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B2B Delivery is Essential: Mobile Tools Make it Easy from xkzero Mobile Commerce

By Anne Sawyer posted 10-01-2021
B2B Delivery is Essential: Mobile Tools Make it Easy We’ve all given a lot of thought recently to essential workers and businesses. From obvious areas like healthcare and public services like police and firefighters, to folks working at the local grocery store. People without whom we would not have health care, a social safety net, or access to food. Another area of essential work is supplying local businesses with food, fuel, and other must-have items. From supplying grocery stores, to delivering oil and supplies to service stations, and many things in between, these drivers and their businesses are a key part of maintaining a normal society. ...

How to Improve Your Profitability with Unified Commerce by TrueCommerce

By Anne Sawyer posted 08-26-2021
How to Improve Your Profitability with Unified Commerce Many 90 Minds members, understand that businesses can use ERP integrations to increase visibility and agility in their supply chain. Many times, in conversation we focus on a particular aspect of the supply chain, like fulfillment, eCommerce, or electronic data interchange. Those discussions are important, especially as it becomes ever clearer that visibility is the key to profitability. However, many business users still rely on separate, siloed solutions that are unable to bridge the gap between supply and sales channels. To solve this problem, we turn to unified commerce, which brings your ...

Adding Sage 100 Integration? Here’s What You Need to Know from ROI

By Anne Sawyer posted 07-07-2021
Unsurprisingly, the pandemic affected spending in many areas of business, tech, and IT included over the past year. While many businesses were cutting back budgets for adding cutting-edge technology, others were looking to increase budgets on tech to support ongoing remote work. According to SWZD , more than a third of companies increased their IT budgets in 2021 and we are seeing the results. With last year’s big push to update outdated infrastructure, many businesses are looking to update and/or integrate their Sage 100 ERP. As the 90Minds community is aware, Sage 100 provides a solid ERP platform to help companies track finances, manage accounting, update ...

Creating a Unified Supply Chain with TrueCommerce

By Robert Wood posted 02-25-2021
In today’s interconnected world, a disjointed supply chain simply doesn’t cut it. Whether you operate a manufacturing brand, a retail store, or an eCommerce venture, having connected technology is essential to managing your supply chain from end to end. If your ERP is a powerhouse, integrations are the cords that bring that power to every part of your business, electrifying your supply chain and giving you a competitive edge. TrueCommerce’s unified commerce ERP integrations work with more than 25 leading systems, from Sage to Acumatica, to NetSuite, to SAP, and more. We offer solutions ranging from an innovative eCommerce platform, to cloud-based EDI, to ...

Don’t miss the 2021 Virtual Meeting of the Minds!

By Robert Wood posted 02-12-2021
What is Meeting of the Minds? For years, Meeting of the Minds has been the premiere event for consultants looking for technical education around Sage 100 and related applications. Every year, we present an agenda built upon the hottest topics our members want to learn about to empower them to better support their customers. With Sage Summit postponed indefinitely, this is THE event for 2021 the Sage partner community to come together and hear from Sage, learn tips & tricks from colleagues, and network with peers. Highlights of this year’s virtual event: Sage Road Ahead presented by Sage executives Session content by Sage 100 ...

Workflows in the Warehouse - ScanForce

By Darcy Boerio posted 12-13-2020
Workflows in the Warehouse For many in the 90 Minds and Sage 100 community, when we think of warehouse management for Sage 100, we think of barcode scanning and maybe multi-bin management. But a great warehouse management solution doesn’t just substitute barcode scanning for manual data entry in your existing process. It actually has the power to improve your operations by adding in new workflows to further streamline your processes. A great warehouse management solution for Sage 100 is built on the experience of years of learning about the challenges faced by warehouse operations not only with automating shipping and receiving, but with respect to workflows ...

Sage CRM Integration with Microsoft Outlook

By Dan Cousins posted 11-06-2020
When you are looking at integrations for Sage CRM and Microsoft Outlook, there is the free integration, and then CRM Together publishes an advanced integration with Outlook called Accelerator which we use for all of our projects. A strong integration between CRM and Outlook is important because the success of any CRM initiative is heavily dependent on the user experience. And nothing makes the user experience better than making Sage CRM quick and easy to use from the context of Outlook. What is wrong with the free plugin and why can’t you use that? Well, you are welcome to, but keep in mind the following: The default (free) plugin for Sage CRM does ...

