Sage released a new service update #17 on 12/24/2009. The service update can be downloaded from Sage's website under support. Follow the links for Service Packs / Program Fixes and choose the 4.30 Service Updates.

When installing Service Packs:

• Install service update from the same compouter that was used to install Sage MAS 90 or 200.
• Be sure to apply this service update before data converstion.

For those customers that are on Preferred Support with MBA Business Software, remember that you get these updates installed for FREE! Call our office to schedule your appointment now to get this service update installed for you. If you are not on Preferred Support with MBA Business Software, why not call us to see what you can be getting for FREE as part of our Preferred Support.

The following is a list of enhancements and corrections that have been incorporated for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 4.30 in this Service Update. Service Updates are cumulative, containing all program corrections found in prior updates.

Update from Sage Payment Services about their Gateway enhancements. Phase I completed and Phase II is about to start on January 19th 2010. Most customers for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 did not see any issues from the Phase I and are not expected to have any issues during the next Phase either. Below is the email from Sage Payment services.

Don't let your day be ruined by power outages. Make sure that you have your office servers and workstations protected with an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). A UPS can prolong the life of equipment, keep data from being lost or corrupted. Has your UPS been talking to you? Those high pitched beeps might be telling you that your battery needs to be replaced. If you haven't changed the UPS battery in a while, it might be time for a new one. A UPS is only as good as the battery in it!

Need help with this? Call us at 678-495-5700 and see about having a network support tech help you. If you know you haven't replaced your battery in a few years it might be a good time to switch it out before it does go bad.

Sage MAS 90 ERP and Sage MAS 200 ERP have an e-Business application for users who wish to have an internet store for customers (B2B) and consumers (B2C). These are great, out of the box, applications if you want to keep your site simple and to the point. Most everything is configured through the accounting interface. HTML can be added in the descriptions to give the site a custom look without having to have a programmer develop your shopping cart. During the check out process it will charge the credit card with Sage payment services or PcCharge and all the transactions flow through the accounting system No import or export. It is really a great application but like I stated before it is a very basic, out of the box, solution.  It lacks in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Suggestive Selling, Social Media Links, Tell a Friend/E-Mail info, PDF of page, Human Readable URLs, and many other features and functions that most of today’s commerce websites have.