Product Suggestions

A new email link has been added to the Red Wing Software newsletter. In the right-hand column, you will find “Product Suggestions” with the suggestions@redwingsoftware.com email under it. Use this email to submit product suggestions and leave feedback for CenterPoint or any other Red Wing Software product you use. Customer suggestions are crucial to making Red Wing Software products the best they can be. All product suggestions, no matter how big or small, are reviewed by our team. Just click on the link, and your default email program will open an email to that address. We look forward to receiving your suggestions.

Behind the Scenes - October 2021

Carole (Staff Accountant) and a friend did a cattle drive in the bluffs of southwestern Wisconsin (Devils Hole Ranch).
Larry (Manager of Information Systems) and his kids ran the Twin Cities Marathon on October 3rd. It was the first full marathon for Ellie and Larry, and for Marcus, it was his second. They started training last December and had a great adventure running around the lakes, rivers and creeks of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Roxie (Administrative Assistant) and her husband Steve toured some New England states. They are pictured here at the Taftsville Covered Bridge in Woodstock, Vermont.
Connie (Technical Writer) and her family traveled to South Dakota to take in a SDSU Jackrabbit football game and watch a half-time dance choreographed by their daughter (sister), Jenna.

Notes from the President

Ken Hilton - President Red Wing Software

What would it be like for a business to lose all phone service? On October 12th at 8:30 in the morning, Red Wing Software found out. In the middle of an internal video conference, the phones went silent. Everyone still appeared on the screens, but there was no voice communication. This has happened before, but typically lasted for a relatively short time, and everything was back and running. This time, it wasn’t typical.
When we contacted the service provider and alerted them of the problem, it took a while to realize someone had cut a fiber line that supplied service to its customers. Once we determined it would take more time than normal to solve the problem, we immediately posted a message on our website and in the notification bar within our CenterPoint programs to alert our customers of the outage. Fortunately, two totally different vendors provide our phone service and our internet service, and we still had full internet access.
We could still communicate with our customers via the support@redwingsoftware.com email portal and handle many of our support calls using that method. In cases that we needed to talk someone through an issue, our staff used their personal cell phones to contact our customers. It wasn’t until after the close of business that the phone service was restored, and we were back to normal the following day.
Thanks to our customers for your patience during this outage and our staff for jumping into action to make the best of a difficult situation.

Online Classroom Training Sessions

Red Wing Software has converted our in-person CenterPoint Classroom Training to an online format for 2021. Online Classroom Training sessions offer the same curriculum as the live Classroom Training seminars. The format has been altered to better suit online learning. Hours are limited to four hours per day and run from two to four consecutive business days (depending on the course). Attendees join a scheduled Online Classroom Training session with other Red Wing Software users. Sessions are presented by an experienced Red Wing Software instructor. Online Classroom Training is the most comprehensive way to learn how to use CenterPoint.
You can view and register for all available sessions by clicking here or click one of the individual session links below.
CenterPoint Payroll
  November 16 and 17, 2021
9:00 am – 1:00 pm CST
Price: $150.00
Note: This training is a two-part 8-hour live online session held on consecutive days for a total cost of $150.00 (4 hours/$75.00 for each part) and will be limited to 20 participants.
CenterPoint Accounting for Agriculture
  November 30, December 1, 7, and 8, 2021
9:00 am – 1:00 pm CST
Price: $300.00
Note: This training is a four-part 16-hour live online session held on two sets of consecutive days for a total cost of $300.00 (4 hours/$75.00 for each part) and will be limited to 20 participants.