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ACH Electronic Payment For MAS 90 Accounts Payable – New In V4.4

Wayne Schulz — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:29:24 +0000

Sage just released a new Product Update #2 for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200. In my opinion one of the top features in this update is the ability to pay accounts payable invoices electronically.

Many times our clients have employee expense checks that are sent out weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or even a few times a week. The employees who receive those checks often are sometimes not in the office which requires the to be mailed.

This introduces delays, increased postage cost and extra administrative time spent stuffing envelopes. Sure this may not be a big issue for those with two or three employees. Ramp the number of employees up to 100 or more — and suddenly you have a potential administrative time sink.

The newest release of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 – which is available for download to those on the Basic Maintenance plan — adds ACH electronic processing. If you’ve used the Direct Deposit for Payroll – the ACH for accounts payable works nearly identically.

Unlike older versions of ACH for Accounts Payable – this updated feature allows you to create your own customized export of data so that if a bank needs a feed adjusted to fit their required layout you have the ability to do this yourself without hiring a programmer.

Sage has a nice 6 minute vide that showcases the ACH for Accounts Payable.

We can install and configure this during your upgrade – and help you manage the first few exports of data to your bank. Of course we have clients who have been doing this for years and we are happy to connect our clients to those already using the enhancement to get direct feedback on their experiences.

PS - I noticed after composing this article that I mistakenly pasted in the YouTube from last night’s Lou Gramm concert at Mohegan Sun. The video you want of the ACH for MAS 90 is here.

Enjoy Lou Gramm performing Jukebox Hero live at Mohegan Sun 7/23/2010 (former lead singer of Foreigner).

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Former Sage Channel Chief Taylor Macdonald Joins SaaS Provider Intacct

Wayne Schulz — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:18:31 +0000

In what has to be a coup for SaaS (software as a service) provider Intacct, industry veteran Taylor Macdonald today is announced as their new VP of Channels.

Taylor spent 9 years managing and building the reseller channel for Sage North America.

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What’s New In MAS 90 4.4 Product Update 2

Wayne Schulz — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:23:20 +0000

In an email to the consultant channel Sage posted a concise two page list of what new features can be expected in product update 2 for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 4.4.

As you may already know Sage is now issuing more frequent updates through the year as opposed to relying only on annual releases. They believe this will deliver more value for the maintenance that customers pay each year for their Sage MAS 90 and 200.

Here’s a copy of the PDF which shows the new features slated for product update 2 which Sage indicates will arrive in late July (that’s code for August).

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Sage Software Google News Searches Made Easier

Wayne Schulz — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:44:32 +0000

Google has started to allow for customized news sections that contains a series of search terms to tailor news articles to your specific interests.

Over the weekend I created one for Sage Software and added in some of the North American products. When clicking this link you’ll be taken to a concise summary of articles (as found in Google News). This can help keep up-to-date on the latest press releases concerning Sage or their products.

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Sage MAS Intelligence Slated To Ship To Partners In July 2010 and Customers in August 2010

Wayne Schulz — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:21:13 +0000

In a posting last night Sage’s product manager for reporting Jacqueline Li tells us that the expected shipping date for the new reporting tool (aka FRX replacement) for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 will ship to business partners in July with customer shipments following a month later in August.

Sage MAS Intelligence is a Sage branded version of a program from Alchemex. The product is positioned to replace the FRX reporting tool which Sage will stop selling in 2010 pursuant to Microsoft’s decision to discontinue support.

Below is the announcement from Jacqueline. If you’re interested in more we have a recorded Sage MAS Intelligence Demo.

via LinkedIn:

Sage MAS Intelligence will be released to Partners in July of this year. We will also start our training in July on Sage University. You can go to http://sageu.com/ns_acs/bp/mas90200.html to get more details.

We would like to give our Partners some time to train and get familiar with the product before we ship to customers, so the product will be available for customers in August.

I hope this helps. Please feel free to contact me if you have any more questions.

