October 2006  
 
 

In This Issue: (click on the links below to access each article)




Product Spotlight: 1098-T's
As the 2006 1098-T season approaches, we are sure that many of you are beginning to think about and prepare for this year’s upcoming 1098-T forms. We understand that this time of year can be a stressful one, which is why we offer our Industry-Leading 1098-T / 1098-E Services. Last year, ECSI serviced 195 schools and mailed out over 700,000 1098-T forms. We know that 1098-T season is a major challenge for many Colleges/Universities, which is why we are here to help. As with all of our other Products and Services, our cost-effective 1098-T / 1098-E Services are backed by ECSI’s World Class Customer Service, Superior Technology, 24/7 web presence, and unlimited Phone Support to you, your staff, and your students. After all, you are part of the ECSI family. Not a 1098-T client yet? Mike Trombetta, our 1098-T Project Specialist, would be more than happy to speak with you to discuss our services in detail. ECSI would greatly appreciate this additional business opportunity.



Free Online Training Sessions
Did you know that ECSI offers free online training sessions for our Industry Leading SAL System? By utilizing Virtual Network Conferencing Software (VNC), ECSI can dial directly into your PC to offer On-Line, Real-Time Training Sessions to your College/University, at your convenience. Another tool we use for online training at ECSI is Gatherplace.net, a proven and well-respected data conference technology. It empowers us to do training with up to 25 users at a time and at multiple workstations simultaneously. We offer training on accounting, collections, debt management, default reduction, reports, and more! When needed, please feel free to contact Annette Rawlings (ECSI Conversion Coordinator / Client Training Manager) at 1-800-437-6931 to schedule On-line Training Sessions for you and your staff.

Did you know that ECSI also offers 24/7 web access to several on-line training tools, including free PowerPoint training sessions and the SAL User Manual that you can use to learn more about the SAL System? To access these training sessions on-line, login to the ECSI website and click on the link for "SAL Training" under "Documents." From the next menu, just choose the training session you would like to view. It’s that simple!

 

Latest ECSI News

For those clients that require it, ECSI’s 2006 SAS 70 Audit Report is currently available on our website. The report can be found by logging into the Client portion of our website and is located in the "Recent Information" section of the client homepage.

ECSI has just recently been named one of Pittsburgh’s 100 Fastest Growing Privately-Held Companies for 2006 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. This is the 3rd consecutive year that we have received this honor.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars, because we have already scheduled our 2007 ECSI User’s Conference! Next year’s Conference will be held June 4-6, 2007 at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh, PA. We hope you will all set aside these dates and make plans to attend.