August
It's been a great summer but it's already August!! Another month means another Jonas Insider!
This month's Featured Article is a message from Jonas' Construction Division's President, Patrick Arkeveld.
Did you know that Jonas Software has been named one of the “50 hottest companies”? Check the News and Events to learn all about it as well as Upcoming Trade Shows.
Jonas is always working to improve our user experience. Check out the Continuous Improvement section to see recent changes to Digio Document Management.
Check the Upcoming User Groups section for information about the 2010 Jonas User Group Conferences for an opportunity to meet other Jonas users and staff.
Read some feedback from one of our valued clients regarding our Webinar training sessions.
Meet Himanshu, the latest addition to the Jonas Technical Support Team in Know Your Support Rep.
Pick up some tips from the Jonas support team in FAQ’s and Helpful Hints.
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To our Jonas Clients,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the Jonas Software solution. The past 12 months has been a period of rapid growth and expansion for the Jonas Construction Group. This growth has created a number of opportunities for people within the organization, which we are always delighted to see. The challenge that comes along with growth is our ability to add new members to the team while not compromising on the level of service we pride ourselves on. As we continue to embark upon a period of high growth and recruitment, you will begin to hear some new voices when dealing with our support group. As many can appreciate, the Jonas Software solution possesses a wealth of functionality that take time to familiarize oneself to. We currently offer an intense training program for new staff, which we are continuing to build upon in an effort to ensure we are providing customers with the best support possible.
Beyond simply backfilling for those that have moved into new roles, we are increasing our headcount in a number of areas such as Development, Quality Assurance as well as Support in order to meet current demand and to raise the bar in terms of the level of support we are able to provide our clients. I want to take the opportunity to thank you for your patience during this time and hope that you will begin to notice an improvement in our response and resolution times beyond the levels we are currently performing.
We value your business and look forward to a continued relationship of providing value through our solutions. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly at anytime with any questions you may have.
Kind Regards,
Patrick Arkeveld
President -
Jonas Construction Group
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 Toronto, Canada - July 13, 2010: Jonas Software, a leader in accounting, construction and service management software solutions, was named amongst the 2010 Constructech 50 Hottest Companies, a prestigious list of "the most influential construction technology providers with a strong and ongoing market presence.”
Winners of the Constructech 50 are selected from various factors including those organizations with "a strong product/service aimed at the construction industry, ongoing customer satisfaction and growth, as well as outreach and educational efforts for the construction industry.” Jonas Software fits the profile.
“We’re proud to accept this award especially considering how our team has come together over the last year to combat tough economic changes within the construction industry,” says Kevin Sharma, marketing manager.
Another factor that worked in Jonas' favor was because of Jonas Mobile, a tool that increases productivity and improves customer satisfaction for service contractors. The use of Jonas Mobile has more than doubled in the past year amongst their customer base. The Constructech announcement stated that mobile providers “were highest-ranked categories of emerging/hot technology to have an impact on the construction industry in the next five years, according to a recent Constructech survey.”
Mike Carrozzo, Constructech's chief editor wraps up the announcement by stating, “Constructech 50 serves as guide for anyone looking for innovative, proven technology within the construction marketplace.”
More information on the Constructech 50 is featured in the annual Constructech IT playbook. Visit the Constructech website for more information
About Constructech Magazine
From the perspective of the construction professional, Constructech magazine uncovers the necessary tools to increase productivity and profitability and reveals the value of information technology tools and building control automation.
About Jonas Software:
Founded in 1990 Jonas Construction & Service Management Software provides solutions to over 1,000 Construction companies across North America to help them drive revenue and improve operational efficiency. The Jonas solution consists of over 40 flexible, innovative and fully integrated software modules including accounting, payroll, job cost, service management, inventory, document management, mobile, and web portal all backed by our highly experienced team of implementation and support professionals.
Copyright 2009, Jonas Software All rights
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Jonas Software is proud to announce its attendance for the first time at the Constructech Technology Day 2010. This year's show will take place on August 19th from 1pm to 7pm at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield Schaumburg (near Chicago).
Visit us at Booth # 308
The Technology Day Conference brings together builders, contractors, and solution providers to identify the most crucial topics in the construction space through networking, education, and demonstration.
For more information on the show, visit this website.