More than reporting - DataSelf Analytics

By Moira Goggin posted 09-13-2020
90 Minds Member Doug Higgs ​interviewed Joni Garadi about the reports, business analytics, and benefits of DataSelf's products. What DataSelf has that no other vendor has is simple: they know what they do best, and they know what others do better. CEO Joni Girardi and his team founded DataSelf with a clear strategy: integrate cutting-edge tools with proprietary components for the optimal blend of economy, ease of deployment, and features. The DataSelf Ultralight Data Warehouse and the DataSelf ETL are both the best on the market for mid-sized organizations. But if we can’t beat the leaders, we join them! Today DataSelf solutions include its own best of ...

APS Payments Interview

By Moira Goggin posted 07-28-2020
Darcy Boerio interviews Jeff Kohl and Patricia Benitez of APS Payments long-time supporters of 90 Minds and 90 Minds events. APS Payments has grown with their acquisition by Repay. Darcy highlights features, enhancements, and services offered by this top merchant service and payment provider. APS Payments also has Sage 100 Level 3 integration which can lower your transaction costs and streamline your payments. Integrations to ERP products including Sage , Acumatica , SAP , QuickBooks , and more! APS Payments Interview Runtime 14:55 mins.

On Our Minds - 90 Minds News

By 90minds Rocks posted 07-25-2020
90 Minds Mod Squad brings quick-win enhancement ideas directly to Sage 100cloud! Do you ever ask why a feature works differently between Sage 100 modules? Wish for a simple option that would make all the difference? A small enhancement, a quick win, is sometimes all you need. A select team of 90 Minds consultant members find and recommend quick-win ideas for the award-winning Sage 100cloud ERP . The team includes a Development Partner reviewing suggestions against Sage standards, and 90 Minds own standards to assure the best experience for Sage 100cloud customers. The Mod Squad goes beyond mere suggestions digging into the validity of the suggested quick-win ...

New Buyer's Guide Explains Benefits of ERP Integrated Payments

By 90minds Rocks posted 07-21-2020
Gone is the era of simply exchanging cash for goods and services. The payments industry has grown steadily more complex every year. APS Payments has developed a free Merchant’s Guide to Integrated Payments in order to help businesses better understand the complicated world of payment processing. With COVID-19 and social distancing orders in place, businesses have to innovate and adapt quickly - some more than others. The clear winners have already adopted integrated and omni-channel payment solutions - but it’s never too late to get on board. Maybe you need to reduce costs and improve cash flow while sales are down. Perhaps you want to learn how to ...

COVID-19’s Impact on B2B Organizations

By 90minds Rocks posted 04-30-2020
By Jack P Evans, Marketing and Channel Manager, CIMcloud With COVID-19, one thing is for certain - there’s a lot of uncertainty. When many businesses moved to remote workforces, no one could say if it would be for a few weeks or a few months. Should we invest in creating home office environments and settle in for the long haul, or just make do with what we have until we get back in the office? Should we try to find new ways to serve our customers and get information to our teams, or just wait it out until we can get back to business as usual...whenever that is? At CIMcloud, these are the same questions our customers are asking themselves. It’s through these ...

Sage 100 Reporting Simplified With Natural Language Query

By 90minds Rocks posted 04-23-2020
by Joni Girardi, Founder and CEO of DataSelf Corporation We are all aware of “Natural Language Query” (or NLQ) because it’s what makes internet searching so easy for users to find information fast. By simply typing a few keywords into search engines, users instantly receive pages upon pages of relevant content. DataSelf Analytics now supports NLQ for Sage 100 making report and dashboard building simpler than ever. In an ever-changing economic climate and working environment, quick and easy inventory, data, sales, and product reporting is crucial for important decision-making. “Just like searching on the internet, the user just needs to type a question about ...

Trusted, Customizable, and Connected: The past, present, and future of Sage 100cloud

By 90minds Rocks posted 04-08-2020
by Timothy Harfield, PhD Product Marketing, Sage 100 (US) The last year has been among the most important in Sage 100’s 30+ year history. 18 months ago, we embarked on a journey of self-discovery. Embracing the value of intentionality, we decided that everything we did would be done with purpose. We didn’t want to just ‘do more’ in our product roadmap. We wanted to ‘do better.’ In order to accomplish this, we needed to reset our vision for 100cloud. We arrived at three defining principles that also function as three core values. They are important because they describe what Sage 100cloud is today, and because they represent areas in which we refuse to ...

