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Please note that Power Broker v3.32 has been discontinued and no programming work has been done on v3.32 since June of 2006, that's 44 months now, however support for v3.32 will continue for another 11 months, until Dec. 31, 2010.

 

 
 
PB4.1 Update
February 5/2010
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NOTE:  Digital Image Attachment users MUST re-run the updated Workstation.exe installation if the software release date on the login screen is older than December 13, 2009.  This allows Digital Image Attachment users take advantage of the NEW PDF Print and integration capabilities.   Outlook Integration user should re-run as well as this will prevent the Outlook Security Warning window from being displayed.



 

Power Broker 4.1 Update
February 1/2010 - NEW
Version  4.1 is now operating in  630 brokerages.  14 additional brokerages have purchased their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 644 brokerages, or 66% of our current customer base.


January 4/2010

Version  4.1 is now operating in 623 brokerages.  12 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 635 brokerages, or 64% of our current customer base.

December 2/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 610 brokerages.  13 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 623 brokerages, or 63% of our current customer base.

November 2/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 589
brokerages.  14 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 603 brokerages, or 61% of our current customer base.

October 1/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 571
brokerages.  22 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 593 brokerages, or 60% of our current customer base.

August 28/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 553
brokerages.  16 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 569 brokerages, or 58% of our current customer base.

August 4/2009

Version  4.1 is now operating in 542
brokerages.  20 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 562 brokerages.

July 7/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 5
30 brokerages.  18 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 548  brokerages.

June 1/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 495 brokerages.  40 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 535  brokerages.

May 11/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 485 brokerages.   39  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 524  brokerages.


April 9/2009

Version  4.1 is now operating in
 469 brokerages.   23  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.  This brings the total to 492 brokerages.


March 2/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 443 brokerages.   23  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 466  brokerages.

February 4/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 424 brokerages.   28  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 452  brokerages.

January 15/2009
Version  4.1 is now operating in 410 brokerages.   31  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 441  brokerages.

December 8/2008
Version  4.1 is now operating in 387 brokerages.   33  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.1 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 420  brokerages.

November 5/2008
Version 4.0 / 4.1 is now operating in
 356  brokerages.  36  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 392  brokerages.


October 11/2008
Version 4.0 / 4.1 is now operating in 333  brokerages.  40  additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 373  brokerages.

September 11/2008

Version 4.0 / 4.1 is now operating in 314 brokerages. 38 additional brokerages have purchased their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 352  brokerages.

August 8/2008
Version 4.0 / 4.1 is now operating in 280 brokerages. 54 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 334  brokerages.

July 7/2008
Version 4.0 / 4.1 is now operating in 243 brokerages. 41 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 284  brokerages.

June 5/2008
Version 4.0 / 4.1 is now operating in 203 brokerages. 47 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 250  brokerages.

May 15/2008
Power Broker version 4.1 has been released today.  It is available as a download from our InterNet WebSite at
www.power-broker.com for those brokergaes that are currently using Power Broker version 4.0.

Power Broker version 4.0 was under development from June 1, 2006 until February 29, 2008  ( 21 months ).  Since March 1st we have been working on version 4.1 and expect to continue to issue updated releases of version 4.1 with more and more upgrades for several months to come.

Steve Zylak




The project to migrate Power Broker to the Visual FoxPro 32 bit architecture is now underway. We expect to begin delivering Power Broker Version 4.0 by the end of the second quarter of 2007.  Once Power Broker Version 4.0 is launched, all future software development work will occur only in the Power Broker Version 4.0 product. 

There will be a one-time upgrade fee charged to move from Power Broker for Windows to Power Broker Version 4.0, and it will be based on the number of users in your license. Here is a preliminary estimate of this fee, but it is subject to change prior to the release date.

 
  UserLicense Level   Upgrade Price  
  Single User   $500  
  2-5 Users   $1,000  
  6-10 Users   $2,000  
  11-15 Users   $3,000  
  16-25 Users   $4,000  
  26-35 Users   $5,000  
  36-50 Users   $6,000  
  51+ Users   $7,000  
  Plus tax -   Contact Sales  

Essentially, you will have until December 31, 2010, to move to the Power Broker Version 4.0 software. Recognize though that the Power Broker for Windows product is no longer being enhanced or programmed in any way and software update key files for Power Broker version 3.32 will not be created beyond December of 2010.
 

May 5/2008
Version 4.0 is now operating in 156 brokerages.  50 additional brokerages have purchase their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades and will be installing in the weeks to come.    This brings the total to 206  brokerages.

April 4, 2008
Version 4.0 is now operating in 121 brokerages.  29 additional brokerages have their Power Broker v4.0 upgrades in their hands and will be installing in the weeks to come.  

March 7, 2008  

Version 4.0 is now operating in  102  brokerages.  Progress continues to be excellent.  In 3 more months it will be a full 2 years that we have been working on this new version.  We are still quite busy processing upgrades and currently have over 100 more brokerages awaiting their upgrade.  At this time we are ready to add more brokerages to the lineup, so let us know if you are planning to move to Power Broker v4.0 in the next few months.

