We have developed a new program called Tabs3 Transporter, which makes data conversions from Timeslips to Tabs3 easier and more efficient. 

Tabs3 Transporter has been thoroughly tested by our quality assurance department, but before we release Tabs3 Transporter publicly, we would like the opportunity to test it in our office with Timeslips data from a few more firms. For a limited time, we will offer free conversions from Timeslips to Tabs3.

The free conversion will be limited to what the Tabs3 Transporter can do, and will not apply to some older versions of Timeslips.  Any work beyond that will be billable. 

This is a great opportunity for Timeslips users to convert to Tabs3!  We’ve e-mailed our direct leads that are Timeslips users looking for candidates, and suggest you do the same.

The data converted from Timeslips can include:

• Client information
• Aged accounts receivable balances by timekeeper and cost type
• All billed and unbilled fee, cost, and payment transactions
• All tcodes, task codes, and task code sets
• All timekeepers, timekeeper rates, and timekeeper levels
• Billing frequencies
• E-mail templates
• Database abbreviations (text macros)
• Firm information
• Accounts receivable aging period configuration
• Client and timekeeper terminology

If you have a firm that has not yet converted their Timeslips data to Tabs3 and would like to have us convert it, please call our sales department at (402) 419-2200.

Our marketing materials and web site currently show prices for single user 2 and 5 timekeeper products, and multi-user pricing for 2, 5, 9 and 19 timekeeper products.  We have changed our policy so that only the products listed in our marketing materials are available.  This change will provide a better customer experience as firms will purchase products more appropriate for their size.  Please contact your sales representative with immediate exceptions or questions.

Effective March 1st, 2012, the price for standard billable support time will increase, as will charges for other billable work.  It has been about seven years since changes to the standard billable support rate were last made.  Below are the new costs for work we do in-house.  A change has also been made to the cost of COPYT3.EXE software, which is noted.

Standard Billable Rate for Support Calls – $50 per quarter hour 

Data Evaluation, Repairs and Merges by Programmers

• $200/hour for maintenance users
• $300/hour for non-maintenance users

 Data Evaluation, Repairs and Merges by Quality Assurance or a Specialist

• $37.50 per quarter hour for maintenance users
• $50 per quarter hour for non-maintenance users

 Conversions from Third Party Software by Programmers

• $100 per hour   (This rate is not changing.)

 In-house Conversions

• $120/hour for PracticeMaster conversions
• $120/hour for Critical Date conversions to PracticeMaster
• $150/hour for Profit$ource conversions to Tabs3 (not to exceed $500)

 COPYT3.EXE Software 

• Old purchase price:  $75 for maintenance users; $150 for non-maintenance users.
• New purchase price:  $150 for maintenance users; $200 for non-maintenance users.

As recently announced, we will be including the first year of maintenance with all new purchases effective March 1, 2012.  As a result of including maintenance with new purchases, maintenance cards will no longer be sent out with new or upgrade purchases.

Are you getting questions about mobility?  We are very excited about a new product in development that will connect attorneys to Tabs3 and PracticeMaster while they are away from the office.  It is called Tabs3 Connect.  It will work on any tablet, smartphone, or laptop that uses a standard web browser.  We plan to offer this product free to Tabs3 and PracticeMaster Platinum users on maintenance later this year.  

Below are features found in Tabs3 Connect that sync real time with Tabs3 and PracticeMaster data at the office. 

• Contacts
• Calendar
• Matter Manager
• Fee Entry
• Cost Entry
• Clients

We expect to be in beta this spring, and will send you additional materials as soon as they become available.  Let your Platinum customers and prospects know about Tabs3 Connect.  As a reminder, we are still offering a Net 30 promotion for Platinum and Platinum SQL upgrades.  This will be a great time to take advantage of it!  You can get firms on the beta list by sending their name and serial number to [email protected].

It’s time once again to hand out hardware to our award winners. 

Platinum Reseller Award

Now, our first award!  Our Platinum Reseller of the Year had another record-breaking year selling Platinum.  They’ve outdone themselves this time, and have set the bar extremely high.  The Platinum Reseller of the Year is: 

Harry Salavantis & Stephanie Cleveland, Resource Advisors, Albany NY

Here are your top Platinum resellers in order of finish: 

• Harry Salavantis & Stephanie Cleveland, Resource Advisors, Albany NY
• Britt Lorish & staff, Affinity Consulting Group, Roanoke VA (Tied with)
• Sandra Adams & staff, Affinity Consulting Group, Coral Gables FL 

Congratulations to Harry and Stephanie on a job well done.  Thanks to Britt and Sandra, along with their staffs as well!

PracticeMaster Unit Award

Congratulations to our PracticeMaster award winner on having a great year selling PracticeMaster software!  They are certainly no strangers to winning Tabs3 and PracticeMaster awards.

The top PracticeMaster Reseller for 2011 is:

Britt Lorish & staff, Affinity Consulting Group, Roanoke VA

Here are your top PracticeMaster resellers in order of finish:

• Britt Lorish & staff, Affinity Consulting Group, Roanoke VA
• Bill Baker, Baker + Cadence | Solutions, Hollister CA
• Norman Calderon, Greentree Solutions LLC, El Segundo CA

Congratulations to Britt and her staff on a fine year selling PracticeMaster.  Thanks to Bill and Norman as well!

Tabs3 Award Winner

Our Tabs3 award winner also finished as a top contender for PracticeMaster unit sales, and sold more combined Tabs3 and PracticeMaster units than anyone else.  Keep up the good work!

