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Write to Santa!
BRISBANE QLD, NOVEMBER 2009
Australia Post has a fantastic Christmas letter writing activity that your kids will love. It's the traditional Christmas letter to Santa with a twist - now St Nick has his very own mailing address, so not only can your kids post their letters to Santa, they will also receive a reply. Last year, Santa received over 100,000 handwritten letters from Aussie kids at his address in the North Pole.
However, as you can imagine, deciphering the return addresses in the children's writing was at times more than a little tricky. So this year he's enlisted the help of POSTman Rapid to sort through all of that address data so that he can be certain the children's replies reach them at the correct addresses. Of course, now that he's using this address validation software, he doesn't need to check his list twice!
You can write to Santa at
Santa
North Pole 9999
For more information, or to download some great Christmas letterheads, visit the Australia Post website.
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Time to Check Your Mail Box
The latest POSTman PAF update has been sent, so by now you should have received your update disk.
It's important that you install your CD as soon as you receive it so that you don't have to re-register your software.
If you have any queries or haven't yet received your update, please email our support team on support@dmsw.com.au or call 1800 767 862.
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Excel Wizard fails after Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 is installed
BRISBANE QLD, March 3, 2009
Office 2007 Service Pack 2 which has just been released through Windows Update modified an internal Excel function resulting in the POSTman Excel Wizard failing with the error: There was a problem with the procedure: SetWizardPage()
Click here to download a copy of the new Excel macro that has been produced to fix this problem.
With Excel 2007 closed simply unzip the file POSTmanWiz2007.xla and overwrite the existing file on your system. The default location for this file is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\XLSTART\POSTmanWiz2007.xla [it will be Program Files (x86) on 64-bit machines].
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POSTman Presort Manifest Issue
BRISBANE QLD February 2, 2009
An issue has been reported where the Postal Presort Manifests produced by POSTman batch mode in the initial 2009.1 release are incorrect.
This has been addressed by the release of a new postman.exe file dated 20 Jan 2009, which is available for download from the DMS Support site www.dmsw.com.au/support or can be emailed by request to support@dmsw.com.au.
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2009 AMAS Approval
BRISBANE QLD October, 2008
All of DMS's products have once again been successfully recertified for the 2009 AMAS cycle, so DMS can continue to provide you with top-of-the-range products and services in the coming year.
Each year, all AMAS vendors must undergo a renewed certification process and pass an extensive range of tests. These stringent tests are conducted by Australia Post and verify that all AMAS products comply with the full range of complex rules for validating, correcting and bar-coding addresses to their standards.
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New Appointments
BRISBANE QLD July, 2008
DMS would like to welcome Adam Boyle to our Brisbane office. Adam will be taking the place of Ethan as our new Client Liaison Manager. We welcome Adam to the team and wish him all the best for his time here at DMS.
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Melbourne HI-TECH High Tea
BRISBANE QLD OCTOBER, 2008
On Friday 3rd October, DMS hosted the first Melbourne HI-TECH High Tea at The Hotel Windsor. The event was the fourth DMS High Tea and was another great success. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the event for your enthusiasm and positive feedback.
If you would like any further information about the DMS Hi-Tech High Teas or would like to view pictures and testimonials from the event, please visit the HI-TECH High Tea Website, contact Fiona via email or call us 1800 334 060.
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Ocsober
BRISBANE QLD OCTOBER, 2008
Life Education's Ocsober fundraising campaign was launched at the beginning of this month and has so far raised over $70,000. The month-long event will further Life Education's cause in helping to educate Australian children about the harmful effects of irresponsible drug and alcohol use. Direct Marketing Software has been working closely with Life Education to bring the Ocsober website to life. It is powered by DMS's MAILman product and utilises our Charity Champions technology.
If you would like more information or wish to participate in this extremely worthy cause, you can visit the Ocsober site here.
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RDA New Website
BRISBANE QLD SEPTEMBER, 2008
The new-look Riding for the Disabled Association of Australia website, hosted and designed by DMS, went live this month. RDA has now implemented MAILman as their online fundraising solution to manage and maintain their donations. Through this MAILman integration, the Equestrian Paralympic team have posted blogs documenting their experience, and RDA is already generating income from donations and grants through their website. Over the coming months DMS will also be developing a new RDA Charity Champion system to provide further donor interaction and support for the organisation's cause. We are looking forward to continuing this partnership and improving what some people have suggested is "the best horse-related website in Australia!" You can visit the new RDA website here.
