UKBA Highly Trusted Status
We appreciate that the rules and requirements for this accreditation are still a little unclear for everyone who is applying; and also what information has to be submitted by schools once you have been granted it. We are currently trying to find out more definitive information from the UKBA but in the mean time, if you have any information regarding the process or requirements, we would dearly like to hear from you!
Calendars
The new 16-month 2010-2011 Class Desktop Calendars have been shipped out!
If you haven't already received your annual calendar from us or would like more for your staff, please contact us with how many you would like and we will be delighted to send you them while stocks last! |
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New Class Ledger VAT Report
The next general release of Class (v6.3.59 now available from our website), includes a new Ledger report for analysing detailed allocations and VAT. The report shows, per allocation, the VAT breakdown (calculated and inclusive), base currency details, deferred income values and unallocated cash information.
If you already use the new detailed allocations feature in Class then you will be able to take full advantage of this new report.
Exhibitions
Each year we always attend the StudyWorld workshop in London but also this year, we attended the IALC workshop in Galway last April and the FELTOM workshop in Malta last September. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who stopped by for a chat or just to say hi. It was great to meet and see you all!
Free Refresher's Sessions
For those of you who may not be aware, we offer free online Refresher's Sessions to all customers with a current Connected Support Contract; to help you make the best use of Class. These 20-minute sessions are aimed at experienced users.
Over the course of 2010, we managed to clock up 34 individual sessions and we would like to thank everyone who attended and for providing such great feedback. Information on the next set of available sessions for early 2011 have been emailed out but just in case you have not seen them, details are as follows:
All UK times (please check to allow for time difference)
- Documents - Templates/Merging/Emailing
Thursday 27th January 2011 at 10am, 3pm and 9.30pm
- Advanced Timetabling - Recording Information and Production
Thursday 24th February 2011 at 10am, 3pm and 9:30pm
- Attendance/Absence – Updating and Reporting
Thursday 24th march 2010 at 10am, 3pm and 9.30pm
> More information on these sessions
During the online refresher's session you will be connected to our Class training database and be shown various options and suggestions. Please contact us to book a place.
Techies' Corner
We've had a few issues reported regarding software upgrades to new Microsoft products. Please consider the following when upgrading your systems.
Windows 7
We have seen a few machines implemented that have the Windows 7 64-bit operating system with built in 32-bit backwards compatibility. From what we've found, the 32-bit backwards compatibility does not work that well for 32-bit based systems. Our recommendation would be to stay with the 32-bit version!
Office 2007 & 2010
We currently support up to Office 2010 32-bit, but not the 64-bit versions. To avoid unnecessary disruption to your operations we would recommend that you stay with 32-bit software versions up to Office 2010. For a reminder on the currently supported server operating platforms and other Microsoft products, please see the table below.
Operating System 32-bit |
Microsoft SQL Server 32-bit |
Microsoft Office 32-bit |
PC - Windows 2000 |
SQL Server 2000 |
Office 2000 |
PC - Windows XP Professional |
SQL Server 2005 (Standard Edition) |
Office 2003 (Standard Edition) |
PC - Vista Business Edition |
SQL Server 2005 Express |
Office 2003 (Professional Edition) |
PC - Windows 7 Business Edition |
SQL Server 2008 (Standard Edition) |
Office 2007 (Standard Edition) |
Server - Server 2000 |
SQL Server 2008 Express |
Office 2007 (Professional Edition) |
Server - Server 2003 |
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Office 2010 (Standard Edition) |
Server - Server 2008 |
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Office 2010 (Professional Edition) |
Server - Server 2008 (64-bit x86) |
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Backups — Important Reminder
Servers do occasionally go down! What would happen if yours did? Do you have a valid backup you could use to rebuild from?
We cannot stress enough just how important it is to validate your backup media, not only for content, but also your ability to restore from it. Give yourself some piece of mind and get your techies to run a test restore on a scheduled basis!
Welcome to New Class Users
We would like to welcome some schools who recently joined the long list of Class users:
Edgware Academy (London, UK)
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UIC (London, UK)
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Cfbt Learning Centre (Brunei)
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