 

PB4 Signature Integration - Click here...
 
            

Power Broker 4.1 Version Francaise
Jan. 4/2010
Work continues on the French Version of Power Broker.  Users will be able to select their language of operation in the User Preferences screen, and they can change languages at any time.  All of the reports are now available in French.  About 60 percent of the screens are now bilingual.  our estimate for completion is the end of March of 2010.  The completed French version will be released as Power Broker Ver. 4.2

Le travail se poursuit sur la version française de Power Broker. Les utilisateurs pourront choisir leur langue d'opération dans l’écran Préférences des Utilisateurs et ils pourront changer de langue à tout moment. Tous les rapports sont maintenant disponibles en français. Environ 60% des écrans sont maintenant bilingue. Nous estimons l'achèvement pour la fin mars 2010. La version française sera publiée sous Power Broker ver 4.2.


Power Broker 4.1 Version Francaise
May 19/2009
Nous sommes dans les premières étapes de la traduction des rapports dans Power Broker.  S'il vous plaît visiter périodiquement pour vérifier la mise à jour.



INTRODUCING - PB4's NEW
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE APPLICATION FORM
JANUARY - 2009
CLICK HERE FOR IMAGES



Power Broker integrates with the following products:

Brovada - NexiSys Integration
CompuQuote® Rating

PowerQuote® Rating
LifeGuide® Life Rating
Compulife® Life Rating
Autoplan Management ICBC Point of Sale
Auto Broker ICBC Point of Sale
Family Insurance Point of Sale
Policy Works® Commercial Management Systems
Microsoft Office - Word and Excel
Microsoft Outlook
IICC Critical Coverage Reporting
Electronic Funds Transfer to Financial Institutions
- Bank of Montreal
- Scotia Bank
- C.I.B.C.
- Alberta Treasuries Branch
- CUISA
- National Bank of Canada




Power Broker Data Conversion List

The Power Broker support team has successfully completed over 1260 data conversions from these and other software manufacturers over the past 10 years.  For more details about data conversions, and how we would smoothly move you from your existing software to Power Broker,  please email
sales@power-broker.com with your question and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.  See STATS!

-  Agency 1
-  Agena
-  Agency Manager
-  Broker Workstation
-  Cim-Data
-  Insursoft
-  Liberty
-  Micro Distribution
-  Policy Manager
-  Ranmar
-  Redshaw
-  Signassure
-  TAB's
-  The Producer
 


EDI and Windows 2003 Terminal Server August 28/2009
In the earlier changes to Mastercom this spring, doing a Send and Receive on a Terminal Server connection had a road block with Juniper.  Click here to find a solution



EDI - Machine Address Mapping File Update
Compatible with version 6.4G, 7.7, and 8.
July 24/2009

Click here for Mastercoms Website



Power Broker 4 on your IPHONE
Feb. 2/2009
Click here for more details...





Nexisys Integration
Update - May 28/2008

Brovada Technologies would like to notify you that the upgrade to the PB4.1 integration will be available Monday, June 2/2008.


 
Power Broker 4.0 Nexisys Integration Enhanced

Although the Power Broker and Nexisys Integration for 3.32 is a an excellent integration to update your insurance company websites with client and policy data, the new Power Broker version 4.0 introduces an even greater dynamic integration with Brovada Technologies Nexisys SEMCI solution.   Once Nexisys has been installed on the local workstation hard drive and it's location has been identified on the User Preferences screen, the Nexisys integration is automatically enabled.   Nexisys may be launched from the Power Broker Home Page, from any Policy Screen or any Policy Browse Grid.  Complete Policy information is transferred to the Insurance Companies Web Portal and you are placed onto that Web Portal site.  Operations in Power Broker may proceed as normal, independent from Nexisys activities.  Any files, images or screen shots that are saved while working on the Insurance Company Web Portals are transferred back to Power Broker and they are saved into the Power Broker IMAGES folder on your File Server and individual entries are made in the Customer's Abeyance / Documents screen that both annotate and link to the entry.  Any number of entries can be saved back to Power Broker duing a Nexisys session.   
 
Examples of the types of entries that you may save images of include:
Policy Inquiry, Billing Inquiry, Claim Inquiry, Quote, New Business, Renewal, Endorsement, Cancellations, etc.
 
The entire integration and file transfer is accomplished without user input or intervention.
 
There is no charge for NexiSys Integration. 
 
NexiSys Integration is available in Power Broker version 4.0 or greater.
 
Steve Zylak
 
CSIO VEHICLE CODE UPDATE - NEW
October 20/2009

To download and upgrade the latest VEHICLE CSIO Car codes
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Update to Accept ING and AXA Downloads - 04/24/2009 -
NEW

If you are NOT in Quebec and are having issues with your download, then please click here and run the update.exe patch.





