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How Utility Districts Can Easily Track Service Line Materials per EPA Guidelines

By Dan Dickinson, NDS Account Executive On November 30, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) and ...
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Project Costing within NDS’ EDIFICE

by Mark Stevens, NDS President Every utility needs to know critical cost information related to capital projects and infrastructure jobs that they undertake within their ...
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How One NDS Utility Improved Customer Service with InvoiceCloud

Maine Water Company was stuck in a frustrating situation – their legacy online bill payment system was not meeting their needs.  Maine Water customers as ...
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How NDS Mobile Work Orders Helped One Utility Company Increase Efficiency

Jon Ziegra, Manager of Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD) in Boothbay, ME, had done a time and motion study revealing the inefficiencies associated with field ...
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2021 NDS EDIFICE Users Conference Virtual!

Northern Data Systems is pleased to offer the 2021 EDIFICE Users Conference 100% virtual.  While we will miss the in-person interaction, we are looking forward ...
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2020 NDS User Group Showcased: What’s New in EDIFICE!

Given the challenges of 2020, it’s important to recognize that we all can still do business – if we adapt.  Speaking of adapting, NDS held ...
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INVISION Personal Property Enhancements

NDS is pleased to announce several notable enhancements to the INVISION Assessing Personal Property module.  Personal Property now offers full support for automated depreciation and ...
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NDS Utilities Users Conference – November 5, 2020

Save the Date!  November 5, 2020 Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, NDS has made the decision to offer the Annual EDIFICE Users Conference 100% Virtually. ...
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NDS Welcomes David Lawlor, MD as a New Customer!

Northern Data Systems (NDS) welcomes David Lawlor, MD to the NDS family! David Lawlor, MD had been using MENDS for their practice management system (PMS) ...
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NDS Welcomes New Customer – Angela Wingate, MD!

Northern Data Systems (NDS) is pleased to welcome Angela Wingate, MD to the NDS family! Angela Wingate, MD had been using MENDS for their practice ...
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NDS Welcomes New Customer – Joel Silverstein, MD!

Northern Data Systems (NDS) welcomes Joel Silverstein, MD to the NDS family! Joel Silverstein, MD had been using MENDS for their practice management system (PMS) ...
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NDS Welcomes New Customer – Neurological Associates of VT!

Northern Data Systems (NDS) welcomes Neurological Associates of VT to the NDS family! Neurological Associates of VT had been using MENDS for their practice management ...
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NDS Welcomes New Customer – Family Practice Associates!

Northern Data Systems (NDS) welcomes Family Practice Associates to the NDS family! Family Practice had been using MENDS for their practice management system (PMS) for ...
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NDS Offers Solution to EOL for X/RTS Runtime and MENDS

Northern Data Systems (NDS) welcomes five Vermont based medical practices to the NDS family! Earlier in 2018, Greenway, a supplier of MENDS practice management system ...
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NDS Welcomes Kern Dermatology!

Northern Data Systems (NDS) welcomes Kern Dermatology of Bakersfield, CA to the NDS family! Kern Dermatology had been using MENDS for their practice management system ...
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The MENDS Solution!

By Joe Reis, NDS Healthcare Manager Once upon a time there was a PMS (practice management system) called MENDS. MENDS was an acronym for “ME”dical ...
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Please Join Us for NDS Utilities User Group Meeting!

Please Join Us for NDS Utilities User Group Meeting! This is a great opportunity to meet the NDS staff that makes EDIFICE work for you. ...
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Twice as Nice and More Productive!

By Leo Marquis, NDS VP of Field Engineering As busy as we are during our fast paced work days, sometimes we need to stop and ...
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Welcome Sanford Water District!

