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Collect release 6
April 2013

Professional Advantage is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Collect 6. Designed specifically for Infor SunSystems, Collect’s credit control and automated collection processes assist organisations using SunSystems all over the world.

 

Features of this latest release include:

• web-deployable for anywhere access

• redesigned user interface making it faster and easier to navigate

• improved performance for faster interaction For more details contact your account manager.

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Another client reaps the benefits of iPOS
April 2013
Professional Advantage announce the successful completion of their latest iPOS eProcurement for Infor SunSystems implementation. The project was run to time and came in under budget. The Procurement Manager stated “We are getting positive feedback on iPOS which is all credit to both the internal & PA teams. It has been a big improvement already!”
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iPOS continues to deliver for housing associations
April 2013

Yet another housing association will be implementing iPOS to improve its requisition to payment process with iPOS. iPOS is the user-friendly, web based, e-procurement system for SunSystems. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient for your people, and provides spend visibility and timely reporting for your managers.

 

Professional Advantage has many years of in-depth experience working with Housing Associations in the UK and iPOS continues to deliver as the eProcurement solution of choice for SunSystems users.

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Touchstone XMPro event a great success
April 2013
The XMPro for Financial Services companies event, organised by Touchstone, was held on Thursday 18th April at the offices of BayernLB. The event was well attended and received positive feedback. Katie Kingham, Associate Director from BayernLB, presented on how the bank utilise XMPro across a variety of different processes from expense claims to leave approval.
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North Hertfordshire Homes improves purchase order processing with iPOS
February 2013

PROFESSIONAL ADVANTAGE, the global spend control and eProcurement solution provider for the Infor SunSystems market, has signed an agreement with North Hertfordshire Homes that will see the housing association drive purchasing compliance with a single, integrated eProcurement solution, iPOS for SunSystems.

 

North Hertfordshire Homes is a not for profit housing association providing quality homes across eight local authority areas in the counties of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. They have invested £220 million in a continual improvements programme to make sure they meet the government’s Decent Homes Standard as well as building over 800 new affordable homes to date.

 

Using iPOS eProcurement for SunSystems will enable North Hertfordshire Homes to cut costs and to manage spend across all departments “iPOS will enable us to introduce a ‘no PO, no pay’ policy and eliminate paper as well as introduce a robust, auditable solution across the organisation,” says Cheryl Barsdell, Procurement Manager. “iPOS was an attractive proposition for us as it is an integral part of the SunSystems solution with no ongoing maintenance of data syncing between the two systems”. North Hertfordshire Homes chose iPOS over other procurement solutions the organisation reviewed.

 

iPOS eProcurement for SunSystems will replace the existing purchasing process by providing automatic account coding, ability to set up contracts, approvals via mobile, as well as streamlined submission and full visibility of purchase requests. It will provide managers with electronic approval including immediate visibility of request details and related financial information to support budget control. iPOS eProcurement for SunSystems will also dramatically reduce the time, cost, and potential for error in North Hertfordshire Homes’ handling of incoming supplier invoices. A later phase will link iPOS to the QL housing system.

 

Professional Advantage has seen an influx of new customers from the social housing sector looking for eProcurement, as a way to unlock big savings from their ordering and buying process. "We welcome North Hertfordshire Homes as an iPOS customer in social housing, a sector whose momentum has been building up over the years with the addition of customers like Thames Valley Housing Association, Newlon Housing Trust, Raven Housing Association and Aster Group" says Andrew Parsons, Country Manager of Professional Advantage. "It's great to see the housing sector recognises that iPOS is unique in its relationship with SunSystems and makes the difference in realising the full potential of spend control, while improving productivity," continues Andrew.

 

The agreement includes iPOS eProcurement for SunSystems and Dashboard reporting as well as integration capabilities to QL and TASK.

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New release of Collections Management for Microsoft Dynamics® GP is on
the way as Microsoft transfers business back to Professional Advantage

February 2013

Thousands of existing Microsoft Dynamics GP customers worldwide can look forward to a new release of Collections Management. The imminent release (June 1, 2013) is part of a wider initiative that sees Microsoft transfer the ongoing sales and support of Collections Management back to Professional Advantage, the authors of the software.

 

“Professional Advantage is delighted to have a new release of Collections Management in the wings”, said Brent Hitterdal, General Manager, Professional Advantage who explains, “The new release features significant timesaving improvements, utilizes collection plans to automate collection steps, integrates with non GP invoicing systems, offers Quick Start setup wizards and improves reporting”.
After twelve years of a successful OEM relationship with Microsoft, Professional Advantage is regaining complete control of the development, sales and support of Collections Management which will see the product receive greater focus.

 

To ensure a smooth transition for all customers and allow them to take advantage of the coming release, Professional Advantage is inviting all Microsoft Dynamics GP partners to register with Professional Advantage as a Collections Management Partner – visit www.profad.com/partner for details.

 

With this transition, customers have a one-time opportunity to retain their full rights relating to Collections Management which they were granted as part of their Module Based Licensing or Business Ready Licensing package. Whether a customer currently makes use of Collections Management or not, by asserting their rights now they will secure their ability to use the product in the future at no additional cost. Microsoft and Professional Advantage encourage all customers and partners to read the announcements on CustomerSource and PartnerSource and follow the applicable instructions.

 

Further information about Collections Management can be found at www.profad.com/products/collections-management.
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iPOS release 5.8 – contract management and more
January 2013

Professional Advantage is pleased to announce the release of iPOS 5.8.
iPOS is the global e-procurement system of choice for companies using Infor SunSystems. This latest release incorporates:

 

- contract management to better handle a company’s contractual spend commitments and further
eliminate maverick purchasing.

 

- extension of the already comprehensive approval matrix to cater for even more complex
approval rules.

 

- other enhancements include an optional new user interface, greater flexibility for email templates
and Windows System Tray ‘to do’ notifications.

 

For more details contact your account manager.

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Aviation business improves purchase order processing globally with iPOS
January 2013

An international ground handling business serving the aviation industry will shortly be improving its requisition to payment process with iPOS. iPOS is the user-friendly, web based, e-procurement system for SunSystems. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient for your people, and provides spend visibility and timely reporting for your managers.

 

The business purchased iPOS through PA business partner, LLP Group.

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Another housing association adopts iPOS for purchase order processing
January 2013

Yet another housing association in the UK is implementing iPOS to improve its requisition to payment process. A large and growing number of housing associations are now using this user-friendly, web based, e-procurement system for SunSystems. iPOS supports complex business rules for spend control, speeds up your purchase order processing and makes this more efficient for your team. With iPOS your managers gain access to timely reporting and spend visibility.

 

This housing association purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Software releases - B4B PGP Encryption & companion product for Infor10 SunSystems
January 2013

B4B PGP Encryption is now available. Please contact your account manager to discuss your requirements.

 

Professional Advantage solutions are now available for Infor10 SunSystems with ActiveX. We support delivery and launch of Professional Advantage software via a browser for Internet Explorer v7 only, currently released for: Bank Reconciliation v5.6.0, ePay v5.7.0, eRemit 5.3.0, Advanced Inquiry 5.3.0, Contract & Service Billing v5.6.0, JET v5.4.0, Receipting v.5.6, Payroll Interface v5.5. This will also be released for Collect v6, expected in quarter 1 2013. For more details contact your account manager.

