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MICROSOFT HIGHLIGHTS NEW YORK METRO AREA PARTNER AWARDS PROGRAM RECIPIENTS
MIG & Co. – Excellence in Vertical Solutions, Energy
(New York, NY) June 24, 2008
Microsoft is pleased to announce award winners as part of Microsoft's U.S. Field Partner Awards Program in the New York Metro Area,
consisting of metropolitan New York City, Northern New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut. This program recognizes the
extraordinary contributions of partners serving small, mid-market and enterprise commercial customers throughout the past fiscal year.
"The success achieved by our partners demonstrates that they deliver effective applications and solutions to local customers,"
said Craig Kampel, New York Metro Area general manager for Microsoft’s Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners (SMS&P) group.
"Microsoft recognizes these tremendous organizations by honoring their considerable successes and contributions."
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, partners received recognition across the Dynamics and Platform product groups in numerous
individual categories. MIG & Co., a reseller and implementer of Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (GP) and Microsoft Dynamics Business
Solutions has been recognized for their superior work in the Energy industry. MIG & Co. focuses specifically on Mid-Market to Small
Enterprise Clients predominantly in the New York metro area. MIG & Co. has the experience and the local presence to provide solutions
specifically catered to their clients’ needs.
MIG & Co.'s unique competency in the Energy industry is what sets the company apart from its competitors. MIG & Co.'s increasing
list of clients in the Energy industry assists a potential client in defining their ability to deliver value to the marketplace.
Prospective clients can see from MIG & Co.'s past experience that the organization has a deep understanding of the pains and culture
within the Energy industry.
Brion Bonkowski, VP of Sales and Marketing explains some of the returns on investment that he has seen his clients gain. "We have
clients in the Energy industry who have implemented Microsoft Dynamics GP with MIG & Co. and received multiple returns on
investment. One of our clients now takes a quarter of the time to process payments and another experienced 35% productivity
gains when processing intercompany transactions. Furthermore, all of our Energy clients have had a 100% increase in reporting
effectiveness, saving 36-48 man-hours per month by not rekeying transactions into Excel and massaging the data."
About MIG & Co.
For nearly 10 years, MIG & Co. has been a reseller and implementer of the most widely used and adopted industry-leading financial
solutions from Great Plains (GP) and Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions. By focusing specifically on Mid-Market to Small
Enterprise Clients predominantly in the New York metro area, MIG & Co. has the experience and the local presence to provide
solutions specifically catered to our clients needs.
The foundation for any company is the ERP & Financial Systems. MIG & Co. focuses on getting the right data to the right people so
managers and executives can make informed business decisions. Our methodologies stem from a combination of management consulting,
technology consulting, and business process engineering. Our clients trust us with their financial data and systems. We understand
the growing requirement of security, but are able to leverage this knowledge with the most advanced technologies available to ensure
that data is readily available to those who require, when it is needed most.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal
and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software—any
time, any place and on any device. For more information, please visit us at www.microsoft.com. Microsoft is a registered trademark of
Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
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Vault.com Hires MIG & Co. to Perform Business System Review and Analysis
(New York, NY) June 20, 2008
Vault.com is the leading media company focused on careers. Vault offers over 120 nationally distributed books and a celebrated online resource, www.vault.com , which includes surveys and “insider” information on more than 4,500 employers, 4,000 colleges and universities, and hundreds of industries and occupation. MIG & Co. will perform a business system review and analysis on Vault’s customer relationship database and their current ERP system.
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National Minority Supplier Development Council to Reengineer its Business Solution Software
(New York, NY) June 6, 2008
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) has hired MIG & Co. to reengineer the organization’s business solution software to improve efficiency, user productivity and facilitate easier access to information for ad-hoc, analysis or reporting requirements. NMSDC is a membership organization representing minority-owned business enterprises consisting of Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American ownership. NMSDC consists of 3,500 corporate member organizations throughout the network, including top public, private and foreign-owned companies as well as leading universities, hospitals and other buying organizations.
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Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) May 30, 2008
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. is an employee owned investment manager which provides its services to individuals, typically high net worth
individuals. It also manages accounts for pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations and
corporations.
