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September 01, 2009
SMB Behavior – A Quick Primer on Security
SMB Behavior – A Quick Primer on Security Applies to : Master Builder 11.x, 12.x, 13.x The security in Master Builder is a little bit atypical from the usual. Here is a quick primer on the key points of the basics. These basic points proabably cover about 80% of the questions we receive regarding Master […]
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August 01, 2009
SMB Performance – Intermittent Slow Response
SMB Performance – Intermittent Slow Response In a network environment, Master Builder can exhibit very slow performance at intermittent times. In some cases, the slow performance can affect other applications running on the server. One of the common causes for this issue is the Sage Service Host. The Sage License Server The Sage License Server […]
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July 18, 2009
Syscon Completes 4th Annual Charity Bike Ride
Syscon Completes 4th Annual Charity Bike Ride Hinsdale, IL – July 18, 2009 Syscon, Inc. of Hinsdale completed its fourth annual 200 mile bike ride. The ride – known as the “Syscon Double-Century (Almost)” – was from Elmhurst to Utica, IL on Saturday, June 27th returning to Elmhurst on the 28th. The total distance is […]
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January 23, 2009
VIRUS ALERT! Conficker Worm – January 23, 2009
VIRUS ALERT! Conficker Worm – January 23, 2009 Security Alert: Conficker Worm Also known as: Trojan.Downloader.JLIW ( BitDefender ) Win32/ Conficker .A (CA) Win32/ Conficker .A ( ESET ) Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.aqfw ( Kaspersky ) W32/ Conficker .worm ( McAfee ) W32/ Conficker .E (Norman) W32/ Confick -A ( Sophos ) W32. Downadup ( Symantec ) Trojan.Disken.B […]
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October 16, 2008
Syscon Founder Named to Twenty Influential Women in Business for 2008
Syscon Founder Named to Twenty Influential Women in Business for 2008 October 16, 2008, Hinsdale – Catherine Wendt, Vice President and co-founder of Syscon, Inc. has been named as one of the twenty “Influential Women in Business” for 2008 by The Business Ledger of Suburban Chicago. This is the 11th “class” of women to be […]
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February 17, 2008
Tip – Creating a secure signed check form
Tip – Creating a secure signed check form Last Tested with Sage Master Builder Version 13.2.0.3 With our larger clients, there can be hundreds of checks generated at a time for both payroll and accounts payable. Naturally, people want to create a digitally signed check form to avoid having to physically sign the checks, but […]
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January 19, 2008
Tip – Printing Large Quantities of W2 Forms
Tip – Printing Large Quantities of W2 Forms We have quite a few clients that print hundreds of W2’s for their employees. Using Adobe to print the W2’s makes the process work better and avoids the hassle of collating hundreds of forms. 1) Purchase your W2’s in sets. Typically, we use the 2 up, 6 […]
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January 17, 2008
Bug – Accounts Receivable Invoice Listing Fails
Bug – Accounts Receivable Invoice Listing Fails Bug: Last tested with Master Builder version 13.0.2.3 Here is one to file under bizarre and cool. We ran into this one yesterday at a client that just upgraded to Master Builder version 13. This bug seems to have been introduced with version 13 of Master Builder and, […]
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January 15, 2008
A Method to Generate Complex Reports
A Method to Generate Complex Reports Do you – as a Master Builder user – have to spend a lot of money to automate very complex reports such as certified payroll reports? Well, the answer is “maybe not.” Here is an alternative to expensive custom reporting that your organization may be able to do with […]
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December 19, 2007
Bug – When posting SR Invoices – Insufficient Stock Errors
Bug – When posting SR Invoices – Insufficient Stock Errors December 19, 2007 Updated 2/17/08 Bug: Last tested with Master Builder version 13.1.0.2 Update Note: This bug was documented in the Sage Knowledgebase on 2/6/08 with KB13441. The Service Receivables module (screen 11-2) is designed to handle the sale of parts from an inventory. Here […]
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