It's the end of another year and it has been a pleasure for me to be able to bring you our news throughout 2009.  We have also been able to gain some great feedback from you throughout the year and we are continuing to use it as a key component of our development efforts, in our methods of communication, on the user forum, and throughout our website. Please keep your comments coming and you know you can reach me by e-mail at newsletter@oneilsoft.com, or on Twitter @IanJThomas or on Facebook.

I am also very excited about the year ahead, especially as we prepare for the upcoming product launch of RS-SQL 4.0 and the next Strategic Partner Conference 2010 in Huntington Beach, California.  I will, of course, bring you news about all of those things…and much more throughout 2010!

Happy holidays to you all and, as always, I hope you enjoy this final newsletter of 2009.

Ian Thomas

Vice President - Business Development

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RS-SQL Version 4.0 - Testing Complete

With the testing phase of RS-SQL 4.0  now complete, you can be sure I am going to have a big announcement in the January newsletter.

RS-SQL 4.0 is a major release and, as such, requires some preparations, if you are upgrading from a current version of RS-SQL.  You can read all about the preparations in my blog at:

http://www.oneilsoft.com/news-portal/ians-blog

If, however, you are like me and can't wait for more details, there is some early information available on our User Forum at: http://www.oneilsoft.com/user-forum/  Simply Scroll down to the RS-SQL 4.0 section, where you can download the release notes and New Features documentation.

2010 Strategic Partner Conference  - Registration underway: 15% Sold

We can't believe how many of you have pushed us to open the registration early for the 2010 Strategic Partner Conference and, as soon as we did, you jumped right in and got us started.  We want to thank you because early registration really helps us with the planning stages.  We will keep the early registration prices to the same as 2008, with a small increase for late registrants starting in mid-February 2010.  So don't delay. Write the date in your calendar and book early for the not-to-be missed event of 2010.

http://www.oneilsoft.com/news-portal/conference-news

Industry or Related News from Ian's Twitter Feed:

Cornerstone Records Management announces the acquisition of Hamilton Records Management, NY. http://ping.fm/DhHU1

8:16 AM Dec 17th 

More than one quarter of data breaches in 2009 involved consumer records in sensitive PAPER documents http://bit.ly/4uS6Mp

1:06 AM Dec 15th 

New Guideline Available: Records and Information Management for Information Technology Professionals http://bit.ly/5xFRtV

1:04 AM Dec 15th 

US presidential directive on open data http://bit.ly/7zqPBu promotes importance of records management

1:03 AM Dec 15th 

Plenty of troubles in store for new head of Brambles? http://ping.fm/k6dcH

12:54 AM Dec 15th 

22 stories underground: Iron Mountain's experimental Room 48 http://ping.fm/v7SB3

10:39 AM Dec 9th 

Selecting an offsite Secure Records Storage Providor - Author : Leo Kane.. http://tinyurl.com/y8f7s52

11:49 PM Dec 8th 

Unprecedented Access to UK Public Data Due Next Year, says Govt http://bit.ly/5VjvlV

4:07 PM Dec 7th 

Computerworld Honors Iron Mountain CIO Bill Brown as a Top Technology Leader: http://bit.ly/7gQeZR

4:01 PM Dec 7th 

Website Records Management -- New Guideline Available! http://bit.ly/8g1O1X

3:59 PM Dec 7th 

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RS-SQL Version 4.0 - Readiness Check - Now Available for Download.

RS-SQL version 4.0 will come with a new program designed to ensure you are ready to upgrade.  Known as the Readiness Check program, it will be available on the RS-SQL installation CD in the folder with the same name.  You should run this program prior to upgrading your database to RS-SQL version 4.0.

So what will it do for you?

The program examines your RS-SQL database, looking for unexpected objects that might interfere with the RS-SQL 4.0 database upgrade.   The Readiness Check program will also check for and report on SQL Server 2000 presence, and inform you of the RS-SQL 4.0 requirement for SQL Server 2005 or later.

Click on this link to go to the user forum, where you can download the Readiness Check Program and associated files.  Unzip all the contents before executing the ReadinessCheck.exe program.

Documents on the Web - On-Line Poll

As we continue our RSWeb.NET development an interesting question has arisen and we would like your opinion. Currently we do offer Document access via RSWeb.NET but most customers only use this for access to images.

We plan to create a more direct link between parent objects (Containers, Filefolders & Tapes) and their respective images in a future release of RS-SQL, so the questions is:

Is access to individual documents (usually paper within a filefolder) via RSWeb.NET important to you?

Cast your vote at: http://www.oneilsoft.com/forum/index.php?topic=572.0

IMPORTANT NOTE: Before loading any service packs, check with your O'Neil support representative first. News on the effects of loading a service pack is received all of the time and they will be able to advise you of any issues.

2010 Classroom Training Dates Now Available

The complete 2010 Calendar is now available on our website and user forum.

Also, do remember that specific training classes not scheduled may be requested and will be offered on demand, based on an adequate number of attendees.  This means if you don't see what you want on our schedule, request something else.

Should you be Certified?

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This month we look at another question that our support team was asked. Why not test your knowledge by seeing if you know the answer?

Question: Is it possible to add different items to a workorder from one place?  I am finding it tedious to have to go to each of the separate grids to complete a workorder.

Click Here to Read the Answer...

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