Recently Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co signed MIG & Co. to transition from ACCPAC to Microsoft Dynamics GP. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. chose to transition to Microsoft Dynamics GP because of its superior functionality in day-to-day processing of GL and Payables transactions.
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Leake and Watts Services, Inc., Upgrades from Microsoft Dynamics GP 7.5 to 10.0
(New York, NY) May 16, 2008
Leake and Watts Services, Inc., one of the largest and most respected social service agencies in the country recently signed MIG & Co. to reengineer its business solution software. Furthermore, MIG & Co. will provide Leake and Watts with ongoing support and training. Leake and Watts is a private not-for-profit corporation dedicated to strengthening resources for vulnerable children and families in the Greater New York region by providing a continuum of high quality community-based programs and specialized residential, educational and therapeutic services.
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North American Energy Alliance, LLC Implements Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) May 2, 2008
The North American Energy Alliance, LLC (NAEA) has recently signed MIG & Co. for a new Microsoft Dynamics GP installation. NAEA is a new entity owned and controlled by IFM. The entity consists of 1,706 megawatts (MW) of generation projects that were previously owned by Consolidated Edison Development (CED).
NAEA recognized MIG & Co. as a Microsoft partner familiar with the types of implementations and unique operational and reporting requirements of energy companies headquartered in the US and funded by external sources. MIG & Co.’s numerous end-to-end implementations of Dynamics GP business management solutions for traditional power producers such as Caithness Energy, L.L.C. (Caithness) as well as renewable energy companies such as Terra-Gen Power, LLC ("Terra-Gen") solidified MIG& Co.’s experience in the industry.
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A.G. Adjustments Selects MIG & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM
(New York, NY) April 25, 2008
A.G. Adjustments, founded in 1972, is a commercial collection agency that recently signed MIG & Co. to implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM. A.G. Adjustments selected Microsoft Dynamics CRM because MIG & Co. demonstrated that CRM could support all of their organization’s commercial credit requirements – offering flexibility and integrated technologies that can bring valued efficiencies in data processing, deposits, A/R, A/P, scanning, dictation, word processing and other clerical tasks. Furthermore, A.G. Adjustments liked how Microsoft CRM is designed to be a natural extension of Microsoft Office system and Microsoft Office Outlook, providing a familiar and intuitive work environment that fosters user adoption and productivity.
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Family Home Care Transitions from Microsoft Dynamics SL to Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) April 18, 2008
Family Home Care Services of Brooklyn and Queens, Inc., established in 1980, is a non-profit organization, providing home-based care services to the elderly, disabled, recovering and ill populations in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Family Home Care has recently signed MIG & Co. to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP for improved financial accounting – primarily to create new efficiencies and reduce costs.
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Terra-Gen Power LLC Selects MIG & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) April 4, 2008
MIG & Co. continues to build its competency in the energy industry with their new client Terra-Gen Power. Terra-Gen Power is a renewable energy company focused on geothermal, wind and solar generation. Terra-Gen Power owns 744 MW (net equity) in twenty operating renewable energy projects across the Western United States acquired from Caithness Energy (another MIG & Co. client).
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Source Media Recognizes MIG & Co. in Top 100 VARs Nationwide
(New York, NY) April 1, 2008
WebCPA, a division of Source Media and the leading provider of online business news for the tax and accounting community, included MIG & Co. in "The VAR 100"
for the second time in two years. This highly accredited publication focusing on mid-market product and service companies identifies MIG & Co. not only as a market
leader for Microsoft Dynamics, but across the entire competitive mid-market landscape. This year MIG & Co. ranked in at #63 and within the top ten for New York state
overall.
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Pzena Investment Management Implements Microsoft Dynamics 10.0
(New York, NY) March 7, 2008
Pzena Investment Management is an independent investment management firm that employs a classic
value investment approach for domestic and international portfolios. Pzena recently hired MIG &
Co. to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0. Pzena’s implementation will allow for the organization
to improve automation.
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Boys and Girls Harbor Inc., Hires MIG & Co. to Reengineer its Business Solution Software
(New York, NY) February 22, 2008
Boys and Girls Harbor Inc., serves nearly 3,500 underprivileged children and their families from East Harlem, Harlem and the South Bronx each year. Their comprehensive services offer children access to quality education in at-risk communities. Boys and Girls Harbor Inc. recently signed MIG & Co. to complete a business process analysis and assist the organization and with the ongoing implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP. MIG will tackle connectivity issues and train the organization to get the most out of their financial reporting.