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iPOS Client Conference - Thursday 21 February 2013
December 2012

The iPOS client conference is back for another year and promises to be another excellent day of information and discussion specifically for clients and potential clients. Senior iPOS Architect, Deanne Omar is returning as keynote presenter. We’ll be providing updates including: an in-depth look at the new release, iPOS 5.8; a look ahead; extending beyond procurement with XMPro; getting more out of iPOS 5.7 and the iPOS ‘Question the Panel’ section.

 

This free event will be held at The Brewery, London on Thursday 21 February 2013. Places are limited so for full details of the day and to register, click here.

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Youth association tightens purchase order processing controls with iPOS
October 2012

An international youth association will shortly be improving its requisition to payment process with iPOS. Designed specifically to integrate with SunSystems, iPOS is the web based, user-friendly, e-procurement system. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient for your people, and provides spend visibility and timely reporting for your managers.

 

The organisation purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Recreational Services addresses Gartner BPM Summit 2012
August 2012

Keitha Turner, Director of Recreational Services, has spoken at the prestigious Gartner BPM Summit 2012 in Sydney.

 

Recreational Services were invited to present by Gartner as a result of their business improvement strategy and transformation, supported by their implementation of XMPro. Keitha presented a case study of the project conducted with Professional Advantage and she's confident in the benefits the project has given the business: "The risk was that we would have been going backwards if we hadn't done what we've done in the last two years. It's kept us relevant and kept us ahead of the game. The benefits were immediate, both in time and cost."


Professional Advantage are thrilled that Recreational Services have been recognised by Gartner to demonstrate excellence in business process management.

 

Recreational Services won the 2011 Business Improvement Award from Professional Advantage for the XMPro project. You can read the full case study here.
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Nacro New Careers Training improves purchase order processing
with iPOS from Professional Advantage

August 2012

Nacro New Careers Training, the criminal justice charity, will shortly be improving its requisition to payment process with iPOS. iPOS is the user-friendly, web based, e-procurement system for SunSystems. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient for your people, and provides spend visibility and timely reporting for your managers.

 

Nacro purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Wave Consulting.

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DHL Global Forwarding Angola extends debtor management with
Collect from Professional Advantage

August 2012

DHL Global DHL Global Forwarding is the leading worldwide provider of freight transport and logistics services. The Angolan business is extending its use of PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.


DHL Global Forwarding Angola purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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SVG Advisers Ltd gain flexible queries using Advanced Inquiry
from Professional Advantage

July 2012

SVG Advisers Ltd, the fund managers and advisor, is improving its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the analysis tool designed for SunSystems that helps your people respond to ad hoc or regular around your business’s simple and complex questions.

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KMS SRL address debtor management with Collect from
Professional Advantage

July 2012

KMS SRL, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps you to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage any disputes with clients. By automating your collection processes, you will free up your time to focus on those cases needing your attention most.

 

KMS SRL purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions

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Liberty Syndicates gains query flexibility through Advanced Inquiry
from Professional Advantage

July 2012

Liberty Syndicates has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.


Liberty Syndicates purchased B4B and eRemit directly through Professional Advantage.

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National Treasury Management Agency enhances its cash management
with Cash Desk from Professional Advantage

July 2012

National Treasury Management Agency of Ireland is addressing the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.


National Treasury Management Agency has also extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

National Treasury Management Agency purchased B4B and eRemit directly through Professional Advantage.

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Resilient Network streamlines international payments and remittance
advice with B4B and eRemit from Professional Advantage

June 2012

Resilient Network provides voice services to European businesses. Resilient Network is addressing electronic payables requirements with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the process for supplier payments with integration to your bank. B4B eliminates human and print/post costs as well as the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Resilient Network is also implementing eRemit which simplifies supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

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Hermes Fund Manager extends its cash management with Cash Desk
from Professional Advantage

June 2012
Hermes Fund Manager is extending its control over its cash management, from electronic payables to emailing of remittances and automated bank reconciliation. The business chose Cash Desk for SunSystems to eliminate costs and risks from their accounts payable processes.
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Penneys further improves its electronic payments into Europe with B4B
from Professional Advantage

June 2012

Penneys Primark, the clothing retailer, is extending the improvement of its accounts payable process across Europe as well as addressing the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilises electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Penneys Primark purchased B4B directly through Professional Advantage.

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British Heart Foundation improves efficiency and controls with solutions
from Professional Advantage

June 2012

British Heart Foundation, the leading not for profit organisation, has selected a suite of solutions from Professional Advantage that save time and costs as well as improving controls.


British Heart Foundation has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.


The not for profit organisation is also addressing electronic payables requirements with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B integrates to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs and the risk of cheque fraud by automating supplier payments.


Using iPOS and iPOS 3P, British Heart Foundation will shortly be improving its requisition to payment process with iPOS, the e-procurement system for SunSystems. iPOS speeds up purchase order processing, providing an easy to use, more efficient and web-based system for your team. It supports complex business rules for spend control and provides your managers with  spend visibility and timely reporting.

 

British Heart Foundation purchased Collect, B4B, iPOS and iPOS 3P through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.
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Royal Academy of Arts further improves purchase order processing
with iPOS from Professional Advantage

June 2012
Royal Academy of Arts is extending its requisition to payment process with iPOS. iPOS is the e-procurement system for SunSystems that gives your team user-friendly, web-based access. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing more efficient and quicker. Your managers have access to timely reporting and spend visibility.
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Berlitz France streamlines international payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

June 2012

Berlitz France is addressing the electronic payables needs of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the process for supplier payments by integrating to your bank and bypasses human and print/post costs and the associated threat of cheque fraud.

 

Berlitz France purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.
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EIPC streamlines international payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

June 2012

EIPC is the independent purchasing company for Subway franchisees. The business is managing the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. By automating the supplier payments process and integrating to your bank, B4B saves your business human and print/post costs and eliminates the threat of cheque fraud.

 

EIPC purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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ETF Securities Limited further improves its electronic payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

May 2012

ETF Securities Limited, the provider of exchange traded financial products, is extending the improvement of its accounts payable in the UK and addressing the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilises electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

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VEC Group improves debtor management with Collect
from Professional Advantage

May 2012

VEC Group, the community college group, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

VEC Group purchased Collect through Core Financial.

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Cameron Mackintosh extends its efficiencies with eRemit
from Professional Advantage

May 2012

Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, the theatre production company, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Cameron Mackintosh purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Newbold College improves debtor management with Collect
from
Professional Advantage
May 2012

Newbold College, the Berkshire higher education college, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps you reduce bad debts, manage payment disputes with clients and improve your cash flow. With its automated collection processes your team will be freed up to focus on those cases that need their attention most.

 

Newbold College purchased Collect directly through Professional Advantage.

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WS Atkins improves its electronic payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

May 2012

WS Atkins, the engineering and design consultancy, is extending the improvement of its accounts payables as well as addressing the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) uses electronic payments to provide you with faster and more accurate payments and is available in a wide range of bank formats.

