CSI is happy to announce the release of ICE 3.7! ICE 3.7 is the culmination of nearly a full year of additional development of the ICE application. In the course of the past year we rolled out ICE to several new clients. Each implementation provided us the opportunity to identify features and functions that not only benefitted that specific client, but also the entire ICE user base. In this release we combine performance enhancements based on the rollout at some very large installs that required us to re-think how we coded parts of ICE. Further, we took feature requests from our existing customer base, some of whom are now entering their third year of operations on the system.

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ASI has released the newest version of iMIS!

New Features in iMIS 15.1.3 include:

• Support for platforms and environments - This release features significant upgrades in technology and platform support:
  • SQL Server 2008 and 2008 Tools - iMIS now supports SQL Se rver 2008 as well as SQL Server 2008 Tools.
  • Windows 7 - iMIS now supports iMIS Desktop on Windows 7 when set with the compatibility option Disable desktop composition.
  • Crystal Reports on 64-bit - iMIS now installs and supports the Crystal Reports 9 runtime on 64-bit machines.
  • ColdFusion 9 - iMIS now supports ColdFusion 9 for use with existing e-Series and e-CM implementations.
  • Analytics on 2008 - iMIS Analytics now supports SQL Server 2008, and it also supports upgrading to 15.1.3 directly from a 10.6 iMIS database, which must be on SQL Server 2005 or 2008.
  • New website template - A new template app ears in the Template Gallery, for use in creating and styling sites in Content Manager. This template, 1700, follows Universal Design concepts.
• iMIS SOA web service - iMIS SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) web services now install with iMIS to support the new generation of iParts that are associated with the 1600 and 1700 templates. Developers can create new iParts that use this API.
• Content Block iPart - The Content Block iPart simplifies web content editing: using it, staff and members can edit website content in place.
• Adding non-individuals via Web view - Casual and Full users can now create company (non-individual) records from the Web view. New fields and web configuration options support this functionality.
• Fundraising enhancements for the UK:
  • Gift Aid - UK charities can reclaim tax on Gift Aid donations.
  • Standing Order Commitments - UK charities can collect and manage Standing Order donations.
• Friendraising integration - New integration between iMIS and the Friendraising tool lets you define the settings you need to use the Friendraising Bridge in iMIS, map the events defined in your Friendraising Administration Console to gifts and events defined in iMIS, and import registrations and donations from files you download from the Console.

Other enhancements offered in 15.1.3 include:

• Multi-instance utility support for SOA and usability enhancements
• iMIS Desktop color design update
• Canadian tax for web events
• Accessible text resizing in 1600 template
• Reset report specifications via DB Repair
• Shipping method filtering in the Public view
• Package Installer, in Tools (previously named from iSA)

View the documentation.

Visit ASI's webcase page for iMIS 15.1.3 overview webcasts.

CSI has released updates for two products. Details are below:

iMerge

• Fixes issue with ASIUtil and Logins not working with latest releases of iMIS 15
• Fixes issue with Trans_SoftCredit.SOFT_CREDIT_ID not updating properly

iMove

• Fixes issue with ASIUtil and Logins not working with latest releases of iMIS 15
• Fixes problem with Timeout Error when trying to Sync NetContacts after performing move updates
• Fixes a problem that caused an Invoke Error when closing iMove while data is being brought back

If you currently own iMerge and/or iMove, login to our downloads page to get the latest release!

It's the season for conferences! There's a lot of events coming up that CSI will be attending:

THE Foundations Seminar
Indianapolis, IN
August 26-28, 2010

NiUG Discovery

National Harbor, MD

September 27-29, 2010

Doug Morris and Joe Klimek from CSI will facilitate an iMIS fundraising user group meeting at THE Foundation Seminar. The session will run from 3:15 to 4:15 PM on Friday, August 27th. Explore new and improved ways to use iMIS Fundraising. Come learn about best practices for system setup, reporting techniques, correcting gifts/pledges, and accepting online donations. An open forum will take place at the end of the session where you can share some of your tips and tricks with other iMIS Fundraising users as well as provide feedback to the developers of iMIS. If you are an iMIS user, don’t miss this exciting session!

Doug Morris, President of CSI, offered “We are excited to continue our support of the NICF and be an active participant in the fraternity and sorority movement. THE Foundation Seminar is a great program and we enjoy the opportunity to meet up with our existing foundation and fundraising users.”

THE Foundation Seminar is an annual gathering of fundraising professionals from the fraternity and sorority community and is conducted by the North-American Interfraternity Conference Foundation (NICF).

Computer System Innovations (CSI), the leading provider of technology services to the fraternal market, and Billhighway, the leader in Financial Performance Optimization for membership-based groups, have worked together to integrate the iMIS membership system, used by the most successful fraternity and sorority headquarters, with Billhighway’s award-winning membership finance and accounting system. The integration is in place for four mutual clients, with additional clients – fraternal and associations alike – currently in process.

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The iBags are back, and hope to make the playoffs once again!

CSI is currently seeking individuals for the following open positions:

Developer

Application Support Specialist

Learn more about the job openings 

With the addition of Tri Delta, we now have eight clients live with ICE! Since September 2009, we have made over 40 improvements to the ICE product, and we continue to address issues every day. You may not have even realized some of the new improvements, which include numerous bug fixes as well as performance improvements throughout the system.