MainBoss Newswire

January 2005

 

Topics:

  1. Thinkage Ltd introduces a new www.mainboss.com!
  2. Do you have a humorous maintenance story?
  3. MainBoss Online Training now available!
  4. Thank You to our customers!
  5. Upcoming Tradeshow in Vancouver

 

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1.      Thinkage Ltd introduces a new www.mainboss.com!

Thinkage Ltd is very excited to announce the completion of the new websitewww.mainboss.com. The site features the new MainBoss color scheme and is jam packed with information about both MainBoss products and maintenance in general. Click on the above link to see for yourself and please feel free to email us with any comments atcontact@mainboss.com.

 

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2.      Do you have a humorous maintenance story?

Working in a maintenance environment, you are bound to stumble across some funny or interesting events and we would like to hear about them! Thinkage is launching a new contest featuring humorous maintenance stories submitted by our MainBoss customers. We are looking for maintenance related anecdotes and real life stories that don’t have anything to do with MainBoss itself, but which will be appreciated by other maintenance staff and perhaps put a smile on their face. If you have any interesting experiences to share, please email us atstories@mainboss.com. The exciting part is that every person who submits a story will automatically receive a free MainBoss cap and the best submission each month will receive $100! If that isn’t already great enough, here is something even better: The best submission of the year (selected in December 2005) will win a Macintosh iPod!

 

Please click on the following link for full details on submitting your stories:

http://www.mainboss.com/english/stories/anecdotes/index.shtml (Note: you will be required to sign in with the latest web password).

 

Let the fun begin!

 

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3.      MainBoss Online Training now available!

MainBoss Training is now offered online as well as onsite. Training occurs via the Internet where the trainer and the attendees connect through a web conferencing program. This method allows the attendees to see the trainer’s computer screen through their own computer and speak with the trainer using their telephone. The trainer presents the material in the same fashion as for onsite training—the only difference is that everyone stays in their own office! The trainer can even pass control to the various attendees for hand-on exercises. The key benefits of online training are:

-              Online training can be purchased in ½ day increments, which can be further divided into one hour sessions spread over several days or weeks

-              The information is learned when it is needed and the attendees have time to absorb the material and apply it before going on to the next topic

-              The customer will save on travel expenses

-              Scheduling is more flexible. If the trainer travels to your site and your most important MainBoss user is sick that day, the training still has to take place. With online training, it is easier to reschedule a session so that everyone can attend.

-              Employees won’t have to devote an entire day of time to training and will have to spend less time playing catch-up on their regular work

-              Training is still completely customized to suit your needs. Hands-on exercises are still incorporated into the curriculum and of course questions are always welcome

-              Worried about not meeting your trainer in person? With the help of the trainer’s web cam, you will be able to put a face to the voice!

Please contact us for more information on MainBoss training: info@mainboss.com

 

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4.      Thank You to our customers!

Recently a new MainBoss customer had some trouble setting up their MainBoss program on a Novell Server. In order to provide them with the greatest possible knowledge base, Thinkage sent out an email to all MainBoss customers, looking for sites that successfully use MainBoss in conjunction with a Novell server. The response was overwhelming! We would like to thank all MainBoss users who took the time to reply to our email request. It is just great to know that people out there will support and help each other.

 

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5.      Upcoming Tradeshows

Thinkage will be attending the following tradeshow to demonstrate MainBoss:

·        Buildex Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre in Vancouver, BC from February 16 – 17, 2005. Visit us at booth 1307!

·        National Facilities Management & Technology Exposition at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD from March 15 to 17, 2005. Visit us at booth 1379!

 

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