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DMS Staff and customers experienced a delightful evening at The Greek Club celebrating another great year of working together.

DMS' CEO Mike French spoke about how it is the partnerships we establish with our clients that are the important things.

Dimitri and Dimitri provided a delicate ambience with their live bouzouki music (from traditional through to Hotel California?!) and the latter part of the evening was enjoyed by those whose feet turned to tango.

CEO Ready to Party

Seen on Facebook - "Mike French has a big new BBQ for big new summer parties"

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New DMS Support Site

We have extensively redesigned our Support Site and have put in place a whole new FTP service which will greatly improve the user experience for customers who wish to download their software or check their subscription status.

To log in please go to http://dmsw.com.au/support

DMS Office closed for Brisbane Show Day

The Direct Marketing Software office will be closed on August 17, 2011 for the Brisbane Show Day public holiday. We will respond to any messages as soon as possible on the 18th of August.

Rapid.exe Update - Version 2.2.4

Customers who downloaded or received by CD POSTman Enterprise with Rapid or POSTman Web during late March may be experiencing issues trying to perform consecutive entries using Rapid.
This has been addressed and the updated file will be included in the 2011.3 release.
Please email support@dmsw.com.au if you would like a copy of the file earlier than this.

DMS back up and running after QLD Floods

Two weeks ago, Brisbane experienced unprecedented levels of flooding. The Milton area where DMS's office is located was largely under water.

As soon as we were able to get access to our building we relocated our major servers to our backup site and put as much as we could back into place.

Most of the websites and services we host were restored temporarily in a new location.

Electricity was restored to our office on Monday 17th of January, and on Tuesday we were able to move back into the office and get all services back up and running normally.

We thank all of our customers for their patience and understanding during this difficult time.

The DMS staff would also like to extend a very special thank you to all of our customers and business partners who phoned to check if we were OK.

Flooding in Milton

The water reached just a couple of feet below the bottom step to our premises. Unfortunately, most of the rest on our street were not so fortunate. Both across the road and those down from the building next door, the water reached the ceilings.

Now that the flood waters are receding things are changing here very quickly. Everyone in Brisbane has been amazed at how the entire city is pitching in and getting things done. Major roads are now open again and armies of volunteers are just turning up to help those in need.

We urge you to help Queenslanders recover from the devastating effects of the floods by donating to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal. More information on how to donate can be found here.

Many Queensland businesses have suffered as a result of flood damage and power losses over the last week. One of the best ways you can help out is to keep QLD businesses up and running. Any business and services you can purchase from QLD companies will be greatly appreciated.

Below are a few pictures from Douglas Street where the DMS office is located.

Flooding in Douglas Street, Milton, January 2011

The view from the DMS office after the water had started to recede and cleanup had begun

A few metres down the road from the DMS office

Businesses two buildings down from DMS removing damaged items

POSTman Professional Y2k11 Issue

Due to an issue in the code all copies of POSTman Professional prior to the PAF 2011.1 release will expire on 1 Jan 2011.
Please contact DMS on 07 3510 9555 or support@dmsw.com.au for the fix.
This will involve emailling you a new file and re-registering your software.
Alternatively, you can download the file here.

DMS Festive Season Trading Hours

Happy Holidays from DMS!

We will be closed from December 25th, 2010 until January 3rd, 2011, with the office opening again on Tuesday January 4th.

The team at DMS wishes you all the best for the holiday season!

POSTman Upgrades

This is a big release of our Postal Barcoding and List Management software range.

There are some things we have done and some things you will need to do on this update.

Office 2010 is now supported by POSTman and you use it in the same way as you did in Office 2007.

Ctrl-Alt-P - a new keyboard shortcut has been added in both Word and Excel to launch POSTman without having to go to the Add-Ins menu.

Sort Plans - The updated Barcode and Print Post sort plans are included in this release.

New Macros - To keep your security current we have released new Office macros with an updated Thawte code signing certificate. This means that all CLIENT installations of POSTman will have to be re-installed to update the files. This does NOT affect Main or Server installs as they are updated automatically.

Please remember NEVER USE A CD TO UPDATE A CLIENT INSTALL.

If you have any questions please ask our friendly helpdesk staff at support@dmsw.com.au

Spiritus - Help Hit Homelessness for a Six

Friday 22 October

Queensland Vs Sri Lanka Day / Night Match

The Gabba

Everyone is encouraged to come along to this limited-overs game and help Spiritus raise awareness of homelessness - the challenges faced by the homeless, and those at risk, and the vital support delivered by Spiritus and other service providers.

Partnering Spiritus in this very special Community Day event at The Gabba are Queensland Cricket (QC), Brisbane City Council (BCC), Translink and Volunteering Qld (VQ), with all funds raised supporting the various homelessness services provided by Spiritus.

Get your tickets HERE and find out more about what you can do to help us hit homelessness for a six!

About Spiritus

Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring services to the Queensland Community.

Spiritus provides services to "the homeless, and those at risk of homelessness". It runs programs that work with people who have no roof over their head. It also provides services to women in crisis, who may find themselves temporarily homeless.

In addition, In SYNC and Spiritus Youth Services try to help prevent youth disengagement and potential homelessness.

To find out more about the work we do, click HERE or
call 1300 244 683.

Introducing...Debbie Naude

DMS welcomes Debbie Naude as our new Business Solutions Consultant. Deb has taken over the Sales department and is a fabulous addition to the DMS team.

Debbie always endeavors to find the best solution for the benefit of our customers.

She takes pride in seeing to your needs and requirements, setting up training and arranging contact between you and the right product specialist for support.

If you are thinking about arranging some training, expanding or upgrading your POSTman installation or are just wondering what else DMS can do for you then give Debbie a call on 1800 POSTman or send an email to d.naude@dmsw.com.au

On its way!

BRISBANE QLD, 19 May 2010

We've pulled out all the stops and shipped your PAF 2010.3 CDs today (13 days early!)

This release can be installed anytime between now and the end of June and will take you through to the end of September.

If you haven't received your disk by May 26 please call DMS on 1800 767 862 or email info@dmsw.com.au to arrange for a replacement.

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.

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.

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].

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

HI TECH High Tea

BRISBANE QLD JUNE 1, 2008

On the 28^th 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 23^rd 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.