News & Events

What’s New at CNS?

At CNS, we’re always striving to find new and innovative ways to educate and share information we’ve learned with our colleagues, clients and friends. Below you’ll find articles and events covering the latest happenings in and about CNS. Be sure to check back frequently as new articles and events are posted regularly.

Upcoming Events

PROSuite Office Hours Webinar: Featuring Windows 7
Tuesday, September 21
10:30 AM to around 11:30 AM

Want to get more out of your computer? Join CNS on the Third Tuesday of every month for “office hours.” Grab your second cup of coffee and click to join in. Just like your college professors were available to help you during set time periods, we’ll be on line every third Tuesday for 30 to 60 minutes showing you highlights and favorite features of Microsoft software and other popular business applications. Featured topics are Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, QuickBooks, and Publisher. It’s the perfect time to learn a specific software feature and have your questions answered so you can get the most out of your computer, and get your work done faster.
You’ll be in good hands during the webinar. Office Hours is presented by Jason Tierney, CNS Vice President and noted writer and speaker of technology and business productivity. We promise, he won’t mark your grade down for asking stupid questions.
Please register so you can receive the log-in information.

FileMaker, Inc.
One Metro Center
700 12th Street NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Metro: Metro Center

Network with other developers, get your questions answered, and meet your FileMaker BAM at this interactive meeting! Or, plan to connect remotely via WebEx.

Contact user group President Sameer Khan for input about this meeting or future meetings at skhan@anvildataworks.com.

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DCFileMaker.

Visit www.DCFileMaker.com to RSVP

News Articles

8/10 — CNS is named to the 2010 Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row

8/10 — Vice President Jason Tierney is named to the mspMentor 2010, a list of the world’s top managed services experts and community leaders.  Click here to see the alphabetical list. Jason is on page 30.

8/10 — CNS can be found on Facebook.  Become a fan today!

7/10 — Washington DC Fox 5 broadcast its morning show in Poolesville as part of their Hometown Friday special.  CNS employees proudly waved a CNS banner and earned some camera time!  Visit the Fox web site for the video links.

6/10 — CNS launches new web site, making it easier for visitors to find technology information and engage with the company.

5/10 — The Alliance for Workplace Excellence of Montgomery County, MD names CNS to all 3 of their award categories: Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, Eco-Leader, and Health and Wellness Trailblazer. We are the only under-50 -employee business to have won all three.

5/10 — Anvil Dataworks, a division of CNS, reports that their entire development team has passed the FileMaker certification exam and are all Certified FileMaker Developers, making them among the largest certified groups in the United States.

5/10 — Brenda Sneed, President of CNS, is nominated for the 2010 Human Resource Leadership Award of Greater Washington, and will be honored at the awards gala on June 15. Jason Tierney, CNS Vice President, and his ConnectWise implementation team were also nominated for an award in the Implementation category.

4/10 — Two FileMaker developers from Anvil Dataworks, a division of CNS, announce they passed the beta exam for FileMaker 11 Certification, making them among the first in the country to become Certified FileMaker 11 Developers.

4/10 — William “Woody” Hume joins CNS as Director of Sales, bringing with him over 20 years experience in sales with leading companies such as Adobe and Apple.

2/10 — CNS earns coveted spot on 2010 MSPmentor 100 list.

12/09 — Entire CNS management and executive team passes exam from the MSP Alliance to become Certified Managed Services Professionals, including Marshall Micheals, Jason Tierney, Brenda Sneed, and Karen Kalantzis.

12/09 — CNS’ Government Solutions Group donates maximum allowable to a military family based out of Ft. Detrick, MD through Operation Happy Holliday (OHH). OHH helped 92 families this year in total.

11/09 — CNS’s PROSuiteTM Solution Helps Recover a Stolen Laptop for a Client

10/09 — Jason Tierney, VP of Consulting Services, is quoted in a WSJ’s SmartMoney on-line article about getting the most of your computer. Visit http://tinyurl.com/yzrnf6a.

9/09 — While it’s back to school time for students everywhere, CNS supported its adopted school, The Ivymount School in Rockville, MD with a collection of school supplies and a monetary donation. You can help them, too! Visit www.ivymount.org for details.

9/09 — CNS named a top 53 company in the state of Maryland by the Gazette of Politics and Business.

9/09 — Jason Tierney, VP of Consulting Services at CNS, is named to the MSP Alliance Top 250 Influencers 2009 list by MSPmentor, a division of Nine Lives Media

8/09 — CNS earns place on Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in 2009.

8/09 — CNS spins out FileMaker Group into a new division called Anvil Dataworks.

7/09 — Join CNS for a FREE breakfast seminar about Business Intelligence and Information Dashboards on Thursday, August 27 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda.

7/09 — Attention DevCon 09 attendees, meet with twittering FM Developers at the first annual Tweetup, August 13 at 9:00 PM at the Rye Bar in San Francisco

6/09 — CNS FileMaker developers Wayman Ka, Sameer Khan, and Biran Su are among the first to pass the difficult FileMaker 10 certification exam!

6/09 — The FileMaker 10 Certification Exam is now available from FileMaker. FileMaker developers can prepare for the exam by taking CNS’s FileMaker Training Series class being offered June 15 – 18 and September 22 -25, or by taking our one-on-one Boot Camp Training session.

6/09 — CNS launches “relief” campaign to promote its managed services solutions and offers special pricing for new customers and referral bonuses for current customers.

