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Imagenet from Mitek offered by NCR to enable remote deposits by smartphone

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deposit-check-by-phoneImagine being able to use an ordinary cell phone to photographs a check. Then without doing anything more complex than sending the photo via software loaded to your phone (Most phones with at least a 2 megapixel cameral including iPhone and BlackBerry Bold will be supported ) that check is deposited right to your bank account.

There’s no waiting in line. No more embarrasment of producing that driver’s license photo that makes you look like a crazed maniac.

NCR is the company behind this technology. They’ve partnered with Mitek system to create this mobile solution that’s perfect for anyone needing to directly deposit small numbers of checks.

“NCR selected the Mobile Deposit product to extend the number of deposit choices our
customers can use with our self service suite of remote capture solutions,” said Michael O’Laughlin, vice president and general manager, NCR Financial Services Solutions. “Mitek
Systems application will provide the first mobile phone deposit option for our customers, which is a strategic benefit to banks who are looking to attract young consumers and small
business owners who conduct much of their business on the road.”
Mitek Systems ImageNet Mobile Deposit is the first and only application that allows banks to
accept check deposits from merchants and mobile professionals via camera-equipped cell phones. Mobile Deposit is easily downloaded to most mobile phones equipped with a two-
megapixel camera including the Apple iPhoneTM and BlackBerry BoldTM. Mobile Deposit is available to financial institutions or mobile banking software vendors looking to add remote
deposit capture to their mobile banking platform.

via: Mitek Systems via Gizmodo

HighTower waives any MAS90 enhancement back maintenance penalties through 4/30/09 – other cool promos

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hightower-promosFrom now until 3pm CDT on 4/30/09 users who’ve allowed their Hightower software maintenance to lapse can renew with zero back maintenance and zero penalties.

This is a pretty good deal (actually very good) for any company who has let their maintenance go and now finds themself needing to be back on the plan so they can receive the latest software upgrades.

Under the terms of the spring specials – users can get back on HighTower software maintenance with no late or lapsed years fees, new HighTower users can buy one enhancement and get one free and existing HighTower end users can purchase any additional enhancement at 50% off.

Hightower Enhancements At A Glance:

HightTower Direct Deposit : Handles all direct depositing needs, following the National Automated Clearinghouse Association (NACHA) standards for Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 Payroll checks.
HighTower Professional Retainer Control : Users of this enhancement can offer clients discounts on services by pre-purchasing blocks of time at lower rates!

HighTower Point of Sale Professional : Allows stores to complete standard retail transactions while incorporating the data into their Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 accounting, distribution, and manufacturing system.

HightTower Gift Card Expansion Pack : Seamlessly integrate Gift Card transactions with all the Sage MAS 90 and 200 modules through Point of Sale Professional (Requires Point of Sale Professional v4.2 or above).

HighTower Time and Billing : Track employees’ activities on all billable projects and produce detailed billing invoices for your clients. Time/expense entry and invoicing features for law firms, CPAs, consultants, or any business that bills clients based on time.

HightTower Time and Billing Professional : Track employee time for accurate invoicing and enhanced service to your clients, while increasing overall efficiency. Unlike the standard Time and Billing module, Time and Billing Professional integrates the Sage MAS 90 ERP or MAS 200 ERP Accounts Receivable module.

HighTower Timekeeper for MAS90 : Enter time and expenses via Sage MAS 90 or Sage MAS 200, the Timekeeper Remote application, through your PDA device (Palm OS or Pocket PC), and/or via the Internet – the choice is yours with the Timekeeper module.

HighTower Multi-Bin Advanced Distribution For MAS90 and MAS200 : Use MULTIPLE bin locations per item and warehouse with the Multi-Bin Advanced Distribution enhancement. Track an unlimited number of bin locations for each warehouse and inventory item.

HighTower ScanBlaster : Effective and inexpensive bar code scanning solution for use with the Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 Bar Code module. ScanBlaster runs on most Symbol-branded or Symbol-compatible Palm OS devices with a bar code reader attached.

HightTower MICR Encoded Laser Checks : Print laser-quality MICR encoded checks at high speed with low cost, optimizing the Accounts Payable and Payroll process.

HightTower MAStransit : Export your MAS 90 4.x and MAS 200 4.x data to Microsoft’s SQL Server products for additional reporting options and efficiencies.

HighTower RemoteXerver : Utilizing the XMLRPC technology, the RemoteXerver enables cross platform data sharing to and from your Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 system.

Sage MAS 90 Extended Solution Doesn’t Finish Installing [Solved]

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Ever have one of those experiences that leave you feeling like a complete moron?

I just had one – and I’m going to share my experience with you so that anyone  who runs into the same (or similar problem) can learn from my 8 hours of hair pulling, cursing and confusion mis-fortune.

Background

One of my clients ordered the Sage AP-1063 Extended Solution that enables ACH processing for accounts payable. Think of it as anothe form of direct deposit – only instead of direct depositing employee checks you’ll be depositing vendor payments (aka – wire transfers).

Before I ordered I casually noted that the client was on version 4.05 (first mistake – they were on version 4.1). When Sage sent the Extended Solution I logged in at 7:15 AM remotely with the client and began the installation.

Unfortunately the version 4.05 install routine did not check to make sure it was actually installing to a version 4.05 system – -and dutifully installed itself over my version 4.10 system.

Luckily I caught this and quickly determined that version 4.10 of the Extended Solution was needed. Once I ordered the re-packaged part, Sage was quick to email it over to me.

Here’s where the fun began.

Extended Solutions Say’s “Now Installing Extended Solutions” – Forever

Technically the message did not stay there forever. After three hours the client wisely decided to end task and call.

From there I logged in and we engaged Sage to assist in looking at the issue. Neither of us were able to determine the cause due to the lack of any error messages.

As a final resolution Sage offered to look at the data (all 5 GB) if we would upload to them. Fearing the lengthy upload time (easily a day or two on the clients poky network) I declined to upload.

Luckily the client ran into another error — Error 88 SY_Report.PVC Line 203.

This error message was in the knowledgebase and the cure was very simple. Luckily the cure for the above error also resolved totally my “Now Installing Extended Solutions” hung installation problem.

The Resolution

The fix for both the error message and the hung Extended Solution install routine was to go into the \MAS90\SOA folder and delete any SY_*.PVC files (I suggest you move these somewhere as opposed to outright deleting – just in case).

Once those files were deleted, the Extended Solution installed just fine and all error messages vanished. My theory is that the v4.05 Extended Solution may have dumped those SY_*.PVC files into \MAS90\SOA which in turn caused all my subsequent error conditions.

Hope this is helpful to someone else in the future.

Batch number xxxx already exists in the direct deposit transaction file

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Here’s a quick resolution to a very common error message that occurs with Sage MAS 90 or MAS 200 Payroll Direct Deposit (Extended Solution PR-1017).

If you receive the message:

“Batch number xxx already exists in the direct deposit transacton file”

While trying to update your payroll register — take the following action:

  1. Go to Payroll
  2. Direct Deposit Menu
  3. Generate Direct Deposit Interface
  4. Select the second option on the menu – Purge Direct Deposit Interface Files
  5. Select a beginning date that is early enough to remove the offending register number (Tip: In some instances I’ve had to go back as far as 1900 even though I was certain we weren’t using Sage MAS 90 payroll Direct Deposit then…;-)  )

Link: Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 Direct Deposit Manual (PR-1017)

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