December 2006
1. News
2. Free stuff!
3. Product Updates
4. Reminder!
5. Griff's Corner - Techie Tips
6. 15 Seconds of Fame
7. Christmas Message
Interactive to make Christmas donation to Charity BAYC!
This year Interactive have chosen to make a donation on behalf of ourselves and our customers to registered Children's Charity BAYC. Interactive will donate £1 for every email sent to donate@interactiveit.com. All you have to do is send us an email and we will make the donation on your behalf - FOC!
This is a way of saying thank you to all our readers and customers and to help a worthy cause in our local community! For more information on BAY please see their website www.BAYC.org.
Please email NOW to make your contribution!!
Interactive launch Integrated Pegasus CRM product!
STOP PRESS - CRM Module now available for Opera 2. The CRM module includes Help desk, Customer Relations Management and service calls and is ideal for anybody in the service industry. It is a simple to use system that can add huge benefits to the way you deal with your customers and run your business.
Speak to Interactive for more details on 0121 2602600 or email sales@interactiveit.com
Interactive are running Christmas Hamper Competition again this year - win the hamper full of festive goodies by emailing hamper@interactiveit.com - email for now for your chance to win!
Secrets of the Web - 31st January 2007
Back for the New Year, the successful and informative 'Secrets of the Web' event.
Does your website offer you a return on your investment?
Could it be performing better?
Is it a true representation of your business?
If you have answered no to any of the above questions why not come along to this event and get some FREE advice on how you can make the web work for you.
To book your FREE place at this event please email events@interactiveit.com and a member of the sales team will be in touch with confirmation and further details. Book early to avoid disappointment!
Sage MME - CRM Mid-Market Edition
Sage Mid-Market Edition (formally known as ACCPAC CRM) is a comprehensive, award winning, internet based Customer Relationship Management system that provides access to everyone who has the need to know instantly.
Sage CRM MME works entirely through a web browser taking advantage of the efficiency that the internet has to offer delivering business applications. Sage CRM MME offers a full range of hosted or on premises deployment. As your needs change it is easy to switch environments from hosted to on premises as all the data and customisations move with you.
Sage Mid-Market Edition is easy to use, fast to deploy, feature rich with a low cost of ownership giving real benefits of CRM to mid sized companies.
Sage CRM MME makes individual and group efforts across sales, marketing and support teams making teams making people and individuals more efficient at their individual roles across a company.
For more information please visit www.sage.co.uk
CIS - Changes for the construction Industry - HAPPENING SOON!
'It has been delayed but it hasn't gone away.
If you are in the construction industry chances are you may have breathed a sigh of relief when you heard that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has delayed the changes to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). April 2007 may seem a long way off, but the clock is still ticking. Implementing a new software system isn't a decision any business undertakes lightly. Ensuring that the solution suits your business, purchasing, installing and getting comfortable with new software will inevitably take time.
For any construction company, it is critical to adhere to the rules of the Construction Industry Scheme; getting it wrong can be costly in terms of deductions and surcharges. This is even more important with the increased scrutiny from HMRC as part of their efforts to recoup the £130m they believe should be collected in extra taxes from the construction industry.'
See link for more information www.pegasus.co.uk
This month we have brought to you a handy hint on how to use two monitors instead of just one.
Do you want to use two monitors? If one monitor is good, two is better, right?
So how do you set it up?
Basically, all you need to have is two video adapters (cards). Your computer already has one, but you'll need to either install another one yourself or take your computer to someone who can
Keep in mind that depending on your configuration, you may not have any space (or interrupts) left for adding another video card. Due to the millions of possible configurations, I don't really have any guidelines to give you in regard to this. If you're not sure, take your machine into a computer shop and have them look at it.
If you're using a laptop, you may already have multiple video adapters. One for your LCD display and one for a standard monitor. Just plug your regular monitor in and go. It's that easy. Of course, you'll want to confirm this before you go out and buy a new monitor, but most newer laptops will support this configuration.
Once you get the hardware taken care of, the rest is easy. Right-click your desktop and select Properties from the resulting menu. Hit the Settings tab.
You'll see both monitors displayed. You can set resolution and colour depth for each individually as well as drag the monitor icons themselves into their real world positions (makes transitions from one monitor to the next smoother).
For more techie tips please see www.worldstart.com/tips.
The whole team are in the spotlight this month - Interactive enjoyed their staff night out last Friday with a trip to the Roaring Twenties theme night at Millennium Point in Birmingham! The night was absolutely brilliant and enjoyed by all. On behalf of the Interactive team we'd like to say a big thank you to the directors for a great night! Take a look at some of the pictures of the team!
Interactive would like wish you all a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year - Good luck with the hamper draw and we look forward to seeing you in 2007!