 

WS Atkins purchased B4B through PA business partner, Sysco, Northern Ireland.

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Gartner award XMPro Cool Status BPM 2012
May 2012

Professional Advantage is delighted to announce the awarding of Gartner Cool Status BPM 2012 to XMPro. As one of only five companies globally, and the only Australian business amongst them, we are excited for XMPro to be recognised for their innovative approach to the next evolution of BPM, or what Gartner calls Intelligent Business Operations.

 

Professional Advantage has been supplying the XMPro solution globally to a range of industries and the recognition by Gartner, the leading IT research organisation, is a wonderful complement to our customers and gives them further assurance for their decision to deployed XMPro. There are a number of key findings in the report that prove that XMPro is world class.

 

So what is a Gartner Cool Vendor?
Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are:

    • Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn’t do before.
    • Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology).
    • Intriguing, have caught Gartner’s interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

 

Why was XMPro named a Cool Vendor?

This is what Gartner had to say in their report:

“XMPro is used as a platform for developing and sustaining flexible, composite, process-centric applications that put information into a process context to produce a wealth of process intelligence for structured and unstructured processes.”


This means that XMPro not only provides structured workflow but also unstructured case management, document or case file integration, integration of BI and predictive analytics in processes and social collaboration while still providing the ‘glue’ that integrates your other business applications together.


Professional Advantage is proud to be associated with XMPro and congratulate the team on a great achievement.

 

An extract of the report Have a look at part of the report HERE.
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IMD Media further improves its electronic payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

April 2012
IMD Media, the media distribution company, is extending the improvement of its accounts payable and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) gives you faster and more accurate payments through electronic payments and comes in a wide range of bank formats.
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Vehicle Certification Agency continues to improve its debtor management
with Collect from Professional

April 2012

Vehicle Certification Agency is extending its use of Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, minimise bad debts and manage any client disputes. By automating your collection processes, Collect frees up your team to focus on the worst cases.

 

Vehicle Certification Agency purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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State Street Bank & Trust further improves its electronic payments into
Europe with B4B from Professional Advantage

April 2012

State Street Bank & Trust, the financial services provider, is extending its accounts payable process improvement across Europe. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilises electronic payments for more accurate and faster payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

State Street Bank & Trust purchased Banklinks for Business (B4B) through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Broxbourne Housing continues improvement to debtor management
with Collect

March 2012

Broxbourne Housing is extending its use of PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

Broxbourne Housing purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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DHL Express gains query flexibility through Advanced Inquiry
from Professional Advantage

March 2012

DHL Express (Singapore) has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.

 

DHL Express purchased Advanced Inquiry through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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De Lage Landen International further improves its electronic payments
with B4B from Professional Advantage

March 2012

De Lage Landen International is a leasing, business and consumer finance business. The company is extending its use of Banklinks for Business (B4B) to further improve its accounts payable process across the European region as well as addressing the SEPA compliance requirements. Banklinks for Business (B4B) helps you make faster and more accurate payments through electronic payments and is available in over 250 bank formats.

 

De Lage Landen International purchased Banklinks for Business (B4B) directly through Professional Advantage.

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Sight Savers International streamlines international payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

March 2012

Sight Savers, the international charity working to eliminate blindness in developing countries, is addressing the electronic payables requirements of domestic cross border payments and as well as the SEPA compliance requirements with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates supplier payments and integrates with your bank. In this way B4B eliminates the element of manual processing and costs of printing and postage as well as the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Sight Savers International purchased B4B through PA business partner, Lake Financial Systems.

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International Alert further improves its electronic payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

March 2012
International Alert is an NGO that works to end violent conflict around the world. The organisation continues the improvement of its accounts payable process in Europe. B4B (Banklinks for Business) uses electronic payments to provide faster and more accurate payments in over 250 bank formats.
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OFWAT extended its efficiencies with eRemit from Professional Advantage
March 2012

OFWAT, the water and sewerage regulator for England and Wales, is continuing its efficiency improvements with eRemit. eRemit saves your team the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

OFWAT purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.
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Nigeria LNG gains efficiencies with eRemit from Professional Advantage
February 2012

Nigeria LNG, the liquefied natural gas producer, has increased its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit eliminates those costs associated with printing and posting supplier remittances by emailing them instead.

 

Nigeria LNG purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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DHL Global Forwarding Hellas SA continues debtor management
improvement with Collect from Professional Advantage

February 2012

DHL Global Forwarding Hellas SA is the leading worldwide provider of freight transport and logistics services. The business is extending its use of PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps you reduce bad debts to help you improve your cash flow and also manage any disputes with clients. Collect’s automated collection processes saves you time so you can focus on the worst offenders.

 

DHL Global Forwarding Hellas SA purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Microfocus Limited improves debtor management with Collect from
Professional Advantage

February 2012

Microfocus Limited, the software company, has chosen PA’s Collect solution to help their debtor management. Collect helps to improve cash flow for your business, decrease bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. By automating the collection process, Collect will free up your time to focus on the worst instances.

 

Microfocus Limited purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Alpha Trains further improves its electronic payments into the European
region with B4B from Professional Advantage

February 2012

Alpha Trains, the rolling stock leasing company, is extending the improvement of its accounts payable process across the European region and addresses the requirements of SEPA compliance. B4B (Banklinks for Business) uses electronic payments to give you faster and more accurate payments in over 250 bank formats.

 

Alpha Trains purchased B4B through PA business partner, Wave Consulting.

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Hiscox Bermuda further improves its electronic payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

February 2012

Hiscox Bermuda, the specialist insurer in the international Hiscox Group, is extending its improvement of its accounts payable process. B4B (Banklinks for Business) uses electronic payment processing for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Hiscox Bermuda purchased B4B directly from Professional Advantage UK.

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Arcadia Petroleum continues to improve its electronic payments with
B4B from Professional Advantage

February 2012

Arcadia Petroleum Ltd, the crude oil trading company, will be extending its accounts payable process. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments to ensure payments by your business are made faster and more accurately, and is available in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Arcadia Petroleum purchased B4B through PA business partner, Eclipse Computing.

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Edinburgh Research and Innovation improves debtor management further
with Collect from Professional Advantage

February 2012

Edinburgh Research and Innovation Ltd, the research and commercialisation office for the University of Edinburgh, has extended its use of SunSystems Collect. Collect helps to improve cash flow for your business, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Through automating the collection process, your staff can concentrate on those cases that need their attention most.

 

Edinburgh Research and Innovation purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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One Housing improves debtor management with Collect from
Professional Advantage

February 2012

One Housing, the housing association in East Stratford, London, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the most important cases.

 

One Housing purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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MedicX Pharmacy gains query flexibility through Advanced Inquiry from
Professional Advantage

February 2012

MedicX Pharmacy, the community pharmacy company has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.

 

MedicX Pharmacy purchased Advanced Inquiry through PA business partner, Finansys Solutions.

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Eminent Energy takes control with B4B and Advanced Inquiry from
Professional Advantage

February 2012

Eminent Energy, the energy trading company, will be addressing the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Eminent Energy has also taken the opportunity to improve its ad hoc interrogation of data through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the flexible analysis tool for SunSystems that allows your people to quickly and easily answer those questions beyond those addressed by regular reports.

