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) PayCycle Smoothes Path To Online Payroll
Also included in the latest release is an export manager that allows users to move data to accounting software, including QuickBooks, and, in play for more business, support for companies with up to 100 employees (increased from the previous 20), and multistate support.With all the talk of economic bailouts, PayCycle has garnered attention of late for the findings of a survey that found roughly a third (34%) of the clients surveyed favored a stimulus packages specifically for small business when president-elect Obama takes office. The survey, conducted in last month, captured input from more than 300 of PayCycle 75,000 clients.
Also among the findings was a ranking of the issues with the most impact on small business. On this front, 32% pointed to the current financial crisis, more than a fifth (21%) cited the credit and housing crunches, while 18% noted the summer spike in gas prices. More>>
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) Hospitals Embrace Business Intelligence and Integration
More than 300users now depend on WebFOCUS to bridge two accounting systems and satisfy adiverse set of reporting requirements, including the ability to tightly integrate the new reports with Microsoft Excel. The health systemalso uses the software to create trend reports, such as in-depth analysisof areas where expenses are rising in various divisions. WebFOCUS improvedthe efficiency of employees throughout the organization, with directsavings of more than $150,000 per year.
"We needed a reporting environment that was easy to use and could handlethe needs of our physicians, as well as our clinical and departmentadministrators," said Elizabeth Wildman, vice chair and chief operatingofficer for the Department of Medicine. "With WebFOCUS, we now have asingle reporting tool to take care of our most acute business needs."
NYU Langone Medical Center Increases Labor Productivity and Reduces LaborCosts
NYU LMC created a Web-based Labor Productivity tool with WebFOCUS thatleveraged existing payroll, billing, and budget data and delivered it in afresh and radically useful way. More>> - (
) Computer Hardware/Software
Horizon Business Concepts Inc. offers its TotalFBO accounting and aircraft management software, designed for repair stations and shops as well as FBOs, now in its 20th year of production. It is a complete Windows-based business management software that is fully integrated and modular. Enterprise and SQL versions are available. Features include shop quotes direct to invoice, bar code for parts and employees, digital signature, time write offs by individual employee, 337s and 8130s printed without preprinted forms, and weight and balance. Horizon also offers TotalFBOweb, a hosting service for general aviation businesses using TotalFBO. For more information visit www.totalfbo.com or call (918) 355-3469. . More>> - (
) Sage Software Sees Lower Revenue, Profits, Job Cuts
The company, which sells software that automates office tasks in accounting, human resources and customer relationship management for small businesses, has about 500 workers here.Earlier this year Sage brought in telecommunications industry veteran Sue Swenson to help work through some growing pains from a restructuring and to double sales in the next few years.
Last year, the company decentralized U.S. operations to help independent resellers of its software work more efficiently with Sage�s some 2 million customers.
The company�s structure has changed dramatically as it digests 20 acquisitions it�s made in the past 10 years.
Its decentralized model consists of business units in Irvine, Beaverton, Ore., Tampa, Fla., and McLean, Va.
The business management division out of Irvine accounted for 47% of total sales in the past year. More>>
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) Used PCs Sought for Windows XP
For example, consumers may need to buy used PCs with Windows XP to run older accounting software that is incompatible with Vista.Similarly, many businesses have been slow at adopting Windows Vista because of uncertainty surrounding whether it would work well with existing software. Notably, Intel said earlier this year that XP will be the dominant OS for most of its employees for the foreseeable future.
Rescuecom, a computer repair firm, has resold XP-based PCs to companies that use software that is incompatible with Vista and which would require a substantial upgrade to become compatible.
Harry's Shoes in New York City specifically requested XP-based machines from Rescuecom when purchasing PCs, as it uses multiple programs that would need upgrades to be compatible with Vista. More>>