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Balgord Software Solutions and Rowie Walker & Associates Inc. Donate Registration Fees to Frontier College CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO http://www.balgord.com/images/Frontier_College_Donation.jpg Photo caption: (left to right) - Eric Plato, Director of Finance, Frontier College, Bibi Mohamed, Director of Sales & Customer Support, RW&A, Lisa Sapwell, Marketing Manager, Balgord Software Solutions Oakville, ON, CANADA – May 26, 2008 – Balgord Software Solutions and Rowie Walker & Associates Inc., both software consulting firms specializing in implementing business management solutions from Sage Software Inc., have donated the registration fees of their joint client symposium called the Value of Business Intelligence to Frontier College, Canada's original national literacy organization since 1899. "I became aware of the revitalization of the New Readers Bookstore working very closely with Frontier College to integrate it's data into their accounting system", said Annette Balgord, principal of Balgord Software Solutions. "We felt that this initiative tied into our 'knowledge-based' symposium theme." "Our clients were thrilled to know that their registration fees were being donated to a worthwhile cause," states Rowie Walker, president of Rowie Walker & Associates (RW&A) located in North York. "Annette's passion for helping people extends beyond addressing their technology issues to supporting the goals of their organization", said Eric Plato, Director of Finance at Frontier College. "We are grateful to receive this donation to the Frontier College New Readers Bookstore to assist us with bringing cutting-edge literacy resources to the literacy and learning community in Canada." Frontier College, the event's featured Charity Partner, was selected to receive the donation to help support their new Frontier College New Readers Bookstore, formerly a Laubach Literacy of Canada initiative. The goal of the Frontier College New Readers Bookstore is to be responsive to the needs expressed by literacy practitioners in a wide variety of literacy programs by providing them with a wide variety of resources. The Value of Business Intelligence Symposium held at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, welcomed sixty (60) clients who attended informative briefings and training sessions about managing their organization's business intelligence and turning this data into actionable knowledge to help them make real-time business decisions. About Balgord Software Solutions For more than 15 years, Balgord Software Solutions has specialized in identifying and implementing business application solutions for small to medium sized organizations. Training, custom development, report writing, application integration and on-going software support are services offered to ensure client success. As an award-winning, authorized Sage Software and Development Partner, Annette Balgord, CGA and principal, is committed to providing clients with affordable software solutions and superior long-term service. They maintain their firm's ethical standards and professional development through their active involvement with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Project Management Institute, Information Technology Alliance and Sage Leadership Academy Alumni Association. For more information, please call (905) 829-3541 or visit http://www.balgord.com. About RW&A Inc. Rowie Walker & Associates (RW&A) Inc. was founded in Toronto in 1972 as a bookkeeping and accounting service provider to small and medium-sized businesses spanning many industries and was the first BusinessVision partner in North America. Over the years, our service offering expanded to include software sales, systems implementation, software development, training and support. Recognized as a leading Sage partner organization, RW&A has been acknowledged with three Sage BusinessVision Visionary awards and Sage Software President's Circle awards in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. RW&A sits on the Sage Development Partner Advisory Council (DPAC) and the Sage Business Partner Advisory Council (BPAC) and is a member of the IT Alliance. Visit us at http://www.rwa-software.com or call (888) 262-6101. About Frontier College Literacy is an essential skill in today's world. At Frontier College, we believe it's a fundamental right. Low literacy skills are directly linked to poverty, poor health and high unemployment. 42% of adult Canadians have trouble with everyday tasks that involve reading. That's millions of Canadians who are not reaching their potential. Through a network of thousands of volunteers, Frontier College is helping people to realize their potential and seize the opportunities that come their way. www.frontiercollege.ca

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