  Northern Data Systems (NDS) is Extremely Pleased to Announce and  Welcome Our Newest Valued  Customer Located in Southwestern Maine, the Sanford Water District (SWD) serves the City ...
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NDS Motor Vehicle Registration Excise Tax Calculator

By Mike Burns, NDS Account Executive Northern Data Systems (NDS) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Price Digest. The ...
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MENDS Continues with Northern Data Systems 

Over 30 years ago Northern Data Systems (NDS) developed a Practice Management System (PMS) called MENDS.  MENDS has been used in as many as 6,000 ...
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NDS WELCOMES the City of Portsmouth!

Northern Data Systems would like to welcome one of our newest customers – The City of Portsmouth (NH)!  The City of Portsmouth services approximately 8300 ...
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Dashboards Allow Credit Unions to Put Their Finger on the Pulse of Their Institution

By Kyle Hardy, NDS Account Executive Sharetec System, Core Technology Made Simple, has recently developed tools that provide meaningful data reporting through visual means.  These ...
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Benefits of Using NDS’ INVISION Payroll Fringes Feature

By Mike Burns, NDS Account Executive When time equates to money, we are always looking for ways to save time. Have you heard about how ...
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NDS’ Off-Site Backups Defend Against Ransomware

By Leo Marquis, VP of Field Engineering This year alone the cost of Ransomware, a type of malware used by cybercriminals to launch data kidnapping ...
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Middleton Electric Launches Mobile Work Order System!

By: Dan Dickinson, NDS Account Executive Middleton Electric made a decision to implement the NDS Mobile Work Order system into their operation so in March ...
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When Opportunity Knocks, NDS Opens the Door!

By Joe Reis, NDS Healthcare Manager Recently an NDS customer who was using a third party vendor for printing their patient statements was frustrated that ...
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Northern Data Systems is proud to welcome Louise Mills FCU

Northern Data Systems is proud to welcome Louise Mills FCU (http://www.louisemillscu.com/) in Merrimac, MA as the newest member of the NDS family. Heather Hull-Colby, CEO ...
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Save the Date! EDIFICE Users Group Meeting for Water & Electric Customers

Please join NDS at the annual EDIFICE Users Group Meeting! The meeting will feature an overview of the new User Interface as well as many ...
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Target Marketing Increases, Diversifies CU Loan Portfolio and ROA

By Kyle Hardy, NDS/Sharetec Account Representative Yield on average loan portfolios is usually the largest source of gross income for credit unions and is highly ...
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NDS Launches Healthcare Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment Portal

By Joe Reis, NDS Healthcare Manager InvoiceCloud and Northern Data Systems (NDS) partnered several years ago, providing a convenient payment portal for utilities and municipal ...
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March Madness

By Leo Marquis, VP of Field Engineering To celebrate March Madness, Northern Data Systems is extending special pricing on our Managed Services offering!  Perhaps you ...
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DDoS Attack on Dyn Troubles Internet

By Leo Marquis, NDS VP of Field Engineering In today’s world, if you are on the Internet and can’t reach your favorite sites you may ...
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Don’t be Snared by Ransomware!

By Leo Marquis, NDS VP of Field Engineering Volumes have been written about the Cryptolocker (AKA ransomware) virus, but here is what you need to ...
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Printing Services Trends for 2016

By Mike Burns, Forms Department Manager As your organization develops strategies for making 2016 a successful year, please know that Northern Data Systems’ (NDS) Forms ...
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NDS Sponsors 31st Annual Maine Adaptive Sports Ski-a-thon

By Mark Stevens, NDS President Over the past 40 years of our company history, Northern Data Systems (NDS) has supported many local organizations and nonprofits. ...
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Advantages of Off-Site Backups

By Leo Marquis, VP of Field Engineering “Your thoughts don’t matter if they are not converted into actions.” Tuskas C Ask any Manager or CEO ...
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BRWD Goes High Tech with Mobile Work Orders

By Dan Dickinson, NDS Utilities Account Executive Recently, Northern Data Systems (NDS) installed its Mobile Work Order module at Boothbay Region Water District (BRWD) in ...
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