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IRIS – one of the UK’s fastest growing companies

IRIS has been named as one of Britain’s fastest growing…more

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Agresso: Poor buying ramps up software costs

Companies that have made an outlay on IT are finding…more

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MYOB aims to grow channel with latest launch

Accounting software provider MYOB is looking to increase its channel…more

 


IRIS – one of the UK’s fastest growing companies

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IRIS has been named as one of Britain’s fastest growing companies according to the 2008 Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 League Table.

With annual growth of c65%, the report ranks IRIS as the ‘third’ fastest riser of Britain’s 100 private equity backed companies, climbing to 21st place in this year’s league table (from 63rd place in 2007).

The Table is produced by Fast Track, an independent research company that tracks the progress of Britain’s top performing private companies.

IRIS (http://www.iris.co.uk/ ), with revenues of over £100m p.a. and 65,000 customers, is now…more

 

Agresso: Poor buying ramps up software costs

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Companies that have made an outlay on IT are finding themselves paying huge support costs, business software group Agresso has warned.

‘Companies are beginning to feel the pain of purchasing decisions made three to four years ago. Whether by mergers, acquisitions, new products, new management, reorganizations, outsourcing, or anything else, they are being forced to change – but their software won’t allow them to,’ said Agresso marketing vice president Ton Dobbe.

Brian Sommer from analyst firm TechVentive said this situation was ‘fuelling the popularity of the total cost of change (TCC) as a purchasing criterion’.

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MYOB aims to grow channel with latest launch

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Accounting software provider MYOB is looking to increase its channel base of 1400 accountancy practices with the launch of version 17 of its flagship small business accounting software products. The move is partly in response to Microsoft’s entry into the market.

This latest version includes enhancements such as advanced remittance, improved payroll and security.

Also for the first time, MYOB has split the software development between its PC and Mac range to enable the company to rollout advanced operating system specific functionality quickly in the future. For customers, this means a shorter response time to adding…more

 

Elonex launches £99 Linux laptop

Aimed at the Education Sector, the ONE is an ultra-portable laptop that gives wireless access to internet, eMail, word processing and spreadsheets. These functions are the fundamental building blocks which form the foundation of a child’s computing skills which can then be developed throughout their education. The ONE is designed to engage and motivate children and will open up a wide range of new and innovative teaching methods.

Sam Goult, Marketing Manager at Elonex, comments “This pioneering technology has been developed to help nurture our children’s education, to integrate them into the modern digital world that we all…more

 

Pegasus launches Opera II Version 6

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Pegasus Software, the leading supplier of accounting and business software to UK SMEs, today announced that it has launched version 6 of its market leading Opera II solution.  Opera II Version 6 will provide a new Document Management module and an Executive Dashboard module.  Executive Dashboards extends Pegasus’ business intelligence and analysis tools and workflow process is introduced through Document Management.

Document management captures, and stores all documents centrally, including invoices, sales orders, timesheets, and supplier correspondence, enabling instant access to users. It also, retrieves, and reports an audit trail to assist you in reducing costs and improving…more

 
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