The top Tabs3 Reseller for 2011 is:

Norman Calderon, Greentree Solutions LLC, El Segundo CA

Here are your top Tabs3 resellers in order of finish: 

• Norman Calderon, Greentree Solutions LLC, El Segundo CA
• Cheryl Atherton, Consulting Ideas & Solutions LLC, Edmond OK
• Craig Spillman, Spillman Technology Solutions, Aurora CO

Congratulations to Norman on a great year!  Thanks to Cheryl and Craig as well!

Reseller of the Year Award

The Reseller of the Year Award is based on overall business generated from both existing and new users of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster software.   Another huge December helped propel our winner to the top.  They repeated in two categories, Platinum Reseller of the year, and Reseller of the Year.   

We are very proud to announce our Reseller of the Year for 2011:

Harry Salavantis & Stephanie Cleveland, Resource Advisors, Albany NY

Congratulations Harry and Stephanie!  Resource Advisors had a terrific year generating revenue from upgrades as well as new sales. Way to go!

Here are your finalists in order of finish who also had terrific years selling Tabs3 and PracticeMaster: 

• Harry Salavantis & Stephanie Cleveland, Resource Advisors, Albany NY
• Britt Lorish & staff, Affinity Consulting Group, Roanoke VA
• Sandra Adams & staff, Affinity Consulting Group, Coral Gables FL

Congratulations to Harry and Stephanie on a job well done.  Thanks to Sandra and her staff, Britt and her staff as well!

Tabs3 and PracticeMaster Quick Start Guides are now available and are included on all software CDs. These guides are short manuals designed for users who are new to Tabs3 and PracticeMaster software to help them get started quickly. Additionally, we are now inserting printed companion 1-page Quick Start Checklists in the CD case for all new Tabs3 & PracticeMaster software sales.  You can view the guides and checklists at:

www.Tabs3.com/quickstart

Take a moment and check out these new training tools! You just may want to incorporate them with the materials you provide your new Tabs3 and PracticeMaster clients!

We want to take this opportunity to recognize a special group of resellers who have earned the distinction of President’s Circle for 2012.  To achieve President’s Circle recognition, Certified Resellers and Consultants must:

• Have strong unit and upgrade sales.

• Provide feedback on developments and changes in our industry.

• Offer ideas for product enhancements.

• Participate in beta testing.

• Take part in trade shows or seminars in their area.

• Post articles and responses in industry listservs such as TechnoLawyer.

• Collaborate on articles, reviews and case studies for industry publications.

President’s Circle membership is updated every year. Members of the President’s Circle are listed on our Website along with a special logo designating their achievement.  Members of the 2012 President’s Circle also attend our annual Reseller Forum in the spring for free.

Here are the members of the 2012 President’s Circle in alphabetical order: 

Congratulations to everyone on your outstanding achievements!

• Affinity Consulting Group LLC – Britt Lorish, Roanoke VA

• Affinity Consulting Group LLC – Sandra Adams, Coral Gables FL

• Attorney Computer Systems – Paul Purdue / Mary Jo Blohm, Dundee MI

• Baker + Cadence | Solutions – Bill Baker, Hollister CA

• Computer Network Services – Dominic Morinelli, Gross Pointe Park MI

• Consulting Ideas & Solutions LLC – Cheryl Atherton, Edmond OK

• Cytek Corporation – Judy Best / Rick Bernauer, Kansas City MO

• D’Amore Consulting LLC – Monica D’Amore, Cherry Hill NJ

• FJP Enterprises, Inc. – Jim Degnan, Jacksonville FL

• Greentree Solutions LLC – Norman Calderon, El Segundo CA

• Ileene K Levine Consulting – Ileene Levine, Milwaukee WI

• Lan-Tech, Inc. – David Moon, Marietta GA

• Legal Software Services – Judy Lassek, Scottsdale AZ

• Micro Law – Ross Kodner / Renee Kodner, Milwaukee WI

• Northwest Law Office Automation – Cathy Prichard, Bellevue WA

• Resource Advisors – Harry Salavantis / Stephanie Cleveland, Albany NY

• Spillman Technology Solutions – Craig Spillman, Aurora CO

• The KCJ Consulting Co LLC – Katrina Jasaitis, Chicago IL

As a reminder, effective January 1, 2012, we will no longer support Version 12 and earlier of Tabs3 and PracticeMaster software.  Please advise clients using these older versions that they need to update in order to receive future support. 

Version 12 users are being informed of this each time they speak with a Technical Support Representative, and our user newsletter has made note of it three times over the last year.  Please contact Client Services for pricing information, or to place an order.

We are currently in the process of updating all of our training videos for Tabs3 and PracticeMaster version 16. Many videos are completed, including new videos for Matter Manager, E-mail Statements, WorkFlows, Outlook Plug-in, and more. When you update program files for firms who already have Version 16 installed, make it a point to update the training videos at the same time. Encourage all your firms to watch the videos for the newer features, especially before any training you provide. The length of each video is shown on the main table of contents page.

Videos can be downloaded from http://www.tabs3.com/support/docs.html. After downloading the VIDEOPM.EXE and VIDEOT3.EXE files from the links on this page, install them into the Tabs3 and PracticeMaster Current Working Directory. To determine the Current Working Directory, log into Tabs3 or PracticeMaster and select Help | About from the menu. Videos can be launched from the Tabs3 & PracticeMaster folder in your Start menu, from the Help | Training Videos menu, or from links in the Help topics.

Knowledge Base Article R11360, All About Training Videos, contains additional information regarding the new version 16 training videos.

Note: When updating the training videos, make sure you also update the program files so that the most current help files and video links are also installed.