We are continually working to improve CIMS and help to educate the cemetery industry about the importance of computerizing cemetery records. We have published several articles on this subject and would like to share them with you here, along with other important news about our company. We also publish a CIMS Newsletter twice a year to update our clients on CIMS and industry news.
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The 2010 CIMS User Group conference will be held in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, on Thursday, October 7, 2010. Click here for more information.
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We are pleased to announce that effective May 1, 2010, Cities Edge, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Ramaker & Associates, Inc., has acquired certain assets and business operations of Cities Edge Architects, Inc.
Ramaker & Associates, Inc. is now a full service architectural and engineering firm. The combined experience and knowledge is expected to open many doors and produce fresh teaming efforts for the company. Click here for more information.
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CIMS 4.1 was released in April 2010. Click here for more information about these exciting updates!
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Ramaker & Associates has added a Before & After CIMS Cemetery Software page to our website! This page shows how old paper cemetery records can look after being computerized and entered into CIMS software. Click here to view the page.
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The Wilbraham-Hampden Times published the article "Selectmen get demonstration of new cemetery software" on October 8, 2009. It gives a summary of the computerization of the Town of Wilbraham's cemetery records.
Click here to view the article (go to page 7). For more information about the Wilbraham Town Cemeteries, click here.
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The CIMS User Group Conference 2009 was held October 1, 2009 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Ramaker & Associates staff and CIMS users met to openly discuss Updates, Computer Tips, Customizing Documents, etc. We also had guest speakers and offered discussion periods for questions, suggestions or concerns.
Click here for more information about the Conference.
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Many updates have been made to our core CIMS software programs to make using CIMS even easier!
Updated items include: Previous Ownership, Disinterred Burials, Ability to Type Names, Customer Information, and New Reports. Click here to visit the upgrades page for details about each of these items!
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On October 2, 2008, more than 40 cemeterians from eight states gathered at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells for Ramaker & Associates’ third annual CIMS (Cemetery Information Management System) User Group Conference. Ken Grant, Bureau Director of Wisconsin Veterans Affairs, was the guest speaker this year. Ken spoke about Veteran’s rights pertaining to markers and funeral services. Click here for more information.
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"Move to Web keeps aging burial records alive" by Linda McAlpine of GM Today
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On November 29, 2007, more than 50 cemeterians from eight states gathered at the Cedarberry Inn for
Ramaker & Associates' second annual CIMS User Group Conference.
This conference was created to assist CIMS clients in getting the most from their software and for the
software developers to receive first-hand feedback from CIMS clients to help improve the software.
Attendees began the morning learning more about the software's comprehensive tools and how to become
more efficient. This included a tips and tricks section provided by Deb Karpen, a Ramaker & Associates
sales consultant. Click here for more information.
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Along with the new logo, Ramaker & Associates, the creator of the CIMS cemetery software programs, has published a new website to better serve everyone trying to find CIMS product information. We hope you find the site easy to use and look forward to working with you on your CIMS project!
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 Over the last year, the CIMS Team has been working hard to develop a powerful logo for our cemetery software. We hope you will agree that our new logo represents the strength and stability associated with Ramaker & Associates, Inc. and CIMS cemetery software. At this time, we have more than 250 clients using CIMS software worldwide. Watch for our new logo as it appears on our promotional materials.
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Article by Brandon Finley, Director of CIMS, published in the April-May 2007 Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association Newsette:
"Why 2007 is the year to take action
against outdated recordkeeping systems"
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03/15/07 Press Release: Ramaker & Associates Offers a $5,000 Grant for Cemetery Software
UPDATE: Congratulations to the winner - St. Catherine's of
Alexandria from Westford, MA. Ramaker & Associates was so pleased with the quantity and quality of the entries that an additional $500 Grant was awarded towards the purchase of CIMS software to the runner up, Colebrook Center Cemetery from Colebrook, CT.
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The first annual CIMS Users Group Meeting
was held on November 1, 2006.
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Nov 2006 Press Release: Ramaker & Associates Adds Regional Sales Staff
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Ramaker & Associates is featured in an article titled
"Don't forget to back up the records at your
facility" in the 10/24/06 issue of the
Death Care Business Advisor
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Ramaker & Associates' CIMS software is being considered for the City of Solon, Ohio's cemetery
data computerization project. An article in the Herald Sun describes the City's decision to computerize.
UPDATE: Ramaker & Associates won this project, and the city now has CIMS up and running in their city offices.
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Article by Brandon Finley, Director of CIMS, published in the January 2006 issue of ICFM Magazine:
"Safeguarding your records &
maps"
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On August 29, 2005, the 30-foot storm surge leveled the City of Gulfport Cemeteries' office building,
located two blocks from the beach, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Years of plot and operations information,
recorded on thousands of cemetery lot cards, was lost. To add to the confusion, the loss of life in Gulfport
created an immediate need for burial plots. However, in the months prior to Katrina's wrath, the Gulfport
Cemeteries had shipped all of their lot cards and cemetery maps to Ramaker & Associates, Inc. to be scanned
for integration into CIMS. Ramaker & Associates had completed the scanning of all this information and sent
it back to the cemeteries' office, where it was washed away in the storm.
Click here for more information.
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