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(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Comtech Systems, the makers of the Collect! Software System, (www.collect.org) announces that Collect! Entrepreneur Edition is now available. Collect! Entrepreneur Edition is designed to fit the needs of entreprenurial start ups and small receivables management companies. With Collect! Entrepreneur Edition you enjoy all the power and functionality of Collect!, but you pay only for the volume of business you expect to handle. As your business grows, you can step up simply by moving to a license that allows you to enter more accounts and add additional users. Collect! Entrepreneur Edition can grow with your company without any business interruption. Grow from 1 user to 500 users and virtually unlimited accounts without having to convert software packages.

Collect! Entrepreneur Edition also has optional components that enable you to manage greater volumes of accounts faster as you grow in size. With Collect! Entrepreneur Edition, we offer the add-on modules Auto Dialer, Letter Service, predefined Import/Export, and Client Prospecting.

Number of Accounts
You can purchase a license for 500, 1000 or 2500 accounts. Old accounts may be archived and there is no limit to the number of accounts you can archive. With Collect! Entrepreneur you can move up to Collect! Professional or Collect! Corporate without having to interrupt your business with major software updates. Manage your growth smartly and buy Collect! Entrepreneur.

Step Up to Professional
When your business expands to the limit of Collect! Entrepreneur, you can simply step up to Collect! Professional through licensing. You won't need to install new software and there is no interruption to your business. Collect! Professional permits virtually unlimited accounts and users and offers additional add-on components, as well, if and when you require them.

The User Level access controls in Collect! allow you to fine tune what your users can see and/or modify.

Make sure to log into your Collect! installation at every user level to be sure you know what your employees can and cannot do, based on user level.

For more information on user levels see http://collect.org/cv11/Help/userlevelbasics.html

Quick Database Troubleshooting
New utility shipped with Collect! may be run from the cv11\bin folder during normal use of Collect!. Puts Collect! into hot backup mode and checks all database set relationships, includes catalog database. Quickly and easily points out any areas where maintenance is required. Used for troubleshooting. Then a targeted FIX can be run only where required. Saves time and speeds up database fixes since you only need to fix areas that are corrupted, not the whole database.

Disable Auto IP Detection
This new RDM Server (rds.exe) switch disables auto IP detection and disables auto resetting of the connect.ini "Host" setting. C:\CV11\bin\rds.exe -noipdetect This is useful for people with multiple IP addresses where the server detects the wrong IP address due to multiple network interfaces.

New Postal Barcodes
Two new postal barcodes have been added to the @Barcode command in the report writer. Barcode 128A and 128C may be printed using 6 and 7 respectively in the @Barcode command.

Examples:

The @Barcode (6, @de.zi,100,100)
Uses the Debtor's Zip Code to print the 128A alphanumeric barcode.

The @Barcode (7, @de.zi,100,100)
Uses the Debtor's Zip Code to print the 128C double density numeric barcode.

Enable Shared Wip List
A new switch 'Enable Shared WIP List" has been added to the WIP Options form. Shared WIP List behavior is only in effect when this switch is ON.

New EDIs Uploaded

Global Connect samples for Version 8 and Version 11 have been added to the Electronic Data Interchanges on our extended support pages.

Major Survey Finds Debit Card Use on the Rise

Recurring payment plans are a powerful collections and negotiation tool. Many debtors choose to arrange recurring payments or automated transactions in order to better manage their finances. Available options include check and credit card payments entered either online, over the phone through your collection software or even through an automated IVR (Interactive Voice Response) channel. Recurring transactions can be created for a defined number of repeat transactions or until a given date is reached.

Recurring payments benefit consumers by ensuring timely payments, thereby eliminating the consumer's risk of a late or forgotten payment. Recurring payments also eliminate the time and expense associated with manual payments, such as postage expenses. They benefit collectors by improving cash flow through timely and regular payments. Offering consumers alternative ways to repay a debt may also reduce stalled payments and excuses for non-payment.

Although these options are convenient and offer numerous benefits, businesses must become familiar with the way they work and with the laws and regulations in order to use them.

Electronic Payment Providers® (EPP) offers a powerful solution for recurring payment establishment for both ACH and Credit Card payments directly through the Collect! collection platform, utilizing the promise management feature. Additionally, EPP serves as your organization's compliance officer and will work with you to ensure that your money is moving through compliant channels. For a free evaluation of your current practices or for a demonstration on the establishment of a recurring payments system, please contact EPP at (877) 377-2677 or visit our web site at www.expresspayments.com.