FSN - SME Accounting

Pegasus Software delivers comprehensive finance processes for Humberside Offshore Training Association (HOTA)

Pegasus Software, a supplier of accounting, business and payroll software, has announced that specialist offshore and onshore training provider, Humberside Offshore Training Association (HOTA), has deployed its Opera 3 accounting, business and payroll solution.

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IRIS launches its cloud-based tax compliance suite – IRIS OpenCloud Tax

IRIS Software Group, a provider of accountancy and payroll software, outlined the company’s plan to provide increased choice to accountants by offering cloud-based versions of core compliance products. IRIS OpenCloud Tax is designed for smaller practices which submit personal, partnership and corporate tax returns online.

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Agripower chooses CIS contract costing and accounting solution from Pegasus Software

Agripower, a specialist provider of natural and artificial sports surfaces has deployed an Opera 3 accounting and business solution from Pegasus Software, the provider of accounting, business and payroll software. The solution includes Pegasus CIS, a contract costing. Agripower, a Buckinghamshire-based company provides construction, resurfacing, maintenance and installation of drainage for all weather sports facilities, natural pitch work and landscaping and agricultural works. The company will use Pegasus’ solutions to achieve greater visibility into the profitability of projects, make more informed management decisions, streamline finance processes and enhance reporting.

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Why cost is no longer the deciding factor for SMEs choosing to put their financials in the Cloud

Perceived wisdom suggests that the financials in the Cloud offers cost advantages over equivalent on-premises solutions. But as FSN Writer Michelle Simon discovers, for small businesses there may be little to choose from between one route or the other. Many organizations have been encouraged to believe that they can cut their costs by transitioning to the Cloud and whilst this may be true of larger organizations with deep investments in IT infrastructure and resources, a very different picture emerges around the SME sector.

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Xero adds bank reconciliation to mobile accounting

Online accounting software firm Xero continues its rapid innovation with its launch of bank reconciliation software for mobiles, available on both Apple iOS and Android devices via the Xero Touch application. In addition the software also allows users to check on all account balances in one place, send invoices while still in the field, and manage expenses by taking photos of receipts.

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Xledger Ltd partners with consultancy firm Williams Woodward Ltd

Xledger Limited, the author of Xledger a cloud-based financial management system has announced it is to partnerwith Maidenhead based consultancy Williams Woodward Limited to promote, implement and support Xledger

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The AD Construction Group to save £20,000 a year with cloud e-invoicing solution from m-hance

The AD Construction Group, a contractor providing building refurbishment and maintenance services within the public sector, has implemented an electronic invoice processing system from m-hance to improve purchase-to-pay (P2P) productivity, cut costs and significantly reduce paper consumption. m-hance’s cloud-based eInvoicing solution is expected to deliver efficiency savings of £20,000 per year and an instant return on investment by eliminating labour intensive manual processes.

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Seawhite of Brighton takes advantage of Pegasus upgrade to Opera 3, for improved reporting and enhanced decision making

Seawhite of Brighton, a supplier and manufacturer of art and design materials, has upgraded its accounting software to Opera 3 from Pegasus, a vendor of accounting, business and payroll software. The upgrade which was managed by Pegasus Partner SBK has delivered improved reporting capabilities to Seawhite, which in turn are facilitating enhanced decision making at the firm.

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Financial perspectives on cloud decision-making

You need financial insights and expertise if you want to get the timing right when moving to the cloud, reports FSN writer Lesley Meall, even if you are considering economic concepts such as opportunity cost.

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Gartner says global PC shipments declined 4.9 percent in fourth quarter while EMEA PC shipments declined 9.6 percent

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 90.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 4.9 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2011, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Analysts said the PC industry’s problems point to something beyond a weak economy.

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