Every night the curtain rises on Broadway's Monty Python's Spamalot- and the actors sing "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". It must be an effort at times, but this approach can yield its own dividends, and, if nothing else, it does make the day at the office look much more positive.

Investment gurus tell us that this is the time to invest, to pick up stocks at good prices, to get in on the ground floor and to lower the average cost of purchase within a portfolio. Here at Net@Work we know that the subjects we should talk to clients about are in the area of efficiency - making less do more, making the IT dollar stretch a little further and perhaps catching up on a few projects for which there was no time a year ago. A few particular points to focus on right now - perhaps ideas for the New Year Resolution list: Read More

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With the recent acquisition of Business Technology Solutions (BTS), a North Carolina-based consulting firm specializing in Sage MAS 90/200 and Abra HR Software, Net@Work has established a presence in North Carolina which will provide a strategic base for business development. More importantly, the joining of our two companies strengthens our already extensive MAS 90/200 expertise, while deepening our bench of Sage ABRA HR and HR automation specialists. BTS Founder, Lissa Johnsen has headed up Net@Work's new HR Practice from our North Carolina office and all of the BTS staff has remained on board. We welcome BTS and all their clients!

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Watch how Net@Work implemented and integrated Sage Saleslogix CRM and Sage MAS 500 ERP to help keep them connected with real-time data, remote access, and ERP integration capabilities.

Dale & Thomas is one of the fastest growing specialty retailers in the country. As part of being featured on programs like the Today show and Oprah the company has experienced exponential growth. The challenge for the organization was the need to handle large volumes of internet and phone orders in addition to handling a growing wholesale business. The challenge extended to internal operations since Sales, Customer Service and Finance/Operations were operating in completely separate environments. With the holiday season approaching the company needed a complete end-to-end operation to handle anticipated orders in the multiple thousands per day. Watch the Video

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Danny Estrada, Net@Work CRM Practice Director

Year after year it's amazing to see how the world of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has evolved. In the beginning it was all about bringing small groups of sales teams together and then marketing was evolved to help fuel the sales force automation engines. Finally, the customer service components of CRM bolstered the goal of having a 360° view of an organization's customers. Now the first wave of CRM is behind many organizations and the next evolution has begun.

In the world we live in today everything seems to pass at "Internet" speed. The flow of information and the sheer amount of data in most organizations is mind boggling. Even the smallest organizations have realized that technology is not an option and the more advanced company environments have realized that the need to be more efficient and proactive is a differentiator in the marketplace. Now the question is not if but how? Read More

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As many business owners have already seen, the prevalence of laptops in the mobilized workforce has introduced wireless technologies in both the home and office environments. Wireless can add significant value to your organization by allowing employees to move freely throughout the office with their mobile devices and providing access for visitors. However, the addition of wireless technology, or WiFi, in (or outside of) your corporate environment introduces new security challenges.

It's more difficult to contain the wireless signal within the four walls of your office or home, and a poorly configured setup can unintentionally provide full access to your servers and data. Just think: A hacker may be sitting in the hallway outside your office or a nearby parking lot all weekend long with access to your network, never setting off a single alarm or breaching the physical boundaries of your office. Once on your network, the attacker can help himself to corporate files and customer data. Adding even greater risk to your corporate network security are poorly configured home wireless networks, be they yours or your employees'. Remote users should be considered an extension of your office, and home wireless devices can add just as much risk as devices in your office. Read More

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The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 was developed to boost the economy. Not only does the act provide for additional refund checks on personal income tax, it also contains significant provisions to help small businesses. But unlike the personal income tax stimulus, the small business provisions require that you act now, before December 31, 2008, to take advantage of the benefits. Let's take a closer look. Read More

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Profound Beauty
Industry: Cosmetics
Features: Content Management and E-commerce System