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CLIC Sargent Cancer Care for Children further improves its electronic
payments with B4B from Professional Advantage

February 2012

CLIC Sargent, the charity to support children with cancer and their families, is extending the improvement of its accounts payable process. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

CLIC Sargent purchased B4B through PA business partner, Finansys.

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KN Networks Dublin further improves its electronic payments into with B4B from Professional Advantage
January 2012

KN Networks Dublin, the infrastructure and utilities service provider, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.


KN Networks Dublin purchased B4B directly through Professional Advantage.

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SGS Turkey improves debtor management with Collect from Professional Advantage
January 2012

SGS Turkey is the Istanbul based quality control inspection service provider. The business has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.


SGS Turkey purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Kerry Warehouse Hong Kong Limited improves finance department efficiency with Professional Advantage
December 2011

Kerry Warehouse Hong Kong Limited, Asia’s premier logistics service provider, will improve finance department efficiency with B4B (Banklinks for Business), Collect and Advanced Inquiry from Professional Advantage.


Kerry Warehouse Hong Kong Limited will address the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.


The business has also chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow by reducing bad debts and support you in managing disputes with your clients. Through its automated collection processes, Collect will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.


Kerry Warehouse Hong Kong will utilise Advanced Inquiry, the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.

 

Kerry Warehouse Hong Kong Limited purchased B4B, Collect and Advanced Inquiry through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.
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Intesa Sanpaolo Life streamlines international payments with B4B from Professional Advantage
December 2011

Intesa Sanpaolo Life, the life insurance company based in Dublin, is addressing the electronic payables needs of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process through integration with your bank. This provides the ideal way to eliminate human and print/post costs as well as the threat of cheque fraud.


Intesa Sanpaolo Life purchased B4B directly through PA business partner, Sysco Belfast.

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Valiant Petroleum Plc streamlines international payments with B4B from Professional Advantage
November 2011

Valiant Petroleum Plc, the oil and gas exploration and production company, is utilizing B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems to address the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments. By automating the supplier payments process with integration to your bank, B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems eliminates costs associated with manual processing as well as the threat of cheque fraud.


Valiant Petroleum Plc purchased B4B directly through Professional Advantage.

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Liberty further improves its electronic payments with B4B from Professional Advantage
November 2011

Liberty, the luxury London department store, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.


Liberty purchased B4B directly through Professional Advantage.

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Drax Power Limited streamlines payments with B4B from Professional
Advantage

November 2011

Drax Power Limited , the UK energy company, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Drax Power Limited purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Financiere Aurenis further improves its electronic payments with B4B from
Professional Advantage

November 2011

Financiere Aurenis, the French partwork and publishing group, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Financiere Aurenis purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Alfred Dunhill extends its efficiencies with eRemit from Professional
Advantage

November 2011

Alfred Dunhill, the luxury mens brand, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Alfred Dunhill purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Tullow Group Services further improves its electronic payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

November 2011

Tullow Group Services, the UK petroleum and natural gas production company, is extending its improvement of its accounts payable process. B4B (Banklinks for Business) gives you the ability to make faster and more accurate payments using electronic payments. B4B is available in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Tullow Group Services purchased B4B through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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SGS Maroc SA improves debtor management with Collect from Professional
Advantage

November 2011

SGS Maroc SA is part of the international SGS group, providing inspection, verification, testing and certification services. SGS Maroc SA has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

SGS Maroc SA purchased additional Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Bankowy Fundusz Lasingowy Spolka Akcyjn improves debtor management
with Collect from Professional Advantage

November 2011

Bankowy Fundusz Lasingowy Spolka Akcyjn is the Polish lease finance company providing funding to business for fixed assets. The business has chosen PA’s Collect solution to improve their debtor management. Collect helps to improve your business’s cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with clients. Using its automated collection processes, you can free up your teams’ time to focus on resolving the worst cases.

 

Bankowy Fundusz Lasingowy Spolka Akcyjn purchased Collect through PA business partner, Hogart Limited.

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Thames Valley Housing Association further improves purchase order
processing with iPOS from Professional Advantage

November 2011

Thames Valley Housing Association continue to improve their requisition to payment process with iPOS. iPOS is the user friendly, web based, e-procurement system for SunSystems. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient for your people, and provides spend visibility and timely reporting for your managers.

 

Thames Valley Housing Association purchased iPOS directly through Professional Advantage.

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Afren Plc further improves its electronic payments into their North American
region with B4B

November 2011

Afren Plc, the oil and gas company, is extending the improvement of its accounts payable process in the North American region. B4B (Banklinks for Business) provides faster and more accurate payments using electronic payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Afren purchased B4B through PA business partner, Lake Financial Systems.

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Virginia International Terminals improves debtor management with Collect
from Professional Advantage

November 2011

Virginia International Terminals, the marine terminal management company, has chosen PA’s Collect solution to improve their debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage any disputes with clients. Collect’s automated collection processes will free your team up to focus on the most important incidences.

 

Virginia International Terminal purchased additional Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Rhön Park Hotel GmbH & Co streamlines international payments with B4B
from Professional Advantage

November 2011

Rhön Park Hotel GmbH & Co, the holiday spa and family holiday park, is addressing the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments, and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements, with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank. In this way you can eliminates human and print/post costs for your business and counter the potential for cheque fraud.

 

Rhön Park Hotel GmbH & Co purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Brunelcare improves debtor management with Collect from Professional
Advantage

November 2011

Brunelcare, the aged care and accommodation organisation, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps you improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and best manage disputes with clients. By automating collection processes, Collect will free up your time to focus on those instances that most require your attention.

 

Brunelcare purchased additional Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa further improves its electronic payments
with B4B

November 2011

Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa, of the international hotel group, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process within the Middle East region. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa purchased B4B directly through Professional Advantage UK.

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Vehicle Certification Agency improves purchase order processing with iPOS
November 2011

Vehicle Certification Agency, will shortly be improving their requisition to payment process with iPOS. iPOS is the user friendly, web based, eprocurement system for SunSystems. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient for your people, and provides spend visibility and timely reporting for your managers.

 

Vehicle Certification Agency purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Sysco Software (NI) Ltd.

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Ted Baker enhances its cash management with Bank Reconciliation
November 2011

Ted Baker, the British clothing retail company, takes control of its cash management through automated bank reconciliation. The business chose PA’s Bank Reconciliation solution to speed up their bank reconciliation processes and eliminate errors.

 

Ted Baker purchased Bank Reconciliation directly through Professional Advantage UK.

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Oryx Petroleum Services SA extends query flexibility through
Advanced Inquiry

November 2011
Oryx Petroleum Services SA, the upstream petroleum business operating in Africa, has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry works seamlessly with SunSystems to quickly and easily help your  people to answer ad hoc or regular queries no matter how simple or complex.
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PSE Kinsale Energy streamlines international payments with B4B
November 2011

PSE Kinsale Energy, the gas production and storage company based in Ireland, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the process of supplier payments and integrates to your bank. B4B also and costs associated with print & post and manual handling, as well as the threat of cheque fraud.

