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- The Importance of Tech Experts During Mergers and Acquisitions - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2022 from Neil SmilowitzTaking an acquisition beyond its current potential is no easy feat without the right resources in place. We can’t stress enough how important it is to rely on tech experts during a merger or acquisition. Tech experts have a great deal of experience in protecting companies like yours from the ...
Views: 283 - The Importance of Two-Factor Authentication - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzOver the last few years, there has been a significant rise in cybercrime. As each cyber-attack becomes more advanced, we’re finding that legacy security systems aren’t cutting it anymore. Businesses of all sizes can be affected by cybercrime. According to recent reports, weak, stolen and ...
Views: 505 - The NSA Help Desk Is Here | Infor Distribution Software - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2019 from Neil SmilowitzDid you know NSA offers a help desk system? Why go it alone? We are here to answer all of your questions! At NSA, we are committed to providing world-class support and consulting for our customers. The NSA Help Desk is one tool we utilize to ensure greater efficiency and clarity in managing ...
Views: 326 - The NSA Help Desk Is Here | Infor Distribution Software - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2019 from Neil SmilowitzDid you know NSA offers a help desk system? Why go it alone? We are here to answer all of your questions! At NSA, we are committed to providing world-class support and consulting for our customers. The NSA Help Desk is one tool we utilize to ensure greater efficiency and clarity in managing ...
Views: 344 - The TUG Organization – The History, Annual Conference, and More - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2022 from Neil SmilowitzWhat is “TUG” and What’s the Organization’s History? Since 1985, The User Group commonly referred to as “TUG” has been dedicated to advancing the effective utilization of Infor distribution software and associated third-party products by facilitating the timely exchange of ideas and information ...
Views: 423 - Three Types of Software for Your Wholesale Distribution Business - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzManaging your wholesale distribution takes a lot of work; there are many moving pieces and a lot to keep track of now. The distribution industry has become more sophisticated and more competitive than ever;now is the perfect time to implement a solution that will help you manage your business ...
Views: 325 - Tips for a Successful CRM Migration - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2022 from Neil SmilowitzA successful Migration to a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software can make all the difference in how your business operates. CRM, if used correctly, is the main source for everything there is to know about the company’s customers. A CRM in the wholesale distribution industry stores ...
Views: 355 - Tips for Interior Cleaning for Your Computer - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzWhen is the last time you did a thorough organizing and cleaning of your files? Start by cleaning your email inbox(es). It’s likely you have a bunch of emails that are unread and just waiting to be deleted. There are probably many emails you can unsubscribe from as well to avoid further buildup. ...
Views: 383 - Tips on Working from Home | NSA Professional Services - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzThese are certainly interesting times and for many of us working from home is new and for some, perhaps challenging so here are some tips to help ease the transition and help you focus in your new working environment. If you can, stake out a space away from the rest of the household, ideally ...
Views: 326 - Tips to Help Transition Your Staff Back to the Office - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzAs vaccination rates rise and the effects of Covid-19 lesson, many businesses are preparing to bring their staff back into the office. After all we have experienced during the pandemic, it is important to consider your employees fears and concerns and approach the process with ...
Views: 322 - Top 12 Items to Consider When Selecting an E-Commerce Solution - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2020 from Neil Smilowitz1. HOSTED OR SELF-HOSTED If you think that you need high-level customization and full control over your online store, you can go for self-hosted eCommerce platform. Otherwise, a hosted eCommerce platform would suffice your requirements. In the case of a self-hosted eCommerce platform, you ...
Views: 325 - Top 13 Requirements for B2B/B2C eCommerce During Uncertain Times - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzDistributors with strong digital sales capabilities are growing rapidly and gaining market share during this pandemic. Serving your customers and meeting business objectives during this extended crisis requires a strong digital sales strategy. eCommerce capabilities are a ‘must have’ when ...