Regards,
Jacqueline Li
Product Manager
Sage

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Sage Survey March 2010: The End To Economic Downturn Is Near(er)

Wayne Schulz — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:05:32 +0000

Sage North America has just released a March 2010 survey of 1,481 customers taken during February and March 2010. The results indicate that 29% of the people they spoke with think that within 6 months the economy will take an uptick (could it have gotten worse?). This is an increase from their prior survey in May 2009 when only 24% were thinking that the economic future might be rosier.

One of the more interesting results of the survey show that only 62% of those responding say that the economy has negatively impacted their business in the past 6 months. While that may look ominous – the rate is down 10% from the 72% who told Sage in May 2009 that the economy was sucking the life out of their business.

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Sage Insights 2010 Highlight Video

Wayne Schulz — Mon, 24 May 2010 10:27:11 +0000

The Abra Guy, otherwise known to his family as Shawn Parsons, has posted a nice 5 minute video that highlights some of the happenings at the recently held Sage Software Insights 2010 conference.

This four day event was held in Denver Colorado from May 17 to 20, 2010 and brought together 1,000 Sage business partners from across the country.

This video nicely captures the atmosphere of Sage Insights and provides a glimpse of what attending the conference is like.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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Sue Swenson Sage North America Keynote – Google Wave

Wayne Schulz — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:27:22 +0000

Sue Swenson yesterday afternoon delivered her keynote to about 1,000 Sage partners in attendance at the Sage Insights 2010 conference being held May 17-20, 2010.

The main message of the keynote (and perhaps the conference) is that Sage has three goals:

Increase install base sales (now 71% of Sage NA revenue)
Connected services – such as Sage Payment Services for payment processing
Selective new investments in new products

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Sage Insights 2010 Business Opportunity Ahead Keynote Live In Google Wave

Wayne Schulz — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:22:25 +0000

Even if you’re not actively using Wave at Sage Insights 2010 (and if you’re interested here’s how) we’ve embedded the live Google Wave of Jodi Uecker-Rust, Himanshu Palsule and Tom Miller.

They’ll talk today about the opportunities ahead for the Sage channel partners and the end user as well.

You can read the live notes taken by those in the audience — or if you have a Wave account and are attending (or just want to ask those in attendance a question) – log in an join us

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Search your MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, SalesLogix and Accpac Database With z.Find

Wayne Schulz — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:46:04 +0000

Ever wish there was a way to quickly search your Sage ERP and CRM database without having to go through multiple lookup screens?

z.Find from Escape Velocity Systems uses a Google-type search to quickly locate data within your ERP or CRM database without the need to hunt from report to report or inquiry to inquiry.

You can search multiple databases as well as link in mulitiple non-ERP/CRM sources.

The product works with:

Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 (pricing TBD)

Sage MAS 500 ($6,000 plus $2,000 recurring maintenance)

Sage Accpac

Sage SalesLogix

Third Party Applications and Customizations

z.find search for MAS 90, MAS 200, MAS 500, Accpac, SalesLogix

More information – and a recorded demonstration – can be found on the Escape Velocity web site linked below.

Press Release:

EVS Launches z.Find for Sage MAS 500 ERP, Sage SalesLogix, Sage MAS 90 ERP and Sage AccPac ERP

Boulder, CO– Escape Velocity Systems, Inc. (EVS), a Boulder, Colorado based ERP innovation group announced today the launch of the z.Find now publicly available for Sage MAS 500 ERPand Sage SalesLogix. EVS also announced today the beginning of the z.Find beta program for Sage MAS 90 ERP. Development work is in progress on z.Find for Sage Accpac as well.

The z.Find is a search application that brings the first ever Google-type search capabilities to Sage ERP products. From a single interface, z.Find can return information that resides in multiple databases, third party add-ons or customized tables. “z.Find breaks away from the traditional, structured way of finding data in an ERP by tearing down the walls between modules and systems,” states Evan Garber, President of EVS.

