FLORENCE, SC, October 12, 2006—Creating yet another technological advancement to assist churches in optimizing congregational communications, ACS Technologies is the first church information management provider to develop a technology to deliver small groups assignments and connections via Google™ Gadgets. Before, people would go to their church Web site and login for information; now the same information is delivered to them via their Google™ Personalized Home Page. ACS Google Gadgets can be placed anywhere on a Google™ Home Page, and can even be delivered to a Google Desktop™ or personal Web site. The ACS Google Gadget gives members and staff the ability to view outreach assignments; small group leaders can view connections with members that need to be made; and everyone can view their events. In every case, by adding ACS Google Gadgets to their Google Home Page, users can easily stay connected with their churches through the Internet. Now, when people access their Google Personalized Home Page, the ACS Google Gadget puts this church-related information right at their fingertips and encourages them to stay connected with ease.
“Gadgets are the first of a series of small bite-sized delivery methods we plan to offer to deliver content where church members and staff spend their time,” commented Hal Campbell, president and CEO of ACS Technologies. “The Web allows us to expand the boundaries of church communication and makes it possible for increased involvement, better communication and enhanced outreach.” Additional ACS Gadgets will be released soon.
ACS Google Gadgets can deliver content to places on the Web where members and church leaders will more likely be, rather than expect them to go to their church Web site everyday and login to check for assignments, connections or for events. In a matter of minutes, anyone can add an ACS Google Gadget to their homepage that will deliver specific church information regarding small group assignments and connections through Access ACS. This announcement comes shortly after the release of ACS Technologies’ Small Groups Complete™ solution that introduces a new package of solutions that combine Access ACS™ online tools and real life ministry implementation. The result is Small Groups Complete™, an easy choice for churches that wish to manage and organize small group ministries more efficiently and effectively.
For more info about ACS Google Gadgets, visit ACS Technologies’ blog: http://acstechnologies.blogspot.com, call 1-800-736-7425 or email solutions@acstechnologies.com for more details.
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ACS Technologies Group, Inc.
ACS Technologies (www.acstechnologies.com) is the leading provider of information management solutions for churches, schools and other faith-based organizations and has made its most notable contribution to the church management software industry with its powerful desktop application, ACS™. By meeting client needs with a variety of desktop and Web-based software solutions, customer support and professional services, ACS Technologies offers the broadest range of products and services to the largest client base in the industry—over 22,000 different organizations rely on ACS Technologies for their daily operations. The company has developed a robust product line that offers total integrated solutions for clients, providing tools to manage finances, membership, school data, church growth, Web sites, Catholic organizations through the PDS™ product line and more. Founded in 1978, ACS Technologies is a privately held company headquartered in Florence, South Carolina with over 300 employees and sales and training offices throughout the U.S.
