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Evron SOLUTIONS is a free newsletter that
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February 2009
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Your
Afternoon Smile
"Even
if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just
sit there."
-- Will Rogers
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Message
From Evron's President
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Evron: 26 Years In Business
On
February 7th, Evron celebrated its 26th Anniversary.
It certainly
has been an interesting 26 years. We have weathered three recessions
and we are now in our fourth. We have seen about four generations
of competitors come and go and have witnessed some amazing advances
in technology over the years.
Some things, however, have remained the same. These things are
why we're able to be here to send this newsletter and why I think
we will be able to send the equivalent 26 years from now.
Evron has always had three core strategies that we believe are
both powerful and timeless.
The first is that we have always focused on being a single point
of responsibility for our clients. This end-to-end concept has
always meant that we seek to take on responsibility for our clients
and to engage them as broadly as possible. Further, this means
we deal with the software application and the hardware infrastructure
where the software runs. Although the technologies have changed
dramatically, the concept remains the same.
The second strategy has been to focus on the solution. It has
never been about the product or the price, nor is it now. We seek
to understand the problems and the cost of those problems. We
then come up with the solutions that solve these problems. Serving
our client base for 26 years provides some interesting perspective
and re-affirmations.
These include situations where a prospect becomes a valued client
after finding out what initially appeared to be a cheaper alternative
turned out to be an expensive failure years after our initial
unsuccessful presentation.
The third strategy is one of partnership, for we develop and maintain
long-term partnerships. We choose a first-tier vendor partner
and stay with them. Relationships with companies such as Sage,
Epicor, Microsoft, IBM, Symantec and Citrix go back ten to fifteen
years, if not more. The same applies to clients -- some of which
go back to our first year in business. The same is true for our
staff. We have 42 members on our team and continue to grow. We
have people who have joined in the last couple of years but with
low turnover many have been here more than ten years and some
going back to our first few years. This experience has allowed
us to avoid major mistakes and to provide continuity of service
for our clients.
In our market, the future is bright and exciting. For our BusinessVision,
PFW and Epicor clients, we are rolling out exciting upgrades and
add-on technologies to greatly enhance the software investments
made. Infrastructure opportunities that help our clients prosper
continue to multiply. The conversations about virtualization,
remote access, security, and managed services have led to solutions
that help our clients reduce costs, increase sales and enhance
employee productivity.
I am particularly excited about the opportunities associated with
Unified Communications/VoIP systems. Essentially, we are talking
about computers that look like telephones for which we can develop
software. We have already written first generation applications
where we have linked the "phone system" to the BusinessVision
accounting software. Capabilities such as being able to look up
a phone number from the customer master file, or seeing the customer
profile on your telephone screen when a customer calls, or automating
the collections calls that look into receivable files are only
the beginning.
Thank you for the last 26 years. We are looking forward to the
next 26 years together.
- Larry
Noble, P.Eng, MBA
- President, Evron Computer Systems Corp.
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SBS 2008:
Making The Most of Your Investment
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The Benefits of Microsoft's SBS 2008 Server Platform
One of
the smartest investments you as a small business owner can make
nowadays is using technology to your competitive advantage. You're
probably wondering: do I need to invest in a company server? If
so, is the price point right for me?
So let's say
you're looking to invest in a new server platform or simply upgrade
to something new and more powerful. There are a broad number of
considerations to take place here: cost, capabilities and how
best the server technology will enhance corporate productivity.
We believe, here at Evron, that there's an excellent option for
you with Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008).
SBS 2008 is more than just a standard server solution. It's an
"all-in-one" platform that helps you keep your data
more secure, your company productive and gives you tools to present
a more professional image to customers.
SBS 2008 provides highly secure access to business contacts, calendars,
e-mail, files and other important desktop resources from any Internet-connected
computer. Virtually anywhere at any time you can be productive
while you're away from the office or on the road.
Of course, it's important to state the value proposition with
upgrading to SBS 2008. You want to make sure this investment is
going to be worth your time and money.
