REACH-Solutions: September 2011 Newsletter

REACH Solutions: 2009 Presidents Club for Microsoft Dynamics - Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

In This Issue

To delete or not to delete, that is the question.

At the Helm

Calling All Consumer Goods Manufacturers

Steps to Choosing an Accounting/ERP System

Migrating From Microsoft FRx to Management Reporter

Gartner Gives Microsoft Dynamics® CRM the Thumbs Up

Consider Microsoft Dynamics® CRM 2011

Check Links for Analytical Accounting in Microsoft Dynamics® GP

Microsoft Dynamics® GP and Office 365 are "Better Together"

Save the trees! "SharePoint" Your Information Dynamically

Change Challenges

Three Easy Ways to Save Money without Laying Off Your Workers

Learning from Others to Build a Profitable Small Business

Social Media Reaches More People than Email: Social CRM for Marketing

Microsoft Dynamics® CRM - Forrester Research Review

Make the Move Webinar Series Now Available On Demand.

Easy way to update CRM records using Excel

3 Qualities of Microsoft Dynamics® GP: Simplicity, Value, and Agility

Helpful Videos for Microsoft Dynamics® GP

Add Microsoft Dynamics® CRM Online to Microsoft Office 365 on the Same Bill

Bundle and Package Options Make Microsoft Cloud Even More Appealing

Microsoft Office® 365 – Good for Some, Not so Good for Others<

SharePoint Makes For Easy Document Saving<

Tips & Tricks

Clean Up Unwanted Formatting

Copying and pasting text gets to be problematic when that text is styled even slightly.
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Bring Space Down to Earth with Help from Microsoft® Research

Let WorldWide Telescope (WWT) bring the beauty of space to you ...
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Save Time in Microsoft® Word with 5 Shortcut Keys

Get some time back in your day or make your life easier when you are travelling, by using these 5 easy shortcut keys within Microsoft Word 2010: ...
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Add a Videos Link to Your Start Menu in Microsoft® Windows 7

The Windows 7 Start Menu includes links to your Pictures and Music folders, but not to your Videos folder. ...
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Fastest Mobile Networks 2011 by PC Mag

PC Mag has tested eight 3G and 4G networks in 21 U.S. cities with mobile phones ...
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Do You Know How to Enter a Room?

When entering a room for a meeting or an event you want to leave a good impression that will last. ...
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Bring Touch Functionality to Your Computer

Do you love the touch ability that you have on your smartphone and wish you could have this on your computer? ...
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Need to Time Yourself?

Have you ever needed to time yourself for a presentation or recording but do not have an easy way to see if you are staying within your allotted time? ...
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FUN FACTS

According to Gartner, they predict that by 2015 companies will generate 50% of Web sales via their social presence and mobile applications.
According to USTravel.org, direct spending on business travel by domestic and international travelers, including expenditures on meetings, events and incentive programs totaled $233 billion in 2010.
Business logistics costs rose to 8.3 percent of U.S. gross domestic product in 2010, as compared to 7.7 percent the previous year, according to the 22nd Annual State of Logistics Report from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Industrial production was up 5.3 percent in 2010, after declining 11.2 percent the year before, according to the 22nd Annual State of Logistics Report from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Kool-Aid was first introduced to the market in 1927 by Edwin E. Perkins. By 1950, a million packets were being sold each day. It is the official drink of Nebraska.
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and America's 3rd president. He doubled the size of the U.S.A. with the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803.

To delete or not to delete, that is the question.

Emails...What do you need to keep and what can you get rid of permanently? It's a tricky question and often confused with 'which emails are important'? ...

At the Helm: A message from Tom

REACH-Solutions has been delivering Dynamics products and support for over 15 years. Sure the products have changed names and we've moved a couple of times, but the core TEAM from REACH has stayed fairly constant. What has changed significantly is the way we support you. I hope you'll indulge me while I reminisce. ...

Are you a Consumers Goods Manufacturer? Then you will probably be interested in this new report, from industry analyst Gartner, which focuses on strategies and technology factors that enable growth in today's challenging market ...

Choosing the right time and the right accounting or ERP system is a business decision that is not easy to make; we do not have to tell you that. What we can do is help you with 3 easy steps to help you make this process easier for you and your organization...

You may have heard great things about Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics® ERP and are now evaluating a move from Microsoft FRx. As with any technology shift it can be very exciting, but there are sometimes a few bumps in the road...

"Any size company that has a Microsoft technology stack should consider Microsoft Dynamics® CRM for automating sales force automation and customer service and support processes"...

With the recent release of Microsoft Dynamics® CRM 2011 you may be evaluating the benefits it offers and what impact it will have on your company and your employees...

Recently Microsoft Support posted on the Microsoft Dynamics GP Support and Services Blog that if you are running Analytical Accounting in Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 or GP 2010 you should avoid running the Check Links process...

Are you currently on Microsoft BPOS and excited to go onto the new Microsoft Office 365? If not, I am sure you have seen or heard some of the hype about Office 365, which is a cost effective way to connect your organization through Microsoft's familiar Office and productivity tools through the cloud...

Did you know you can upload any report from the standard Microsoft Dynamics® SL ROI screen directly to a Microsoft SharePoint site? ...

Change Challenges

Does your organization struggle with change? When change in your organization happens without clarity, resource support and engagement it's likely to be difficult, costly and painful. ...

It's no secret; layoffs have been the "go to" option for cutting costs in the past few years. As you may have already experienced, layoffs can deplete the morale of your employees and can still cost you significant dollars depending on the severance...

Joan Nowak's article on Manta describes 7 common mistakes people make when building their small business. We have pulled two of our favorites to share with you today...

According to Gartner, social CRM will be a $1 billion subsector of the CRM (customer relationship management) market by the end of this year. The various sites, blogs and communities that comprise this arena represent the fastest growing areas of the Internet. ..

More and more organizations are recognizing that they need to invest in a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution or they'll be left behind. In an age where customers are collaborating and experiences are shared...

Microsoft has created an informative webinar series aimed at helping organizations who are interested in upgrading from a previous version of Microsoft Dynamics® CRM to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011...

Microsoft Dynamics® CRM is a great tool and its integration with the Microsoft Office Suite makes it even better. Have you ever had a large group of records in CRM that you wanted to make a quick change to?...

When you are deciding on an upgrade or a replacement for your current accounting system you have an idea of what qualities you are looking for...

Good news! The Microsoft Dynamics® GP support team has been busy publishing a series of informative videos. The videos are designed to help you with common issues so you don't have to spend a lot of time and money resolving them...

Microsoft Dynamics® CRM (customer relationship management) has impressed millions with its flexible options and affordable pricing...

At the Worldwide Partner Conference last month, the launch of Microsoft Office 365 was a hot topic. In addition to that, a hosting and cloud services provisioning specialist worked closely with Microsoft partners to help them package Microsoft cloud offerings to better meet the needs of their clients...

Microsoft Office® 365 is a web based version of Microsoft Office, aimed at small business. According to the sales material, Microsoft Office 365 is richly featured and has impressive collaboration functions...

How many times have you meant to post that Microsoft Word proposal you were working on to the company SharePoint Library? My guess is probably quite a few times...