At Red Wing Software, we are continuously looking for ways to help our customers make better use of the data they enter into our applications, and easier ways to share information between programs. To that end, Dick and Dan, the managers of our development and design departments, recently participated in a gathering of like-minded software companies that have similar goals.

This industry specific, not-for-profit organization was formed to help develop standard methods for naming conventions of specific data in order to make communication between programs easier to accomplish. While there is still some work to be done before these standards are available to be published, our team is actively involved in shaping these standards, especially in the area of financial information.

For quite some time, we have had the ability to export data from CenterPoint and, in the latest version, have added the ability to import data into CenterPoint. Some of our customers have already found uses for this functionality. Over the next few months, we will be announcing and releasing some exciting new ways that data entered into CenterPoint applications may be shared with other specific programs.

Four Cubs Farms Featured in Dairy Star Magazine

Four Cubs Farms was featured in the story Seven Decades of Continued Growth, in the June 10th, 2017 issue of Dairy Star magazine. The story details the growth of the farm over the past 140 years!

Fairmont Farms, Inc. Featured in Progressive Farmer

Fairmont Farms, Inc. was mentioned in the June 12, 2017 issue of Progressive Farmer, in a story entitled, Up-and-coming Dairy Youth Read to Make Impact on the Industry. The piece gives some nice coverage of youth becoming involved in the dairy industry.

• Carole (Staff Accountant) is a member of the Goodhue County Sheriff's Posse. She and her Arabian gelding RTR Thunder Lord "Blackie" attended the local public library summer reading program kickoff.
• Katrina (Administrative Assistant) and Ashley (Support Technician) took their girls to the Crayola Experience at Mall of America.
• Larry (IT) and his kids ran in Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN. Larry and Ellie ran the half, and Marcus ran the full. A first for all of them.
• Mike (Quality Assurance Manager) performed in a dad’s dance at his daughter’s (Kadence) dance recital. Bruno Mars was the theme of the dance.

Maple Leaf Farms Featured in Progressive Dairyman

Ned Ellis of Maple Leaf Farms, Red Wing Software customer, was featured in the story, Growing your Own Forages Must be Well Planned, in the May 7th, 2017 issue of Progressive Dairyman. The story is about dairy farmers and growing their own forage.

Clay View Dairy LLP Featured in the Dairy Star

Clay View Dairy LLP was featured in the story, Teamwork a Key to High Production at Clay View Dairy, the May 13th issue of Dairy Star. In the story, employees at Clay View Dairy share their insights about maintaining an efficient team.

Significant Product Enhancements and Features Included

Red Wing, MN -June 6, 2017- Red Wing Software has released version 11, for all CenterPoint products, including CenterPoint Accounting, CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture, CenterPoint Fund Accounting, CenterPoint Payroll and its associated CenterPoint Time Clock, and CenterPoint Depreciation. A significant number of new features and enhancements have been added to CenterPoint Products in version 11.

“With CenterPoint version 11, we continue to focus on improving the CenterPoint customer experience through direct customer requests,” says Mike Zielski, Product Manager at Red Wing Software. “Version 11 includes over 150 changes that span our entire CenterPoint product offering of Agriculture, Business, Fund, Payroll and Depreciation. Some of the big changes include interface changes to reporting and financial statements, adding robust overtime calculations to payroll, continuing to improve the CenterPoint Time Clock, and working towards opening the products to enhance import flexibility.”

Version 11 Enhancements for CenterPoint Accounting, CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture, and CenterPoint Fund Accounting

• The user interface has been improved for all reports, to make modifying filters and formats more efficient and simple.
• The Income Statement has been modified to allow for more robust and flexible reporting options.
• A function has been added for customers to import transaction and maintenance screen data from outside sources.
• A function has been added for customers to recall General Journal entries.
• CenterPoint for Agriculture only: Reporting options have been updated to meet the latest Farm Financial Standards Council updates.
• Other improvements in technology and efficiencies have been made, as well as known issues fixes.

Version 11 Enhancements for CenterPoint Payroll and CenterPoint Time Clock

• CenterPoint Time Clock now has several exciting new features, including: the ability for employees to request time off, automatic handling of employee breaks to clocked activity, and user-definable rounding of clocked entries to exact minutes.
• CenterPoint Payroll has the ability to configure the automatic calculation of overtime pay at various rates by period or day and break pay adjustments can now include the earnings for a specific state.
• Other improvements in technology and efficiencies have been made, as well as known issues fixes.

Version 11 Enhancements for CenterPoint Depreciation

• New features and enhancements have been added that include improvements in technology and known issue fixes.

For more information about CenterPoint products, contact Red Wing Software at
800-732-9464 or e-mail info@redwingsoftware.com.

Red Wing Software, Inc., along with its nationwide network of business partners, offers industry-leading service, as well as training, on-site installation and implementation of the software. Their vision is “Creating the best management software experience”.

Red Wing Software, Inc. develops, integrates and supports the accounting and financial management needs of small- to mid-sized businesses, agribusinesses, non-profits, and municipals across North America. For more information on Red Wing Software products, including CenterPoint Accounting, CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture, CenterPoint Fund Accounting, CenterPoint Payroll, CenterPoint Depreciation, and Red Wing Tax Forms, call 1-800-732-9464 or visit www.redwingsoftware.com.