 

PSE Kinsale Energy purchased B4B through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Czarnikow Group further improves its electronic payments into the UK
with B4B

November 2011

Czarnikow Group, the premier provider of world sugar market services, has extended the improvement of its accounts payable process into the UK and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Czarnikow Group purchased B4B directly through Professional Advantage UK.

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West Yorkshire Police further improves query flexibility through
Advanced Inquiry

November 2011
West Yorkshire Police has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.
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Tesco Engineering Maintenance Services extended its efficiencies
with eRemit

October 2011

Tesco Engineering Maintenance Services has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Tesco Engineering Maintenance Services purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Four Business Solutions.
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Kinetic Worldwide continues to improve its electronic payments with B4B
October 2011
Kinetic Worldwide, the media agency, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process. By utilizing B4B (Banklinks for Business), your business can electronicly process payments faster and more accurately and in a wide range of bank formats.
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Tigo Guatamala and Tigo Ghana futher improve purchase order processing
with iPOS

October 2011

Tigo, one of the largest telecommunication companies servicing Africa, South America and Asia, is continuing to improve its requisition to payment process with iPOS. iPOS is the user friendly, web based, eprocurement system for SunSystems. It supports complex business rules for spend control, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient for your people, and provides spend visibility and timely reporting for your managers.

 

Tigo purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Four Business Solutions.

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Towergate Insurance improves debtor management with Collect
October 2011

Towergate Insurance is Europe’s largest independently owned insurance intermediary. Towergate Insurance has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

Towergate insurance purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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The Scout Association extended its efficiencies with eRemit
October 2011

The Scout Association, the UK association of the international youth organisation, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

The Scout Association purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Midas Europe further improves its electronic payments in the UK with B4B
October 2011

Midas Europe, the international vehicle maintenance business, has extended the improvement of its accounts payable process in the UK and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Midas Europe purchased additional B4B formats through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Euromoney Institutional Investor extends its efficiencies with eRemit
October 2011

Euromoney Institutional Investor is one of Europe's largest business and financial magazine publishers. The business has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes print /post costs associated with supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Euromoney Institutional Investor purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Security Plus extends efficiencies with eRemit and improves debtor
management with Collect

October 2011

Security Plus is a security services company, providing cash collection services and security guard services. Security Plus has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit emails supplier remittances, saving time and the costs of printing and post.


The business has also chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. By automating your collection processes, Collect will free up your time to focus on the cases that need your attention most.

 

Security Plus purchased eRemit and Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.
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Line Management Group enhance its cash management and improves
debtor management with Bank Reconciliation and Collect

September 2011

Line Management Group, the provider of cabling infrastructure managed services, takes control of its cash management through automated bank reconciliation. The business chose PA’s Bank Reconciliation solution to speed up their bank reconciliation processes and eliminate errors.

 

The business has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

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Bank Leumi (UK) Plc extended its efficiencies with eRemit
September 2011
Bank Leumi (UK) Plc, the commercial and corporate bank, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.
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Jumeirah Hotel Frankfurt streamline international payments with B4B
September 2011

Jumeirah Hotel Frankfurt, part of the luxury hotel and resort group, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Jumeirah Hotel Frankfurt purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Powerplace Insurance improves debtor management with Collect
September 2011

Powerplace Insurance is a web-based trading marketplace for insurance brokers. The business has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. By automating your collection processes, Collect will free up your time to focus on the cases that need your attention most.

 

Powerplace Insurance purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Akkeron Hotels extended its efficiencies with eRemit
September 2011

Akkeron Hotels, the hotel group, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes print /post costs associated with supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Akkeron Hotels purchased eRemit through PA business partner, e-cocoon Limited.
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West Lothian College improves debtor management with Collect
September 2011

West Lothian College, the Scottish further education institution, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect help you to improve cash flow, reduce incidences of bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Collect’s automated processes will free up your time to spend time resolving the worst cases.

 

West Lothian College purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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World Triathlon Corporation further improves its electronic payments into
their North American region with B4B

August 2011

World Triathlon Corporation, owner and organizer of Ironman and Ironman 70.3 branded-events, is extending the improvement of its accounts payable process across the North American region. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for quicker and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

World Triathlon Corporation purchased B4B directly through Professional Advantage.

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Ritz Carlton Wolfsburgh further improves its electronic payments into their
European regions with B4B

August 2011

Ritz Carlton Wolfsburgh, of the international hotel group, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process across the European region and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments so your payments are processed faster and more accurately. B4B is available in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Ritz Carlton Wolfsburgh purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Heritage Oil further improves its electronic payments in their UK business
with B4B

August 2011
Heritage Oil Plc is a FTSE 250, international oil and gas exploration, development and production company. Heritage Oil now extends the improvement of its accounts payable process in the UK region and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) provides you with electronic payments for quicker and more accurate payments and is available in a wide range of bank formats.
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Trinity Hall improves debtor management with Collect
August 2011

Trinity Hall, the constituent college at the University of Cambridge, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps you improve cash flow, reduce incidents of bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. By automating your collection processes with Collect, you can free up your time to focus on the worst incidents.

 

Trinity Hall purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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National Union of Teachers improve purchase order processing with iPOS
August 2011

National Union of Teachers, the trade union for school teachers, will shortly be improving controls and eliminating bottlenecks with iPOS. iPOS supports complex business rules while being user-friendly, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient, and provides timely reporting.

 

National Union of Teachers purchased iPOS through PA business partner, e-cocoon Limited.

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Design Council enhance its cash management with Cash Desk
August 2011

Design Council is taking control of its cash management from electronic payables to emailing of remittances and automated bank reconciliation. The organisation chose Cash Desk for SunSystems to eliminate costs and risks from their accounts payable processes.

 

Design Council purchased Cash Desk through PA business partner, e-cocoon Limited.

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Colliers International UK plc enhance its cash management with Cash Desk
August 2011
Colliers International UK plc is part of the world's third largest commercial real estate organisation. The business is improving its control over its cash management, with Cash Desks’ tools such as B4B (Banklinks for Business). B4B utilises electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats. Colliers will also be able to email remittances and utilise automated bank reconciliation. Cash Desk for SunSystems eliminates risks and costs from their accounts payable processes.
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Sapphire Systems announced as Professional Advantage
Partner of the Year 2011

August 2011

Professional Advantage is pleased to award the Professional Advantage Partner of the Year Award for 2011 to Sapphire Systems, for the third consecutive year.

 

Steve Howcroft, Joint Managing Director at Professional Advantage said “Sapphire Systems continues to impress and each member of the sales team has raised their game on last year, resulting in a 55% increase in product sales. Given the current climate across the entire channel, this is an amazing result for the whole team”. He went on to say “It is also worth noting that Sapphire has the largest iPOS customer base out side of Professional Advantage – a real testament to the team’s procurement expertise.”

 

David Singh, Sales and Marketing Director at Sapphire added, “As you can imagine, this is great news for us and we are all thrilled that our run as the premier solutions partner for Professional Advantage continues for another year. Our customers find the ability to extend their use of Infor FMS SunSystems with solutions such as Cash Desk [for electronic payment processing] and Collect [for credit control] great for further improving operational efficiency.”