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Liro Engineers Selects MIG & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics SharePoint
(New York, NY) February 8, 2008
Liro Engineers, a full-service program/construction management, engineering, architectural and environmental services firm has recently signed MIG & Co. MIG’s work will focus on implementing SharePoint within Liro’s organization. SharePoint will allow for documents to be easily accessed across the organization and increase collaboration.
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Subsidiary of Large Financial Institution Downgrades from PeopleSoft to Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.
(New York, NY) February 1, 2008
A subsidiary of a large financial institution recently signed MIG & Co. to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 within the organization. Previously to implementing GP 10.0 the organization utilized PeopleSoft. With the implementation of GP 10.0 the company will have better control of the organization’s reporting functions and increased ease of use.
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MIG & Co. Partners with Tenrox
(New York, NY) January 23, 2008
MIG & Co. has partnered with Tenrox to offer OpenLink Financial (OLF) the Project Workforce Management solution.
The Project Workforce Management solution will help OLF to streamline project management, optimize resource utilization and
precisely account for costs and revenue across the organization’s projects and workforce. OpenLink Financial (OLF) is a leading
developer of cross-asset trading, risk management, and operations processing software solutions.
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Richard Fleischman Associates Selects MIG & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) January 16, 2008
Richard Fleischman Associates (RFA) provides turn-key IT and telecom solutions for Hedge Fund managers worldwide.
RFA provides Hedge Fund organizations with the latest in technology products and fast, expert service with its team of 130
IT consultants. RFA's leadership is well-versed in the types and levels of technology required by Hedge Funds to manage their
investor's assets in the most efficient and secure way.
As RFA continued to grow the organization realized the importance of implementing business solution software to keep up with the
increased needs. MIG & Co. implemented Microsoft Dynamics GP for RFA to help the organization maintain a high level of customer
service, provide the required reporting flexibility and increase operational efficiency. MIG & Co. will also implement the core
financials modules for RFA including GL, AP, AR (with advanced invoicing), and FRx for financial reporting.
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Phoenix Holdings, LLC Hires MIG & Co. to Reengineer its Business Solution Software
(New York, NY) January 9, 2008
Phoenix Holdings, LLC is a medical service education company specializing in promotional strategies and medical education services
/ tactics that maximize pharmaceutical sales and sales-force effectiveness. Phoenix works as a strategic partner with pharmaceutical
companies often working with internal and external resources to obtain the sales objectives. Phoenix recently signed MIG & Co. to
complete a business process analysis and assist the organization with the ongoing implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP,
specifically Project Accounting.
MIG & Co. will support Phoenix with the evaluation, assistance and training of Project Accounting. The continued implementation
of Project Accounting has been the primary management focus – as it relates to the core services and ability of management to track
and manage primary project services extended to clients.
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Main Street Direct, LLC Selects MIG & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM
(New York, NY) January 2, 2008
Main Street Direct, LLC (MSD) is a full-service direct marketing firm specializing in statement media and alternative media.
MSD has been working with industry leaders in diverse market sectors, to gain the experience and versatility to craft customized plans
for each of their clients’ individual needs. MSD has chosen MIG & Co. to implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM to better automate the company’s
sales process and media approval processing. With the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM additional marketing
activities can now be easily generated and done more frequently and targeted than ever before.
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New York City Economic Development Corporation Implements Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) December 21, 2007
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC) has chosen MIG & Co. to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP. NYC EDC is the City's primary vehicle for promoting economic growth in each of the five boroughs. The corporation also oversees transportation and infrastructure projects that focus on changes that will contribute to distribution efficiencies within the Tri-state region.
NYC EDC has chosen Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide added functionality, reporting, security and advanced technology to keep pace with the organization’s needs. Microsoft Dynamics GP will be able deliver solutions beyond what can be offered by the organization’s current vendors. This ‘depth’ provides NYC EDC with the confidence that the organization’s decision in software will also be able to meet their future needs as they grow.