Views: 368 - Top 5 reasons to implement Infor CloudSuite Distribution for your business - by Submitted on May 14, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzBelow are top 5 reasons to implement Infor CloudSuite Distribution for your business: Quickly scale infrastructure to support your growing business Get real-time visibility across the entire enterprise Free up capital to support growth initiatives Automate manual tasks across ...
Views: 447 - Top 5 Reasons to Upgrade to Infor CloudSuite Distribution - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzToday’s modern distribution businesses need a solution that can quickly scale to support long term growth. Infor CloudSuite Distribution is the answer. This cloud based solution can evolve as your business needs change over time while also preparing the best path for your business to succeed ...
Views: 333 - Top 5 Tips Advanced Inventory Management Helps You Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2019 from Neil SmilowitzDistributors understand the business objectives behind an Advanced Inventory Management (AIM) system: you can grow your business successfully by knowing exactly what, how many, and when to ship your products. Inventory management makes it possible for distributors to accelerate the pace of ...
Views: 540 - Top ERP trends to take into consideration for your business this year - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzHere are the top ERP trends to take into consideration for your business this year: 1. Mobile Apps: Mobile ERP apps are becoming more popular and for good reason. They offer on-the-go remote access to systems and data anywhere, at any time. These apps are user-friendly and provide real-time ...
Views: 308 - TRUST OUR EXPERT CONSULTING - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzEXPERT CONSULTING The NSA Professional Services team is here to help your business in any way we can. With over 30 years of focused experience in helping businesses utilize tools and technology surrounded by industry standards and best practices, NSA is equipped with the knowledge and resources ...
Views: 378 - Trust the NSA Touch with Your ERP SX.e Software Upgrade - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2018 from Neil SmilowitzFor over 30 years, the team at NSA has been successfully helping wholesale distribution businesses grow and prosper by leveraging and implementing world class software and processes. One of our specialties is leading Infor SX.e software upgrades for our clients. Leading the Way When you ...
Views: 455 - UPDATING YOUR SX.e SOFTWARE? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzEXTREME UPGRADES With old, antiquated systems, some of which are 10+ years old, still in place and harboring mass amounts of critical data, it’s no surprise really that to elevate them to a current platform requires an EXTREME upgrade. NSA takes on extreme upgrades with the utmost precision, ...
Views: 430 - Upgrade Infor Distribution Software to Increase ERP Efficiency - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzNSA Computer Exchange Corp partners with Infor, a leader in specialized distribution software. Recently the company announced the improvements made to the Infor Distribution SX.e 10.3 which includes new features to better serve distributors and increase ERP efficiency by creating cloud readiness ...
Views: 324 - User adoption is the key measure of a successful BI project - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzIn the beginning of implementing a BI project, IT and the internal project team typically find themselves trying to anticipate every need and situation that end users will encounter. In an effort to pre-answer every question and provide every meaningful KPI, however, end-users can feel like they ...
Views: 363 - User Adoption: The Key to BI Projects That Don’t Fail - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzIf you’re failing to gain traction with your business intelligence (BI) platform, you’re hardly alone. In fact, Gartner says: BI projects have a 60% failure rate. But, why? Gartner contributes the high failure rate to the inability to understand the real needs of the business, and the failure ...
Views: 351 - Warehouse Automation Explained - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2022 from Neil SmilowitzWarehouse Automation is the process of automating the movement of inventory into, within, and out of warehouses to customers with minimal human assistance, ensuring business-critical operations meet customer demand. When implemented Warehouse Management System (WMS) automates manual processes, ...
Views: 327 - Ways To Leverage Your CRM Data For A Positive ROI - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzA CRM, if used correctly, is the main depository for everything there is to know about the customer. An integrated CRM in the wholesale distribution industry houses contact and account information, sales history and trends, service requests, account purchasing habits, marketing automation, and ...
Views: 472 - Webinar #15 – Winning the Rebate Game: 3 Steps to Better Purchasing Decisions - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2019 from Neil SmilowitzPHOCAS REBATES Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Time: 2:00 PM EDT Duration: 45 minutes In today’s competitive distribution industry, you face more pressure than ever to stay profitable by keeping inventory moving and increasing margins. But it can be easy to miss income for your ...
