1. VI Software Presentation to ISTUG 6th March 2002 Tommy Hynes

2. About VI Software s Sage Enterprise Complementary Software House s license to use Sage Enterprise source code and tools s develop bespoke software and complementary modules for Sage Enterprise products s consistent look and feel to standard product s since 1990

3. Customers Enterprise Solutions BCS

4. Skills s we are not just a team of programmers s commercial experience as accountants, business managers and end-users s independent QA s we can manage the full development life-cycle

5. Products & Services s Bespoke software written in CBASE and using Sage source code s current complementary products : s Human Resources s Enquiries s Cash Flow Forecasting s bespoke software written in Visual Basic s consultancy & implementation assistance

6. Human Resources s Links to Sage Enterprise Payroll s Manages the full employment cycle s Recruitment s Employment s Leavers s builds up a history of events for each employee or candidate s creates diary items for follow-up action s Benefit over other HR products : s simple to use, open to all users, modular pricing.

7. HR Components Employment Personal Reviews Training Absence Holidays Discipline Medicals Employment Personal Reviews Training Absence Holidays Discipline Medicals Recruitment Job Positions Skills Adverts Candidates Starters Recruitment Job Positions Skills Adverts Candidates Starters Payroll Pay Tax/NI Personal (limited) Payroll Pay Tax/NI Personal (limited) Leavers Archive Enquire Leavers Archive Enquire

8. Enquiries s standard Sage Enterprise & CS/3 : s many enquiries but dispersed throughout the system s few cross-module enquiries s limited drill-downs s no configuration or amendment s purpose : s provide a single point of enquiry for each major entity s allow end-user configuration of enquiries s run enquiries from drill-downs s scope : s can enquire on any table within SES data dictionary s available to all users, aimed at clerks as well as managers s drill-down from anywhere to anything

9. Enquiries Architecture Entity Enquiry e.g. Stock Enquiry Transaction Enquiries Drill-Downs Stock Master Stock Status Assembly Route Sales OrdersStock History Purchase Orders Purchase Order Receipts Stock Master Supplier

10. Cash Flow s view daily inflows and outflows of cash s manipulate payment dates to predict future cash s create multiple forecasts s view transaction-level details s drill down to Sales/Purchase orders

11. New and Future Products s Construction/contracting modules : s CIS/Subcontractors Ledger - end March s Contract Sales Ledger - end of April s Contract Estimating - late summer s Plant Hire ? s ANY IDEAS?

12. Contracting Projects / Job Costing Purchase Ledger Purchase Orders Sales Orders Sales Ledger General Ledger Subcontract Ledger Contract Sales Contract Estimating

13. Pricing & Support s Modules are priced at standard Sage prices : s Enquiries based on number of users s Personnel now also based on number of users, previously employees, as Payroll s Cash Flow Low User Module price, system license s Supported through reseller channel