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Juice Energy Migrates from QuickBooks to Microsoft Dynamics GP with MIG & Co.
(New York, NY) December 15, 2007
Juice Energy is a deregulated “green” energy company, providing alternative energy products and services (including reselling electricity) to commercial and industrial customers located in New York and Texas markets. Currently at 35 employees and seeking rapid growth and expansion, Juice Energy wanted to migrate from QuickBooks and implement Microsoft Dynamics GP.
The migration to Microsoft Dynamics GP will allow for a more robust financial software solution to correspond with Juice Energy’s growing organization. Microsoft Dynamics GP will permit an increased number of transactions, a growing number of sophisticated users and superior financial reporting and metrics to financial management including Directors. Microsoft Dynamics GP will also allow Juice Energy to reorganize the structure of the company’s ledger accounts and improve budgeting, forecasting and comprehensive data conversion.
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Tutor.com Selects MIG & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) December 8, 2007
Tutor.com is the leader in live, on demand tutoring and homework help services with the largest network of professional tutors and over 2 million tutoring sessions to the company’s credit. Tutor.com implemented Microsoft Dynamics GP with MIG & Co. to better the company’s financial and operation controls. With Microsoft Dynamics GP, Tutor.com will be able to improve the company’s audit trails, have greater efficiencies in general accounting, cash flow analysis and electronic bank reconciliation. With the simplified month-end accounting process and financial reporting Tutor.com financial teams will be able to reduce company time spent in routine and repetitive accounting efforts and improve the financial team’s resource availability for financial analysis and oversight.
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Capstone Business Credit, LLC to Streamline Business Processes with Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) November 20, 2007
Capstone Business Credit, LLC (Capstone) has selected MIG & Co. to improve the company’s day-to-day operations by modifying and streamlining business processes with the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Capstone is a factoring company purchasing accounts receivable from its clients and providing both discount factoring and collection-factoring services. The implementation of the Microsoft Dynamics GP application will provide Capstone with effective transaction processing, decision support, and process automation.
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MIG & Co. Implements Microsoft Dynamics CRM at First Corporate Sedans, Inc.
(New York, NY) November 16, 2007
First Corporate Sedans Inc., (FCS) has chosen MIG & Co. to implement Microsoft Dynamics CRM into the company’s business and IT systems. FCS is a premier executive car and limousine service company providing local limo transportation in New York and surrounding areas. FCS deploys a fleet of 400 independent franchised vehicles, serving a base of over 1600 corporate accounts.
Based in New York City, FCS operates a sophisticated 24/7 call center, with a total of 55 employees operating from 2 locations in New York City. Recently MIG & Co. implemented the Microsoft Dynamics CRM to manage customer complaints (service) along with Sales and Marketing efforts. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM will allow FCS to collect, organize and provide valuable information about customer complaints and resolution – to enhance customer service, improve the delivery of services, and assist management by providing valuable information to sales and service departments.
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Thumbplay, Inc. Selects MIG & Co. to Implement Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) November 2, 2007
Thumbplay, Inc., a leading online platform of mobile entertainment content which aggregates, promotes and delivers mobile content directly to members via Thumbplay.com, has selected MIG & Co. to bring the power and efficiency of Microsoft Dynamics GP to the company’s business and IT systems. The new technology will handle key business processes for Thumbplay, including better and tighter financial and operation controls as well as an audit trail for all activity within the new system.
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MIG Named in 2007 Inc 500
(New York, NY) September 1, 2007
Inc. magazine selected MIG as one of the 500 fastest growing private companies in America for 2007. MIG joins the ranks of other Inc. 500 leaders such as Bill Gates of Microsoft, Larry Ellison of Oracle, and Joe Mansueto of Morningstar. "It is exciting and gratifying to be included in Inc magazine's extremely prestigious ranking," said Eric McGuardian, MIG’s co-founder and CEO. "It shows the spectacular results that may be achieved through focus, teamwork, and good customer service.”
According to the listing in Inc. magazine, MIG & Co achieved growth of 650%, and solidified our position as the fastest growing Gold Certified Microsoft Business Solution Partner in the country.
