ASA-NM Trade Show

For the second year in a row, Ledgerwood Associate’s Daren Baldwin spent the day in Albuquerque attending the American Subcontractors Association of New Mexico Annual Trade Show. One of our clients, Yearout Mechanical invited us to attend and how can we say no to them? 

This year it was held at the Sandia Resort and Casino.  Despite the current economy, New Mexico seems to be somewhat sheltered from the downturn.  Daren says he spoke with plenty of attendees and said he thought the event was well-attended.  He even got to play Santa Claus by giving away an iPod to one lucky visitor.

Daren loves going to New Mexico because it gives him an opportunity to see our many New Mexican clients and chat with them in a relaxed environment.  If you didn’t make it out there this year, don’t worry we already plan on sending Daren out there again next year!

1.  Are you facing high costs to buy a new server or upgrade your existing one? 
2.  Do your job sites and other remote locations experience connectivity issues due to slow internet coming from your office?
3.  Are you thinking about upgrading to Sage Timberline Enterprise, but your current server doesn’t meet the specifications to run it? 
4.  Are you looking to save money on IT costs, and consolidate services ?

Consider hosting your Sage Timberline applications with Arogo.net, a Las Vegas-based internet service provider and application hosting company.  All data, including the application itself, is stored and hosted from a centralized location.  This solution  removes the burden of maintenance, support, software upgrades and equipment from the end users, as well as consolidates multiple associated expenses into one low monthly price.

When making the choice between On-Premise Products and Hosted Solutions, business and I.T. decision-makers should use the following questions to determine which is best suited to meet the needs of their organization:

1.  Do you have the financial resources to withstand the upfront capital costs of acquiring the hardware and software to support your business requirements?
2.  Do you have the internal skills to select the right hardware and software to meet your business objectives?
3.  Do you have sufficient resources to successfully deploy and keep your hardware and software up and running?
4.  Do you know if you are getting the best performance and greatest value from your hardware and software investments?
5.  Do you have the expertise and experience to combat today’s escalating security threats?
6.  Would you rather focus your limited financial and staff resources on your core business?

Arogo.net offers two options for hosting your applications:  You can use 100% of their equipment and they will ensure that your system is always upgraded to the required specifications to provide optimum service for you and your users.  However, if you already own a server, but want to take advantage of the faster connectivity offered by Arogo.net, you can send them your server and they will install it in their racks and their internet lines (collocation).  They can provide the hands on labor necessary to make hardware changes and upgrades, and you will be charged for labor and parts.  Either option includes Exchange hosting and each Timberline user will receive a free Exchange account.  

About Arogo.Net
Arogo.net is financially stable and owns all of their hosting equipment… nothing is leased or purchased on payment plans.  They are also 100% US-based.  When you become a client of Arogo.net, you will speak to your account manager, the same person you always talk to when discussing your system.  You won’t have to worry about getting passed to various call centers throughout the world until you reach the right person who can help with your system.  They pride themselves on providing personalized customer service.  Arogo.net staff is also very familiar with Timberline applications, so you will receive the benefit of their knowledge and experience.

Arogo.net has been in business since 2002 and has provided their clients with the utmost in reliability, security and super fast network connectivity.  Arogo.net customers enjoy all of the benefits that this Las Vegas data center has to offer. 

• RAID arrays on servers – give you high performance, scalability and immunity from disk failure.
• Multiple/Redundant  fiber optic connections to the internet backbone ensure that plenty of bandwidth is available. 
• The data center itself is temperature controlled and contains seismically secured equipment racks.  It also offers a high level of security including state-of-the-art smoke detection and fire suppression systems, motion sensors and 24×7 secured access, as well a video camera surveillance and security breach alarms.

Contact Karen Mierta at  KarenM@Arogo.Net for more information.

One of our clients recently needed help with the following question: 
“I used to have a run command I could type in and it would show me who was in which files and I could kick people out of Timberline if I needed to. It was something like WM3075V?? Does anyone there have the code or a better way to check active users?”

Our LAI consultant Gary Jacobson  provided the following answer:
On the Timberline server use the Pervasive Monitor Utility (W3MONV75) and select “Microkernal -  Users” to find out who has data files open in Timberline, and click “Delete User” (after highlighting the user) to free up the files as needed (but make sure the person is not really actively using Timberline before that is done)

If a module still shows in use after doing the above, then on the Timberline Server, right click on “My Computer” and go to System Tools –  Shared Folders – Open Files, and look for any of the application files with XX.lck file names (where XX = the application abbreviation) , such as “AP.LCK”, and right click and select “Disconnect Open File” (or whatever that option is called)

As always – we here at LAI take great pride in being able to assist our clients in any way possible in order to ensure they always have a positive experience with Sage Timberline Office.  Is there something you might need help with?  If so, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are glad to help!

In Utah, those annoying orange traffic cones and all those construction slow-downs and rerouting as a result of heavy highway street improvements are getting a different reception.  They are actually making a lot of people SMILE.  Why?  They’re the reason many construction companies are able to keep their doors open and their employees busy.  With today’s economic climate, more and more construction companies are heading into unfamiliar territory of government-funded stimulus jobs.

LAI consultant Gary Jacobson was in UTAH last week to provide Sage Timberline Project Management training to a company that will be working on the $1.7 billion expansion to include all-purpose auxiliary and express lanes and interchange construction.  Construction will take place along Intestate 15 in Utah County.

Gary spent several days training Project Managers on ways to make the most of their Sage Timberline system and ensure that not only do the projects stay on time and on budget but that they also keep the meticulous documentation the Federal Government is demanding of all companies working on Stimulus projects.  The government has promised to audit any and all companies using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  It’s promise of unprecedented transparency requires extremely detailed records be kept by those companies working on ARRA projects.

Want to more about Sage Timberline and how it can help you with your government-funded projects?  Email Daren@LedgerwoodAssociatesUSA.com.  He’d be glad to help.

To read more about the I-15 expansion project, click here.

In Utah, those annoying orange traffic cones and all those construction slow-downs and rerouting as a result of heavy highway street improvements are getting a different reception.  They are actually making a lot of people SMILE.  Why?  They’re the reason many construction companies are able to keep their doors open and their employees busy.  With today’s economic climate, more and more construction companies are heading into unfamiliar territory of government-funded stimulus jobs.

LAI consultant Gary Jacobson was in UTAH last week to provide Sage Timberline Project Management training to a company that will be working on the $1.7 billion expansion to include all-purpose auxiliary and express lanes and interchange construction.  Construction will take place along Intestate 15 in Utah County.

Gary spent several days training Project Managers on ways to make the most of their Sage Timberline system and ensure that not only do the projects stay on time and on budget but that they also keep the meticulous documentation the Federal Government is demanding of all companies working on Stimulus projects.  The government has promised to audit any and all companies using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  It’s promise of unprecedented transparency requires extremely detailed records be kept by those companies working on ARRA projects.

Want to more about Sage Timberline and how it can help you with your government-funded projects?  Email Daren@LedgerwoodAssociatesUSA.com.  He’d be glad to help.

To read more about the I-15 expansion project, click here.