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Greetings from PlanPlus Inc.
E-News
June 2006


In This Issue
    • PlanPlus Moves to Croesus/IBM Hosting Solution
    • PlanPlus Webcast Presentation Series
    • Recent and Upcoming Events
    • Web Advisor Demo Available on Website

PlanPlus Webcast Presentation Series
PlanPlus Inc.

The PlanPlus Webcast Presentation Series has been very successful and we are planning to host several future sessions which will include guest speakers from our various strategic partners who will describe their solution and how it compliments PlanPlus Web Advisor. One webcast presentation was held in March and our most recent Web Advisor 4.8 upgrade session was held in April.

CANNEX's Alex Melvin described The Use of Annuities in Portfolio Design. The session looked at how Web Advisor allows you to evaluate the use of a life annuity for the fixed income portion of a portfolio, and how CANNEX can move this to the next level with customer specific quotations. A recording of this webcast can be viewed from our website.

A Web Advisor version 4.8 upgrade information session was held on April 20th. This session provided users with valuable information on new and upgraded features as shown in our 4.8 Feature Sheet. Detailed cash flow is available in version 4.8 but may not be active pending final testing of the tax aspects.

One of the most exciting new features in this version is the improved capability to integrate to other CRM and portfolio applications as follows:

  • Croesus Finansoft Version 6.6
  • Ticoon integration Version 3.7
  • Custom back-office integration
  • FinaMetrica integration

After extensive work with these strategic partners, we have now integrated Web Advisor with these applications at much greater levels of detail and sophistication than ever before.

Geoff Davey, Managing Director and Co-Founder of FinaMetrica arrived in Canada for the official launch of the FinaMetrica Risk Profiling System. The launch was held via webcast on Friday, June 9th. A recording of this webcast has been posted on our website.

All future webcast sessions will be recorded and posted on our website in order to provide you with easy viewing access.



Recent and Upcoming Events
PlanPlus Inc.

2006 Investment Executive Office of Tomorrow

PlanPlus attended the 2006 Investment Executive Office of Tomorrow Expo as a Product Partner. The Office of Tomorrow Expo was held on Monday May 15th at the Toronto Congress Centre. Shawn Brayman spoke on how a business process for advisors can incorporate the six-step financial planning process including business and marketing extensions. Shawn also showed how a financial planning process would aid you in managing and monitoring the consistent delivery of objective advice as a result of recent compliance regulations. PlanPlus would like to thank everyone who dropped in to visit with us. It was an enjoyable and informative day.

CIFPs Annual National Conference

The Canadian Institute of Financial Planners 2006 Conference was held in Vancouver, B.C. from May 28th - 31st. PlanPlus participated as an exhibitor and we would like to thank those who stopped by our booth. As well, Geoff Davey from FinaMetrica spoke on psychometric risk profiling. Marvin L. Schroeder of Investors Group was the winner of our draw to receive a free one year subscription to Web Advisor. Congratulations Marvin!

Advocis 2006

We will be in Victoria, B.C. from June 14 to 17th as an exhibitor at the 2006 Advocis Conference. This year's theme is Celebrating a Century of Helping Canadians. If you are in the area, drop in and speak with Shawn



Web Advisor Demo Available on Website
PlanPlus Inc.

PlanPlus is offering a FREE Web Advisor 7 day demo which can be accessed from our website. The demo enables you to enter client information and process planning documents.

If you live outside of Canada and would like to try our 7 day demo please contact our office at 1-800-364-1293 so that we can configure the demo to your country of residence.

Try it for FREE Today!



PlanPlus Moves to Croesus/IBM Hosting Solution

PlanPlus has taken possession of 4 IBM servers that are located in the IBM datacentre in Montreal, Canada. Croesus Finansoft will provide 24/7 infrastructure support and monitoring for the server and OS and additional firewall and VLAN security. PlanPlus will now be able to provide a significantly improved level of service.

The IBM Hosting Centre supports continuous operations and fault tolerance through two electrical substations. If a severe power failure occurs, two alternate power source diesel plants are capable of long term operations to ensure continuous service. The HVAC system provides consistent airflow, temperature and humidity levels optimized for computer operations and the three stage fire suppression system is heat activated, providing localized fire suppression to affected areas only.

IBM's state-of-the-art multilevel physical security features are rigorously enforced. Daily backup copies are created and stored in a secure environment. In addition to IBM security Croesus has worked with PlanPlus to install firewalls to avoid unauthorized disclosure of confidential information using only the most advanced security methods and procedures. Firms deploying PlanPlus Web Advisor will have no worries about time-to-market, unexpected costs or ongoing management.


 
Recent Press Releases:

South Interlake Credit Union Selects PlanPlus Web Advisor™

Rice Financial Releases PlanPlus Web Advisor™

Westminster Savings Credit Union Deploys PlanPlus Web Advisor

Canaccord Implements PlanPlus Web Advisor for Advisors

FinaMetrica Risk Profiling System Released in Canada as Integrated Module with PlanPlus Web Advisor

PlanPlus Web Advisor Selected as Financial Planning Tool for Altamira Investment Services


 
Webcast Presentor Links

Wealth Enhancement Academy FinaMetrica Novinsoft Cannex

 
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