In addition to the number 443 spot on the Inc. 500 List, MIG & Co was also listed as:
* The 2nd fastest growing IT services company in the state of NY
* One of the “Top 10” fastest growing IT services company in the entire Northeast region, including the NY Tri-State Area.
The full MIG & Co Inc 500 listing can be viewed at
http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=200704430
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MIG to Deploy Microsoft Dynamics GP for Verizon Wireless
(New York, NY) August 6, 2007
Verizon Wireless chose MIG to assist their team in migrating to Microsoft Dynamics GP version 9.0 and upgrading the eCommerce Web store using Microsoft Commerce Server. Other key technologies include Microsoft SQL 2005 Enterprise Server using SQL Reporting and Integration Services (SRS & SIS) as well as portal technologies utilizing Microsoft Dynamics Business Portal powered by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). This project reaffirms the enterprise-class nature of the Microsoft Business Solution Suite and demonstrates the validity of the solution in a Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Compliant Environment.
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NY State Agency Selects MIG and Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) July 16, 2007
A New York State agency. has chosen MIG and Dynamics GP to replace their aging financial system. The growing requirements placed upon the existing systems to integrate, share and capture more granular data was delaying the organization’s need to become more agile and responsive in their decision making. The Dynamics GP implementation will compliment the organization’s roll-out of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (which MIG will also provide direction upon). MS Dynamics GP along MS Office SharePoint Server will allow the
agency to control unstructured data and enforce effective workflow. The final solution will help to eliminate 3 other legacy systems currently being maintained by the
agency.
The NY State Agency is the City's primary vehicle for promoting economic growth in each of the five boroughs. They work to stimulate investment in New York across industry sectors and broaden the City's tax and employment base, while meeting the needs of businesses large and small. They provide the city with Infrastructure Planning, Business Development, Financing, Real Estate Services and Waterfront Development.
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Unger Enterprises Relies on MIG to Implement Microsoft SharePoint, Business Portal, and KPIs
(New York, NY) June 17, 2007
MIG & Co was selected by Unger Enterprises, a multi-national supplier of retail and professional cleaning products, to implement Microsoft Dynamics Business Portal. The primary objective is to web-enable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and an executive reporting dashboard to keep the executive steering committee abreast of the progress and growth Unger is experiencing. The portal solution was deployed to ensure easy access to business critical data from anywhere at any time- providing a real-time window into Unger’s back-office operations in easy to read and understand matrices.
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Source Media Recognizes MIG in Top 100 VARs Nationwide
(New York, NY) April 1, 2007
WebCPA, a division of Source Media and the leading provider of online business news for the tax and accounting community, included MIG in “The VAR 100” for 2006. This highly accredited publication focusing on mid-market product and service companies identifies MIG not only as a market leader for Microsoft Dynamics, but across the entire competitive mid-market landscape. In addition to Microsoft Dynamics products, MIG was selected for this honor for continued success with advanced data sharing and business intelligence tools such as SharePoint (MOSS), BizTalk, SQL Server (2005) and InfoPath.
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Cain Brothers Selects MIG to Implement Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM
(New York, NY) March 12, 2007
Cain Brothers has selected MIG & Co, to implement Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM to support their organization's operations.
Microsoft CRM was selected for its ability to adapt to their specific prospecting and qualifying processes. Dynamics GP was a
natural choice for integrating qualified project work from CRM.
Dynamics GP, deployed in tandem with Business Portal, will provide the flexible accounting, billing, and revenue recognition
capability to reduce time and effort, compared to their existing legacy application.
Cain Brothers is an employee-owned investment banking and financial advisory firm that focuses exclusively on the medical services
and medical technology industries and their related businesses. Cain Brothers has one of the largest teams dedicated to the
health care industry on Wall Street, with bankers and traders who possess experience in all facets of the industry.
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MIG Increases Intralinks ROI with Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) January 22, 2007
MIG was successful in integrating Intralinks’ CRM system with the back-office Microsoft Dynamics GP application enabling full automation of the data collection and process flows. Intralinks has over 600,000 users with over 50,000 individual organizations utilizing their On-Demand Workspaces™. A significant number of transactions are processed every day and this number keeps growing as Intralinks client number grows, resulting in the need for better enterprise application integration (EAI). MIG worked with the Intralinks team to completely automate this process, enabling the financial operations team to focus on business critical issues.
