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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 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has won a leading environmental award at the International Green Apple Awards 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/green-apple-09.php Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces a partnership with independent software solutions provider, Software Europe Ltd. Advanced Business Solutions will now be able to provide its NHS customers with Software Europe’s leading online employee expenses management system, expenses2010. Tailored towards the needs of NHS organisations, expenses2010 enables greater control over staff expenses, complementing Advanced Business Solutions’ comprehensive suite of business applications. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-partner-software-europe-for-health-service-expenses-management.php Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 UK business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today reports solid financial results for the six months ending 30 September 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/strong-half-year-results-2009.php Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 Three Rivers District Council and Watford Borough Council are implementing a financial management system from Advanced Business Solutions. This system, which will operate within a shared services environment, will include electronic procurement, budgeting and forecasting functionality as well as document management and imaging solutions http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/three-rivers.php Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 Freeways Trust, a leading voluntary organisation providing residential support and day services to adults with learning disabilities in the South West, is to shorten its month-end accounts process by three days using a financial management system (FMS) from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/freeways-business-accounting-software.php Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has been awarded the title of Enterprise Software Package of the Year at the Accountancy Age Awards 2009 for its financial management system http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-wins-accountancy-age-awards.php Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces a partnership with workforce management specialist, SMART. This partnership enables Advanced Business Solutions to provide its National Health Service customers with SMART's workforce management solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-smart-partnership.php Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions today announces that it has acquired the intellectual property rights for Inca Planning. Inca Planning, an advanced multidimensional planning, reporting and forecasting solution, was acquired from Inca Technology International Limited http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-acquire-inca-planning.php Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, announces the launch of Advanced Business Solutions On Demand. This On Demand service delivers business applications as managed and bureau services, addressing market requirements for more flexible ways to adopt and run software. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-software-as-a-service.php Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions and four North West of England colleges have pioneered a collaborative approach to financial management system (FMS) upgrades, saving on project management costs. The upgrade of Advanced Business Solutions’ eFinancials FMS from version 3.2.1 to version 3.4 involved close collaboration between Advanced Business Solutions and the colleges of Blackburn, Burnley, Nelson and Colne and Accrington and Rossendale. This innovative project, understood to be the first of its kind within the education sector, was completed in just three months with all four upgraded eFinancials systems going live in June 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/collaborative-upgrade-for-north-west-colleges.php Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 UK business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, is a finalist in the payroll software provider of the year category of the prestigious Pay Awards 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/pay-awards-2009.php Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 The University of Bradford is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated budgeting, planning, electronic procurement and business intelligence functionality from Advanced Business Solutions. This FMS, which will also comprise employee expense management (EEM), purchase card reconciliation (PCR) and document imaging software, will improve financial control whilst supporting the University’s ‘Ecoversity’ environmental strategy. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/university-of-bradford-use-coa-solutions-fms.php Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, is focusing on its integrated paperless office technology on stands AF203 and HR204 at Softworld 2009 http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/softworld-2009.php Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 Hay Group, a global management consulting business specialising in organisational and workforce strategy has gone live with a human capital management (HCM) system from Advanced Business Solutions. This HCM system, which has integrated workflow and self-service modules, has been customised with swine flu screens to effectively manage the impact of swine flu on staff absence levels. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/hay-group-swine-flu.php Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions has reached the final of the Accountancy Age Awards 2009 for the tenth consecutive year. Advanced Business Solutions' OpenAccounts v.6 financial management system is one of six products that has been shortlisted in the Enterprise Software Package of the Year category with the winner being announced at an awards ceremony on 18 November 2009 at Battersea Park Arena, London. Advanced Business Solutions was an Accountancy Age Award winner in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs//news/coa-solutions-finalist-accountancy-age-awards-2009.php Fri, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions' eProcurement system integrated with @UK’s eMarketplace has transformed the efficiency of Gloucester City Council's procurement department, cutting the time it takes to procure an item from 20 minutes to just five minutes. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/gloucester-eprocurement.php Wed, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 VSA, a Scottish social care charity providing a range of caring services to local individuals and families in North East Scotland, has reduced the time taken to complete its VAT return from three days to just one hour with the implementation of a financial management system (FMS) from Advanced Business Solutions. This FMS, which has integrated electronic workflow and document imaging functionality, has also cut bank account reconciliation from two days to just 30 minutes and has significantly freed-up document storage space. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/vat-return-in-one-hour.php Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 Business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today reports solid financial results for year ending 31 March 2009 with revenues increasing by 7.4% to £59.8m (2008: £55.7m). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were £12.8m (2008: £12.4m). These results consolidate the company's position as the UK's leading independent business applications software vendor. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-results-2009.php Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 The University of Aberdeen is implementing a budgeting and forecasting system from Advanced Business Solutions in place of Excel spreadsheets, improving budgeting efficiency whilst maintaining control over costs. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/aberdeen-university-collaborative-planning.php Fri, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 The Brendoncare Foundation, a leading charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for older people, has reached the final of the Charity Times Awards 2009 for its innovative IT project involving the implementation of software from Advanced Business Solutions. Brendoncare is one of six organisations to be shortlisted in the Best Use of Technology category with the winner being announced at an awards ceremony on 9 September 2009 at The Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/finalist-charity-times-awards.php Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions has made the final of the Business Software Satisfaction Awards 2009 for the second consecutive year. COA Solution' financial management is one of four products that has made the Enterprise Accounting Software category shortlist with the winner being announced at an awards ceremony on 8 October 2009 at The Royal Courts of Justice, London. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/business-software-satisfaction-09.php Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 The Wales Audit Office (WAO), which is responsible for auditing the public services in Wales, including the Welsh Assembly Government, is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated cash flow forecasting, budgeting, planning and electronic procurement functionality from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/wales-audit-office-financial-management.php Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 The findings of a survey by UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has revealed that 51% of senior human resource (HR) professionals intend to increase the overall size of their workforces by the end of 2010. Advanced Business Solutions carried out the research with 75 senior HR professionals (HR directors and managers) across a range of UK public sector and private sector organisations. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/human-resources-recruitment-survey.php Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 Dawnus Construction, the fastest growing construction company in Wales, is implementing a Advanced Business Solutions system comprising a portfolio of financial management, electronic procurement and human capital management (HCM) solutions. This integrated system, which will also comprise electronic document imaging and data capture software from Version One, will support Dawnus Construction’s growth plans whilst improving the way financial and human resource (HR) information is reported upon across the organisation. The new system will go-live in September 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/dawnus.php Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 Albemarle and Bond, the largest pawnbroker in the UK, is implementing a financial management system with integrated cash flow forecasting, electronic procurement, business intelligence and document management and imaging functionality from Advanced Business Solutions. This new system will enable Albemarle and Bond to reduce manually-intensive administration, manage its cash more effectively to support its future growth plans and aid financial and corporate decision making. The planned go-live for the Advanced Business Solutions system is Autumn 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-support-pawnbrokers-rapid-growth.php Wed, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 A leading provider of financial management systems (FMS) to the UK mid-market, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces a partnership with Real Asset Management plc (RAM) – a UK-leading provider of fixed asset management software and services. This new partnership sees the integration of RAM’s fixed asset management software into Advanced Business Solutions’ FMS, providing users of eFinancials, OpenAccounts and e5 systems with market-leading fixed asset management functionality to complement Advanced Business Solutions’ existing fixed assets accounting module. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/financial-management-fixed-asset-management.php Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 The leading provider of business management and information systems to the UK mid-market, Advanced Business Solutions, is showcasing its budgeting and forecasting system, Collaborative Planning, on stand 51 at The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009 (23-25 June at Manchester Central). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/budgeting-forecasting-cipfa.php Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:00:00 The findings of a survey by UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has revealed that 41% of senior financial professionals believe the economic upturn will come in 2010. Advanced Business Solutions carried out the research with 100 senior finance professionals (finance directors and managers) across a range of UK public sector and private sector organisations. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/managing-in-a-downturn-events-2009.php Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 Havering Council is implementing a budgeting and forecasting system from Advanced Business Solutions. This Collaborative Planning system will improve the Council's budget development and monitoring and provide greater control over the Council's expenditure. The Advanced Business Solutions system, which is being integrated with the Council's Oracle Financials system, will be made available to over 600 authorised council managers and is expected to go live in August 2009. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/havering-council.php Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 A leading UK provider of human capital management (HCM) systems, Advanced Business Solutions, is launching Advanced Business Solutions On Demand, on stand H180 at the HR Software Show 2009 (17-18 June at Olympia Conference Centre, London). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/on-demand-hr-hr-show.php Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 Bonhams, one of the oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques, has transformed its worldwide purchase-to-pay efficiency (P2P), including significantly cutting costs and reducing manual data entry by 80%, with the implementation of Version One’s document management and imaging systems. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs//news/bonhams-use-ebis-system.php Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 The Health Store, the UK's largest, independent and co-operatively owned buying group supplying independent health and wholefood retailers, has reduced staff absence levels from 7% to 2% by implementing a Human Capital Management (HCM) system from Advanced Business Solutions. This HCM system, which has integrated HR, payroll, absence recording and time and attendance functionality, has also significantly streamlined The Health Store’s human resource (HR) and payroll processes, providing greater control over payroll, reducing costs and improving management reporting. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/health-store-hcm-system.php Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces a partnership with inspHire, the leading supplier of software solutions to the rental industry. This partnership sees the integration of inspHire’s rental and asset management solutions into Advanced Business Solutions’ financial management system, providing companies involved in construction, engineering, tool hire and audiovisual hire, with an integrated solution to fulfil both their accounting and rental needs. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/best-of-breed-for-rental.php Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces the launch of its employee engagement module to help organisations develop and motivate their staff. This solution is the latest addition to People Analytics, Advanced Business Solutions’ successful ‘out of the box’ business intelligence system for human resource (HR) professionals. People Analytics, which forms part of Advanced Business Solutions’ Corporate Analytics suite of business intelligence products, enables HR professionals to monitor, analyse and report on areas such as absenteeism and staff retention. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-employee-engagement-module.php Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Browne Jacobson, one of the most successful Midlands based commercial law firms in England, has significantly streamlined its human resource (HR) and payroll processes as a result of implementing a Human Capital Management (HCM) system from Advanced Business Solutions http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/hr-pro-law.php Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Phoenix Medical Supplies, a UK distributor of pharmaceutical products and services to community pharmacists, dispensing doctors and hospital pharmacies, is paying tribute to Advanced Business Solutions' human resource (HR) and payroll system for helping the company to move from a combined payroll to a monthly payroll. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/human-resources-phoenix-medical.php Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has been honoured with a leading environmental award from The Green Organisation – A Green Hero Award. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/green-hero-award.php Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions, a leading provider of business management and information systems to the UK mid-market, announces the launch of its new HCM Portal. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/new-coa-solutions-hcm-portal.php Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 freedomleisure, a leading not-for-profit provider of community leisure across Sussex, has significantly streamlined its human resource (HR) and payroll processes as a result of implementing a Human Capital Management (HCM) system from Advanced Business Solutions. This HCM system, consisting of HR, payroll, recruitment, training and self-service modules has been made available to authorised staff across 15 sites. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/freedomleisure-human-captal-management.php Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 Research by the National Computing Centre (NCC) in partnership with business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, has revealed that just 3% of UK organisations have a totally automated procurement process. It also highlights that although only 25% of organisations have a green and sustainable procurement policy across their entire organisations, 69% believe that moving to electronic procurement would support their environmental strategies. The research was carried out with 110 public and private sector organisations across the UK. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/source-to-pay-procurement.php Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces the launch of a new addition to its Smart Business Suite - human capital management (HCM) product OpenPeople Lite. This 'out of the box' version of Advanced Business Solutions’ successful OpenPeople HCM system has been tailored to meet the needs of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/open-people-lite.php Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces that it has signed up to the Green Charter of the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA), the voice of the UK software industry. This recently launched green IT initiative shows a commitment by software developers to tackling climate change both within their own organisations and through their software systems. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-signs-up-to-major-new-green-it-initiative.php Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 The Forestry Commission, the Government department responsible for the protection and expansion of Britain's forests and woodlands, is measuring its carbon emissions using Advanced Business Solutions' Employee Expense Management (EEM) system. As a Government department, the Forestry Commission is required to measure, and then make efforts to reduce, its carbon emissions as outlined by the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006. Using emissions data from its EEM system, together with data drawn from its internal credit card reconciliation and fleet management systems, the Forestry Commission can measure each employee's carbon footprint. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/strong-half-year.php Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 UK IT consultants are being invited to a free briefing at the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW) in London on 18 December 2008 entitled ‘Consulting propositions for a downturn - ideas to generate new client engagements’. This Advanced Business Solutions sponsored event will outline and discuss propositions to help consultants generate more business and maximise existing client relationships during the economic downturn. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/how-to-boost-business-during-a-downturn.php Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UK business applications software provider, Advanced Business Solutions. has today reported strong profitable growth for its half-year results ending 30 September 2008. Turnover has increased by 16% to £29.6m with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increasing by 27% to £5.1m. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/strong-half-year.php Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions (www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs), has been presented with a gold award at this year’s National Green Apple Environment Awards to honour the environmental benefits of its eBIS workflow system. Advanced Business Solutions and document management subsidiary, Version One, came away with first and second place in the science and technology category of these awards after Version One's software was named 'Green Champion' – the awards’ highest honour. The awards ceremony took place at the House of Commons on 10 November 2008. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-ebis-green-apple-award.php Thu, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), the charity which promotes scientific and educational standards of small animal medicine and surgery in practice, teaching and research, has gone live with Advanced Business Solutions’ OpenAccounts finance system. This new system has transformed the BSAVA’s accounting efficiency, data accuracy and reporting capabilities. It is also providing the charity with greater financial transparency. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/vets-improve-efficiency-with-openaccounts.php Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with Collaborative Planning, a budgeting and forecasting system from Advanced Business Solutions, to improve reporting efficiency and aid service-line reporting. This system, which is currently being rolled-out to 80 budget holders across the Trust, is providing Bedford Hospital with significant cost and time savings as well as increased financial transparency and accountability. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/bedford-nhs-collaborative-planning.php Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GAC Logistics (UK) Ltd, a leading logistics services provider and part of the global GAC Group, has significantly improved business efficiency and is reducing its environmental impact as a result of implementing Advanced Business Solutions’ Electronic Payslip system. This system, which went live in June 2008, is tightly integrated into the company’s Advanced Business Solutions OpenPeople payroll solution and has initially been made available to 120 employees across six sites. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/leading-logistics-electronic-payslips.php Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions’ OpenAccounts financial management system is a finalist in the Enterprise Software Package of the Year category of the Accountancy Age Awards 2008 for the ninth consecutive year. Judged by financial directors and industry experts, OpenAccounts is one of four financial software products shortlisted and is competing for the title against Advanced Business Solutions’ document management subsidiary, Version One. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on 12 November 2008 at Battersea Park Arena, London. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-make-final-accountancy-age-awards.php Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 TACT UK, a national charity that supports adults with learning difficulties, is implementing OpenPeople, an integrated human resource (HR) and payroll software system from Advanced Business Solutions www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs . This system, which will be launched in late 2008, will improve efficiencies in management reporting, significantly reduce manual data entry and enable closer monitoring of HR issues such as staff absenteeism. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/tact-uk-implement-openpeople.php Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 The leading provider of business management and information systems to the UK mid-market, Advanced Business Solutions, is exhibiting its portfolio of accounting, human resource (HR), payroll, document management and business intelligence systems on stands AF203 and HR204 at Autumn Softworld 2008 (14-15 October 2008, Olympia 2, London). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-launches-manages-services-showcases-systems.php Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions' OpenAccounts financial management system has been shortlisted in the Enterprise Accounting Software category of the Business Software Satisfaction Awards 2008. Advanced Business Solutions has also made the final in a number of HR and payroll categories including Business Intelligence/Corporate Performance Management (People Analytics), Payroll Software (OpenPeople), Enterprise HR Software (HR Pro Enterprise from ASR Computers) and Mid-Range HR Software (HR Pro Professional from ASR Computers). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/finalist-business-software-satisfaction-awards.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 UK business systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions, today announces a partnership with Ardentia, a supplier of business intelligence solutions to the healthcare sector. The partnership sees the integration of Ardentia’s patient level costing (plc) system into Advanced Business Solutions' patient resource management (PRM) and collaborative planning systems, providing managers, clinicians and theatre staff with sophisticated patient-level costing, payment by results (PbR) and planning functionality. This helps to meet Service Line Management needs. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-ardentia-partnership.php Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) announces the launch of its Purchasing Card Reconciliation (PCR) system. Purchasing cards or charge cards are used by businesses to cover purchasing expenses, such as raw materials or office supplies. Advanced Business Solutions’ new web-based PCR solution, which is tightly integrated into Advanced Business Solutions’ financial management systems, manages and reconciles corporate purchase card charges throughout the entire purchasing lifecycle. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-launches-parchasing-card-reconciliation-system.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 Leading UK charity Comic Relief is implementing a human resource (HR) system from ASR Computers Ltd., a Advanced Business Solutions company (www.asr.co.uk). The HR Pro system with an integrated .NET Workflow module is 'going-live' in August 2008. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/asr-comic-relief.php Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 A partnership between Advanced Business Solutions and Management Information Tools, Inc. (MITS) is enabling patient-level resource management analytics, helping managers and theater staff in healthcare organizations to operate their business units with greater efficiency. Advanced Business Solutions is a UK supplier of integrated business management and information systems and MITS is a US-based provider of advanced reporting and business intelligence software. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-mits.php Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 75% of UK organisations will prosper during the economic downturn according to a poll carried-out by UK business management and information systems provider, Advanced Business Solutions. Managing Directors, Financial Directors, and Financial Controllers from 100 UK public and private sector organisations completed the poll and 75% stated that their businesses will prosper during the downturn. 25% do not think their organisations will flourish during the economic slump. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/prosper-economic-downturn.php Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 TSL Education Ltd., the UK’s leading educational publisher, has dramatically improved credit control, including reducing days sales outstanding (DSO) by 20 days, as a result of implementing a finance management system from Advanced Business Solutions. TSL also attributes it winning the Credit Team of the Year 2008 award at the recent Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) 2008 awards to Advanced Business Solutions’ system. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/TSL-finance-system-openaccounts.php Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 The Fostering Network, the UK’s leading charity for everyone with a personal or professional involvement in fostering, is transforming efficiency levels and improving financial decision making by implementing an OpenAccounts financial and reporting system from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/fostering-network-implement-openaccounts.php Thu, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is rolling-out a 'first of its kind' patient-level resource management (PRM) system from Advanced Business Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts). This new system, which uses barcode scanning technology and is costing in the region of £75,000, replaces inefficient and costly paper-based stock management processes. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/cornwall-prm.php Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 Leading UK business software provider, Advanced Business Solutions is exhibiting its full range of human resource, payroll, time and attendance and HR analytics systems on stand H122 at the HR Software Show. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/hr-software-show.php Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 The Lloyd Fraser Group, a leading logistics services company, is implementing an electronic procurement system from Advanced Business Solutions to increase business efficiency and replace time consuming paper-based procurement in line with its environmental agenda. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/lloyd-fraser.php Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 The Brendoncare Foundation, a leading care home provider in the south of England, is implementing Corporate Analytics, a business intelligence (BI) system from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/brendoncare-business-intelligence.php Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions announces the launch of its Advanced Income Management (AIM) system, a sales ledger and invoicing solution to meet the complex requirements of the care market. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/income-management-system-to-care-market.php Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) has won a £750,000 contract to supply Virgin Trains with an integrated financial management system comprising a comprehensive portfolio of financial, procurement, forecasting and document management solutions. Advanced Business Solutions' system, which will be made available to 250 Virgin Trains staff across the UK, is expected to go-live in September 2008. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-win-virgin-trains-contract.php Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Prospects for People with Learning Disabilities - a leading UK Christian organisation providing residential support and day services to people with learning disabilities - is implementing an OpenAccounts financial and reporting system from Advanced Business Solutions http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/charity-puts-faith-in-openaccounts.php Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions. (formerly CedarOpenAccounts), a UK provider of business and information management systems, has today announced the acquisition of UK human resource (HR) software company, ASR Computers Ltd (www.asr.co.uk). http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-acquires-asr-computers-ltd.php Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Advanced Business Solutions' OpenAccounts system has been shortlisted in the financial software category of the 2008 Real FD/CBI Excellence awards. Voted for by financial directors (FDs), OpenAccounts is one of eight financial software products shortlisted and the winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on 15 April 2008. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-shortlisted-for-financial-software-award.php Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Patersons, a global printing and information distribution company, has chosen an integrated financial management, human resource (HR) and payroll software system from Advanced Business Solutions. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/patersons-printing-intergrates-software-from-coa-solutions.php Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 TRX, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRXI), a global technology company that develops and hosts software applications to process travel and financial data records and automate manual processes, and Advanced Business Solutions, a business applications software company, today announced the launch of a joint Card Management Services solution for airlines needing to lower their distribution costs and credit card feeds. /http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/trx-and-coa-solutions-partner-offer-card-management-services.php Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Users of accountancy systems from Advanced Business Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) have unanimously stated that they would recommend Advanced Business Solutions' product offering to other charities, according to a recent survey conducted by Charity Finance magazine. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/reader-survey-reveals-all-charity-users-recommend-coa-solutions-software.php Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts), a supplier of integrated business management and information systems, today announces the launch of its newly designed North American website, www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/americas. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-launches-new-america-website.php Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions. (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) has today announced the acquisition of UK eProcurement solutions and services specialist, Belmin Group Ltd. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/coa-solutions-acquires-eprocurement-specialist-belmin.php Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions has won a £3.6 million contract to supply all twenty-two Scottish health boards with a comprehensive portfolio of financial, procurement support, business intelligence and document management software solutions. This 'Health Business Suite' is being implemented as part of a drive to achieve shared services working throughout NHSScotland. The planned completion date for fully implementing the new system is March 2009 http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/nhsscotland.php Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Runwood Homes - a leading UK care home provider with 28 homes across Essex and Hertfordshire - is implementing new financial and income management systems from Advanced Business Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts), to support its growth strategy. With a six-year plan to substantially increase its number of homes and beds, Runwood requires systems which are efficient and flexible enough to support its growth without having to expand its accounts team. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/runwood-implements-coa-systems.php Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Advanced Business Solutions. (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) is launching business intelligence solution Corporate Analytics on stand 6 at Softworld 2008 (26-27 February 2008, Novotel London West, Hammersmith). /http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/corporate-analytics.php Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Caring Homes - one of the largest privately-owned care home groups in the United Kingdom - is implementing an OpenAccounts finance system and web-based purchase order (PO) processing system from Advanced Business Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts). /http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/caring-homes-consolidates-financial-accounting-with-coa-solutions.php Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 A leading mobile phone provider in Puerto Rico, Open Mobile, is implementing electronic document management and imaging software from UK-based Version One. Version One´s electronic form design software, DbForm, and document storage system, DbArchive, which is tightly integrated into Open Mobile´s Advanced Business Solutions finance system, will dramatically improve accounts payable and purchase order efficiency. http://www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs/news/mobile-phone-provider-rings-the-changes-with-version-one.php Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000