Summit Hosting Offers 90 Days of Free Cloud Hosting to Help Businesses Operate Remotely During COVID-19

By Moira Goggin posted 04-08-2020
ATLANTA – Today, Summit Hosting , a leading managed application cloud hosting company in North America, announced the launch of the ‘Summit Cares’ campaign to help small and mid-sized businesses who have been impacted by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The Summit Cares campaign offers free Sage hosting or QuickBooks cloud hosting to new customers now through June 30th, 2020, so businesses can run their financial operations remotely in accordance with social distancing. During the 90-day period, new customers will pay $0 in up-front costs, including no set-up fees, for a month-to-month dedicated server hosting subscription service. No 12-month commitment ...

Consultants: Don’t Own ( a Problem ) and Warranty It For Free

By Wayne Schulz posted 10-29-2019
How many times do you hear this - “Hey, quick question.” (My Translation) - “Would you look at this and fix it for free?” I frequently encounter this during upgrades when I’m almost finished and ready to head out the door. The quick question typically is about something completely unrelated to the upgrade. Sometimes the question is truly quick. In other cases, the question is something the customer has failed to bring to our attention for the past year. The answer frequently is quick. Unfortunately, many times, the answer is also more complex than what I realize. Here are a couple of Sage 100 related questions I’ve gotten in the past year that are not ...

Making it Work - 90 Minds Affiliate Insider Series Interview with ScanForce

By Moira Goggin posted 10-13-2019
​A recent interview with Steve Showalter highlighted scanning solutions need not just speed but flexibility. Ultimately the speed, accuracy, and flexibility of the solution make all the difference on the impact on your business. Scans have to be fast and right, and ScanForce is a proven winner in this area. The 15-minute interview with Steve, linked here , provides real-world examples from a firm that takes to heart the effect an excellent scanning solution can have on an organization's productivity, accuracy, and future growth. ScanForce provides solutions for Sage 100 and now is a provider of outstanding solutions for Sage Intacct too. The Affiliate ...

90 Minds Affiliate Insider Series Interview with CIMcloud by Website Pipeline

By Moira Goggin posted 08-26-2019
Jerry Norman recently interviewed of Pat Scherz, Director of Sales & Marketing at Website Pipeline, Inc. Website Pipeline is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North America and has a unique SaaS offering, the CIMcloud platform. The 15-minute interview with Pat, linked here , provides insights into the development of this product, its uses, and applications for ERP customers. The products innovation into web ordering, integration with ERP, and CRM capabilities is unique and optimizes customer interactions and empowers employees. Website Pipeline is a long-time sponsor of 90 Minds, Meeting of The Minds, an annual event dedicated to enriching ...

90 Minds Affiliate Insider Series Interview with Dimension Funding, LLC

By Moira Goggin posted 06-25-2019
​Last week I had a great interview with Mark Grimes, financing specialist at Dimension Funding . Dimension Funding provides working capital for a wide range business needs. The 15-minute interview with Mark, linked here , provides channel partners with new options to help their customers manage cash flow and leverage long-term discounts, close deals that include software, hardware or hosting, and consulting services. Dimension Funding is a long-time sponsor of 90 Minds, Meeting of The Minds, an annual event dedicated to enriching our membership’s knowledge and developing long-lasting connections in our community. The Affiliate Insider Series is a benefit ...

Why ScanForce? How about a million reasons? by Darcy Boerio

By Moira Goggin posted 03-06-2019
One of the most common questions we get from 90 Minds members is, “What makes you different from the competition?”. While there are many boxes that can be checked on a feature comparison list, what you won’t see is what’s behind the scenes in our superior mobile data capture technology. While we build tools that allow Sage 100 users to streamline warehouse operations, at the root of it all is the technology those tools interact with. Item retrieval speed is crucial to us, and we take it very seriously. When we add new features, we make it a priority to be sure that we don’t introduce anything that will slow the environment down, not even just a little. When ...