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Merchant Services Upgrades Microsoft Dynamics GP to SQL 2005 Version
(New York, NY) December 8, 2006
Merchant Services Inc (MSI), the 6th largest non-bank credit card processor in the United States processing over $7B in credit card transactions a year, successfully upgraded their Microsoft Dynamics GP system to the latest version 9.0 on the SQL 2005 platform. The decision to migrate to SQL 2005 was made due primarily to the enhanced reporting functions enabled by SQL Reporting Services (SRS) as well as the enhanced security features offered. The sheer number of sensitive transactions going through MSI’s Microsoft Dynamics GP system is amazing considering 75,000 businesses rely on MSI every day to provide reliable and secure transaction processing.
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TheStreet.com Implements Microsoft FRx Forecaster
(New York, NY) September 13, 2006
TheStreet.com (Nasdaq: TSCM) partnered with MIG to implement a company-wide budgeting and forecasting solution; FRx Forecaster. Forecaster is being used to streamline the budgeting process, taking into consideration strict allocation methodologies all in a web-based distributed environment. The goal was to empower all department heads to update their respective budgets, meanwhile giving final budget approval authority to the finance department to approve new expenditures and increase/decrease budget line items where appropriate. TheStreet.com, whom was recently added to the Russell 3000, sought a solution they could get up and running quickly, while providing the flexibility to grow their business and increase their bottom line.
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Julius Baer Implements FRx for Drill-Down Financial Reporting
(New York, NY) October 12, 2006
The Julius Baer Group is Switzerland’s largest pure-play wealth manager with over 30 locations in a dozen countries. Julius Baer reached out to MIG to assist them with their US based financial reporting initiatives, compiled in their US headquartered in New York City. One of the key areas where MIG was able to assist Julius Baer was to provide the Swiss-based operation with a consolidated financial statement across their various entities with drill-down capabilities to transaction-level detail. With this type of all-encompassing consolidated business intelligence, Julius Baer is able to strengthen their US operations and cut unnecessary costs across the board by pinpointing areas of unnecessary spend.
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New York City HHC Selects MIG to Implement
Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) July 25, 2006
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) Woodhull
Medical Center recently announced MIG was selected to assist
them in deploying Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft
Business Solutions Great Plains). The driving force behind
this executive decision was derived from the reporting capabilities
of Dynamics GP combined with the management consultative approach
of MIG. “The reporting requirements are exhaustive for
an organization of our size,” states one senior finance
officer at HHC. Dynamics GP’s ability to drill-down
into transaction level data from a consolidated financial
statement was imperative to the executive and management teams
at HHC.
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MIG Selected to Help the Battery Park City
Authority
(New York, NY) July 3, 2006
The Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) is a
New York State Public benefit corporation that has been running
Microsoft Dynamics GP for over five years. In that time, BPCA
has moved to streamline business processes using GP Project
Accounting, Requisition Management, and the core financials
offered by Microsoft Dynamics GP. MIG was selected to assist
BPCA with these initiatives and has built upon the foundation
currently in place to ease data entry and more importantly,
enhance financial and operational reporting capabilities and
report distribution by utilizing FRx and FRx WebPort. The
upgrade to the latest version of GP, version 9.0, was instrumental
in facilitating these improvements.
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The -Natural resource Defense Council Chooses
Microsoft Dynamics GP
(New York, NY) June 23, 2006
After a long and thorough software selection process, the
Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has selected Microsoft
Dynamics GP and MIG & Co. Like many Not-For-Profit (NFP)
organizations, NRDC required pro-active monitoring and reporting
of their restricted funds and grants. With the help of MIG
& Co., NRDC discovered Dynamics GP was able to natively
handle their requirements; including multi-dimensional reporting
across all funds, programs, projects and grants. MIG &
Co. made it easy for NRDC to make their decision. MIG’s
experience in the NFP industry allowed them to craft an outline
of the final solution to surpass all of NRDC’s requirements
within their budget.
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Tiger Information Systems relies on MIG
& Co. to implement their next financial system.
