Steve Epner's 9th Book (Simplify Everything) Was Just Published

Steve Epner, Founder of the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting, has finished his 9th book, Simplify Everything. In his first book geared toward the general business audience, Steve presents three effective steps to improve outcomes, keep employees engaged and provide a better daily experience in your organization. Simplify Everything is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and local book stores.

Absolute Value is Sponsoring a Series of Free Educational Webinars

Are You Using Best Practices and World-Class Software to Manage Your Most Important Asset – Your Inventory? Join us to find out how!
Absolute Value is Sponsoring a Series of   Free Educational Webinars on Effective Inventory Management with Jon Schreibfeder of EIM
Forecast Analysis: Best Practices, Tools, and Tips Register Now! Using RSVP Code BSW101 Thursday, June 21, 2012 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST
Creating Your Company's Supply Chain for Profitability and Customer Service       Register Now! Using RSVP Code BSW102 Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST
Choosing and Evaluating Vendors: It's not just about the price   Register Now! Using RSVP Code BSW103 Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EST
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VAI Webinar: Leveraging Mobile Technology in VAI S2K for Food

While ERP can optimize your supply chains and better manage your back-end processes; mobile technologies can improve your business by reducing resource and overhead costs and driving anytime/anywhere operations.  Join this one-hour webinar and learn how using technologies, such as NCS handheld devices and iPhone/iPads, can benefit how your business will be transformed by new technology adoption. 

To register, visit:  http://www.vai.net/events

VAI Webinar: How Can an Integrated ERP System Deliver Bottom Line Results

Join this webinar to learn how an ERP system can leverage your business' success. VAI S2K Enterprise Software provides the power and unsurpassed value that companies need to address key industry requirements and deliver bottom-line results. During this one-hour event you will learn about the features and functions of S2K Enterprise Software and how it will significantly improve your companies overall operations. 

To register, visit http://www.vai.net/events  

Acumatica Targets Professional Service, Non-Profit and Multi-Location Businesses with the Release of Acumatica 3.0

The latest release of Acumatica’s award-winning financial software includes Project Accounting, Automated Inter-Company Transfers, and many more features.

Acumatica, a provider of Cloud ERP software, has announced general availability of Acumatica 3.0, the latest release of its award winning financial software. The release contains project accounting, automated inter-company transfers, and several features requested by hundreds of customers.  

“Acumatica 3.0 allows us to expand our market offerings both vertically and horizontally”, said Ezequiel Steiner, CEO at Acumatica.  “The project accounting features are a perfect fit for consulting, engineering, marketing, non-profits, and other professional services companies, while the inter-company features are designed for businesses with multiple offices, warehouses, subsidiaries, and complex reporting structures.”

Acumatica’s new Project Accounting suite delivers a complete software package for managing a project lifecycle including budgeting, managing timesheets, tracking materials, billing, accounting, and reporting. The software is delivered via the Cloud to organize projects with multiple locations, many partners, and remote workers.

“Acumatica’s project accounting capabilities are well suited to our consulting business,” said Carolyn Jasiulewicz, President at Progressive System Solutions. “Employees and external contractors can enter timesheets and link line items to specific projects using any device with a browser. This saves us money by keeping consultants at the customer site instead of requiring them to email their hours and expenses for someone else to enter.”

“We receive funding from multiple sources, which we then allocate to several different programs to support our mission in the fight against Cancer,” said David Castaneda Diaz, Director of Finance at the DC Cancer Consortium. “It takes considerable effort and resources to manage, track, monitor, and report the effectiveness of each program. Using Acumatica’s Project Accounting module, we can manage all phases of many different types of programs and easily get real-time reports regarding program effectiveness.”

Acumatica 3.0 automates inter-company accounting for organizations with multiple business entities that require separate financial reporting. The software allows organizations to establish branches and subsidiaries that rely upon centralized operations including purchasing and cash management. Complexities of inventory transfers between branches, allocated expenses, and inter-company transactions are handled automatically for financial and tax reporting.

Key Features in Acumatica 3.0:

·        Project Accounting: Manage billing and budgets for multiple projects involving several people, roles, billing rates, inventory, markups, and allocated costs.

·        Intercompany Accounting: Create multiple branches to centralize bill payment & cash management, allocate expenses, and create automated inventory transfer transactions.

·        Enhanced Dashboards: Users can select from role-based templates or create custom dashboards using an improved graphical interface with expanded chart and layout options.

·        Other features: Hundreds of additional features include additional electronic bank and credit card reconciliation, activity monitoring and notifications, plus Acumatica report writer enhancements.

Acumatica delivers the benefits of Cloud software without sacrificing growth and flexibility. For companies that require integration, Acumatica delivers an advanced application programming interface (API) has been used to connect best-in-breed solutions for ecommerce, payroll, supply chain and EDI, tax calculation, point of sale, as well as customer specific applications. Acumatica also delivers robust reporting tools, integration tools, and the option to switch between an on-premise deployment and a subscription service.

How to Purchase Acumatica 3.0:

Acumatica sells 100% of its software through a vast and knowledgeable network of value added resellers and software experts. Acumatica can be purchased as a license or as a subscription service (SaaS). For a list of resellers, visit www.acumatica.com/varpartners.  

About Acumatica

Acumatica is a leading cloud ERP software vendor that delivers the benefits of Cloud and SaaS without sacrificing customization, control, security, or speed.  Acumatica can be deployed on premise, hosted at a datacenter, or run on a Cloud computing platform.  Learn more about Acumatica’s Cloud ERP solution at www.acumatica.com.

Media Contact:

Douglas Johnson

703-873-7570

djohnson@acumatica.com

VAI Webinar: VAI S2K Analytics

Make Better Business Decisions & Improve Bottom Line With VAI S2K Analytics; Powered By IBM Cognos

 

Business intelligence dashboards connect people with information in an easy-to-use way so they can make better decisions. VAI S2K Analytics, powered by IBM Cognos, provides dynamic dashboards and reports that can help you gain more value from your enterprise data.

To register, visit:  http://www.vai.net/events 

 

VAI Wins 2012 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Solution for Midsize Businesses

"Recipients of the 2012 IBM Beacon Award set the standard for business excellence, innovative solutions, ingenuity, and client transformation," said Mark Hennessy, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners and Midmarket. "We congratulate VAI on winning the Beacon Award for Outstanding Solution for Midsize Businesses and demonstrating its ability to provide value by incorporating a truly innovative, end-to-end ERP solution for the mid-sized market.” 

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