll requirements

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Do you need help from SSYH?

SSYH has an in-house help desk that is available for help with Microsoft Dynamics software. Support can be obtained by calling (800) 670-0059 and selecting extension 122. You may also email your support questions/issues to our help desk at ssyhsupport@ssyh.com. When emailing, please include any screen shots or error messages that may help solve the issue.

Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon)

Payroll Year-End Tips:

• Complete all payroll runs for the current year.

• Create a backup of your database and mark as 2006 pre-year-end tax update.

• Install the 2007 year-end update.

• Run the W2 Calculation.

• Review Employee W2 information in Employee W2 History. You can use Initialize Mode to edit the information.

• Print the W2 forms.

• Create a backup of your database and mark as 2007 post-year-end file.

• Run 1099 Preview Report. You can use the Vendor History Report, AP Transaction Report, and the Vendor Trial Balance - All Documents Report to compare 1099 information. Changes can be made in AP Vendor Maintenance 1099 Tab using Initialize Mode.

• Once you have printed the 1099 for the year, review the 1099 Calendar Year Control. The Change Status Process Option will allow you to close the 1099 year. This will prevent checks from being written for this year. The Purge Oldest Year option will purge the oldest year and roll the years forward. For example, if you have the current 1099 year as 2006, and the next 1099 year as 2007, the system will purge the 1099 information for 2006, make 2007 the current 1099 year, and 2008 the next 1099 year.

Note: Do not purge 2007 information until you have printed and verified the 1099s. Once you close or purge a year, you cannot go back.

Note: You can install the 2008 tax updates at any time. These updates can be obtained from CustomerSource.

For more information contact SSYH or refer to CustomerSource.
 

Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)

Payroll Year-End Tips:

• Complete all pay runs for the current year.

• Complete all monthly and quarterly payroll period-end procedures.

• Create a back-up of your database and mark as 2007 pre-year-end tax update.

• Install the year-end update.

• Create a year-end file.

• Create a backup of your database and mark as 2007 post-year-end file.

• Verify and print W2 and 1099-R statements.

• Install payroll tax update for 2008.

Note: Do not install the updates until the year-end file for 2007 has been created.

For more information contact SSYH or refer to CustomerSource.
 

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