CARDWATCH | Keeping Your Perspective

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WELCOME to the Holiday Edition of CARDWATCH PERSPECTIVES, a quarterly e- publication produced specifically for the Retirement Community market and its Administrators. In this issue, we buck the financial crisis mind-set to demonstrate how more thoughful= IT spending, and not blind IT spending cuts, can deliver far greater resul= ts both in the short term and long haul. So turn off CNN and put down that newpaper full of bad news and buckle up for your ride to a better bottom line.

Kevin McIntosh, Editor &
VP Business Development

In this issue...

· Don't Cut IT Out!

· Demystifying the Cost of Technology Investments

· Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement

· WARNING!!! Hard Drive Failu= re Scheduled for 8:30pm

· Year End Incentives on Hard= ware & Software

Don't Cut IT Out!

OK. So you are not surprised to hear a software vendor= say "don't cut IT spending". But the truth of the matter is, af= ter years of good times we must simply reign in our footloose and fancy f= ree ways to ensure spending is more efficient. It is more critical now th= an ever before that IT dollars are allocated where they will have the greatest impact and best opportunity to return savings back to where = they belong...the bottom line.

Read = on...

Demystifying= the Cost of Technology Investments<= o:p>

Unless you have an expert like Dan Cavolo from the Loyola Group LLC on your team, you might find the task of assessing the cost to implement= a new technology system a daunting one, especially under the weight of a global economic crisis and the need to be more accurate with your bud= get numbers. There is a lot more to this process than simply getting the vendor quote.

Not to worry, Dan has prepared his version of "Cl= iffs Notes" to help you understand all the variables that make up the Total Cost of Ownership that will help you to make the best and most informed decision on your next major technology initiative.

Read = on...

Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement<= o:p>

Early Bird, written by former Letterman Show staff writer Rodney Roth= man, is a funny, insightful, and moving look at what happens to us when we retire, viewed from a remarkably premature perspective. In the line of work we are in, I am sure you will enjoy joining Rodney on his strange journey, as he reconsiders his notions of romance, family, friendship, and ultimately, whether he's ever going back to work from his new hom= e at Century Village in Florida.

Learn= more...

WARNING!!! Hard Drive Failure Scheduled for 8:30pm

...if life where like that, we wouldn't need back-up systems or disas= ter recovery procedures. The hard truth of the matter is that we do not g= et advance warning of a hardware failure and when we are caught under-prepared, getting systems back on line can take days not hours = and the cost of lost data and employee productivity to your organization = can be crushing.

Learn= more...

Year End Incentives on Hardware & Software

Hardware starting to show it's age? Considering expanding your system= ? In the spirit of giving this holiday season, CARDWATCH is offering a $400 rebate on all NCR Real POS terminals and 15% discount on the purchase= of additional licenses.

NCR Real POS 21.........now only $2495
NCR Real POS70..........now only $2995

* Offer available to existing CARDWATCH customers only and for signed orders received befo= re January 31, 2009.

Conta= ct us for more information

New on the Men= u!

Canadian client test pilots new CARDWATCH WEB module for online accou= nt inquiries and payments.

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Table Management and Reservations gets a trial run at Windsormeade of Williamsburg on the new C5 Mobile Tablet.

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CARDWATCH Version 10 Beta version was released back in Septemb= er and subjected to managing in excess of 30,000 transactions per day= . V10 is now out of Beta and ready for general release. Upgrades are av= ailable to existing customers with no additional license charges. Please cont= act your CARDWATCH representative for more information.

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Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth at the 2008 AAHSA Confere= nce.
Congratulations to our winner of the iPod draw, John Korzendorfer of Ecumen in Duluth MN

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NEXT FREE CLIENT WEB TRAINING SESSIONS:

January 14th, 2009 @ 2pm
Gift Card module

February 18, 2008 @ 2pm
Meal & Spending Plans
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