(New York, NY) June 15, 2006
Tiger Information Systems has chosen MIG & Co. to implement
their desired system, Microsoft Dynamics GP. The experience
and knowledge that MIG & Co. could provide gave Tiger
the confidence and support to implement Dynamics GP. Aside
from core financials, the project will require extensive conversions
and interfaces to industry specific applications that were
currently in use. This solution will allow Tiger to effectively
and efficiently bill time and expenses to their clients within
a shorter timeframe.
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The United Nations Federal Credit Union
Chooses Microsoft Business Portal
(New York, NY) May 12, 2006
The United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) has decided
to enhance their current Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Microsoft
Great Plains) system by adding the web-based functionality
offered through Microsoft Business Portal. The specific requirements
presented to MIG entailed a streamlined purchasing and requisition
management system and process. By using the Microsoft Business
Portal Requisition Management System (powered by Microsoft
SharePoint Services), UNFCU has empowered it’s users
to place requisition requests through a web based interface.
These requests are then routed to a manager and purchasing
agent for approval and upon approval, a Purchase Order (PO)
is automatically generated in Microsoft Dynamics GP. This
new system and process will save hundreds of “man-hours”
each month by eliminating repetitive re-keying and manual
tracking.
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Horizon Media Turns On Microsoft Dynamics
GP; Sees Huge Productivity Gains
(New York, NY) April 24, 2006
MIG & Co. was selected to assist Horizon Media with deploying
Microsoft Dynamics GP. As Horizon Media has grown to a $1.6B
operation over the last five years, a decision had to be made
as to what tools would be used to grow the business while
maintaining tight financial and operational controls. A thorough
review was conducted and Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great
Plains) was selected based on GP’s proven back-office
functionality as well as enterprise class integration tools,
including the .NET based eConnect integration platform.
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Infographics selects Microsoft Dynamics
CRM and MIG & Co.
(New York, NY) March 1, 2006
Infographics provides graphical media support to the legal
industry. They choose Microsoft Dynamics CRM as their tool
to coordinate their activity and communications with their
clients and prospective clients. MIG & Co. was chosen
for their depth of experience in implementing complex solutions.
Infographics plans to rely on the tight integration of Microsoft
Dynamics CRM with Outlook and other Microsoft products to
bring a solution to their successful approach of providing
support for their clients. Not only will the core business
activity be accommodated but also the complex inter-relationships
of their legal contacts and communications can be monitored
for better business development opportunities.
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Hedge Fund Implements Microsoft FRx Forecaster
(New York, NY) February 8, 2006
One of the largest and most renowned hedge funds in the New
York Metro Area selected MIG & Co. to improve their budgetary
and forecasting practices using Microsoft technologies. Microsoft
FRx Forecaster was selected to replace the ad-hoc spreadsheets
and manual monthly processing previously in place previously.
Coupled with FRx Forecaster, MIG engineered an allocation
tool and methodology which enabled the executive management
team to perform real-time “what-if” scenarios
tying directly into their financial back-office application,
Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains).
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Caithness Energy goes Live with Dynamics
GP
(New York, NY) January 1, 2006
Caithness Energy was able to adapt and apply their training
from MIG & Co. in record time. In less than 2 months,
MIG & Co. and Caithness personnel worked together to convert
their financial data, conduct training classes, improve internal
procedures, conduct system tests and create their core financial
reports. The rapid implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP
is a testament to its intuitiveness and ease-of-use. The extraordinary
focus given by Caithness Energy’s personnel to the project
is a prime example of why Caithness is a leader in their industry.
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Caithness Energy chooses Microsoft Dynamics
GP to replace its ACCPAC system.
(New York, NY) November 15, 2005
Caithness Energy, an industry leader in the development and
application of new energy sources, chose MIG & Co. as
its business partner to implement their new financial system.
MIG & Co. demonstrated how Microsoft Dynamics GP had the
flexibility, in each area of functionality, to facilitate
Caithness Energy’s growth projections and system requirements.
Along with the Dynamics GP’s core financials, Caithness
Energy will be also be implementing Project Accounting, Microsoft’s
FRx Forecaster for collaborative budgeting and multi-facility
processing across a distributed management team.