Profound Beauty needed a new website that would give them an advanced content management and e-commerce system as well as allow them to maintain their high level of design and integrate existing online assets. To meet this goal we delivered a heavily customized Joomla! CMS and E-commerce extension. Custom features included: FedEx integration, accounting system integration, B2B members area, Flash based product guide with shopping cart integration and more. Click here to view the website

Jonathan Barry Associates Commercial Real Estate
Industry: Commercial Real Estate
Features: Content Management System with Real Estate Listing Component

Net@Work designed and developed an attractive and highly functional site for both JBA's clients and JBA's internal marketing needs. The site is built upon the Joomla! content management system and features a customized property listing manager, email campaign manager and other custom enhancements. Working with one of our Search Engine Optimization partners we ensured that the site structure and content was optimized for SEO. The end result is a traffic generating site where potential clients can quickly locate a property and can contact the listing agent with just a few keystrokes. Click here to view the website

RAI Group
Industry: Financial Services
Features: Company Re-branding and Content Management System

Net@Work worked with RAI, and our copy writing partner, to create a site that defined an entirely new brand and logos for the company and its three divisions. We created a site to match their level of professionalism, clearly encapsulate their broad range of services and convey the entrepreneurial spirit and customer focus that is RAI. The site was implemented using the Joomla! content management system, allowing the site to keep up with RAI's rapid rate of growth. Click here to view the website

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Congratulations to Net@Work client Hotels Unlimited, who won the Sage Customer Award for Rookie of the Year, an award given to a first-year Sage Software customer who achieved best product implementation and/or first-year results. Thirteen customer awards in seven categories were announced at the 2008 Sage Summit customer conference, held in Denver, November 17-20, 2008. A representative of Hotels Unlimited was a guest of Sage at the annual Conference and honored on stage during the Keynote presentation. Congratulations! Read More

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Net@Work has again been named a Technology Pacesetter in the annual listing published by Accounting Technology magazine. This is the tenth consecutive year that Net@Work has been recognized as one of the nation's most distinguished accounting and business management software consultants and resellers. Pacesetters are selected for a wide range of criteria, such as substantial growth, their leadership's influence and involvement in the accounting software community, and recognition from the companies whose software they market. The names of all 100 organizations were published in the December 2008 issue of Accounting Technology.

Net@Work has been named to the prestigious Sage Software Chairman's Club and President's Circle, based on our outstanding performance during the past year. The President's Circle and Chairman's Club are two annual programs honoring the elite of the Sage Software Business Partner Community. "Our President's Circle achievers know what it takes to win, delivering the solutions and customer service that help both them and their clients succeed. We congratulate Net@Work this year for their impressive achievement and wish them continued success in 2009," said Nina Smith, Sage Software president, Business Management Division. Read More

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Our continued growth has brought on 31 new team members over recent months. We've added great talent in all areas of service to our clients; from consulting and tech support to client care. We're especially pleased to welcome our newest team members out of our North Carolina location (all former Business Technology Solutions staff), to the Net@Work team. Welcome to Net@Work!

NORTH CAROLINA
Left to right: Lissa Johnsen, Chad Watson, Mary Erlenmeyer, Jim Stubanas, Geni Long, Annette Bryans, Paralea Boose, Brian Lane, Janet Metz, Aldo Simmons, Jeff Odom, Brian Poole

NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT & ROCHESTER
Left to right: Joshua Addington; Joe McGlynn; Jessica Miller; Morris Wilder; Jonathan Ross; Jack Behr; Regina Rubinstein; Bruce Pachtinger; Denise Bouboulis; Peter Conway; Mark Matarazzo;

Not present: Harold Johns; Paul Polito; Byron Juna; Nicauri Vargas; Juan Fabian; Amir Avitzur; Barry Walton; Louis Ross.

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The entire Net@Work team wishes you and your family Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year! During this time of year we would like to express to you our sincere appreciation for the support you have shown us in the past and present. We will always do our best to remember your continued faith in us and our ability to serve you well.

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