Jonas Software is proud to announce its attendance at the 69th MCA National Annual Conference. This year's show will take place from September 22-25 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront in Halifax, NS.
Visit us at our table
For more information on the show, visit this website.
The Jonas referral program is an easy way to earn $1000 towards training, new modules or annual maintenance. If you know any contractors who might be a good fit for Jonas, let us know who they are and if they become a Jonas client you will get that $1000 for your company and a gift certificate for yourself. Referrals are an important component to the growth of any business. You can save your company $1000, get a gift certificate for yourself and help your referral improve their business with Jonas Software. You have nothing to lose.
To refer a contractor, simply fill out this form or email Kevin Sharma.
Note: If we are already in the sales process with the referral, you will not be eligible for the $1000.
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Clients have been asking and here it is! Digio (Jonas Document Management) will now auto-store the Project Manager as an attribute when scanning Accounts Payable invoices. In order to achieve this, the client must indicate which Job Sort Category they wish to use for Project Manager.
In the Costing System Profile identify which Job Sort Category is to be used for Project Manager.
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 The highly anticipated 2010 JonasUser Group Conference is justaround the corner. For those of you not yet fortunate enough to have attended a Jonas User Group, try to picture many of your peers spending two intense days learning, interacting, networking, talking shop and just having a great time.
This year, the 2010 Jonas User Group gives you an opportunity to sharpen your skills, learn about our new modules and products, spend time with Jonas industry experts and so much more. From the opening cocktail reception, to the numerous hands-on sessions, development discussions, breakout rooms, “special” event, and much more – you will find yourself immersed in products and modules, and will eventually emerge to be better and more efficient from the experience several days later. We look forward to seeing you there.
This year we have selected 2 locations – Las Vegas, Nevada (Sept 15th -17th) and Niagara Falls, Ontario (Sept 22nd – 24th). We will be covering the same material in each forum.
For more information, please visit this webpage.
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(Re: August 12th 3:00pm Comprehensive Change Order)
Bernie,
I must tell you that the WebEx presented by Karoline yesterday was "so good". Please offer it again soon because I want out Project Managers to see what Jonas Software can do for them as Karoline presented it. She made so much work seem effortless and actually entered the transactions so we could see it work. This is much more convincing than telling us what it does. Also, there were no missteps in her presentation, nothing went wrong or didn't work. We all know how fast you lose your audience when things don't work in a presentation. Please thank Karoline for us.
Thank you,
Toni Kline
Enterprise Electric, Inc.
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 Himanshu is the latest addition to the Jonas Technical Support team. With a B.Eng in Computer Science and Electronics, he brings to the table 15 years of experience in technical product support services for large household names such as Adobe, Apple, and NCR. “Manny” keeps busy at home beta-testing MS, Roxio or other products but also enjoys spending time playing soccer and riding bike with his 4 year old son. Himanshu is looking forward to the challenges being part of the Jonas team will bring.
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Q. How do I apply a check received from a supplier?
I have a supplier with a credit balance. I have received a check for this amount. How do I apply a check received from a supplier?
A. STEP 1: Accounts Receivable->Processing->Alternate cash receipts
- Click on ‘misc. receipt’
- Distribute to the suspense account
STEP 2: Accounts Payable->Processing->Record invoices/credit notes
- Enter in the positive amount to offset the credit balance that you have received a cheque for
- Distribute to suspense account
STEP 3: Accounts Payable->Processing->Cash Requirement List
- Do a $0.00 check for the supplier to clear out the outstanding invoices.
STEP 4: Accounts Payable->Files->Maintain Suppliers (ONLY for 1099 suppliers)
- Page 2- Enter adjustment amount for the 1099 (this will show on the report when printed.
Uploading Phone Numbers into the Company Phonebook
The company phone book is found on the Toolbar at the top of your Jonas
screen under “Tools”.
The first line in the listbox is to select the F9 key to upload from a database.
Select “Update from a Database”.
There are 3 options for Construction clients.
Note: If you select “Update from Both A/P & A/R” and you have the same firm in both lists, there will be 2 entries for that company in the Company Phonebook.
The next option is to select the company or “All Companies”.
Note: If you have the same customers/suppliers in more than one company and select “All Companies”, there will be multiple entries in the phone book - one for each occurrence as below.
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