2 July 2010:
Trim Software Windows 7 and MS SQL 2008 Ready. Trim Software will now operate on MS SQL 2008 Express and higher.  The advantage with this is Express 2008 has a maximum database size of 10GB, which is far larger than the 4GB limit of the 2005 version.

The applications have also been rebuilt and tested to run on Windows 7 (both 32 and 64 bit  versions).  Be aware that the current installation program will not operate under Windows 7 x64 and you will require assistance from Trim Systems for the installation.

2 July 2010:
Trim SMS Released...

Overview: Trim SMS allows you to set SMS reminders for appointments and to SMS one or a group of patients directly out of the Practice Management System.  Patients can also choose not to be SMSed (opt out) and this is recorded against the patient record.

Requirements:  You will need to run a version 4.X upgrade of Trim on your systems and contact Trim to have the trimsms service and management console installed.  The license fee for this is a once off $49.00.

You will also need to take out an SMS Service Agreement with Trim Systems messaging partner MessageMedia (www.MessageMedia.com.au) .

Cost: Once off license fee to Trim Systems $49.00

MesageMedia Service Fees and Charges :

Plans begin at $25.00 per month (which includes $25.00 of messages at 0.20 cents per message) plus a Once-Off $49.00 Account Activation and License Fee.

Download A Service Application form: Includes explanation of all costs and conditions.

• SMS 25 Plan
• SMS 55 Plan
• SMS 100 Plan
• SMS 150 Plan
• SMS 250 Plan

2 July 2010:
Running Trim on a standalone notebook...

Many notebooks will fail to access the MS SQL database engine when no network is present, hence not allowing the Trim application to open.  Follow these steps to get over this problem:

1) Install the latest updates of Trim Practice Management.

2) Edit the Hosts file.  You will need to be the Administrator of your system to do this.  The hosts file is found at C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc.  Add the following line to the end of the file...

127.0.0.1       localhost

and then save the file.  This is called a loopback reference and allows your network card to access itself when no cable is plugged in.

3) Edit the footbase.ini file.  You will need to bo the Administrator of your system to do this.  The footbase.ini file is found at C:\WINDOWS.  There is also a user copy for Windows Vista and Windows 7 located at file:///C:/Users/UserName/AppData/Local/VirtualStore/Windows (where UserName is your user name) and both will need to be changed.  Change the following lines...

[SERVER]
-- main patient database --
LOCATION=localhost

-- local reporting database --
REPORTDATA=localhost

-- video anlysis database --
VIDEODATA=localhost

[LICENSING]
-- explicitly set license location 0 = NO (Default) 1 = YES --
USELICENSELOCATION=1

-- set to either LOCAL or SERVER --
GETLICENSEFROM=LOCAL

30 October 2008:
Trim Document Management is not us! This product is now HP TRIM (originally by Tower Software) and is not a product produced or supported by TRIM Systems.  You can access information on this product via the HP TRIM forum.

1 October 2008:
Online Support System Initiative.  We have begun trialing an online support system for uses of TRIM software and our business clients.  See the On-Line Support page plus contact us for further details.

1 September 2008:
Manuals for TRIM Practice Manager have been updated and released along with some other useful documents on using the systems.  See the DOWNLOADS page for further details

18 October 2007:
There have been many downloads of the Demo Software and an equally high number of enquiries regarding the user password once the system is installed.  Use 'master' to access the system.

27 June 2007:
TRIM Practice Manager and Video Analysis self installer (BETA) available for download (170MB).  TRIM Systems has released a self install version award winning Video Analysis software and Practice Manager software running on Microsoft's msSQL database. More--

01 June 2007:
TRIM Video Analysis 2007 Released.  TRIM Systems has released a new version of its award winning Video Analysis software running on Microsoft's msSQL database and the VISTA operating system. More--

31 May 2007:
New Website BETA Launched.  TRIM Systems in association with Ninnes Training and Consulting have today launched their new web site to correspond with the pending release of TRIM Practice Manager 2007 and Video Analysis 2007. More--