Views: 468 - Webinar #17 – F9 V6 Scheduling Hub - by Submitted on May 21, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzAn Advanced Reporting and Distribution Solution F9 Scheduling Hub provides a sophisticated, easy to use interface for working with F9 Excel reports. Familiar spreadsheet properties, dimensions, and dropdown control values can be viewed, selected, and combined to manage content. Include a ...
Views: 448 - Webinar #18 Hooking Safer Security - by Submitted on May 15, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzNSA Phish Threat Presentation In our current age of security your first and most vulnerable line of defense comes not from your servers or hardware, but from your employees. A common threat today used by many is called a Phishing Scheme and many of you have probably seen or heard of them, but ...
Views: 327 - Webinar #19 Microsoft 365 Overview - by Submitted on May 21, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzIn our changing times, Microsoft’s 365 cloud offering makes more sense than ever! Let’s look at some of these core offerings to see how they can improve access, enhance productivity, and collaborate without dependence on your network infrastructure. *Take-Aways Best in class Hosted e-mail ...
Views: 325 - Webinar #21 Second Phase – A Billtrust Solution - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzStand apart from your competition and improve your margins with the only all-in-one B2B/B2C eCommerce, PIM, and Mobile App solutions. Distributors with strong digital sales capabilities are growing rapidly and gaining market share during this pandemic, but not all technology investments will ...
Views: 325 - Webinar #22 Completing the circle – BI plus CRM - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzCheck out the new integrated BI and CRM platform form MITs and Tour de Force Join NSA, MITS, and Tour de Force as they examine how distributors can use analytics and CRM combined to increase their profit. Key Takeaways Get organized by using CRM and mobile app Using BI in role-based ...
Views: 325 - Webinar #24 Month End Close – Accounting Overview - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzThis session is for accounting related month-end close processes in CloudSuite Distribution SX.e (CSD). This applies to both WebUI and GUI interfaces. Key Takeaways - Soft Close versus Hard Close for the month - Back-posting - Accounts Payable – recommended reports - Accounts Receivable – ...
Views: 361 - Webinar #25 Year End Close – Accounting Overview - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzThis session is for the year-end close processes in CloudSuite Distribution SX.e (CSD). While the actual year-end processes may be run by a system administrator, this session is geared towards the accounting team. We’ll review the primary four year-end processes and what they do. This ...
Views: 334 - Webinar Series #27: CloudSuite Distribution - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzWith CloudSuite Distribution, you can increase visibility, simplify integrations, optimize your infrastructure and so much more! Join us to get updates on the latest and learn what CloudSuite Distribution can do to streamline your business in 2021! KEY TAKE-AWAYS: - Why CloudSuite ...
Views: 404 - Webinar Series #28: Make EDI Work the Right Way, Right Away – With Unilink! - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzMake EDI Work the Right Way, Right Away – With Unilink! Disruptive times challenge companies to balance clear thinking with the need for urgent action. Regrets about past missed opportunities aren’t helpful, hasty decisions can turn harmful, while any business-as-usual approach is ...
Views: 396 - Webinar Series #30: Benefits of WebPresented CRM Built for Wholesale Distribution - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2021 from Neil Smilowitz“What’s so special about WPCRM?” WPCRM is a BI, CRM and Quoting tool, purpose-built for Wholesale Distributors, with a focus on end-user value via integration with your ERP. This webinar will walk you through a day in the life of a Sales Rep who uses WPCRM to gain value from data that already ...
Views: 324 - Webinar Series #30: Benefits of WebPresented CRM Built for Wholesale Distribution - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2021 from Neil Smilowitz“What’s so special about WPCRM?” WPCRM is a BI, CRM and Quoting tool, purpose-built for Wholesale Distributors, with a focus on end-user value via integration with your ERP. This webinar will walk you through a day in the life of a Sales Rep who uses WPCRM to gain value from data that already ...
Views: 313 - Webinar Series #31: 2021 Sales Tax Changes: What Distributors Need to Know - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2021 from Neil Smilowitz2021 Sales Tax Changes: What Distributors Need to Know The business world encountered a myriad of sales and use tax changes throughout 2020, both in response to and on top of COVID-19. Despite these changes, one thing remains the same: the expectation, on the part of state and local ...
Views: 345 - What Distribution Companies Are Doing To Manage E-mail Threats - by Submitted on May 22, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzE-mail attacks are becoming more and more sophisticated. As threats continue to evolve, their capabilities allow them to bypass traditional defenses which can lead to a significant increase in risk to your business. The key is prevention before these e-mail attacks even hit your inbox. Here ...
Views: 366 - What Does Your Forecast Look Like? - by Submitted on May 07, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzWhen you want to start up a conversation with someone new, there are several commonly used topics. Given the polarization today, the topic of politics may produce far too many “F” sharps than most of us are comfortable with in polite conversation. So “How ’s the weather?” works. Typical ...
Views: 415 - What is a system health check and what’s involved? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzBackup Checks – Are your backups valid? You might be getting successful backups but do you know if they can be restored successfully? Database Health – Adjust database settings, review extents, promon activity, word indexes, update statistics. System Health – System verification and check, ...
Views: 495 - What is Infor CloudSuite Distribution? - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzIf recent events have you thinking about how to modernize your distribution business, we’re here to help. In these times,more than ever, it is important to have a solution in place that is agile and efficient for an increasingly complex market. Infor Cloudsuite Distribution is our recommendation ...
Views: 362 - What’s on the Technology Horizon for 2021? - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzAs we draw to the end of 2020 and reflect, nobody could have predicted what a year we’d have. COVID turned the world upside down. Things will never be the same as they were – certain businesses and industries were destroyed while others had a stellar year. People are working remotely and relying ...
Views: 389 - When Reality Is Virtual, Paper Can’t Compete - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzHave you compared your “back to normal” plans to policies from all your trading partners? Their various strategies could require you to work around altered timelines, decreased operational capacities, and unpredictable work-from-home schedules. These shifts may even force you to find new ...
Views: 365 - Why Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is Important in 2021 - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a business management software solution that allows an organization to leverage a suite of integrated applications. ERP systems are essentially the “brains” of your technology systems and offer many advantages. If you don’t have an ERP system in place, now ...
Views: 288 - Why Managed Service Makes Sense - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzOur society and business climate was founded upon the virtues of a pioneering, self-reliant, do-it-yourself-at-all-costs spirit. For most, the thought of reaching out to others for help was not a consideration.The problem today is technology has gotten so complex that companies have trouble ...
Views: 399 - Why Ransomware is Blowing Your Budget - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2022 from Neil SmilowitzRansomware is changing quicker than the authorities can keep up, and if you don’t have a plan of attack, you might be the next victim – if you aren’t already. Ransomware is on the rise, and the costs to combat it continues to squeeze the life out of your company. Ransomware is blowing your ...
Views: 372 - Why Ransomware is Blowing Your Budget - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2022 from Neil SmilowitzRansomware is changing quicker than the authorities can keep up, and if you don’t have a plan of attack, you might be the next victim – if you aren’t already. Ransomware is on the rise, and the costs to combat it continues to squeeze the life out of your company. Ransomware is blowing your ...
Views: 400 - Why should you upgrade to Infor CloudSuite Distribution? - by Submitted on May 05, 2021 from Neil SmilowitzAs an Infor Alliance and Channel Partner for many years, we’re sharing our top 5 reasons why your business needs Infor CloudSuite Distribution: Gain Business Insight: With Infor’s business intelligence and analytics, you can understand and utilize data to improve service and create new ...
Views: 362 - Why Your Business Can’t Afford to be Without a Data Recovery Specialist - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2020 from Neil SmilowitzWhat if you showed up for work and discovered your computers and server –the technology you depend on every day to run your business – no longer worked? You hit the switch and nothing… your computers and server are all dead on arrival. How can you operate your business if your technology ...
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