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What steps do I need to take before contacting Omnios Support? Having problems with your Microsoft Dynamics application and need assistance? Your first thought would be contact your Omnios consultant. But, do you know the steps to take before contacting them? Watch this 5 minute recorded webinar to find out the steps you should take before contacting your consultant and other support options that are available.

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August 2010

Omnios Impact

Change is the theme in this month's Omnios Impact. Click here to find out the changes in Microsoft Dynamics SL 8.0, or learn about Microsoft Dynamics GP Management Reporter.  Or, if you're about to make changes in your organization, it's important to understand how effective these changes are. To learn more, check out our Business Intelligence area.  

July 2010

Omnios Impact

Our latest edition of the Omnios Impact is available by clicking here to find out how to extend your Microsoft Dynamics SL, or learn about Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration Manager.  Or, learn more about the Business Intelligence Tools available at your finger tips and the next Business Intelligence webinar right around the corner.  

June 2010

Omnios Impact


Take a look at our next edition of the Omnios Impact where you can learn more about Business Intelligence tools, find out how you can learn exactly what’s included in your Microsoft maintenance plan, or did you know Microsoft Dynamics SL has the ability to build custom menus that enables users to document business processes.  Click here to read about this and more in our June Omnios Impact.

May 2010

Omnios Impact

Our next edition of the Omnios Impact e-Newsletter is here!  Read about your Microsoft Dynamics Solution, what the hot topic was at Convergence 2010, information about sales, scale and capacity and more.  Click here to read our May Edition of the Omnios Impact e-Newsletter.

April 2010

Omnios Impact


News at Omnios, News about your Microsoft Dynamics system, News about Business Intelligence, News about sales and news about balance. We’ve pulled it all together in our new, condensed format for the Omnios Impact e-Newsletter. Take a glance and get the news in an easy and quick to read format while finding that next bit of information to give you one more competitive advantage. Click here to read our April  Edition of the Omnios Impact e-Newsletter. 

January 2010

E-Newsletter


This Top Ten List is for you.  It’s the perfect marriage of business and pleasure, of profit and play, of ROI and LOL.  Excellent.  Click here to find out Why Your Company Should Be Using CRM Online.

Seth Godin’s compilation of motivational and inspirational insights for the business-minded is guaranteed to make you think, to make you feel, and truthfully, to make you act.  It’s full of feel-good, big picture, words of wisdom.  You’ll approach the rest of your day after reading What Matters Now.  It may just change your life.

Lay-offs.  Hiring freezes.  Forced Furloughs.  Pay cuts.  Any CFO or Controller can tell you what was definitive about the past year.  And we all know it wasn’t good news.  But optimism for the future, despite what unemployment numbers now reveal, is the overwhelming feeling among prognosticators and polls CFOs around the world.  Why?  What signs reveal that the tide is, in fact, turning?  Can we count on more jobs in the new year?  Click here to find out what lies ahead.

Virtualization is the latest of a long line of technical innovations designed to increase the level of system abstraction and enable IT users to harness ever-increasing levels of computer performance. At its simplest level, virtualization allows you, virtually and cost-effectively, to have two or more computers, running two or more completely different environments, on one piece of hardware.  For example, with virtualization, you can have both a Linux machine and a Windows machine on one system.  Read more from Virtualization for Dummies.

January 2010

Why Does My Business Feel Like a Mousetrap by Kevin Kueny


Do you remember the old board game, Mousetrap®?

Unfortunately, the trip down memory lane is often interrupted by the harsh SNAP! of mousetrap reality. Too many business processes resemble this convoluted board game, hindered by many moving parts and laden with costly inefficiencies.

Ideally, companies perform comprehensive reviews of their business processes periodically, or whenever significant change occurs. But what happens when they don't?

To find out, click here to learn how you can:

  • "Smell a Rat" - identify overextended process problems
  • "Reset the Trap" - address these inefficiencies quickly and effectively
  • "Become the Big Cheese" - bring your firm back to the high-firing, productive engine it once was

November 2009

E-Newsletter


Learn how you can increase productivity while being the most-loved manager in the industry by reading When Free Doughnuts and Casual Fridays Aren’t Enough: How to Motivate Your Employees.

In an effort to help Microsoft partners be more successful in delivering on-time, on-budget Microsoft Dynamics solutions to customers, Microsoft began providing Sure Step to all its Microsoft Dynamics partners, including Omnios.  Click here to read more details.

October 2009

4 Steps To Better Decision Making with Data by Mike Silver


It's been said that management is the art of making decisions with insufficient data.

However, as the Harvard Business Review recently points out, "Data computing power, and mathematical models have been transforming many realms of management from art to science."

So how do you shift your approach from Renoir to Sir Isaac Newton and:

  • Employ effective business analytics to support decision making?
  • Improve yourt data collection process?
  • Capture accurate information to grow your business?

Click here to read this article and learn.

October 2009


E-Newsletter

What makes your company extraordinary?  What is it about your service that forces a consumer to share your name with friends?  What makes your business remarkable?  If you are not sure how to answer these questions, click here to understand the concept of the Purple Cow, an exciting business concept by Seth Godin in his bestselling book Purple Cow.

The wrong financial management software can cause delays in reporting, waste workforce output in data entry, and directly impact profitability.  Is your financial management software working for you?  Or is it time for a change?  Click here to find out.

Why not give executives and decision makers’ key business metrics at-a-glance access to the information they need to make decisions and take command when conditions change.  With Key Performance Indicators for Microsoft Dynamics GP, companies can define and help deliver instant access to personalized views to business information via a Web-based portal.  Click here to learn more.

September 2009

If Only We Had A Better System - Five Insights for this Common Ailment by Stephanie Howard

Many companies make the mistake of adopting an "out with the old and in with the new" approach. They replace technology and expect lingering operational issues to vanish.

Unfortunately, new systems are not the magic cure-all, especially when inefficient business processes remain. Before replacing your system, click here to read this article and you will learn:

  • Why process, accountability, and appropriate controls drive efficiency
  • How the data you already have can open up a new world of possibilities
  • Why maintenance and training can exponentially increase productivity

September 2009


E-Newsletter

Are you thinking about purchasing new software?  Many times the software is the right solution, but the implementation was wrong.  Too many businesses make the mistake in thinking the reseller will install the software and disappear.  In truth, you rely on your reseller for configuration, training, upgrades, enhancements and more.  Click here to read the checklist on what to look for in a reseller before purchasing new software.

A new, global study of midsize organization shows that two-thirds are planning or implementing their top IT priorities, despite the economy.  These companies are taking advantage of the current environment to invest in their future in areas ranging from information management and security management to social media and cloud computing seeing the greatest focus and investment.  Click here to find out what the case study shows.

Want to be more productive in Microsoft Excel?  Click here for 21 Excel tips.

August 2009


E-Newsletter

Stop worrying about the economic mess and start doing something concrete about it.  Click here to read about this article.

Microsoft’s Bing search engine is now publically available.  Click here for a list of features Bing differs from Google.

Microsoft Dynamics GP and the Microsoft Office system work together to help people optimize productivity, access and analyze information, and collaborate and connect securely across the entire organization.  Click here to down load this white paper.

November 2008

Project Management—
The Key to a Successful Project

Successful project management requires a very specific set of skills. Challenges and issues will always arise; but when you combine effective planning, analysis and objective building with detail oriented project managers maintaining effective team oversight, you can ensure that all of your projects will be delivered successfully.
Click here to learn the keys to successful project management.
September 2008

What's new with
SL 7.0?

Omnios strives to help each of our clients achieve greater value and efficiency with their financial management and project accounting functions. We believe in providing access to the best resources and providing insights is a key part of the initiative. In September, Omnios held a Webinar What is new with SL 7.0?  to showcase the newest features and benefits of your Dynamics SL system.  If you were unable to attend, click here to watch a Webinar of the event.
September 2008

IMPACT Feature - Mining for HR Gold
Human Resources (HR) exists as a function in every company and impacts every employee. HR departments often concern themselves mainly with payroll and enrolling employees in benefit plans, but they can do so much more with the information they have if given the opportunity. In fact, they are often an overlooked area for measuring company effectiveness.Click here to learn how you take advantage of your HR data.
August 2008

Omnios Selected to Participate in Field Study with Nationally Ranked University Entrepreneurship Program.

In August, Omnios was selected by the University of Iowa to give its students real world business consulting experience through a field study program. Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is ranked #21 on the Princeton Review’s Top 25 Entrepreneurial Universities, and Omnios was selected to participate out of a number of applicant companies.
Click here to read the entire announcement.
June 2008

IMPACT Feature - Business Intelligence Improves Traditional Reporting Tools
No, it’s not an oxymoron.  Business Intelligence (BI) refers to reporting systems designed to efficiently present information to support analysis, decision-making and other reporting needs. You may be thinking: Don’t I already have that with the reports available in my Accounting/ERP system?  Yes, but modern BI systems are designed to improve on the limitations of more traditional reporting tools.  Click here to learn how you can use Business Intelligence Systems to improve your traditional reporting.
April 2008  

IMPACT Feature - Reusing Your Business Data
Your company spends a great deal of time and money collecting valuable information about customers, vendors, projects, internal resources and other data to help you run your business effectively and efficiently.  This business data is essential for creating invoices, reviewing reports and monitoring balances.  Do you find yourself collecting the same data again so you can use it for these other purposes?  Keeping, maintaining and synchronizing this second set of data often takes additional time and resources your company doesn’t have or cannot afford.Click here to learn how you can reuse your business data.
February 2008

2008 Omnios Partner Message
We hope your 2008 is getting off to a wonderful and productive start.  As our partnership renews for another year, we wanted to take a moment to thank you for allowing Omnios the opportunity to work with you and provide you with some insight into what is happening with Omnios this year.Click here to learn how Omnios plans to enhance its business and expand client resources to better serve its clients.
January 4, 2008 

Omnios Selected As 2007 Pacesetter by Accounting Technology Magazine for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Omnios, a leading provider of business process and project management consulting services for mid-sized organizations, was recently named a 2007 Pacesetter by Accounting Technology Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. Click here to learn more on Omnios being named a 2007 Pacesetter.
September 2007

Omnios Announces New Service for Dynamics SL Clients
This fall we launched the Omnios Dynamics SL Support Center, provided through Plumbline Solutions, to help you maintain your financial and project management software. This new resource is designed to provide our Dynamics SL clients with basic software assistance and support focused on usability, how-to’s, data issues, and standard reporting. Click here to learn how Omnios’ new service can help you.