EVS also announces that the z.Find application can be purchased, downloaded, deployed, and updated directly from the z.AppStore. “The experience of adding functionality to your existing ERP solution should be fast and easy; delivery through our z.AppStore makes that possible,” comments Garber.
EVS was formed in 2001 to combine specific industry knowledge and expertise with industry changing innovation and technology. The company’s focus is to create tools that enable mid-market enterprises to have a better, more effective experience with their ERP.

For more information, visit www.evs-sw.com or contact sales@evs-sw.com.

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Thankfully the Sage Insights 2010 Conference Is NOT At This Gaylord Property

Wayne Schulz — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:14:21 +0000

Thankfully the Sage Insights 2010 conference is not at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convcention Center which as you can see from the photo below is presently undergoing some flooding issues.

Sage’s annual reseller conference is at the Colorado Convention Center May 17-20, 2010 before combining with the customer conference to become Summit 2011 in Washington DC the following year.

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Sage Desktop Check Deposit

Wayne Schulz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:18:05 +0000

Sage Payment Services introduces a new service that just might save you a few trips to the bank.

While you are always able to use ACH to electronically transmit or receive payments – the Sage Desktop Deposit offers the ability to process all types of checks drawn on U.S. banks – Personal, Business, Government, Traveler’s, Cashier’s, Certified, Equity Lines of Credit checks and Money Orders.

The primary hardware requirement is a 2-sided document scanner (list of compatible devices).

The Sage Desktop Deposit meets all the standards established by Check 21 which is the 2004 legislation passed by Congress allowing for scanned check images to substitute for actual paper based checks.

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Hot! – What’s New in Sage’s Product Update 1 for MAS90 & MAS200 v4.4

Wayne Schulz — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:17:30 +0000

Jeff Schwenk of Bottomline Software has taken a few minutes to produce a great 26 page document that shows exactly what’s new in Sage Software’s new Product Update 1 which has just been released for MAS 90 & MAS 200 v4.4.

Unfortunately the what’s new guide that Sage supplied did not go into enough detail about the exact features – and where to find them.

Never fear because Jeff’s on the job and here’s his guide that he is allowing me to share with you:

Whats New in MAS90 + MAS200 Product Update 4.4.01

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What’s New in MAS90 Product Update 1?

Wayne Schulz — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:37:16 +0000

Sage Software is now issuing Product Updates on a regular basis for their latest MAS90 and MAS200 version 4.4 accounting software.

While in the past these were called service updates and primarily included bug fixes and patches – the new Product Updates will also include new functionality.

Product Update 1 for Sage MAS 90 & MAS 200 has just been released March 29, 2010 and here’s the complete listing of what’s new.

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Sage ERP X3 VAR Helps Version 6 to Arrive in North America

Wayne Schulz — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:33:14 +0000

New Jersey based ERP firm SWK Technologies, Inc today reported their first sale of Sage’s ERP X3 v6 accounting software.

Sage ERP X3 was acquired by Sage in 2005. Prior to branding as Sage ERP X3 it was known as Adonix. There are 2,700+ global users and 150 partners. The US launch of V6 is scheduled for Q2 2010. Sage is in the process of adding channel partners in North America which will supplement and ultimately replace their direct sales efforts.

Sage positions ERP X3 has a software choice for more data intensive users. With claimed support for up to 2,000 simultaneous users the product will run on Oracle or Microsoft SQL and provides for integrated web services, batch server and out of the box business intelligence the product is marketed to growing companies requiring a system that installs with less effort than comparable packages.

Sage ERP X3 is one of two ERP accounting products Sage has designated as a global offering. That means it’s intended to be used in all regions where Sage operates. The other global ERP is Sage Accpac.

Sage ERP X3 is offered 50% direct and 50% through VARS. Sage ERP X3 will run on Oracle or Microsoft SQL databases. Typical users of ERP X3 are companies with 100 to 2,000 employees.

