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March 09, 2022
The Leaders We’re Grooming
The Leaders We’re Grooming And Changing Technology We see a growing phenomenon in our long-time clients and some of our newer clients, and we’re pretty excited about it. There’s an openness to technology solutions that hasn’t been there before. Don’t get me wrong—everyone seems to like the latest cell phone, bigger screens, and cars with […]
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March 02, 2022
What’s a Firewall Anyway?
What’s a Firewall Anyway? I was on a call with a client and we asked if they understood what the role of the firewall was in their network. They replied honestly, which we appreciate, and said ‘not really.’ I responded that it works like an actual firewall in construction, and they commented they had never […]
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February 16, 2022
The Microsoft Story; Book Review
The Microsoft Story; Book Review The subtitle to this book is ‘How the Tech Giant Rebooted Its Culture, Upgraded Its Strategy, and Found Success in the Cloud.’ That’s not how I’d describe this book. It definitely gives the timeline and history. Many of the facts are very interesting and the timeline is really amazing. When […]
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February 09, 2022
The Changing Face of AV
The Changing Face of AV Security used to be so simple (we’ve been around a while). Install anti-virus (AV), train employees not to click on unknown links, and keep the software, hardware, and websites up-to-date. Throw in a firewall with some country-filtering and what more could you need? Those days are gone! Many of us […]
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February 08, 2022
Leadership – What’s Changed, and What’s Next
In 2021, I signed up for the Hero’s Journey with Darren Hardy. This is a year-long training course with a weekly call and homework, targeted to business owners and those in leadership positions in their company, in their community, or their family—so anyone who has a desire to learn and grow, bringing their best to […]
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February 02, 2022
WBE Certification for Syscon
We’ve just wrapped up celebrating our 35th year in business. Larry and I have had changing roles since we started the company and these changes continue. Recently we went through the application process to become Certified as a Women Business Enterprise. We’re excited and honored to have earned this status!
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February 01, 2022
Two Known Issues with S100C v23 Upgrade
We ran our planned video update on the S100C version 23 ‘fixes’ from Sage; good news. We have to tell you about two issues (bad news) that we’re experiencing across our client base that are DIRECTLY related to the version 23 upgrade that was released on January 19th. This upgrade is impacting the Aatrix installation. […]
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January 26, 2022
S100Cv23 ‘Fixes’
S100Cv23 ‘Fixes’ We recently pointed out some logistics with the .NET 4.8 requirement for the server with S100C on it, the need for updated third-party integration software, and the timing of your upgrade to this new, major release. (see page 4 of our October newsletter) This month we have a few highlights from our August […]
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January 19, 2022
Reminders from the Techs
Sonicwall Firewalls—Critical Updates, All Devices You may have already seen our update on this. Sonicwall has security firmware updates across its product lines, including all TZ and NSA units, two of the most popular products used by us and our clients. Is there a problem? No, nothing ‘dire.’ Sonicwall is one of many IT vendors […]
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January 12, 2022
Stored Materials, Retention
Stored Materials, Retention Several of our clients are able to bill for stored materials as part of their Progress Bills (G702/703-style from the 3-7 screen). In some cases, retention applies to these stored materials. If you’ve filled in the Retention column for all the line items, you would expect the retention to come through on […]
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