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Knight Capital Partners Moves Forward With
Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions
(New York, NY) November 1, 2005
Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NITE) chooses MIG &
Co. as their Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions Partner. MIG will
be performing a number of business process and technology
improvements for Knight, ensuring the long terms growth goals
of the leading New Jersey market maker. In addition to the
core Microsoft Great Plains (GP) financials modules, Knight will
be looking to MIG to further help them streamline their budgeting
and forecasting process by deploying FRx forecaster for comprehensive
planning control.
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MIG Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
Great Plains (GP) VAR
(New York, NY) October 3, 2005
To further support the success and growth of MIG, the premier New York City based based
Value Added Reseller (VAR) of Microsoft Business Solution Partner, Microsoft announced it has awarded MIG Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions. “We are dedicated to supporting Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions and have been for years,” continues MIG Managing Director Eric McGuardian, “This Gold Certification is awarded to the few VARs Microsoft recognizes as providing high customer satisfaction with Microsoft products and technology.
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Axiom Legal Chooses Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions Great Plains (GP) & MIG &
Co.
(New York, NY) September 23, 2005
Axiom Legal, named one of the Nation’s Hottest 100 Companies by
Price Waterhouse Coopers and Entrepreneur Magazine, selects MIG & Co. to
implement Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions Great Plains (GP). As a rapidly
growing company with a national presence, Axiom Legal needed an
integrated system that was flexible enough to grow with their business,
and accessible from remote locations. After evaluating the available
packages on the market, Axiom finally selected Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions primarily due to its integration capabilities as they
required a package that could integrate seamlessly with their HireDesk
front-office recruiting package. Additional considerations included
robust project accounting functionality and an integrated human
resource management system.
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Microsoft Publishes Great Plains (GP) Case Study
Featuring MIG & Co.
(New York, NY) July 25, 2005
Featured case study highlights integration of the Mediavast
production website with Microsoft Great Plains (GP) financial management
software.
View full case study on Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/casestudy.asp?CaseStudyID=17048
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case study PDF document
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The Interboro Institute Chooses MIG &
Co.
(New York, NY) July 5, 2005
The Interboro Institute, a wholly owned subsidiary to EVC
Career Colleges, Inc. (publicly traded as EVCI), has chosen
MIG & Co. to implement an end-to-end business and operations
management system. By combining the strength of Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions Great Plains (GP) with Campus200, an educational
institution management system developed Campus Management
Corporation, Interboro Institute is poised for the tremendous
growth excepted in the coming years. MIG & Co. has been
instrumental in developing processes and a series of checks
and balances to streamline the accounting and analytical practices
of the Interboro Institute, meanwhile enhancing security,
and improving overall effectiveness of the Institute's operations.
Many of these improvements were enabled by implementing Microsoft
Business Portal for online requisition management, distribution
of management reports, and providing real-time analytics and
KPI (Key Performance Indicators) access, in a web environment
to the key decision makers at the Institute.
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American Red Cross Chooses MIG for Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions Great Plains (GP)
(New York, NY) January 10, 2005
The American Red Cross of Greater New York chooses MIG to
implement the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions
Great Plains (GP). The primary reason for moving to version 8.0
is the integration of Microsoft Business Portal for distributing
reports to division managers; ensuring the various divisions
stay up to date with budgetary information. Future developments
include the integration of Great Plains (GP) Requisition Management
(also utilizing Business Portal) and rolling out the system
using Microsoft Terminal Services.
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MIG Shows Dedication to Not-for-Profit Organizations
by Donating $10k in Pro-Bono Services
(New York, NY) December 14, 2004
City Harvest, a non-profit organization founded in 1981, is
the world's oldest and New York's only food rescue program.
MIG has donated approximately $10,000 in services to help
City Harvest with their financial and distribution systems
and practices. By utilizing Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions Great Plains (GP) instead of Peachtree, City Harvest is gaining significant
advancements in reporting, a true multi-user distributed system,
and a more stable and secure financial operating environment.
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MIG & Co. Scores in Top 10% of D&B
Rating
(New York, NY) July 22, 2004
MIG & Co., a business management solution provider of
financial systems and consulting services, has received consistently
high customer feedback ratings in a Service Performance Review
survey performed by Open Ratings (Dun & Bradstreet). Customers
gave MIG & Co. especially high marks for reliability,
personnel, business relations, and cost.
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