 

Sapphire Systems is a global Infor partner and number one for Infor FMS SunSystems worldwide. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for over 650 customers worldwide from their offices in the UK, USA and India. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and was one of the first signatories of the BASDA Green Charter.  In 2011 Sapphire was listed in The Sunday Times International Track 100.

 

For more information about Sapphire Systems, visit www.sapphiresystems.com or email victoria.park@sapphiresystems.com

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Express SSC (Europe) NV further improves its electronic payments
with B4B

July 2011

Express SSC (Europe) NV the financial services company, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process across Europe and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Express SSC (Europe) NV purchased B4B through PA business partner, LLP Belgium.

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Regents College further improves debtor management with Collect
July 2011
Regents College, the private college, has extended its utilisation of PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.
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Websense further improves its electronic payments with B4B
July 2011

Websense, the web, data and email content security company, has extended the improvement of its accounts payable process. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Websense purchased B4B directly from Professional Advantage.

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Kelkoo further improves debtor management with Collect
July 2011

Kelkoo, the online retailer, has extended its utilisation of PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

Kelkoo purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems

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Welcome Break enhance its cash management with Bank Reconciliation
July 2011

Welcome Break, motorway services business, takes control of its cash management through automated bank reconciliation. The business chose PA’s Bank Reconciliation solution to speed up their bank reconciliation processes and eliminate errors.

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Liberty Syndicate Management improve purchase order processing with iPOS
July 2011

Liberty Syndicate Management, the specialist insurance and reinsurance business, has improved controls and eliminated bottlenecks with iPOS. iPOS supports complex business rules while being simple for users, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient, and provides timely reporting.

 

Liberty Syndicate management purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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MedicX gains query flexibility through Advanced Inquiry
July 2011

MedicX, the builder/developers of medical centres, has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.

MedicX purchased Advanced Inquiry through PA business partner, Finansys Solutions.
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Daks Simpson Group extended its efficiencies with eRemit
July 2011

Daks Simpson Group, the fashion design and retail business, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Daks Simpson Group purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Heritage Oil gains query flexibility through Advanced Inquiry
July 2011
Heritage Oil, the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.
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Touchstone achieves Professional Advantage XMPro Partner of the
Year 2011

July 2011

Professional Advantage and XMPro are pleased to award the inaugural Professional Advantage XMPro Partner of the Year Award for 2011 to Touchstone Limited (“Touchstone”).

 

The Award recognises the outstanding work that partners of Professional Advantage and XMPro have performed in the areas of sales and XMPro software utilisation, as well as customer satisfaction and support.

 

Joint Managing Director of Professional Advantage, Steve Howcroft, said today, “Touchstone and in particular Peter Davis, are adding real value by bringing continuous improvement to their customers with the implementation of XMPro business process management.”

 

Keith Birch, Chief Executive of Touchstone Group, comments, “We are delighted to receive this inaugural award for XMPro.  XMPro is helping us deliver real business benefits to our customers and reinforces why Professional Advantage are a strategic software partner for Touchstone”.

 

Touchstone is one of the largest and most established suppliers of business software and consultancy services to mid-sized UK organisations. They specialise in delivering world-class software solutions to organisations in a range of sectors including: Wealth Management, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, High Tech, Hospitality & Leisure, Not for Profit, Media & Publishing, and Professional Services.
Professional Advantage is a successful company of 20 years, and is passionate about seeing their customers improve their business performance through the application of technology. XMPro is a specialist provider of business process management software solutions for enterprise and small to medium-sized companies.

 

Professional Advantage and XMPro work together to offer superior business process management software solutions to model business processes and automate complex workflows as part of their business process optimisation solution.

 

For more information about Touchstone, visit www.touchstone.co.uk or email moreinfo@touchstone.co.uk

 

For more information about Professional Advantage and XMPro, visit www.professionaladvantage.co.uk/products/xmpro or email info_uk@professionaladvantage.co.uk

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Kinetic Worldwide Ltd addresses international payments with B4B
June 2011
Kinetic Worldwide Ltd, the media agency, are streamlining the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process, with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.
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Afren Plc further improves its electronic payments with B4B
June 2011

Afren Plc, the oil and gas company, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process in the UK. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilises electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

RBS WR purchased B4B from Professional Advantage’s business partner, Lake Financial Systems.

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Royal Bank of Scotland Workplace Representatives improve purchase
order processing with iPOS

June 2011

Royal Bank of Scotland Workplace Representatives (RBS WR), the union organisation, has improved controls and eliminated bottlenecks with iPOS. iPOS supports complex business rules while being simple for users, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient and provides timely reporting.

 

RBS WR purchased iPOS from Professional Advantage’s business partner, e-cocoon.

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Execution Ltd extended its efficiencies with eRemit
June 2011

Execution Ltd, the full service agency investment broker, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit eliminates the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Execution Ltd purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Mandarin Oriental Paris streamline international payments with B4B
June 2011

Mandarin Oriental Paris, the luxury hotel, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments and SEPA compliance requirements with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Mandarin Oriental Paris purchased B4B from Professional Advantage

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IQPC Shared Services Ltd further improves its electronic payments with B4B
June 2011

IQPC Shared Services Ltd, the international business conference organiser, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process in the UK. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilises electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

IQPC Shared Services Ltd purchased B4B from Professional Advantage.

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Metropolitan Hotel addresses the electronic payables and remittances
with B4B and eRemit

June 2011

Metropolitan Hotel, the contemporary London hotel, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud. Metropolitan Hotel also purchased eRemit, which removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.

 

Metropolitan Hotel purchased B4B and eRemit through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Ithaca Energy extend purchase order processing improvements with iPOS
June 2011

Ithaca Energy, the oil and gas exploration, development and production company, has extended its controls and elimination of bottlenecks with additional seats of iPOS. iPOS supports complex business rules while being simple for users, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient ,and provides timely reporting.

 

Ithaca Energy purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Outcome Sciences Inc address electronic payables with B4B
June 2011

Outcome Sciences Inc, the patient registry provider, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the process of supplier payments, and by integrating with your bank, and eliminates human and print/post costs as well as the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Outcome Sciences Inc purchased B4B directly from Professional Advantage.
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Anglogold Ashanti improve purchase order processing with iPOS
June 2011

Anglogold Ashanti, a leading global gold producer, has improved controls and eliminated bottlenecks with iPOS. iPOS supports complex business rules while being simple for users, makes purchase order processing faster and more efficient ,and provides timely reporting.

 

Anglogold Ashanti purchased iPOS directly from Professional Advantage.
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Mako Europe Ltd further improves debtor management with Collect
June 2011
Mako Europe Ltd, the share trading house, has extended its use of PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect automated processes help to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. It will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.
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Blackfriars Asset Management improves efficiencies with B4B and
Advanced Inquiry
June 2011

Blackfriars Asset Management, the fund management boutique, is addressing the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates the human and print/post costs as well as the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Blackfriars Asset Management has also purchased Advanced Inquiry, the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or repeatable queries.

 

Blackfriars Asset Management purchased B4B and Advanced Inquiry through PA business partner, Finansys.

