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SIERRA
PHOENIX sold to TRADITION SOFTWARE
Experienced
new team assembled to benefit customers with improved software
and technical support.
Tradition Software formally closed escrow on its purchase
of SIERRA PHOENIX on March 31, 2005. Terms of the deal for
both privately held companies will not be disclosed.
“This
is a very good opportunity for me to pass this business on
to someone who knows the issues my customers face every day.
Craig Altman, President of TRADITION SOFTWARE, was a former
Vice President of Marketing and Customer Service at another
lien software company which was a competitor of ours. During
his tenure at the company, he managed or participated in several
initiatives that greatly improved their business,” said
Bob Stone, President of SIERRA PHOENIX.
Bob
Stone has been retained by the company as a part-time programmer
and business consultant. “I take very seriously the
responsibility Bob has given me in continuing the excellent
working relationships he fostered with the customers and business
partners of SIERRA PHOENIX,” says Craig R. Altman, President
of Tradition Software.
Tradition
Software’s management team also includes Michael M.
Emmons as the Software Development Manager and Valerie Bekefy
as the Customer Service Manager. Michael manages product development
for the company, including the maintenance and enhancement
of the flagship product, PreLien2Lien. His professional background
includes ten years in software development along with four
years of network administration experience. Valerie is managing
customer service and technical support. Her professional background
includes six years in technical support with IBM.
The
company has also retained Clint Cramer, CPA, to manage accounting,
taxes and overall financial assistance. Clint is the founder
of CRAMER & ASSOCIATES, a full service CPA firm. Additionally,
Marc Carpenter of BROOKS & CARPENTER serves as the company’s
business legal counsel.
Seabiscuit: New features
in next version of PreLien2Lien
Upcoming changes with PreLien2Lien will improve interface,
importing and notice format
PreLien2Lien’s product evolution dates back almost twenty
years. With the software’s change in ownership, current
customers are currently being surveyed for input as to what
they would like to see in a new version of the program.
The
new release of PreLien2Lien, code named “Seabiscuit,”
will represent a significant improvement to the current version
of the software. “With the advancements in software
development processes and technology, our goal is to release
a new version of PreLien2Lien that has an improved user interface
and one-click data import features, especially for QuickBooks®,”
says Michael M. Emmons, Manager of Software Development.
The
Seabiscuit release will also have a working 365-day license
feature added to it to help prevent unauthorized use of the
product after one year. “We are learning that many of
our customers are sending out notices that may not be legally
compliant, as they are not keeping up with their yearly Subscriptions
to PreLien2Lien. This will help prevent outdated notices from
going out in the future, as the software will shut down one
year after purchase,’” says Craig Altman, President.
The
Seabiscuit release of PreLien2Lien is slated to be available
to current Subscribers by August 2005.
PreLien2Lien
California LIVE: At an airport near you
PreLien2Lien User Group lunches will
be held in Burbank, Fresno, Ontario, Sacramento, San Diego
and San Jose
Between
11AM – 1PM, PreLien2Lien users will be able to meet
other users and get a preview of the Seabiscuit release of
PreLien2Lien. Additionally, a local Attorney who is proficient
in Mechanic’s Lien law will be the lunch speaker. Email
customer service@traditionsoftware.com or call (800) 886-8770
to let us know you are interested in attending. More details
will be announced as they become available.
Information
Technology Center: Importing customer data into PreLien2Lien
Import
all your customers from your Accounting software once, weekly
or daily
PreLien2Lien
as a built-in capability of importing your customer’s
electronic records into the Current Jobs file. Simply
populate an Excel spreadsheet with the following values.
Technical Support at TRADITION SOFTWARE can then assist
you with a one-time or scheduled import of data into
PreLien2Lien. |
| Excel
Row |
PL2L
Text Box |
Format
Example |
Width |
Type |
| A |
Customer |
Hobbs
Properties |
35 |
Character |
| B |
Customer
Number |
7095 |
16 |
Character |
| C |
Street |
1015
Washington |
35 |
Character |
| D |
City |
Bloomington |
22 |
Character |
| E |
State |
IL |
2 |
Character |
| F |
ZIP |
61701 |
10 |
Character |
| G |
2nd
Line Customer |
Roy
Hobbs |
35 |
Character |
| H |
Phone |
(916)
961-6123 |
14 |
Character |
| I |
2nd
Line Customer |
Roy
Hobbs |
35 |
Character |
| J |
FAX |
(916)
961-1689 |
14 |
Character |
| Other
formats that can be used for importing data into PreLien2Lien
include .txt (Delimited Text), .dbf (Dbase), .xml (Extended
Markup Language) and .dif (Data Interchange Format). |
Five
Quick Facts: California Mechanic’s Lien Law
Everything
begins with the timely, accurate sending of a Preliminary
20-Day Notice
1.
A Preliminary 20-Day Notice (Private Work) must be served
to all legal parties on a project (Customer, Owner, General
Contractor, Lender) within 20 days after first furnishing
construction related labor, services, equipment or materials.
Each day after the 20th day, you lose 1/20 of your financial
interest in the financial value of construction related labor,
services, equipment or materials your company provided for
the project.
2. If a Notice of Completion or a Notice Of Cessation has
not been recorded by the Owner, you have 90 days after completion
of the entire project to file a Notice and Claim of Lien (Mechanic's
Lien) with the County Recorders Office. If the Owner has recorded
a Notice of Completion or a Notice of Cessation, you have
60 days to file a Notice and Claim of Lien (Mechanic's Lien)
with the County Recorders Office (General Contractor) and
30 days for all other Subcontractors.
3. A Complaint to Foreclose a Mechanic’s Lien (legal
perfection of a Lien) must be filed within 90 days, but no
more than one year after initially filing a Notice and Claim
of Lien (Mechanic’s Lien) at the Court/Judicial District
in the county where a project you provided construction related
labor, services, equipment or materials.
4. A party who supplies materials to another supplier does
not have Mechanic’s Lien rights in California.
5. A Notice and Claim of Lien (Mechanic’s Lien) cannot
be filed for projects that are City, County, State or Federal
owned.
SOURCE: www.traditionsoftware.com/californialienlaw.php
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“I
take very seriously the responsibility Bob has given
me in continuing the excellent working relationships
he fostered with the customers and business partners
of SIERRA PHOENIX."
Craig R. Altman
President
TRADITION
SOFTWARE, INC.
“This
is a very good opportunity for me to pass this business
on to someone who knows the issues my customers face
every day."
Bob Stone
President
SIERRA PHOENIX |
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Mr. Quintrall received his preparatory education in
Southern California and attended the University of California,
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