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DMS Celebrates 21 Years
Yesterday we celebrated Direct Marketing Software’s 21st birthday. We’re thrilled to be moving into our third decade and with the continual release of great new DMS products and services, we’re all looking forward to a bright future.
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RDA Comes on Board
BRISBANE QLD JULY 1, 2008
The Riding for the Disabled Association Australia has chosen to redesign their website using MAILman as their online fundraising solution to manage and maintain their donations.
The new site will be going live over the next few months and is sure to be a huge success. We’re looking forward to working with the RDA.
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2008 MAILman Release
BRISBANE QLD JUNE 30, 2008
DMS is extremely proud to introduce our brand new MAILman product! MAILman Website Integration is the ultimate marketing system for all of your online and traditional marketing, giving you the ability to fully integrate your website with your database. This new service will give you control over every aspect of your website, including design, content, data management and donations.
For more information about MAILman Web, visit our MAILman Website Integration product page, or you can direct any questions via email or by calling us on 1800 334 060.
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Spiritus
BRISBANE QLD JUNE 20, 2008
Australian non-profit organisation Spiritus are in the process of greatly expanding their use of the MAILman database system. Spiritus are also using DMS’s Website Integration capabilities to redevelop their website in the coming months, and both Spiritus and DMS are greatly looking forward to this venture.
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HI TECH High Tea
BRISBANE QLD JUNE 1, 2008
On the 28th of May, DMS ran our first HI TECH High Tea presentation for a number of Brisbane’s leading fundraisers. The event was a huge success and we received an enormous amount of very positive feedback for which we thank you all. Due to the success of the morning, we will now be holding a second HI TECH High Tea in Brisbane on the 23rd of July, with High Tea presentations also planned for Sydney and Melbourne in the near future.
If you’re a non-profit and would like to attend the HI TECH High Tea event or know someone who would, please contact DMS on 1800 334 060 or email Fiona. You can also register at the HI TECH High Tea Website.
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MyCharity Demo Site
BRISBANE QLD MAY 1, 2008
Direct Marketing Software has launched the MyCharity demo website. This fictional online charity site went live in April and has been designed to showcase the capabilities of DMS’s MAILman Web. You can visit the MyCharity website here. If you have any questions about the site or MAILman Web, you can find out more at the DMS MAILman Website Integration page, or to contact us email us here or call 1800 334 060.
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Endeavour Succeeds With MAILman
BRISBANE QLD APRIL 15, 2008
Direct Marketing Software would like to congratulate the Endeavour Foundation on the successful execution of their recent Exclusive Limited Lottery draw. This Brisbane based charity is Australia’s largest provider of services to people with mental and physical disabilities. A major source of revenue for the Endeavour Foundation is its lotteries.
Two years ago, the Endeavour Foundation approached DMS as they were looking for a solution that would help them improve management, marketing and compliance of their lotteries. After choosing DMS’s MAILman solution the Endeavour Foundation requested a number of enhancements to the software which DMS was able to deliver in a matter of weeks. These included achieving QOGR (Queensland Office of Gaming & Racing) certification for conducting electronic draws using MAILman.
Since that time, Endeavour Foundation has been working to re-establish their Exclusive Limited Lottery. This draw marks the successful completion of the first part of this process.
I am happy to report that the MAILman solution provided all of the capabilities and the stability that Endeavour Foundation was looking for.
Both DMS and Endeavour staff are now working together on a range of enhancements to make subsequent draws even more successful.
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Life Education Implements MAILman
BRISBANE QLD APRIL 1, 2008
In April, Life Education Australia (LEA) implemented DMS’s MAILman database to replace their custom built in-house system.
Life Education Australia is a non-profit organisation that operates across Australia to develop the knowledge and social skills of school children in an effort to prevent irresponsible and illegal alcohol and other substance abuse.
MAILman will now be used to run all of Life Education’s fundraising systems and membership programs, and has also been implemented to manage the Harold’s Healthy Challenge and Harold’s Challenge Registration website pages.
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Millennium Foundation Chooses MAILman
BRISBANE QLD OCTOBER 25, 2007
The Millennium Foundation have completed their search for a sophisticated database system that will both work with their traditional and online fundraising and accommodate expected future growth with their implementation of MAILman.
The Foundation implemented MAILman this month, replacing their previous donor management system which they felt they’d outgrown. The Foundation now uses MAILman to manage their online fundraising and traditional fundraising for Sydney’s famous Westmead Hospital.
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