I want to talk a little about the future of your
software investment and what Genesistems and the TOM
Software people have been doing to advance our products.
The two topics on everyone’s mind are “Windows” and
application improvements. Windows is written in a
language called “C” and the Basic2 language that runs
your applications is written in “C”. The only difference
is how the screen looks, not the programming language.
We are just finishing up the graphical or “Windows”
version of the product. We have been testing it for 6
months and it is getting very close to a final product.
We also have written application enhancements. They
center on easier access to your accounting data, such as
the ability to “click” on a balance and see the
transactions that are the source of the balance. This
change also moves the updating or posting process to the
user level. That means a user can just post his or her
transactions and not affect everyone else on the system.
Both these changes will be announced shortly. We intend
to have a user conference in Rochester during the third
week in October to show you how this will all work and
the benefits you will gain from upgrading.
This brings me to my last point. To do all this we have
had to move from the NIAKWA version of the Basic2
language using the “Goldkey” disks to the Kerridge
version of the language, named KCML. This is more of a
mechanical change and does not change your application
or screens, just some differences behind the scenes on
how certain programming items are done. The reason is
that there are no usable “graphical tools” available in
the Niakwa version and they have not announced any R&D
for new functions. Options such as using the Internet to
access your accounting are not possible with Niakwa,
while they are standard in KCML. We are the OLDEST
Niakwa dealer and do not make this change lightly. We
have a number of KCML conversions done and installed
already. All our new sales use this language AND
Kerridge will offer a trade in on your old Goldkey disk
to help with the conversion costs. There will be much
more on this in the future. There are changes that will
allow you to increase the use of your software and allow
you to get many more years out of your initial
investment. Look for more information on our website:
