Columnist Adam Sinclair of The West Palm Beach Examiner, a publication that focuses on news and events local to the West Palm Beach Florida area, published today a profile on TOPS' CEO Jeff Hardy. Sinclaire's column, HOA Examiner, explores the HOA industry and items of interest to HOA professionals and members in the area.

The article, entitled "The View From the 'TOPS' with CEO Jeff Hardy" is being published in two parts, with the first part focusing on Jeff's background and the origins of the company. You can read the entire article here.

Mike Hardy, Vice President of Sales for TOPS Software, has written an article that appears in the Winter issue of  Visions Magazine, published by the California Association of Community Managers (CACM). The article, titled "10 Ways to Make Mobile Devices Work for You" offers a timely review of ways to incorporate mobile devices into every day community association management.

Read the entire article here

TOPS Software is offering a new training program geared to help new and existing clients get the most out of their TOPS solution. This new program will allow TOPS' clients to better learn about new features and incorporate the usage of existing features.

"When we look at our clients, we see a universe of very busy professionals. One of the biggest challenges they face is incorporating software advancements and training staff. Through this new TOPS Training service we hope to alleviate these issues," said Nicole Beal, Director of Professional Services.

We are happy to introduce our new and very much improved Training Service! We have given the entire department a head to toe makeover to make it more affordable and convenient for our valued customers.

Effective immediately, any TOPS client can now SUBSCRIBE to TOPS Training for just $100 per month! With your subscription you will receive the quality and service you have come to expect from TOPS corporate training and SO MUCH MORE:

In 2011 TOPS President, Jeff Hardy and VP of Sales Mike Hardy participated in 9 forums nationwide to discuss technology trends affecting the Community Association management industry and provide tips on how to use this technology to better the industry.

AMLF has created a YouTube video that showcases the speakers and topics that we covered this year. They've also announced tour dates for 2012...

 TOPS Software regretfully announces that a year-long collaboration with Tracer Pro has ended. The partnership was formed to allow the Tracer Pro mobile applications access to the TOPS databases. A meeting yesterday between executives at TOPS and Tracer Pro culminated in an agreement that the partnership be dissolved.

Mike Hardy, Vice President of Sales at TOPS had this to say on the matter: "Tracer Pro is a good company with good people, but unfortunately this partnership was not successful. We wish them the best of luck."

TOPS will continue to provide support for existing customers using the current Tracer Pro plugin for TOPS Professional. However, any customers purchasing Tracer Pro after notification will not be elligible for support from TOPS Software. Future enhancements to Tracer Pro programs will also not be elligible for support by TOPS support technicians.

Further inquiries into this matter should be directed to your account representative at 1-800-760-9966. 

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TOPS Software was featured as the 'Tweet Business of the Day' on FOX Business Center! http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/2011/10/04/tweet-business-day-tops-software/

Brianna Sturm, TOPS Sales and Marketing Coordinator regularly posts updates on Twitter and Facebook. This is a great way to keep up with the latest happenings with TOPS Software and to keep informed of new blog posts, upcoming appearances, specials, product tips and more! 

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AtHomeNet, a provider of community association websites, a member of the TOPS Authorized Partners program, and provider of the TOPS Websites feature product today acquired competitor MyCommunityAssociation.com. The terms of the acquisition provide for all of the customers of MyCommunityAssociation.com and opens the possibility for customers of that product who also use TOPS Professional to provide live updates of their TOPS Software data to their Association website.

TOPS Software is pleased to announce that Ryan Allen will be taking over the TOPS Professional Services team. Ryan holds an accounting degree and has been with TOPS in support, development, administration, and sales since 1998. He brings a wealth of product and industry knowledge to our Professional Services team and already some changes are afoot...

Unless you have been living under a rock with the guys who don't know about GEICO, you have probably heard from us about the free webinar series that TOPS has been giving that's intended to help you get more out of your TOPS products. This month, we will be conducting the second installment of this series, covering timesaving techniques in Accounts Receivable, Bills and Coupons, Collections and Global Reports. You most definitely do not want to miss this one! 

Some of the things you will learn in this webinar:

 - Maximize your use of the Form Letter program to create advanced form letter templates  - Set up recurring charges and late fees  - Determine when you should use recurring batch adjustments  - Create custom layouts for Bills and Statements  - Expand your data output with Global Reports  - Insure compliance with new laws on charges

All this and so much more is included in this FREE webinar. Don't miss out! Last time all seats were filled, so be sure to register early for this amazing...

A large update has been released for TOPS OnPoint this week!

This release includes a large number of updates and new features. We have combed through the software and updated a number of pages to make them more user friendly, and consistent with the whole product. We have also added a number of fun new features such as multiple simultaneous logins for users, mailing labels option for all letters, new custom options for Architectural Requests, new address grids, and two brand new sub modules in Communities.

The list below the cut is a sneak preview of the features that are included on the update. The full list is on the OnPoint website. To get this update, simply log in to your TOPS OnPoint! Because it is an online product, there is nothing you need to do. All of your files are automatically updated.

We have also opened a new discussion forum for OnPoint users! Everyone with access to OnPoint is welcome to join us to discuss the product. If you have not received an email from us with your login information, please contact us.

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For those of you who have been following the TOPS PCAM Scholarship program, we are pleased to announce the 2011 winner, Karen Murphy from The Case Bowen Company!

Among the hundreds of amazing essays we received, Karen's essay impressed the TOPS executives. "Karen’s dedication to the community management industry and her hard work epitomize the best attributes of a community manager and made her a great choice for this inaugural award,” said Mike Hardy, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

 TOPS is moving!

...And if you ask our employees they would tell you it's about time! TOPS has long since outgrown our current office space and this month we will be moving into new, bigger space.

We are taking every step to insure that our office move does not disrupt your access to essential TOPS personnel like Support, Sales, and Training. The move will be taking place April 21st and 22nd, with the 22nd being Good Friday, a holiday normally observed by TOPS Software, so there should be no additional interruption to our ability to provide services to you. TOPS' new address is:

2495 Enterprise Rd., #201 
Clearwater, FL 33763

Other than the address, all other contact information will remain the same. We look forward to serving you from our new office!

As the delivery date gets closer, TOPS Software is bringing on more beta testers.  Our goal remains to deliver the best possible web-based property management suite and getting client feedback is the best vehicle to making sure we hit that mark.

TOPS will be releasing the new Full Image Check Scanner system in September 2010. The check scanning works with the most popular scanners like the Panini Vision X and Magtek Excella STX as well as others.

Hey TOPS users! TOPS University takes you back to school with an exciting new fall lineup of classes! Please visit www.topsuniversity.com to learn more about how to sign up for our new fall classes  - Communication 101, Communication 102, and Advanced Form Letter 500.

2010 marks the 25th anniversary of TOPS Software serving the Condo/HOA management industry. It’s hard to imagine that our first client came on board in 1985 (HRW in NC), and more amazingly they are still a client today. As we reflect on these 25 years, we also reflected on the evolution of our product names, and there have been many!

Let’s face it, we all get inundated with communications. I know that when I go to my mailbox, I am greeted by catalogs, magazines, newsletters, and of course, bills. I shake my head at so much wasted paper and postage and resources as I deposit most of them right into the recycling bin.