From today’s press release:

LIVINGSTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SWK Technologies, Inc. (SWK), a Sage Software certified gold development and business partner for more than 20 years, just signed its first Sage ERP X3 client, RFI Ingredients (RFI). The announcement made by Jeffrey D. Roth, CEO of SWK, builds on the strategy he announced in February 2010 to increase SWK’s presence throughout the Northeast by selling Sage ERP X3 and providing related services to clients. SWK is one of a handful of nationwide Sage business partners to recently adopt Sage ERP X3.

“Sage ERP X3 adapts to a company regardless of size or organization style.”
Based in Blauvelt, NY, RFI is a manufacturer of innovative natural ingredients for the food, functional food and dietary supplement industries. The company has decided to upgrade its systems to Sage ERP X3 based on recent and projected growth, compliance with Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), a new location, and to better manage its inventory.

“Sage ERP X3’s focus on collaborative technology and its customizable interface is a great solution for RFI because the system will simplify processes and increase efficiency,” said Andrew M. Nunez, SWK’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Sales, who was formerly with NexTec’s New Jersey office. “Sage ERP X3 adapts to a company regardless of size or organization style.”

“I am not surprised that we’ve already signed our first Sage ERP X3 client,” said Roth. “Not only have we seen great demand in the marketplace, but our sales and consulting teams have been meeting with prospects and current clients to spread the word about Sage ERP X3.”

“RFI is another example of SWK’s full-service approach to working with clients; ERP X3 broadens the strong relationship we already have with them,” said Matthew Hahn, Vice President of Network Services. “Initially, we provided RFI with SWK’s Network and Managed Services offering. Now, we can build on this success to bring similar solutions to even more clients.”

“SWK’s approach in helping us meet regulatory and compliance requirements, as well as ensuring our systems are efficient, are key to our short- and long-term goals,” said Jeff Wuagneux, President and CEO of RFI Ingredients. “Our own customers expect excellence, so working with a system that exceeds our expectations improves our own delivery of services and increases our trust with SWK ten-fold.”

For more information on Sage ERP X3 and other Sage products, as well as SWK’s MAPADOC integrated EDI, visit www.swktech.com, call (877) 979-5462, or contact Alex Nastashkin at alex.nastashkin@swktech.com or (973) 758-6126.

About SWK Technologies, Inc.

SWK Technologies, Inc. is a business application and consulting company providing strategies and solutions to meet its clients’ information and business management needs. As a Sage Software Authorized Business Partner, Sage certified Gold Development Partner and Authorized Training Center, SWK offers best-of-breed solutions for accounting and business management, financial reporting, ERP, CRM, job costing systems and warehouse management. Specializing in collaborative commerce – the communication and cooperation between suppliers and customers – SWK developed MAPADOC EDI, a robust EDI solution that integrates seamlessly with the business management solutions it sells and supports. SWK also provides managed network services to its clients and has offices in Livingston, NJ; in Long Island, Syracuse, and Buffalo, NY; and in Greenwich, CT.

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Tips for a successful upgrade to Sage MAS 90/200 v4.40

Wayne Schulz — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:04:25 +0000

Below are the notes that I took with Robert Wood (DDFCGI) at the April 2, 2010 web session hosted by Sage.

The session topic was “tips for a successful MAS 90 / 200 upgrade to version 4.40″.

Keep in mind that these are tips – and are NOT an exhaustive “how to”. The concepts discussed here were current as of April 2, 2010 but probably will change as future releases fine tune the process.

If you are an end user – please work with a qualified Sage Business Partner to upgrade your MAS 90 or MAS 200 system.

View the notes either by viewing them below — or if you have trouble reading them online – follow this link to:

Tips for a Successful Upgrade to Sage MAS 90 / 200 Version 4.40

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Sage Insights Conference Twitter List – 2010

Wayne Schulz — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:01:04 +0000

Are you attending the Sage Software Insights Conference in Denver May 17-20, 2010?

Insights is Sage’s annual conference for resellers and consultants (Accountants can attend Sage Insights 2010 too) , This three day event features technical sessions, keynote addresses and plenty of time for networking.