4/09 — The Alliance for Workplace Excellence awards CNS with its Eco-Leadership award in its first year and its Best Place to Work Award for the fourth year in a row.

4/09 — FileMaker Advisor magazine will feature an article about dashboarding written by CNS Developer Charles Melton.

4/09 — CNS customer, The Resource Network, and CNS are featured in a case study from DataDirect Technologies called “Achieving Connectivity in the Cloud.” It is about tying together diverse data from multiple applications including FileMaker, and cloud-based applications such as SalesForce.com. To read it, visit http://www.datadirect.com/docs/resource_network_cs.pdf.

3/09 — CNS revamps Federal FileMaker user group by opening the group to all users and developers in the Washington, DC area. The new group is called DC FileMaker and the first meeting is May 6 at NIH in Rockville. Visit www.dcfilemaker.com to join the group and register.

3/09 — CNS becomes a reseller for BlackBerry, allowing customers one-stop shopping for all their mobile workforce needs.

3/09 — CNS certified FileMaker developer, Charles Melton, travels to Honduras to train users on a patient management database we developed for CURE.

1/09 — CNS’s staged “disaster” in our booth at the ASAE Technology Conference attracted lots of attention for our Disaster Recovery services!

1/09 — The Washington Business Journal names Corporate Network Services as the 9th largest IT training company in the Washington Metro area, as ranked by enrollment in 2008. This is the company’s 6th time on the list.

1/09 — CNS becomes an accredited Managed Service Provider by the International Association of Managed Service Providers.

12/08 — CNS announces a new service for FileMaker users and developers called PROSuite for FileMaker that provides server monitoring and help desk support for end users.

12/08 — Microsoft renews CNS as a Gold Partner for 2009 after customers send positive remarks in response to Microsoft’s survey request.

11/08 — The CNS PROSuite Support Centre announces the capability to provide PROSuite coverage for Macintosh computers, including the ability to streamline many back-end processes like inventory and remote control.

11/08 — CNS announces it will support several charitable organizations next year: WUMCO, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Poolesville, and Families of Deployed Soldiers from Ft. Detrick.

11/08 — Join CNS and Microsoft for a free seminar, “Do Less With More: Make Over Your IT Department” on December 2 at the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in Rockville, MD

10/08 — Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board gives Corporate Network Services an “Honorable Mention” for the Small Business Award at its annual Workforce and Economic Development Awards breakfast on October 31.

9/08 — Karen Kalantzis, CEO, is named one of the “25 CEOs You Need to Know” by the Gazette of Politics and Business

8/08 — Brenda Sneed, Vice President of Finance and Operations, is promoted to President of the company. Marshall Micheals changes his focus to sales and product development.

8/08 — Brinsley Barreto, a CNS certified FileMaker Trainer, is asked to present a webinar about Data Manipulation for FileMaker, Inc.

8/08 — The US Treasury renews multi-year contract with CNS to provide graphics and design support.

8/08 — Army renews multi-million dollar 5 year contract with CNS to create and support electronic medical records (EMR) system.

6/08 — The Alliance for Workplace Excellence honors CNS with a Best Place to Work Award for the third year in a row.

6/08 — CNS celebrates our 15 year anniversary! Employee Jason Tierney earns a 10 year service award at company dinner/dance.

4/08 — CNS opens new office in FL to accomodate growing team.

1/08 — CNS introduces new logo for corporate identity and kicks off 15th year in business.

1/08 — CNS has landed on the MSPmentor 100, a distinguished list of the world’s most progressive managed service providers.

1/08 — CNS makes the list of “top IT training companies” in Washington Business Journal for the 5th year in a row.

11/07 — CNS President Marshall Micheals speaks out against Maryland tax on computer issues

7/07 — CNS announces the CNS Hosting Centre, a new hosting service for co-location, dedicated servers, virtual offices, and virtual hosting

6/07 — CNS receives “Best Place to Work” award from the Alliance of Workplace Excellence for second year in a row

5/07 — CompTIA recognizes CNS’s managed services solution PROSuite

5/07 — FileMaker Deep Dive Seminar for FileMaker Server held May 9 draws packed room and positive reviews. Future events to be scheduled later in the year.

5/07 — CNS celebrates employee service awards – Brenda Sneed earns 10 Year Award and Brian Mullaney earns 5 Year Award

4/07 — CNS becomes largest, most certified FileMaker shop in the Mid-Atlantic Region, with all of its Developers Certified in 8 and Brinsley Barreto becoming a Certified Professional Trainer. Next Professional Foundation Series class to be held June 5-7

4/07 — Microsoft and FileMaker partner with CNS to present: “Creating Business Value Through Teamwork and Collaboration” seminar May 22, featuring SharePoint and FileMaker Pro

4/07 — CNS is in the press with its managed services solution, PROSuite

4/07 — CNS develops PROSuite Partner Program, to help other resellers provide a managed services solution to their customers

3/07 — CNS manager Wayman Ka selected to speak at 2007 FileMaker Developer Conference in Orlando, topic is PHP

2/07 — Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard partner with CNS to present “Making Your IT Dreams Come True” seminar on February 15, including Unified Communications, ProtectTools, and PROSuite

1/07 — Washington Business Journal names CNS to list of top IT training companies

1/07 — Microsoft renews CNS as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner