Dataflow’s Add-in Makes Microsoft Excel
Posted: 3/6/2007 3:45:49 PM
- Dataflow have now released an add-in to Microsoft Excel using dataflow’s Web Gateway Services to dynamically link Excel to the rich financial data held within dataflow, to deliver reports directly to both local/remote accounts and non-accounts users. Just the touch of a button will give you real-time access to your data over the web! -
Dataflow, the specialist provider of accounting software solutions, is delighted to announce the release of its Excel Web Reporting tool. This new reporting tool is the answer to management reporting and information gathering, which will transform the tedious and time consuming exercise into a straightforward, automated process.
Dataflow have used their Web Gateway Service to dynamically link Microsoft Excel to the rich financial management data held within dataflow. The power of this technology is immense, with it’s capability to allow both in-house and remote users to analyse and present reports within their organisations. Whether in the office, or anywhere in the world, you will now be able to create or view up-to-the-minute reports, which have the flexibility to be used for budgeting, cash-flow analysis, forecasting, modelling and consolidations.
For anyone new to dataflow, this is yet another powerful feature that has been added to this flexible accounting suite, alongside multi-company and consolidation, multi-currency, order processing, eBIS XML, eCommerce, customising capabilities and much, much more…
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The 4th Largest International Credit Card Scheme chooses dataflow to control its UK and European Accounts operations
Posted: 3/20/2007 10:13:15 AM
- Japanese credit card (JCB) International the 4th largest international credit card scheme in the world has chosen the dataflow financial system for its across-the-board multi-currency and multi-based currency functionality enabling them to produce consolidated management reports across the network of companies in Europe reporting into the London office -
Established in 1961, JCB International is a leader in the Japanese credit card industry with a reputation for providing superior customer service. Based in Japan and with 51.6 million cardholders around the globe, the company employs 2,350 staff in 52 offices and 8 service centres. JCB cards are currently accepted at 11.71 million merchants in 189 countries and territories worldwide.
As a global financial operation, staff at JCB International process transactions in a wide range of different currencies, and as a consequence their accounting operation has to be able to handle complex foreign exchange manipulation.
The MS SQL Enterprise system chosen by the company provides them with multi-company, multi-currency and multi-based currency functionality enabling them to produce consolidated management reports across the network of companies in Europe reporting into the London office.
The implementation of the the Analyzer module will give JCB the ability to transport relevant financial data directly from dataflow to the desktop, converting financial data into reports that are easy to use and which can be manipulated to suit changing requirements. The module includes a comprehensive report template generator with automated refresh and recalculated fields. Through Analyzer, information can be disseminated anywhere throughout the company for review, budgeting input or decision support.
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Dataflow’s Credit Control System Helps UK’s Largest Privately Owned Waste Management Group to Manage Cashflow with Ease
Posted: 4/18/2007 4:10:11 PM
- Grundon Waste Management achieve significant time savings with dataflow’s automation of cash entry and credit control -
Founded in 1929, Grundon Waste Management is a family owned company and the largest privately owned waste management group in the UK. Grundon has developed from a local aggregate supply business into a national commercial group in the industrial services sector, with interests in: Waste Management, Minerals Development, Clinical Waste & Recovery, Facilities Management and Recycling.
One of Grundon’s current projects involves a joint venture with Viridor Waste Management for a £180 million Energy from Waste Plant at Colnbrook, near Slough. The plant, when fully commissioned in mid-2008, will be capable of generating electricity for a town the size of Aylesbury from just pure waste.
The 20-user dataflow MS SQL Enterprise system enables Grundon to process nearly 8,000 sales invoices per month. With this level of invoicing credit control could be a problem, but dataflow has helped Grundon manage their cashflow with ease.
Customer Service levels are supported by system features that allow disputed invoices to be tracked through to resolution. Accounts are automatically put on stop with the issue of Final Letters. When payment is received, the stop flag is automatically reversed out.
In addition, Direct Debit collections, auto cash entry and allocation are just some of the features in dataflow financials that have resulted in significant time savings in credit control management.
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Multihaul goes ‘online’ with the dataflow Web Gateway
Posted: 5/24/2007 10:50:27 AM
- due for release shortly after extensive research and development, the dataflow Multihaul Web Gateway allows hauliers and customers to access the system through the Internet -
Fully web based, the Multihaul Web Gateway will have an ‘ease of use’ functionality that will allow customers to view and create their own jobs directly in the Multihaul Web Gateway, whilst the haulier can monitor the status of all jobs on the system.
The system will provide easy integration with track and trace, warehouse and the main dataflow Financials, providing the renowned level of dataflow automation and efficiency, thereby reducing back office administration. It will be able to stand alone, or be easily incorporated into the haulier’s existing web site. It will securely access the Multihaul database, allowing customers to instantly see any changes to their jobs.
dataflow Multihaul Web Gateway will allow individual customers and drivers to securely access the information they need through secure authentication, with each user having their own unique password. Using the latest GPRS technology and a PDA or mobile phone connection, drivers will be able to view a manifest of all jobs assigned to them on a specific day with prove of delivery electronically transmitted back to the operation room.
For more information contact:
Carol Brierley
Dataflow (UK) Limited
Tel: 0845 456 0796
e-mail: carol.brierley@dataflow.co.uk
web site: www.dataflow.co.uk
Dataflow (UK) Limited Releases an Accounts Internet Server
Posted: 10/3/2007 3:01:12 PM
- Dataflow has launched its AIS (Accounts Internet Server) module for the Visual Studio.NET platform -
AIS is a web based accounting server that provides all the components to perform any accounting task, (without the need for the developer to know any accounting technical details,) within the secure dataflow accounts server using standard XML messages, e.g. Customer and Supplier maintenance, Order/Delivery/Invoice Processing, Stock Enquires, Nominal Journals, Project Accounting, etc.
AIS is fully compatible with the standard dataflow accounts software and both systems can be updating the dataflow accounts database simultaneously. AIS need only be used in the areas of the workflow of the organisation that require a custom solution.
The product is a FULL accounting system, but without the interface. Organisations can add their own interface to the areas that they require customisation in, with the knowledge that the underlying data is safe, secure and all transaction processing is done accurately in a fully controlled manner.
The accounts sever is placed on DMZ of the firewall and processes requests and commands from the outside world, providing or updating data on the MS SQL accounts database which sits on the users internal network. The accounts server provides a secure environment in which remote users are able to use the accounting system, but prevents Internet traffic having direct access to the user’s network and databases.
The back office accounts operate as normal with data arriving from, and being distributed to, multiple external sources: clients placing “web” orders, enquiring on the state of their account, suppliers providing updates for due deliveries, the sales force connecting remotely to interrogate availability, etc. All these can be achieved with an organisation’s own interface through their own website.
Darius Mogtader says “This is ideal for any visionary company. Instead of being restricted to what is offered by a standard off-the-shelf system, they can develop their own unique interface in Visual Studio using tools such as Visual Basic (.Net), Visual C++, Visual C#, Visual J#, ASP.NET etc. to perform any accounting process via the Internet or Intranet with the components within dataflow’s Accounts Internet Server”.
Dataflow AIS is a huge step forward for organisations who would be better served by fully customized areas of their business systems, especially where processes require streamlining or automating.