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Searchflow improves debtor management with Collect
June 2011

Searchflow, the electronic conveyancing search handling service, has chosen to improve their debtor management with PA’s Collect solution. Collect helps improve cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Through automating the collection process, Collect will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

Searchflow purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems

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BMS Management Services enhance its cash management with
Bank Reconciliation
June 2011
BMS Management Services takes control of its cash management through automated bank reconciliation. The business chose PA’s Bank Reconciliation solution  to speed up their bank reconciliation processes and eliminate errors.
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Progressive Media improves debtor management with Collect
June 2011
Progressive Media has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients to improve your cash flow. Through Collect’s automated processes you will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.
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Millennium signs software reseller agreement with Professional Advantage
June 2011

Millennium, the Finance Technology Services Company has signed an agreement with Professional Advantage, the Australian software company, to sell their suite of productivity enhancement products. Philip Keet, Millennium Director says, "Having recruited Finance Systems specialists and provided Finance Systems Professional Services for over 17 years, we are perfectly placed to provide strategic and tactical software solutions to enable clients to benefit more from their Financial Software investments. In 2010 we began offering Bank Reconciliation and e-Remittance automation software for organisations using CODA® Financials and we are now expanding this to include enhancement products for other software applications. We look forward to working with the team at Professional Advantage who have provided innovative software solutions in areas such as procurement and electronic banking for over 20 years.”

 

Neil Richardson, Global Sales Director at Professional Advantage adds, "We are delighted to be working more closely with the team at Millennium. They have a great reputation and gravitas within the Infor FMS SunSystems marketplace. The breadth of experience the Millennium team and reputation they have for customer care were key to Professional Advantage working with them. We look forward to a long and successful partnership." For more details about Millennium Consulting, www.millenniumconsulting.co.uk

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Professional Advantage iPOS User Day – 10 November
June 2011
Make a note in your diary. The iPOS User Day will be on Thursday, 10th November at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. More details to follow.
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Sala International improve debtor management with Collect
June 2011

Sala International, the information storage company, has chosen PA’s Collect solution to address debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will reduce time spent on the more straight-forward collection tasks so you can focus on the worst offenders.

 

Sala International purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems

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Shelter gains query flexibility through Advanced Inquiry
June 2011

Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, has improved its access to information through Advanced Inquiry. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows people to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.


Shelter purchased Advanced Inquiry through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Professional Advantage to participate in the London Triathlon
June 2011

The Professional Advantage team are gearing up for the London Triathlon on 30-31 July. Three teams from PA will be swimming, cycling and running in the Olympic Relay, under the IT corporate class. The team includes Andrew Parsons, Lizzie Masters, David Maher, Jon Ryder, Renier Bezuidenhout, Oliver Mayhew plus Nikki Noble’s husband with Jude Consulting as the last members. We are supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital and aiming to smash the £3000 target we have set ourselves.

 

If you’d like to sponsor the Professional Advantage team, go to www.justgiving.com/professionaladvantage. For details of the triathlon, visit www.thelondontriathlon.co.uk.
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A Clarke (Smethwick Ltd) streamlines remittances with eRemit
June 2011

A Clarke (Smethwick Ltd), the road haulage company, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting remittances by simply emailing them to the supplier.

 

A Clarke (Smethwick Ltd), purchased eRemit through PA business partner, Infor UK.
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GPT Management Holdings takes control of cash management with Cash Desk
May 2011

Property development group, GPT Management Holdings, takes control of its cash management from electronic payables to emailing of remittances and automated bank reconciliation. The business chose Cash Desk for SunSystems to eliminate costs and risks from their accounts payable processes.


GPT Management Holdings purchased Cash Desk through PA business partner, Infor Global Solutions.

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Czarnikow Group Ltd further improves its electronic payments into the UK
May 2011

Czarnikow Group Ltd, the premier provider of world sugar market services, has extended the improvement of its accounts payable process. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for increased payments accuracy and speed in a wide range of bank formats.


Czarnikow Group Ltd purchased B4B from Professional Advantage.

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UK Payments Administrations Ltd improves efficiencies with eRemit
May 2011

UK Payments Administrations Ltd, provider of services and expertise to the payments industry, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them.


UK Payments Administrations Ltd purchased eRemit from Professional Advantage.

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Spafax Airlines Network Ltd improves debtor management with Collect
May 2011

Spafax Airlines Network Ltd, the entertainment content provider, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

Spafax Airlines Network Ltd purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Aster Group extend its use of iPOS
May 2011

Aster Group, the housing provider, has extended its use of iPOS, having first implemented the solution in March. iPOS brings efficiencies to transactions and transaction approvals as well as eliminating the need for manual data entry and removes bottlenecks.

 

Aster Group purchased iPOS through PA business partner, Infor UK. iPOS is used by a large and increasing number of Housing Associations across the UK.

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Omnicare Clinical Research address electronic payables with B4B
May 2011

Omnicare Clinical Research, the medical research provider, has addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Omnicare Clinical Research, purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Fibercore Machinery Jena GmbH further improves its electronic payments
in their European operations

May 2011

Fibercore Machinery Jena GmbH, the cable and cable network business, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process across Europe and addresses the SEPA compliance requirements. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.

 

Fibercore Machinery Jena GmbH purchased B4B through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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New Banklinks for Business (B4B) formats available
April 2011
Professional Advantage has released the following bank formats for Banklinks for Business (B4B) in April: HSM01 HSBC for Corporates SWIFT MT103, ABM01 Arab Banking Corporation SWIFT MT103. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs as well as the threat of cheque fraud.
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Wilhelm Schulz GmbH address SEPA compliance with B4B from
Professional Advantage

April 2011

Wilhelm Schulz GmbH, the German piping manufacturer, is addressing SEPA compliance requirements and their need for electronic payables for domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process, providing integration to your bank, eliminates human and print/post costs and the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Wilhelm Schulz GmbH purchased B4B (Banklinks for Business) through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Orthet Limited automates supplier payments and remittances with B4B
and eRemit from Professional Advantage

April 2011

Orthet Limited, the clothing retailer, takes control of its cash management with electronic payables and emailing of remittances. The business chose B4B (Banklinks for Business) and eRemit for SunSystems to eliminate costs and risks from their accounts payable and remittance advice processes.

 

Orthet Limited purchased B4B (Banklinks for Business) and eRemit through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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National Housing Federation Conference 2011–great to see you there
April 2011

Professional Advantage exhibited at the recent National Housing Federation Conference in Warwick and it was great to see some of our clients there and meet some more people from Housing Associations. Hot topics of the conference were component accounting and budget constraints.


Professional Advantage has many years of in-depth experience working with a large community of Housing Associations in the UK. Our clients reply on Professional Advantage solutions to address collections, cash management, epayables, eprocurement, and consolidation.


Download our case studies on our work with RCT Homes and Wandle Housing Association from our website.

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Meet Professional Advantage – the process improvement specialists
– at the ICAEW Finance Conference

11th & 18th May 2011 – London and Manchester

Professional Advantage has worked with some of the most progressive of individuals, teams and organisations to address key business process issues and deliver innovation solutions to very painful problems. These projects and programmes have delivered:

 

  • Greater process efficiency and reduced process costs

  • Improved effectiveness in the form of superior exception handling and better decision making

  • An enhanced agility, allowing organisations to respond to change, uncertainty and risk

 

Professional Advantage knows that technology is fundamental for achieving systemic change. We work with organisations that are determined to improve their business through the utilisation of technology. We customarily see productivity improvements of 25-70% in our clients where agile projects can be delivered within days and weeks rather than months and years. read more

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Professional Advantage gives back
April 2011

On Friday 8th April Professional Advantage held a Cake Time event to raise money for Shelter. Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, use a range of Professional Advantage enhancement solutions. We are delighted to be able to support Shelter and look forward to many more fundraising events in the future!

 

To find out more about Shelter events, or to make a donation, please follow these links:

http://england.shelter.org.uk/donate or

http://england.shelter.org.uk/what_you_can_do/events_and_challenges/cake_time

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Broxbourne Housing Association makes queries easier with Advanced
Inquiry from Professional Advantage

April 2011

Broxbourne Housing Association, the Hertfordshire social housing provider, has selected Advanced Inquiry to address their analysis requirements with Infor FMS SunSystems. Advanced Inquiry is the unmatched analysis tool for SunSystems that quickly and easily allows your Finance team to answer both simple and complex questions as ad hoc or regular queries.

 

Broxbourne Housing Association purchased Advanced Inquiry through PA business partner Infor UK and joins a growing community of UK Housing Associations using Professional Advantage’s solutions.

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BP International Ltd (Iraq) move to electronic payables with B4B
April 2011

BP International (Iraq), part of the international energy company, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments in its Middle Eastern operation with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.

 

BP International (Iraq) purchased B4B (Banklinks for Business) through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Gala Kunststoff und Kautschukmashinen GmbH address SEPA compliance
with B4B

April 2011

Gala Kunststoff und Kautschukmashinen GmbH, the German plastics company, is addressing the SEPA compliance requirements and their electronic payables need for domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process, integrates with your bank, eliminates costs associated with print and post as well as threat of cheque fraud.

 

Gala Kunststoff und Kautschukmashinen GmbH purchased B4B (Banklinks for Business) through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Southwark extend efficiencies with eRemit
March 2011
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Southwark has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting remittances by simply emailing them to suppliers.
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TUI Travel plc move to electronic payables with B4B (Banklinks for Business)
March 2011

TUI Travel plc, the international travel group, is addressing the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates paying suppliers with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs as well as the risk of cheque fraud.

 

TUI Travel plc purchased B4B (Banklinks for Business) through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Livability select Collect from Professional Advantage to improve cash flow
March 2011

Livability, a UK housing association, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to reduce bad debts, manage disputes with your clients and improve your cash flow. Its automated collection processes will free up your team’s time to focus on other tasks.

 

Livability purchased Collect through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems. Housing Associations throughout the UK use solutions from Professional Advantage.

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Join us at the National Housing Federation Conference in Warwick
23rd & 24th March 2011

Professional Advantage solves complex financial management problems and business process management problems for Housing Associations. Professional Advantage has many years of in-depth experience working with a large community of Housing Associations in the UK.

 

Popular solutions currently utilised by our existing Social Housing clients include:

 

  • CSB (Contract Service Billing)

  • iPOS eProcurement

  • Purchase Invoice Management System (Workflow for SunSystems)

  • CashDesk comprising electronic payments, bank reconciliation and remittances

 

There are many more solutions within our portfolio, such as

 

  • Analysis and reporting

  • Collections management

  • Consolidations

 

Come and see us at the National Housing Federation Conference at the University of Warwick. You can also read our Housing Association case studies on our website for RCT Homes and Wandle Housing Association.

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Coller Capital addresses electronic payables with B4B
March 2011

Coller Capital addresses electronic payables with B4B (Banklinks for Business) from Professional Advantage

 

Coller Capital, a leading investor in the private equity secondaries market, addresses the electronic payables requirements of domestic and cross border payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) for SunSystems. B4B automates the supplier payments process with integration to your bank and eliminates human and print/post costs along with the threat of cheque fraud.

 

Coller Capital purchased B4B (Banklinks for Business) through PA business partner, Sapphire Systems.

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Liberty Wines improves debtor management with Collect
March 2011

The wine importer, Liberty Wines, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

Liberty Wines purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Ted Baker enhance its cash management with Cash Desk
March 2011

Ted Baker takes control of their cash management from electronic payables to emailing of remittances and automated bank reconciliation. Ted Baker, a British clothing retail company, chose Cash Desk for SunSystems to eliminate costs and risks from their accounts payable processes.

 

Ted Baker purchased Cash Desk from Professional Advantage.

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World Triathlon streamlines international payments with B4B
March 2011

World Triathlon streamlines international payments with B4B (Banklinks for Business) from Professional Advantage

 

World Triathlon Corporation, owner and organizer of Ironman and Ironman 70.3 branded-events, has chosen B4B (Banklinks for Business) from Professional Advantage as the solution to automating it’s payments throughout all its global offices. World Triathlon is expanding rapidly with new offices at all points of the globe, leading to an increase in events. In order to keep the supplies flowing, it is essential to ensure payments are made promptly. The choice of B4B was an easy one to make, given it’s huge list of domestic and international bank formats; comprising direct debits, faster payments and SEPA.

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Telecom Modus improve efficiency with Professional Advantage’s eRemit
March 2011
Telecom Modus Ltd has extended their efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit removes the time and cost of printing and posting supplier remittances by simply emailing them. Telecom Modus Ltd is a 3G and 4G mobile network infrastructure company.
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IQPC Shared Services Ltd further improves its electronic payments with B4B
February 2011
IQPC Shared Services Ltd, the international business conference organizer, extends the improvement of its accounts payable process across its Asian operation using B4B (Banklinks for Business) from Professional Advantage. B4B (Banklinks for Business) utilizes electronic payments for faster and more accurate payments in a wide range of bank formats.
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King Sturge Services Ltd extend efficiencies using eRemit
February 2011

King Sturge Services Ltd, an international property consultancy, has extended its efficiencies with eRemit. eRemit saves the time and cost of printing and posting remittances by emailing them to suppliers.

 

King Sturge Services Ltd purchased eRemit through PA business partner, e-Cocoon.

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SGS South Africa improves cash flow with Collect
February 2011

SGS South Africa, the safety standards organisation, has chosen PA’s Collect solution for debtor management. Collect helps to improve your cash flow, reduce bad debts and manage disputes with your clients. Its automated collection processes will free up your time to focus on the worst offenders.

 

SGS South Africa has purchased Collect through PA business partner, Infor UK.

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Raven Housing Trust choose iPOS
January 2011

Raven Housing Trust is the leading registered social landlord in East Surrey, providing affordable housing for local people. Raven has selected iPOS eProcurement for Infor FMS SunSystems through their business partner, Sapphire. The strategic decision to select iPOS was made over and above other possible market solutions due to its peerless integration with SunSystems which was seen as a critical success factor for their business. Also important was the ability for Raven to easily take ownership of the ongoing management of the system.

 

Professional Advantage has many years of in-depth experience working with Housing Associations in the UK.

 

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