We think there
are a number of reasons to upgrade and to take things to the next
level for your business.
SBS 2008 is impressive because it has vastly improved support
for line-of-business applications for your CRM (customer relationship
marketing), accounting, or manufacturing database software.
It also has an updated, easier-to-use management console that's
now organized by business tasks, as well as a streamlined set-up
and deployment strategy to reduce the cost of deploying and maintaining
your network. The SBS also has improved internal company web site
capabilities for better list management, plus wikis and blogs.
Naturally, security plays an important role in all this kind of
investment, since productivity alone can't justify a purchase
like this. SBS 2008 has anti-spam protection and disaster recovery
capabilities for computers, server backups and recovery. It also
has redesigned monitoring and reporting features and even anti-virus
status and monitoring.
One of the most compelling reasons, however, for SBS 2008 has
to do with the fact the technology behind the platform is modern,
up-to-date and capable of doing all the tasks that your increasingly
mobile workforce needs. The SBS platform syncs business contacts,
calendars, e-mail, files and anything else relevant to your business
with the office network, even while you're out on the road.
We think that this platform is a positive step forward for our
clients and prospect base. For more information, call and see
how SBS 2008 can work for you.
- Amit (Sunny) Sahni, CCNA, CCEA, MCSE, VSP.
- Vice-President of Technical Services at Evron Computer Systems
Corp.
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Budget 2009: What It Means For You
In an effort to jump start the Canadian economy, the government
has put forth several opportunities from which small business
can derive benefits.
By far the best and the easiest to claim is the 100 per cent Capital
Cost Allowance (CCA) rate for investments in eligible computers
and software. This 100 per cent CCA rate is not subject to the
dreaded "half year rule."
Sounds great, but what does it means and how can you benefit from
it?
There is an interesting tax benefit when leasing. If you purchase
qualified software, services and/or computers, you can lease them
on a capital lease (A lease where you show the purchased item
as an asset and the lease as a liability on your balance sheet).
You can write off the entire cost on your next corporate tax return.
In reality, you may have paid as little as one payment on the
lease, and you can immediately write off three years of future
payments.
Example: On a three year $30,000 lease, your
payment would be approximately $936 per month. Assuming that you
buy the software and services in March and you have a June 30th
year end, the following applies:
* Outlay: $936 x 3 = $2,808 - before year end
* Tax savings (on the software purchase): $30,000 x 17% (assumed
small business tax rate) = $5,100 immediately.
Of course, by the end of the lease, you have made all
the payments and the tax benefits will all even out. However,
that is three years from now, when these troubled times will only
be a memory. The point is that you can pay out the lease over
three years, enjoy the efficiencies and benefits that the software
brings to your enterprise, and get three years of tax benefit
immediately.
This is truly an advantage that directly helps and is available
to all small businesses.
The information presented is only of a general nature, may omit
many details and special rules, is currently only as of its published
date, and accordingly cannot be regarded as legal or tax advice.
Please contact your accountant for more information on this subject
and how it pertains to your specific tax or financial situation.
-
Irwin Pinsky, B.Comm., CGA, MCP
Irwin Pinsky is the manager of our small business division and focuses
on our BusinessVision practice. Irwin's experience includes that
of a public practitioner focused on emerging companies, as well
as financial controllership.
BusinessVision:
Tips & Tricks
Creating a Deposit Slip: Video Demonstration
Have you ever noticed when trying
to do a bank reconciliation in BusinessVision, your bank statement
will say "deposit x number of dollars" and you
can't find that single transaction in the general ledger bank
account? You search through your transactions, trying to match
up a series of transactions to meet the required deposit amount?
Here's a demo of how to create a Deposit Slip, brought to you
by James Mitchell of Evron Computer Systems Corp.
Click
Here to Launch Video!
Want more information on how BusinessVision can work for your
business? Contact us at 905.477.0444 or visit
us online.
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