MainBoss Newswire

Winter 2008

Topics:

 

1.      MainBoss Advanced 3.0

2.      Upcoming Tradeshows

 

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Next On-Line Training:        Preventive Maintenance—March 19

                                                Units—March 26

 

MainBoss Basic 2.9 and MainBoss Advanced 3.0 On-line help - http://mainboss.com/english/products/online-doc.shtml

 

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1. MainBoss Advanced 3.0

 

The next generation of MainBoss is finally here. MainBoss Advanced 3.0 is the start of a new MainBoss product line that uses the power of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to manage your maintenance data. This allows MainBoss Advanced to handle large quantities of data efficiently; it also opens the door to important new directions of development. We have a lot planned for future releases...but right now, here are some ways in which MainBoss Advanced differs from the previous version of MainBoss:

 

  1. MainBoss Advanced can be licensed as a set of separate modules. For example, if you don't intend to track inventory, you can save money by not licensing that module. If you change your mind later on, you can activate the Inventory module just by entering an appropriate license key.
  2. MainBoss Advanced has better facilities for organizing locations and units. In particular, a building might be a main location that is broken into a sublocation for each floor, and each floor might then be broken into further sublocations (one for each room on each floor). Similarly units may have subunits, so that an assembly line unit might be subdivided into a number of separate machine units.
  3. MainBoss Advanced has a unified Contacts list for all people you may wish to contact, including employees, suppliers, contractors, and anyone else whose contact information you wish to record.
  4. Unlike MainBoss Basic, you can have multiple "labor cost" records for the same worker. For example, you can have one record for a worker's normal pay, and another record for time-and-a-half overtime pay. This makes it easier to track labor expenses correctly.
  5. @Requests can now be managed through the usual MainBoss program, rather than needing a separate program.
  6. Work requests can be marked as "In Progress". If you have the @Requests module, this will automatically send email to the requestor indicating that work on the request has begun.
  7. You can now track inventory in temporary storage locations. For example, if you transport materials to a work site, you can specify that the site is now a temporary storage location for the materials. This is useful for jobs that might last several days; you can keep track of what has and hasn't been moved to the work site yet.
  8. It's now easy to keep a set of standard tasks that can be used to make "boiler-plate" work orders. For example, you might create a task for a muffler change on a vehicle. Whenever a vehicle needs a muffler change, you can quickly create a full order from the existing task, thereby saving you the trouble of typing out full work instructions. Create a task for every job you do frequently, then use those tasks to create full work orders quickly.
  9. In addition to the major differences just noted, MainBoss Advanced has many small changes designed to improve on MainBoss Basic and in response to customer requests.

For a look at MainBoss Advanced, check out our slide-show at

 

http://www.mainboss.com/english/products/mbadvanced.swf

 

MainBoss Advanced is not for everyone; we’ll continue to provide our time-tested MainBoss Basic 2.9 for maintenance departments whose needs are better suited to a standalone product. Our dealers and sales personnel will be happy to discuss which MainBoss package is right for you!

 

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2. Upcoming Tradeshows

 

The TFM Show: Navy Pier, Chicago IL, April 22-24, 2008. We will be in Booth 525

 

ICSC Spring Convention Trade Exposition: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas NV, May 18-21, 2008. We will be in Booth 52126

 

The 2008 Office Building Show: Colorado Convention Center, Denver CO, June 22-24, 2008.

We will be in Booth 844

 

Facilities Decisions Conference & Expo: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas NV, September 16-17, 2008. We will be in Booth 541

 

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