EDI UPDATE -
ALL EDI USERS
January 9th, 2009

Extended Production
Date - Click here
   
 
Office 2007
Word Integration

With the release of Office 2007, a new version of Word was released that does not include Mr.ClipIt.
  Office 2007 Word is NOT compatible with Power Broker 3.32.  Mr. ClipIt is NOT required in the new Power Broker 4.0 Word integration that will be released in the summer of 2007.
     
   
Internet Explorer 7
Security Warning!
December 28/2006

Since the release of Internet Explorer 7.0, a few brokers have reported a different message when logging into Power Broker...
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Canadian Payments Association Cheque Format - April 20/2006 Download your Power Broker upgrade today!  Once upgraded, You can continue using your existing cheque format until you receive your new cheques.  To change the setup to your new cheques, you would go to Utilities, Define your Company Info and change your default cheque number from 1or 2, to 3.  It's very important that before you order new cheques, that you print the new cheque format to a standard white sheet of paper as a sample for your cheque manufacture so that they can see what's automatically being printed to the cheque.
 
   



Power Broker Version 4.0 Progress Update February 6/2008 -

Version 4.0 is now operating in 89 brokerages.  These 89 are primarily new sales made since August of 2007, and those that purchased in 2006 and 2007 that were promised version 4.0 as part of the sale.  There are 24 more brokerages that meet the 2006 and 2007 purchase criteria that still need to be upgraded to version 4.0. 

We have allowed the version 4.0 upgrade to be purchased and installed in a few of our larger existing customers in order to enable us to determine how various facets are working in large network environments.  We have been making the required amendments over the past 6 months.  Power Broker 4.0 is based on Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 and as such is a 32 bit application.  It is much more aware of the distributed data processing environment and runs exceptionally faster in the Terminal Services environment and for remote connectivity over the InterNet.  File Server database manipulation is also considerably faster, making the whole product run a lot faster within your office network.  Integration with a host of Microsoft Product is much tighter, comprehensive and easier to use.  Integration support is maintained for all versions of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook.  CSIO Standards are meticulously adhered to and the latest version of the Standards is supported.  All CSIO Forms are present and current.  The Scanning, Image Attachment module has been greatly expanded to included virtually any type of image, voice or video file, and includes a tremendous integration capability with NexiSys.  Policy Control records are gone.  The Home Page functionality has been expanded.  We have diligently preserved much of the look and feel of Power Broker v3, thereby significantly reducing the need for re-training staff.  The list of enhancements is substantial.

We have invested almost 2 years, bringing Power Broker back to current day software and technology standards.  This should protect your investment in Power Broker for another 10 years.  We should be able to start scheduling upgrades commencing March 1st.


Power Broker Version 4.0 Progress Update
January 7/2008
Power Broker Version 4.0 continues to be implemented in the offices of brokerages that have purchased Power Broker in 2006 or 2007.  As of today Power Broker 4.0 is operational in  60  brokerages.  We are taking our time, and are making corrections and amendments as required.  We would like to implement Power Broker 4.0 in all of the brokerages that are entitled to the Free upgrade first, and once this is complete make the upgrade available to all of the brokerages.  At this point we are hoping that all brokerages will be invited to purchase the upgrade commencing March 1st


Power Broker Version 4.0 Progress Update
October 10/2007
Power Broker Version 4.0 is slowly being implemented in the offices of brokerages that have purchased Power Broker in 2007.  As of today it is operational in  16  brokerages.  We are taking our time, and are making corrections and amendments as required.  We would like to implement Power Broker ver 4.0 in all of the brokerages that are entitled to the Free upgrade first, and once this is complete make the upgrade available to all of the brokerages.


Power Broker Version 4.0 Progress Update
August 29/2007

Power Broker Version 4.0 is complete and has been implemented in the offices of our last three new sales.  During the month of September, all 2007 new purchasers of Power Broker will be upgraded to Version 4.0.  We have begun the project of translating Power Broker Version 4.0 into French.


Power Broker Version 4.0 Progress Update
July 18/2007

Today we are re-adjusting the Power Broker Version 4.0 completion date to August 31, 2007, making the upgrade project 15 months in total
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Power Broker Version 4.0 Progress Update
June 20/2007

Development continues on version 4.0, and while the end is now insight, we will not be done by June 30th, which would have been 13 months in total.  Today, we are announcing that the anticipated completion date is being moved back by 3 months to October 1st, 2007

Update Information March 1/2007
The programming crew has released a statement that the Power Broker Version 4.0 is on target for a release date of July 1/2007.

Update Information October 12/2006
The Power Broker 4.0 migration to a 32 bit app is on schedule.  After four months of working on this project, the programming team feels confident that this project should be completed by the end of the second quarter of 2007.

Update Information June 7/2006

If your brokerage purchased Power Broker after June 1,2005 or plan on purchasing Power Broker before August 31st, 2007, you will not be subject to the Power Broker version 4.0 upgrade prices indicated above.
 
   
 
Zycomp Systems Limited - Brovada Technologies Inc.
April 26/2006  Zycomp Systems Limited, a leading BMS provider in Canada, announced today they have formed a partnership...
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