Because upwards of 2,000 are expected at Insights it can be tough to find people in the midst of all the sessions and keynotes.

This year I’ve created a Twitter list for anyone who is attending Insights. This list will make it simple to quickly review Twitter messages from those people attending the conference. These messages could be short summaries of sessions they’ve attended or vendors that they’ve just met.

It will include Sage employees, consultants, vars, etc

This list is small – but growing – and if you’re going I’d like to add your name – to make it even easier for other people to listen to what you have to say during the conference.

The benefit of Twitter lists is that when you log into Twitter (or use many third party Twitter clients) you can click on a specific list and view only the “tweets” from those people on the list.

Insights 2010 will be a busy time. People attending will be sending Twitter messages – which can be a great way to find out about good sessions, special activities and even hear opinions about keynotes, etc.

It can be challenging to zero in on just those specific messages without something like a Twitter list.

Think of Twitter lists as a way to filter out the noise on Twitter and temporarily zero in on specific information — in this case Twitter messages from people attending the Insights conference.

I already have a list of Sage related Twitterers:

http://twitter.com/mas90guru/sage

I’ve created an Insights 2010 list so everyone at the conference can quickly view the Twitter activity of people who are there.

Interested in joining the list? All you need do is Tweet out the following message (just copy and paste it into your Twitter stream – be sure you include the “#insights10″ hash).

I’ll keep looking for messages that include this text — and as I find them I’ll add your Twitter ID to the list.

Then when you get to Insights 2010 you’ll be able to easily view the Twitter messages of those who are also attending Insights.

Here’s the message to copy/paste into your Twitter feed:

I’m attending Sage Software’s Insights 2010 Conference in Denver – http://bit.ly/insights2010 #insights10

Sage Insights 2010 Twitter List (Unofficial – Not Affiliated With Sage)

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MAS 500 7.3 Gets Native Avalara Sales Tax Processing Code – Eases Upgrade Process

Wayne Schulz — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:33:10 +0000

Avalara announced yesterday that their Sales Tax for MAS 500 (aka Sage Sales Tax) now has the code embedded into the MAS 500 version 7.3 release.

Sales tax processing embedded in MAS 500 allows for the user to receive accurate tax computations on each order that’s processed through the system. The monthly or quarterly sales tax returns can also be processed for any state – with resulting forms transmitted to the appropriate state.

Sales tax processing is the type of procedure that most companies take for granted — until challenged on an audit. With states increasingly under pressure to raise revenues it’s increasingly likely that more audit resources will be deployed to verify that companies are charging and collecting proper amounts of sales tax.

According to Sage,

Sage MAS 500 and Sage Sales Tax developers worked together and added code (hooks) specifically for Sage Sales Tax in the base MAS 500 code for 7.3. This was done so users who installed Sage Sales Tax for MAS 500 7.3 would not have to obtain updates from Avalara each time MAS 500 released a Monthly Update.

Avalara (www.avalara.com), the leading provider of Web-based sales tax automation and compliance solutions, announced today that Sage Sales Tax, Powered by AvaTax™, is now embedded within the code base of Sage MAS 500, beginning with version 7.3. Sage’s award winning research and development team led the integration effort to address significant customer demand and to enhance customer experience.

“This is a major endorsement from one of the industry’s most highly regarded providers of ERP and other business applications”

“Sage Sales Tax, Powered by AvaTax, is a great example of how Sage is executing on our strategy to deliver hosted services that make the most sense for our customers,” said Alan Bryant, Sage senior vice president. “Integrating key hosted, SaaS, and other cloud-based service offerings into Sage’s on-premise business applications gives our customers the best of both worlds.”

via: Avalara Press Release

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Sage Insights 2010 Conference Mini Brochure (PDF)

Wayne Schulz — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:33:06 +0000

Sage just tweeted out a link to their Insights 2010 conference brochure.

