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RFMA Annual Conference

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Big Sky is excited to announce our attendance at the RFMA 2012 Annual Conference (@RFMA) in Las Vegas, NV on March 4-6. This marks our first year of attendance at the RFMA conference and we are looking forward to meeting new … Continue reading

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Store Communications – What happens after the request has been submitted?

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One of the key features of Effective Store Communications is the creation and submission of requests from store managers. In “Perfecting the Request” we discussed the attributes of an effective request generation process. Although creating a complete request is important, … Continue reading

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Big Sky Completes SSAE 16 Audit

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As you may already know, the SAS 70 audit specification has been replaced by a new SSAE 16 specification. Big Sky recently completed our annual audit and we are proud to say that we are now compliant to the standards … Continue reading

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Office Depot Foundation – Listen Learn Care

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Big Sky is proud to support the Office Depot Foundation. The Office Depot Foundation supports programs that benefit children, communities, local and international economic growth, schools and non-profit organizations. This excerpt was taken from officedepotfoundation.org: Office Depot is known throughout … Continue reading

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Big Sky Runs when San Diego Power Fails

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Yesterday afternoon parts of Orange County, Arizona, Baja California, and all of San Diego County experienced an historic power outage. While the lights in our office were dim, our servers never skipped a beat. Thanks to our incredible co-location provided … Continue reading

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Big Sky Mobile for Contractors

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We are proud to announce Big Sky Mobile for Contractors. Big Sky Mobile is a scaled down version of our full product that is optimized for small screens in low bandwidth situations. In this new release (3.43), contractors using the … Continue reading

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V3.43 Release

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We are proud to announce the release of Big Sky V3.43! After several months of hard work and testing, V3.43 is now ready to be released to our customers. We are very excited about the new features offered in this … Continue reading

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State of the Store Manager 2011

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The State of the Store Manager is an annual survey conducted by Integrated Solutions for Retailers. The survey asks store managers whether or not they agree with statements such as: There is good communication between stores and corporate I know … Continue reading

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Sephora Property Development participates in 2011 American Heart Association Heartwalk

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Each year the Sephora Property Development group participates in the American Heart Association’s Heartwalk in San Francisco. This group has raised thousands of dollars over the years, and Big Sky is proud to help sponsor their efforts. The Sephora Property … Continue reading

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Networking with Retail Service Providers

During the last PRSM show I made it a point to meet with all of the contractors and vendors that use Big Sky on a regular basis. This group of users is by far the biggest group using our system … Continue reading

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