As Manager of Batch Operations, Sherman is responsible for the overall leadership of the batch department and staff. He will lead our efforts in the following areas:

• Ensuring consistent, problem-free Keystone Batch installations.
• Offering unparalleled customer support and service.
• Delivering the highest quality Keystone Batch products.

We are excited that he has brought his experience and insight to GivenHansco. Welcome, Sherman! 

Look up to find our booth in North Hall:

George Strickland, salesman from Midatlantic Concrete Equipment stopped by the booth to chat.

Two of our newest modules available for Keystone Accounting include Document Imaging and Enhanced Financial Reporting.

Keystone Document Imaging lets you scan and save your documents using a world class image recognition engine from KOFAX. Your documents are then easily accessible through KEYSTONE. There is no switching between programs, and it’s easy to view, print, or email documents with just a click!

Keystone Enhanced Financial Reporting (EFR) allows you to create boardroom-quality, customized financial reports in Microsoft® Excel, quickly and accurately – with no re-keying! Keystone EFR delivers integration with F9, a powerful, easy-to-use financial reporting tool that dynamically links General Ledger data to Microsoft® Excel.

We’ll be previewing some exciting new products at the show as well, including a new streamlined batch panel, a Purchase Order module for Accounting and a web-based Management Information Dashboard.

The new Keystone batch panel has a more streamlined look and feel to it, while still keeping its simplicity and use of non-proprietary parts. The new design allows for users to decide if they want a physical manual panel or a soft (PC driven) manual panel.

The Keystone Purchase Order module allows entry and printing of Purchase Order forms and incoming product receipts. Receipts may be associated with a Purchase Order but do not need to be. Receipts are linked to an A/P Invoice during vouchering for automatic inventory and General Ledger updating.

Our upcoming web-based Management Information Dashboard is in the early stages of development. We’ll be previewing a very simple version and accepting ideas for information you’d like to see on the dashboard.

Visit our web site at www.givenhansco.com for more information about Keystone.

We have also improved our handling of inventory transactions when mixing units of measure.

There is also a Payroll fix regarding the Print W-3 Form option.

Click here for the complete release notes for Keystone 2.5.3.

If you are updating from a version of Keystone prior to 2.5, remember to follow this procedure when updating on a Windows 7 PC.

There have been several bug fixes in this update, including a critical fix for the Payroll ACH Export program when used with multiple Cash Accounts.

Click here for the complete release notes for Keystone 2.5.2.

If you are updating from a version of Keystone prior to 2.5, remember to follow this procedure when updating on a Windows 7 PC.

• A/P ACH Payments
  A/P Invoices may now be paid by electronic funds transfer (ACH). Note that this must be coordinated with your bank. (Contact GivenHansco if you are interested in this feature.)
• Payroll to A/P Payments
  The Payroll module can now create an editable batch of A/P invoices for payments that are the result of employee deductions (i.e. child support, employee paid insurance, savings accounts.) (Contact GivenHansco if you are interested in this feature.)
• News & Notifications
  When a user (who is connected to the Internet) logs in to Keystone, a new “Keystone News” window will appear next to the menu. This will contain the latest news & notifications about Keystone, including any critical updates that must be installed.

There are several other enhancements and corrections included in this update. Click here for the complete Release Notes for Keystone 2.5.1.

If you are updating from a version of Keystone prior to 2.5, remember to follow this procedure when updating on a Windows 7 PC.

• Document Imaging
  Delivery Tickets may be scanned and linked to the corresponding Keystone ticket information and may be viewed in Ticket Maintenance and A/R Inquiry. (Contact GivenHansco if you are interested in this feature.)
• F-9 (advanced financial reporting) Integration
  F-9 is an Excel-based advanced financial reporting tool that processes Keystone G/L transactions live and provides virtually unlimited control over the report format. (Contact GivenHansco if you are interested in this feature.)
• QuickBooks Ticket Export
  For those customers with an existing QuickBooks installation, Keystone now has the ability to consolidate and export tickets from the Dispatch & Ticketing modules directly into QuickBooks 2002 and higher. (Contact GivenHansco if you are interested in this feature.)
• Inventory Transfers
  Keystone now provides a simple option for transferring inventory between plants.

There are many other enhancements and corrections included as well. Click here for the complete Release Notes for Keystone 2.5.

One of the other significant improvements to Keystone has been behind the scenes. When Microsoft introduced Windows 7, they greatly improved the security of the operating system. To take advantage of this, Windows applications had to be modified and had to adhere to a strict set of guidelines. With the 2.5 release, Keystone is now fully Windows 7 compliant.

Please click here for the procedure to follow when updating to Keystone 2.5 on Windows 7.