MACC's February eMessage
The latest news from your friends at MACCIn this issue…
> President’s Message
> WOW! Training
> Featured Employee
> Client Relations News
> Software Update
> Technical Information
> Featured Recipe
MACC Calendar
March’s transmit day for first of the month billing is February 22nd. As a reminder, the 2018 bill transmit schedule is available on MACC’s Client Pages. Follow this link to view the schedule.
MACC Events
2018 Midwest Road Shows
• Cedar Rapids, IA – March 13th
• Fort Dodge, IA – March 14th
• Hays, KS – March 21st
• Topeka, KS – March 22nd
• Event website
2018 Users Group
• April 17th – 19th
• Chandler, AZ
• Event website
MACC Announcements
MACC will be conducting network maintenance on February 11th
From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Central) on Sunday, February 11th, our technicians will conduct maintenance on our network. During this time, web-based services from MACC may be unavailable. This affects MSaaS and all MACC websites (Web Reporting, TMS, FTP, etc.) as well as online access to customer statements. Going forward, MACC will be scheduling network maintenance during the same timeframe on the second Sunday of each month. Please contact your MACC Client Relations Manager or Account Manager if you have questions regarding this maintenance schedule.
Featured web training
Network Number Management
This presentation shows Customer Master users how to manage telephone and other network numbers. We’ll discuss how to set up the maintenance tables associated with network numbers, how to reserve or assign numbers, and the reporting that is available to help monitor network number assignment. A link to the course’s details and registration information is below. MACC Client Page access is required to view the link.
Trivia Winner
Congratulations to Julie Popp from Benton Communications who won this month’s MACC Trivia Challenge Contest. Look for MACC Updates for more chances to play trivia!
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Craig Aman
President’s Message
We need to hear from you
By Craig Aman, President and CEO
I have a small favor to ask. Each year MACC sends out our Client Satisfaction Survey. We take this action because we truly want to know how well we have served you over the past year and what we can do to improve in the future. I urge you to please take a few minutes and complete the survey. By giving an honest assessment, you will help us ensure we are meeting and exceeding your expectations.
Take the survey Read the articleNow is still a good time for WOW!
Still searching for the best deal in training for 2018? You’ll find it with MACC’s WOW! Training Program. It gives your company the opportunity to take up to six web training courses per month for just $99. That’s a savings of almost $400!
MACC’s Featured Employee
Fred Schmidt
The MACC team has always consisted of many talented individuals, but as of last month, we have the honor of working with a world champion dancer. Fred Schmidt, a Senior Data Analyst, was named the United Country Western Dance Council’s top-rated Male Points Champion for 2017.
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Here’s “What’s Cooking” when you join us on the road
MACC is serving up lots of great tips and tricks on the road to bring you training and the latest news on our products and services. Starting in mid-March, our Midwest Road Shows will be in Kansas and Iowa. After that, we are heading west to the MACC Users Group in Chandler, Arizona. Details and registration for both events are now available.
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Best practices for inventory batch processing
If your company uses inventory, we strongly recommend performing your batch posting process at least monthly, if not weekly. By performing this process on a regular basis, it will make it easier to reconcile your inventory. We’ve found that when companies perform this step less frequently, it makes reconciliation more cumbersome.
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In the news: Meltdown and Spectre exploits
Have you ever watched a good sports match where both teams seem to score at will? That’s how it sometimes feels when watching or reading the news. There is always a new exploit or another vulnerability discovered and as soon as you make sure you’re safe from one, another one pops up. The latest news has been about Meltdown and Spectre.
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Featured Recipe – Beef Tamale Pie
Your family will love this easy to make Mexican casserole.
- Two pounds of ground beef
- 1/2 cup of chopped onion
- One can of nacho cheese soup