Market Leaders in Financial Accounting Software and Business Systems. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs en-gb Copyright 2008 Advanced Business Solutions http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/ 80 15 Advanced Business Solutions News and Events. Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a market leading provider of business applications and services, today announces the launch of Advanced Mobile Business Intelligence (Advanced Mobile BI) in response to increasing demand. Advanced Business Solutions is a division of Advanced Computer Software Group plc. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/mobile-bi-one-stop-shop.php Fri, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a market leading business applications and services provider has won the 'Environmental Accounting & Management Software of the Year' category of the Green IT Awards 2012. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/GreenITAwards-2012.php Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The Commercial Division of Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced) today announces that it has signed a partnership agreement with Intuitive Business Intelligence. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/intuitive-business-intelligence.php Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Leading business applications and services provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has secured approved supplier status for the Government’s new G-Cloud framework through its partnership with the UK information management specialist, Bramble.cc. The G-Cloud went live earlier this year. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/cloudstore.php Thu, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced) today announces that 100 per cent of OpenAccounts users that took part in Charity Finance Magazine’s Annual Accounting Software Survey, would recommend Advanced to other charities. This is the third consecutive year that the survey results reveal that 100 per cent of charities would recommend business applications and services provider, Advanced. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/charities-recommend-advanced.php Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Potensial Ltd (trading as Potens), a specialist support provider for adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs, has selected Advanced Business Solutions’ financial management system (OpenAccounts) to support the company’s growth and to improve management reporting. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/potens.php Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 78 per cent of local authority finance professionals are reliant on spreadsheets for budget monitoring, according to a survey by The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in partnership with Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced). CIPFA surveyed 87 local authority (LA) finance professionals who are members of CIPFA’s Finance Advisory Network (FAN). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/local-authorities-reliant-on-surveys.php Mon, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Business applications and services provider, Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), is showcasing its full business intelligence portfolio on stand 31 at the Public Sector Efficiency Expo on Tuesday 6 March 2012 at Olympia Two, London. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/business-intelligence-portfolio.php Mon, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Government pressure for the public sector to cut costs by sharing services has never been more intense. Although many public bodies are already committed to sharing services, with up to 40 per cent of local authorities (in 2011) bringing forward their plans to move to a shared services model, many are still resisting change http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/advanced-shared-services.php Fri, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a market leading business applications and services provider, is a finalist in the Environmental Accounting & Management Software of the Year category of this year's Green IT Awards. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/greenit-finalist-2012.php Wed, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 International animal welfare charity, the Donkey Sanctuary, which provides sanctuary for 14,500 donkeys in 29 countries, is implementing a suite of integrated financial management (OpenAccounts), business intelligence, budgeting and forecasting, supply chain management, document management and payroll systems from Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/donkey-sanctuary-choose-advanced.php Wed, 5 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a market leading business applications and services provider, is a finalist in the Software Provider of the Year category of the inaugural Pay & Benefits Awards 2012. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/pay-benefits-awards.php Tue, 4 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 IT systems integration and business intelligence are the biggest barriers to growth for upper mid-sized UK organisations, according to a survey by Sourceforconsulting.com (Source) in partnership with Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced). Source surveyed senior IT, finance and human resources professionals from nearly 100 upper mid-sized organisations. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/it-business-barriers.php Wed, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The government is increasingly urging local authorities to go down the shared services route to cut costs in finance, human resources (HR) and IT. With budget cutbacks imminent, there has never been a more crucial time to consider shared services. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/shared-services.php Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a market leading business applications and services provider scooped the silver at this year’s National Green Apple Environment Awards in recognition of the environmental benefits of its Human Resource (HR) Self-Service solution. This is the fourth successive year that Advanced has won a Green Apple Award. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/abs-wins-green-apple-award-2011.php Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Computer Software Group, a leading provider of software and IT services to the UK health, care and business sectors, has signed a 10-year, £17m agreement with the Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Care and Public Safety to supply a province-wide finance, procurement and logistics solution. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/17m-contract-northern-ireland.php Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced's Carbon Accounting is one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated carbon tracking products on the market. The solution, which is integrated with Advanced's OpenAccounts financial management system, enables businesses to measure carbon emissions quickly and easily and to more effectively budget for emissions thanks to the solution’s tight integration with OpenAccounts' budgeting system. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/carbon-accounting.php Mon, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a leading integrated business applications and services provider, is launching Forensix, a new cutting edge, software solution designed to detect fraud. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/fraud-detection-software.php Mon, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a market leading business applications and services provider scooped the E-procurement Software award at the Software Satisfaction Awards 2011 (SSA11). The award was presented by Tony Blair’s former Director of Communications, Alastair Campbell, during an awards ceremony at the London Marriott Grosvenor Hotel in London on 18 October 2011. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/software-satisfaction-winner-2011.php Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced) today announces its partnership with RealFlair Limited, a resource management development company providing optimisation and rostering software. RealFlair's Workforce Optimisation solution will now link into Advanced's human resource (HR) and payroll solutions, enabling improved and more cost-effective workforce rostering. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/realflair.php Mon, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a leading business applications and services provider is launching four new software products on stand HR310 at Softworld Accounting and Finance (18-19 October 2011, ExCeL, London). These launches encompass fraud detection software - Forensix, carbon tracking solution - Carbon Accounting, mobile accounting solution – eBis Portal and a new financial product for the housing and care sectors – Rent Accounting. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/softworld-accounting-financial.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced), a leading integrated business applications and services software provider, has teamed-up with resource management development company, RealFlair, to launch Workforce Optimisation on stand HR310 at the Softworld HR and Payroll Solutions Exhibition (18-19 October 2011, ExCeL, London). Workforce Optimisation is the latest addition to Advanced’s human resource (HR) and payroll solutions portfolio. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/softworld-hr-payroll.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions' financial management system, e5 version 3 (e5.3) has successfully been awarded financial accounting software accreditation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/icaew-accredited.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions' pioneering human capital management (HCM) system was named Payroll/HR Software Product of the Year at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) Payroll and Pensions Excellence Awards in Glasgow on 4 October 2011. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/cipp-excellence-awards.php Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Cheshire West and Chester Council is implementing a budget monitoring and forecasting system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) to enable £500,000 cost savings within the next three years. This budget monitoring and forecasting system is being interfaced into the Council’s existing Oracle financial system to enable the quick and easy download of data. This will go live early 2012. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs//news/cheshire-west-and-chester-council.php Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Rowanmoor Pensions, a specialist pensions provider with over 30 years’ industry experience, has reduced the time taken to budget and forecast by two weeks per year since implementing a budgeting, forecasting and planning system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/rowanmoor-pensions.php Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Computer Software Group, a leading supplier of IT solutions to the health, care and business sectors, has two of its divisions - Advanced Health and Care (AHC) and Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) – exhibiting on stand 1 at the Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology Expo http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/technology-expo.php Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The Greening Government ICT Strategy will provide the UK ICT industry with significant opportunities, according to Advanced Business Solutions. The draft ICT Strategy, which will be published in October 2011, highlights that cloud computing, shared services and green technologies will be key Government initiatives over the next few years, providing suppliers of these technologies and services with considerable opportunities. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs//news/greening-government-ict.php Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Cornwall College, the third largest further and higher education college in the UK serving 45,000 students, is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated budgeting, forecasting and planning functionality from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). This FMS, which also comprises integrated cash flow forecasting, workflow and document imaging software, will cut the time taken to budget and forecast and enable the electronic circulation of 100,000 documents. The planned go live of the new ABS system is Q1 2012. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/cornwall-college.php Fri, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 A survey by UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, reveals that opinion is divided as to where the payroll function should sit within an organisation. The majority of respondents do, however, agree that payroll needs to be connected with the HR and finance departments regardless of where the function resides. Advanced Business Solutions carried out the research with 79 human resources (HR) and payroll professionals from both the UK and the USA. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/survey-sitting-payroll-in-an-organisation.php Fri, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) has ranked top in the presales advice and consultancy by supplier category of the Payroll World Software User Satisfaction Survey 2011. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/payroll-world.php Fri, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist NHS body responsible for mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services across the North East of England, has invested in a business intelligence and data warehousing solution from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). This Integrated Information Centre, which will form the most comprehensive data warehouse and business intelligence analytics solution in the NHS, will improve efficiency and enable the Trust to enhance the services it delivers to its 1.6 million population. The planned go-live is January 2013. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/tees-esk-wear-valley.php Wed, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) is a finalist in five categories of this year’s Software Satisfaction Awards (SSA11). Over 10,000 end-users voted in this year’s awards, making SSA11 one of the largest pieces of business software research in the UK. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, compered by Alastair Campbell, on Tuesday 18 October 2011 at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/software-satisfaction-nomination-2011.php Wed, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Kilmarnock College, a leading Further Education (FE) college based in East Ayrshire, Scotland, is to transform its efficiency levels and improve financial control by implementing a financial management system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). The new system, which has integrated electronic workflow and document imaging functionality, will enhance the reporting and accessibility of financial information across the college and reduce administration time through less re-keying of data. The planned go-live is August 2011 http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/kilmarnock-college.php Wed, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), today announces its partnership with ATMS plc, a leading supplier of warehouse management systems. This partnership sees the integration of ATMS’ StockTrack Plus warehouse management system into ABS’ financial management and Open Logistix supply chain management and CRM solutions, providing companies with an integrated solution to increase warehouse efficiency and better manage their stock. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/advanced-business-solutions-and-atms-partnership.php Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Cardiff and Vale College, which will be formed by the merger of Barry College and Coleg Glan Hafren to create one of the largest further education (FE) organisations in Wales, is implementing a financial management system from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/welsh-college-financial-system.php Fri, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 Leading UK provider of human capital management (HCM) systems, Advanced Business Solutions, is focusing on its expenses management and HCM budgeting and forecasting systems on stand H340 at the HR Software Show (15-16 June 2011, Olympia, London). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/hr-software-show-2011.php Mon, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 Users of accounting systems from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) have unanimously stated that they would recommend ABS’ financial management solution to other charities, following a recent reader survey conducted by Charity Finance magazine. This is the fourth successive year that the survey has revealed that 100% of ABS users would recommend their accounting software to other charities. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/charity-customers-would-recommend-advanced-business-solutions.php Mon, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 Gloucester City Council has improved its business efficiency by using a budgeting and forecasting system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). The software has helped the Council to reduce its budget loading time from ten days to just minutes and to better monitor, evaluate and improve its financial performance by replacing spreadsheets http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/gloucester-city-council-cuts-budget-loading-time.php Mon, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 Dartford Borough Council is implementing an intelligent data capture system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). The implementation of this software, which will coincide with the Council's upgrade to the latest version of its existing ABS finance system, will speed-up the processing of purchase invoices and reduce manual data entry by up to 75%. The expected go-live is September 2011. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/dartford-borough-council-data-capture.php Mon, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) today announces its partnership with the leading cross-border payments specialist, Travelex Global Business Payments. This alliance involves the integration of Travelex’s GlobalPay solution into ABS’ financial management systems, offering ABS customers a fast, efficient and cost-effective solution for making and receiving payments. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/travelex-global-business-payments.php Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 A survey by UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), reveals that 88 per cent of public sector finance professionals admit they are reliant on spreadsheets for their budgeting processes with 74 per cent of these stating that they are VERY reliant. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/denbighshire-council.php Mon, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 Denbighshire County Council has improved reporting efficiency, gained greater control over its financial performance and reduced overspending by implementing a budgeting and forecasting system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/denbighshire-council.php Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 East Dorset District Council and Christchurch Borough Council are implementing a financial management system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) as part of a wider shared service agreement. The new system, which will include electronic procurement, budgeting and forecasting as well as business intelligence functionality, will improve budgeting efficiency and financial transparency. The planned go-live is April 2012 http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/dorset-council.php Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions' human capital management (HCM) system has successfully renewed its Payroll Standard accreditation from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In order to qualify for this respected payroll accreditation, Advanced Business Solutions had to apply to have its software and services rigorously tested to ensure they continue to meet the Payroll Standard’s stringent quality standards. This is the seventh consecutive year that Advanced Business Solutions' HCM system has achieved the HMRC Payroll Standard. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/human-resources-accreditation.php Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) has signed a strategic partnership with leading e-procurement solutions provider, Science Warehouse. Focusing initially on the Higher Education (HE) sector, the agreement allows ABS to provide its customers with Science Warehouse's e-Marketplace suite of catalogue-based purchasing and transaction management solutions for enhanced visibility of spend and greater financial control. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/partnership-science-warehouse.php Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) has extended its business partnership with independent software solutions provider Software Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, ABS will now provide its commercial and public sector customers with Software Europe’s leading automated expenses management system, Expenses. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/abs-extends-partnership-software-europe.php Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 Business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), today announces that it has signed a two-year technology partnership with global business intelligence (BI) specialist, SAP BusinessObjects. This two-year agreement extends ABS’ partnership with SAP BusinessObjects, which was first established in 1998. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/sap-business-objects.php Thu, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 Rushcliffe Borough Council is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated budgeting, forecasting and business intelligence functionality from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS). This integrated system, which also comprises electronic document imaging and data capture software, will improve processing efficiency within the finance department. The council is also anticipating greater procurement transparency. The go live is April 2011. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/rushcliffe.php Thu, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions, formerly COA Solutions, is advising public sector organisations to be vigilant against an emerging threat of fraud from people impersonating official suppliers. Local Government has been particularly susceptible to cases of creditor fraud http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/creditor-scams.php Thu, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 Advanced Computer Software Group plc (Advanced), a leading provider of software and IT services to public, private and third sector organisations, is showcasing its portfolio of accounting, human resource (HR), business intelligence, cloud computing and managed services offerings at Government ICT 2011 http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/cloud-computing.php Thu, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 British Gymnastics, the UK National Governing Body for the sport of Gymnastics, is implementing an Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) system to improve efficiency across its finance and human resource departments. The planned go-live is April 2011. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs//news/british-gymnastics.php Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions, has been presented with a gold award at this year's National Green Apple Environment Awards in recognition of the environmental benefits of its electronic payslips module. ABS' document management subsidiary, Version One, also won a Green Apple Award for its document management green meter which calculates carbon and paper savings as a direct result of using Version One’s software solutions. The awards ceremony took place at the House of Commons on 15 November 2010. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/electronic-payslips-wins-awards.php Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions, today announces the launch of Visualiser, its new data presentation application designed to integrate with ABS’s OpenAccounts financial management system (FMS). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs//news/visualiser.php Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions, today announces its partnership with CampusIT, a student interaction management solutions provider. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/campusit.php Wed, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions, has reached the final of the Accountancy Age Awards 2010 for the eleventh consecutive year. ABS’s financial management system is competing in the Software Package of the Year category with the winner being announced at an awards ceremony on 16 November 2010 at Battersea Evolution, London. ABS is a five times Accountancy Age Award winner having previously won the accolade in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/accountancy-age-awards-2010.php Wed, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Baker Tilly, a leading provider of accounting and business services has reduced its human resource (HR) system costs by 75% as a result of moving to a HR system from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions. ABS’s HR system went live in May 2010 and has enabled improved absence monitoring of Baker Tilly’s 1800 staff and more efficient HR processes. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs//news/baker-tilly-hr-system.php Fri, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 South Thames College has gone live with a financial management system (FMS), with integrated electronic procurement, document imaging and business intelligence functionality from Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/south-thames-college.php Wed, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (ABS), formerly COA Solutions, today announces the launch of its ClearView for HCM budgeting and forecasting solution. Specifically aimed at human resource and payroll managers, ClearView for HCM enables the true value of an organisation’s people cost to be determined and analysed. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/hcm-budgeting-forecasting.php Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHBristol) has implemented a financial management system (FMS) with integrated business intelligence functionality from COA Solutions, (now Advanced Business Solutions). The system went live in April 2010 with the second phase of the project, involving the implementation of integrated electronic document imaging, invoice data capture and workflow software, to follow in the near future. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/University-hospital-bristol-coa-accounting-software.php Wed, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions, an Advanced Computer Software plc company, has reached the final of the Software Satisfaction Awards 2010 for the third consecutive year. Advanced Business Solutions' financial management system is one of five products shortlisted in the Enterprise Accounting and Finance category. Advanced Business Solutions' document management subsidiary, Version One, has also reached the final in both the Enterprise Paperless Office and Document Management and SME Paperless Office and Document Management categories. Version One won a Software Satisfaction Award in 2007. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/ssa-10.php Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has won an International Green Hero Award from an independent environment group, The Green Organisation, in recognition of the positive environmental contribution of Advanced Business Solutions’ software applications. Its employee expense management system with carbon tracking tool was given special recognition by The Green Organisation. This is the third year running that Advanced Business Solutions has been presented with a Green Hero Award http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/green-hero-10.php Mon, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions, an Advanced Computer Software plc company, is enhancing its human capital management portfolio by launching HR self-service analytics functionality. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/launch-analytics-hr-self-service.php Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Computer Software plc (Advanced), a leading provider of software and IT services to the health, care and commercial sectors, today announces its new group structure to improve efficiencies and maximise cross-selling, supporting its growth strategy. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/advanced-new-group-structure.php Mon, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 North Lincolnshire Council is using a budgeting, planning and forecasting system from Advanced Business Solutions, an Advanced Computer Software plc company, to help it to monitor, evaluate, report on and ultimately improve its financial performance in line with the Government’s Efficiency Agenda. The Advanced Business Solutions system went live in April 2008 and is assisting the council in working towards the Government’s 10% efficiency savings target covering April 2008 – March 2011. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/lincolnshire-financial-management-system.php Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the world’s largest professional organisation for registered nurses, student nurses and health care assistants, is implementing a financial management system (FMS) from Advanced Business Solutions, an Advanced Computer Software plc company. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/rcn-choose-coa-solutions.php Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people, is implementing a financial management system (FMS) from Advanced Business Solutions, an Advanced Group company. This finance system, which will include electronic procurement and document imaging functionality, will support Crisis’ ambitious growth plans. It will also improve financial reporting and provide the charity with greater control over procurement. The planned go-live is July 2010. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/crisis-chooses-coa-solutions.php?PID=frontpage Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 The findings of a survey by UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, highlight that 41% of UK managers and finance professionals believe that it would be possible for them to commit fraud within their organisations. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/fraud-poll.php Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 Changeworks, a Scottish environmental charity with innovative services and businesses in energy and waste prevention, is implementing a Advanced Business Solutions system comprising a portfolio of financial management, electronic procurement and human capital management (HCM) solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/changeworks-implements-coa-solutions.php Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 Oxford Instruments, a leading supplier of high technology tools and systems for industry and research, is improving human resource (HR) efficiency and data accuracy across its global offices by rolling-out HR self-service and workflow from Advanced Business Solutions, an Advanced Group Company. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/oxford-intruments.php Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 Business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces its partnership with payment software provider, Experian Payments. The partnership will enable Advanced Business Solutions' financial management software customers within the public sector to link to Experian Payments' bank account validation software, Bank Wizard, to check the validity of their payments data before it is submitted to Bacs. Using Bank Wizard, Advanced Business Solutions' customers will be able to validate bank account details at the point of data capture, significantly reducing payment errors. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/experian-payments.php Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 Test Valley Borough Council is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated cash flow forecasting, budgeting, planning and electronic procurement functionality from Advanced Business Solutions. This integrated system, which will also comprise electronic document imaging and data capture software (using Version One’s technology) will enable the Council to streamline its purchase-to-pay (P2P) processes, manage its cash more effectively and improve financial reporting. The core modules will go-live in April 2010 with a phased implementation to follow http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/test-valley.php Tue, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 The Royal Parks (TRP), an executive government agency responsible for administering and maintaining London’s Royal Parks, is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated electronic document imaging and workflow functionality from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/royal-parks-finance-system.php Tue, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 East Lancashire Financial Services (ELFS), a UK provider of business shared services to NHS client organisations, announces that it is expanding its reach across the UK in partnership with business software provider, Advanced Business Solutions. ELFS provides NHS organisations with fully-flexible accounting, financial management, procurement, ESR payroll, online expenses and other tailored shared service solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-partners-elfs.php Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 The Treloar Trust, a leading charity which provides education, care and medical support to young people with physical disabilities, is implementing a budgeting and planning system from Advanced Business Solutions. This system, which will be tightly integrated into Treloar’s existing Advanced Business Solutions financial management system, will provide the charity with significant time-savings, increased financial transparency and tighter control over costs. The planned go live is March 2010. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/treloars-budgeting.php Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 Thanet District Council has improved purchase-to-pay efficiency by implementing an intelligent data capture solution from Advanced Business Solutions. This data capture solution, which is tightly integrated into the Council’s Advanced Business Solutions financial management system http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/thanet-document-imaging.php Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has cut costs and is reporting a reliable service since moving to Advanced Business Solutions' managed service, part of the Advanced Business Solutions on Demand portfolio. The Trust's Advanced Business Solutions financial management system (FMS) with integrated document management is being managed at Advanced Business Solutions' service centre in Bridgwater. Advanced Business Solutions on Demand, which comprises managed and bureau services, was officially launched in 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/newcastle-nhs.php Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 The Royal Parks (TRP), an executive government agency responsible for administering and maintaining London’s Royal Parks, is rolling-out human resource (HR) self-service and workflow functionality from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/royal-parks-hcm-system.php Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 Wealden District Council (WDC), an East Sussex local authority, is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated budgeting, forecasting and electronic procurement functionality from Advanced Business Solutions http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/wealden-district-council.php Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Computer Software plc, a leading provider of software and IT services to the primary care sector, has acquired Redac Holdings Limited, owner of Advanced Business Solutions, from Alchemy Partners for a total consideration of £100m. The transaction is financed through ACS's cash resources and new bank debt. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/acs-aquire-coa-solutions.php Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions has been voted the best accounting software provider in Charity Finance magazine's Accounting Software Survey 2010. 100% of survey respondents using Advanced Business Solutions software also stated that they would recommend their supplier to other charities. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/charity-finance-awards-2010.php Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 NHS Wakefield District, the main NHS body responsible for healthcare and health promotion for the people who live in the Wakefield District, has invested in a business intelligence solution from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/wakefield-business-intelligence.php Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces a partnership with IT skills specialist, Optimum. Advanced Business Solutions will now be using Optimum’s process-driven training services to enhance the customer training it delivers to support finance system implementations, upgrades and process changes. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-partners-optimum.php Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UK business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces that it has signed a partnership with Rosslyn Analytics, an award-winning pioneer of software as a service (SaaS) spend analysis technology. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/rosslyn-analytics-spend-analytics.php Wed, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00