Insights is Sage’s annual conference for resellers and consultants. This year it’s happening May 17-20, 2010 in Denver Colorado. They’ve expanded the guest list to include accountants from their Sage Accountants Network (first time SAN attendees can score a fantastic registration cost of only $495) – Request your Insights discount code from Sage here.

There’s not a whole lot new in here though it does give some added information about the keynote addresses.

For example, on Tuesday May 18, 2010 the Business Opportunity Ahead will feature a trifecta of speakers:

Jodi Uecker-Rust, President Sage Business Solutions gives a talk titled “How We Will Win”, followed by Himanshu Palsule, EVP Product Strategy & Marketing speaking about “The Right Business Model for Sage Business Solutions” and finally Tom Miller, VP Channel Management, speaking about “How Our Partners Will Thrive”.

There’s no word on who the entertainment is (I keep voting for Journey but Sage looks at me as if I’m crazy) so I’m guessing that it’s a no namer.

Here’s a copy of the Insights 2010 brochure:

Insights 2010 Sage Conference Guide

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Sage Insights 2010 Collaboration via Google Wave

Wayne Schulz — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:54:09 +0000

The Sage North America Insights 2010 Conference takes place May 17 to 20, 2010 in Denver Colorado. As usual the three days of sessions and networking promise to provide lots of value for Sage partners, CPAs and Vendors.

We’ll be there in the audience for all the major keynotes as well as the all new 1.5 hour Insights 2010 Sage Executive Question and Answer session.

Each year though it’s nearly impossible to sit in on all the major sessions, so this year we’re going to collaborate on note taking – sharing our notes with any others who care to join us. This will help ensure that nothing is missed during product sessions – and also allows those collaborating to make comments or share their own opinions on the happenings.

This year we’ll be using Google Wave which is a free collaborative tool from Google that you access via the Internet and your web browser. It will allow for anyone to update our notes at sessions — as well as to catch up on notes for sessions that they may have missed or want to know more about.

If you’ve never used Google Wave (or if you’ve tried it and given up) it’s a free collaboration tool in open preview from Google. Most of the use of Wave seems to be to jointly take notes or share bits of information — something that we think makes it an ideal tool to use for Sage Insights 2010.

Here’s a short video that explains and demonstrates Google Wave

Click here to view the embedded video.

During the keynotes and other sessions you’ll be able to search for and participate in the live creation of notes – provided that you’re a member of our conference Google Group (which is the only way Google Wave allows for easy sharing with a group of users).

If you’re not attending Insights you can still join the Google Group and participate in viewing the group Waves as well as providing feedback or asking questions. Google Wave’s are updated in real time so you’ll see people creating notes as the sessions are happening.

Here’s how we’ll use Google Wave for Insights 2010 – and you’re invited to join us

First, if you don’t have a Google Wave account — apply for one right now. You won’t be able to read or reply to any of our conference Waves without an account. The approval process for those appying with their Gmail accounts appears to be 3 to 5 days — so you’ll need to apply well in advance of stepping off the plane in Denver.

Apply for Google Wave Account

Secondly, after you’ve applied for the Google Wave invitation – join our Google Group. By being a member in the group you’ll be able to view and edit any of the Wave’s we create at Sage Insights.

Because of the way that Google implements group sharing – these Waves will only be visible and shared with the group.

When you join the Google Group – be sure you join with the same email address you used to sign up for Wave (Do NOT join with your @googlewave.com address).

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A few things to keep in mind:

This group has nothing to do with Sage.

They’re not sponsoring it – though they’re welcome to participate if they wish.

Once you are active with both Google Wave and a member of our Sage Insights Conference Google Group you’ll be able to search for Wave’s that are directed to anyone in the group.

It’s important to note that until you’re a member of our Google Group that any Google Wave search for Insights Conference notes won’t work.

Within Google Wave – simply search for:

group:insightsconference@googlegroups.com

If you’re already on Wave and have questions – contact us at wayne.schulz@googlewave.com or email wayne@s-consult.com.

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