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        <title>SWORD : Service Books | Field Service Management Software &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Standard &amp; Client-Server Editions</title>
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            <![CDATA[<font size=2 color="#990033"><b>SWORD</b></font><font size=2> stands for</font><font size=2><b> Service Work Order Routing & Dispatch but does so much more!</b></font><br />
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<font size=2><b>SWORD©</b></font><font size=2> is a complete Customer Service and Order management software application. The application is ideal for Client Relationship Management (CRM) or Contact Management and includes contact and follow-up history logs. Plus</font><font size=2><b> SWORD©</b></font><font size=2> has a robust capability for the creation of proposals, sales orders, services orders, estimates, contracts and invoices. Moreover,</font><font size=2><b> SWORD©</b></font><font size=2> is a very powerful tool for tracking orders that need to be dispatched to field service personnel.</font><br />
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<font size=2><b> SWORD© includes solutions for the following service business challenges:</b></font><br />
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<li><font size=2> Service Orders, including Scheduling, Dispatch and Routing tools</font></li>
<li><font size=2> Accounts Receivable, including Invoicing, Receipts Journal and Aging Reports</font></li>
<li><font size=2> Customer Relationship Management</font> (CRM), Letter and Proposal Campaigns </li>
<li>Execute Customer Satisfaction Surveys and Track the Results </li>
<li><font size=2>Maintenance Plan Tracking and Documentation</font></li>
<li><font size=2> Drag and Drop Scheduling Calendars</font> for Service Orders and Personnel Scheduling </li>
<li>Track Expenses </li>
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<font size=2><b>SWORD©</b></font><font size=2> is ideal for many types of businesses that have field technicians and other personnel that are dispatched or routed on service calls. Also, SWORD is popular among in-house maintenance and IT departments.</font><br />
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<font size=2><i> The application is compatible with QuickBooks® Customer, Items and Employee files. Optionally, Service Orders generated in</i></font><font size=2><b><i>SWORD™</i></b></font><font size=2><i> can be easily transferred into QuickBooks® as Invoices using our</i></font><font size=2><b><i> *SCA QuickBooks link</i></b></font><font size=2><i>.</i></font><br />
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<li><font size=2> Multi-user capable and network-ready.</font></li>
<li><font size=2> Runs in Win'95, Win'98, Win2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Terminal Server.</font></li>
<li> Optional Virtual IP Database Server for remote access over the Internet through SWORD IP Client application. </li>
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<font size=2><b>*SWORD</b></font><font size=2> with the optional</font><font size=2><b> Special Commerce Agent</b></font><font size=2> (SCA) for</font><font size=2><b> QuickBooks</b></font><font size=2>, provides a link so Customer data and Service Orders can be easily transferred to QuickBooks as Invoices.</font>]]>
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        <copyright>2011 Access Business Communications, Inc.</copyright>
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            <title>Version 5, Release 1, Build 24</title>
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&lt;li&gt;Corrected &quot;How to Charge&quot; filed in the customer editor form. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Updated login screen.&lt;/li&gt;
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            <title>Version 5, Release 1, Build 1</title>
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                <![CDATA[<ul>
<li><b>SWORD Standard Edition</b></li>
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<li> Updated the .NET framework and Windows 7 manifest. </li>
<li>Corrected minor visual elements. </li>
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<li><b>SWORD IP Client</b></li>
<ul>
<li> Updated the .NET framework and Windows 7 manifest. </li>
<li>Corrected minor visual elements. </li>
<li>Updated the IP Driver. </li>
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<li><b>SWORD IP Server</b></li>
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<li> Updated the SWORD Server Dynamic Link Library </li>
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<li><b>ABCI Virtual IP Data Server</b></li>
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<li> Updated the .NET platform. </li>
<li>Updated the IP Server. </li>
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<font size=3><b>Client & Server</b></font><br />
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<li>SWORD IP Server, which allows deployment over a LAN (eliminates Microsoft's LAN MANGER), and/or over a WAN via a VPN. </li>
<li>SWORD IP Client, which allows installation to a local user and connects to your <b>SWORD</b> data via a LAN or WAN. SWORD data files do not traverse the LAN or WAN. </li>
<li>Supports 100+ Clients </li>
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More details about this release has been posted to: <a href="http://www.sword-field-service-software.com">SWORD Online</a><br />
<ul>
<li> The new installation wizard file may be downloaded from: <a href="http://www.ABCI-software.com">ABCI-software.com</a></li>
<li> Upgrades may be ordered from: <a href="http://www.abci-software.com/catalog/sword_prices.html">Order Upgrade</a></li>
<li> Real-time technical support for SWORD may be ordered from: <a href="http://www.abci-software.com/contact/support.htm">Real-time Remote Support</a></li>
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 <b>SWORD</b> is ideal for small-medium businesses although it can handle a very large number of jobs. Our customers cover all aspects of Field Service including Appliance Repair, Building Contractors, Copier dealers, Telecommunication System dealers, IT Systems, HVAC, Electrical Contracting, Fire, Plumbing, Security and over 150 other sub verticals where jobs need to be tracked.<br />
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Access Business Communications, Inc. <br />
16835-236 Algonquin Street <br />
Huntington Beach, CA 92649 <br />
(800) 675-2415]]>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:23:48 -0700</pubDate>
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