simPRO is Exhibiting at ASIAL Security 2012 in Sydney

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Brad C

simPRO Software, the leading job management software for the security industry, is pleased to announce that we will be showcasing our next generation of mobility applications at Security 2012 in Sydney running from July 25th to July 27th.

We will be showcasing the recently released simPRO Enterprise Version 11 and the new mobility suite that is accompanying that, which includes:

  • New browser based mobility
  • New phone & tablet Apps
  • New Digital Form Apps (the same form running with digital pens or on a tablet)
  • All on your favourite platform – iOS, Android or Windows

Visit our specially designed ASIAL Security 2012 Conference & Exhibition web page http://simpro.com.au/asial/

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5 Major Benefits of Service Management Software for SMEs

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Brad C

The Benefits of Service Management Software

If you run a small business, then you already know how important it is to make sure you don’t let your customers down. Small businesses very often survive on word-of-mouth recommendations, and so being able to deliver a high-quality service, on-time and on-budget is essential. To make sure you can do that effectively, you need to know that you can make happen what you have promised to your customers and deliver your service to them to on-time. Service management software can help you achieve that by delivering systems that help you process your jobs, provide detailed job costings and provide transparency in your schedules so you know exactly who is available to do that job . Getting service management software in place for your business should be considered as essential as getting tradesman insurance.

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simPRO #87 Ford Falcon – Preparation for Barbagallow 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Brad C

Ash Walsh, driver of the simPRO #87 Ford Falcon from Matt Stone Racing, talks through some of his preparation for the next round of the Dunlop V8 Supercar series at Barbagallo in WA.

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The need for coffee…

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Fil P

The need for caffeine at simPRO is strong. I swear most of the staff can barely lift their heads without a kick of that coffee goodness first thing in the morning. Don’t get me wrong, we’re not ALL coffee drinkers, but the ones who are – WOW, coffee is king.

In the kitchen is a coffee machine. When the morning sun strikes its plastic and chrome body it brings smiles to the faces of caffeine junkies all over. It’s a place of discussion and discourse, a place where even the mundane can be discussed in depth and at length, where even the latest episodes of reality TV become important and encompassing, engrossing anyone who happens to cross the kitchen tiles.

But be warned, wrath shall rise with lack of the beans’ nectar.

A delivery of beans had gone missing! What were we to do? Where were the beans? Why hadn’t they been delivered?? As a backup the instant coffee was quickly depleted and we were left wondering if we had been forsaken by a higher power.

This is simPRO though. We pulled together and struggled through the coffee drought. We’ve since pooled our resources, gotten a pod machine and ensured the delivery driver has been well paid – a little bit of insurance against future delivery failures.

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simPRO Streamline and Xero interface

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Karen

simPRO Streamline software coupled with your Xero accounting package – online business management has never been so easy! For those using simPRO Enterprise, the method is similar to that shown above.

If you have any queries, please get in touch with the simPRO team.

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Replacement for Firetrax Software

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brad C

Are you looking for an alternative to Firetrax Software?

simPRO Software has an advanced maintenance planner and testing system that allows for the scheduling of tests, completion of tests and the reporting of the test results, all to AS1851-2005 standard.

In addition simPRO has a complete database of all testing requirements, matching failure points and repair requirements that can be pre-loaded to save hundreds of hours of data configuration.

Testing can be undertaken utilising our mobility suite (phones or tablets running on your favorite platform so pick from iOs, Android or Windows) as well as our Digital Pen solution that allows for log books to be left on site whilst returning electronic copies instantly to the office.

So if you need to replace your Firetrax system, give simPRO a call and let us show you the future of job management and asset testing for the fire protection industry.

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simPRO Developer `Cremes Competitors’

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Brad C

The pre-Easter gauntlet was thrown down to the sweetest of the sweet tooths in the simPRO Brisbane office to prove once and for all who ruled the sugar roost in binge eating of candy.

Laid on by Client Account Manager Mark Paton the rules were simple – represent your department for glory by scoffing a heap of sugar faster than the others. Said sugar in this case was 5 x Cadbury Creme Eggs.

  • Hayley represented the Client Services team.
  • Jeni represented the Marketing and Sales team.
  • Nathan represented the Development team.

The competition was fierce – but in the end there can be only one egg scoffing champion – and that was Nathan from the Development team.

Watch the great simPRO World Cadbury Creme Ann-egg-hilation

Happy Easter to all our clients and friends!

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Update on MYOB AccountRight 2011 Support

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Brad C

Following on from our update late last year about the issues with the MYOB AccountRight ODBC drivers, we recently received news on progress from MYOB about their timelines to fix.

This is the statement we received via e-mail this week:

The Developer Partner Team is pleased to announce that a plan has now been finalised to resolve the outstanding issues with the AccountRight ODBC Driver.

Since the Driver was released in November last year, there have been a number of issues with it. Many of these have been addressed in the various AccountRight Service Packs over recent months, but not all of them.

We realise that many of the issues have a direct impact on our Developer Partners and their ability to upgrade clients to the most recent versions of AccountRight. That’s why we’re pleased to be able to outline a 3 stage plan to resolve them.

The e-mail goes on to explain that all required elements should be completed by mid July and that most issues will be resolved by late June.

At this stage we still cannot give an accurate estimate as to when all the components we require for the simPRO Account Link will be completed and we can release an update to allow simPRO to work with MYOB AccountRight 2011 – so we still do not recommend an upgrade to this version. All other Accounting Links are still fine.

We will update this again when we know more.

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simPRO Exhibiting at ARBS 2012

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Brad C

We are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting this year at the ARBS 2012 show in Melbourne on the 7th – 9th May.

This will be our first show in our new display stand where we will be able to showcase the release of simPRO V11 and all the new simPRO Mobile Apps that will run on iOS, Android and Windows Mobile – phones and tablets.

So if you are involved in HVAC, Air Conditioning or Building Services – we would love to see you there. Pop in and say hi and you can go into the draw to win an iPad.

You can read more on our dedicated ARBS web page - http://simpro.com.au/arbs/

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AApproved Air – Case Study

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Karen

AApproved Air is an air conditioning company based in Brisbane for 21 years and still growing. Nick Ostwald has used simPRO Enterprise for 3 years and tells us of the benefits.

At a recent business seminar, Nick was discussing the system with experts and they commented that he was 80% of the way to having his business cloud ready, simply by using simPRO.

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