Issue 15 |
November - December 2002 |
The purpose of Karmak Compass is to keep all our customers informed of current activities within the Karmak family. This newsletter is designed for both technical and non-technical readers.
In this issue:
What and when?
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ProfitMaker Upcoming
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forms a strategic alliance with Reynolds
Karmak has entered into a long-term, strategic alliance with Reynolds and Reynolds Co., the leading provider of integrated solutions with 75 years of experience serving automotive retailing, where helping automotive retailers manage change and improve their profitability is their first priority. Through the alliance, Karmak will contract with Reynolds to provide integrated solutions for Web services, on-site network and hardware support, and retailer documents. The two companies will also cooperate in the distribution of integrated management system solutions to dealers holding both auto and truck franchises. |
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| 2002 Dealers' Conference another success for Legend & INFO 5 dealers | ||||||||||
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offered another successful Dealers' Conference in October of 2002. The conference theme this year was "20 Years of Partnerships." |
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"Direct contact with Karmak employees and networking opportunities." | |||||||||
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"Good information, very friendly, helpful staff and customers." | |||||||||
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<-- Rochelle Simmons of McCandless International Trucks accepts a free Epson color wireless printer from Don Davis, Karmak's Manager of Sales Support, during the 2002 Dealers' Conference prize drawings. | |||||||||
ProfitMaster Sales Management now in beta testing Three Karmak customers are currently running the new ProfitMaster Sales Management module as part of the beta testing phase. Effingham Truck Sales in Illinois, Peterbilt of Springfield in Missouri, and Truck Centers in Illinois and Missouri are using the new program, which provides comprehensive deal and inventory tracking in a user-friendly Windows environment. "We're getting good feedback," said John Lebel, Director of Research and Design for ProfitMaster and ProfitMaker. "They like how easy the program is to learn and use." ProfitMaster Sales Management is scheduled for general release for Legend and INFO 5 systems in 2003, with a version for ProfitMaker systems to follow. For more on Sales Management's features and benefits, visit our ProfitMaster web page, or contact your Karmak regional manager.
Legend Best Payroll update Due to the large number of Legend Payroll users who are following our lead to Best's Abra Payroll package, we have partnered with Delphia Consulting to provide information and services regarding Best's Abra software. Delphia is the number one Value Added Reseller for Best Abra Suite® and Best Abra Enterprise™ software in the world. They provide nationwide training, as well as setup and installation of Best software. Karmak's partnership with Best Software and Delphia Consulting offers Legend users access to the leading specialists in payroll and human resource management. If you have questions on Best's Abra software, please contact Susan Saunders at Delphia Consulting directly at (641) 749-2762. For information on the Legend interface to Abra Payroll, contact your Karmak sales representative. For details on the retirement of the current Legend Payroll module, see Compass issue 12.
INFO
5 Post
7.1 Update Cumulative PTF
The INFO 5 Post 7.1 Update Cumulative PTF (Program Temporary Fix) is now available. This PTF contains several fixes and enhancements since Release 7.1. The most important enhancement involves implementation of the Tennessee General Fund Tax.
The ProfitMaker 1.1.8 patch will be available soon. This patch contains several fixes and new features, including:
When the patch is available, it will be posted on the ProfitMaker Updates website, and an announcement will be sent to all ProfitMaker customers.
If you are receiving error messages in QuickBooks such as "Action Canceled," or "The page cannot be displayed," it may be due to a problem with Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Microsoft® Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). See the QuickBooks Knowledge Base website for troubleshooting solutions. |
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 Larry O'Connor |
Larry O'Connor recently joined Karmak as the regional manager for the Northeast U.S. region. Larry comes to Karmak with extensive transportation industry experience, including more than 20 years as general manager of multiple dealerships, franchises, and distributorships. He also has more than 10 years of sales management and training experience, including seven years as group consultant and meeting coordinator. Larry will cover Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, and Washington DC. | |||
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