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Posted by Greg D. Moore \(Strider\) on 09/07/05 16:47
"TheScullster" <phil@dropthespam.com> wrote in message
news:hHmdncbD4ayQO4PeSa8jmw@karoo.co.uk...
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> "John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If you are having a consultancy migrate/install this packaged solution
> > then you would need to state that the system will have to included
> > scheduled maintenance.
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> Many thanks, John and Greg, I will peruse the links.
> The guy who is "managing" the take up of this software is an accountant!
Ah, Penny-wise, Pound foolish!
On the other hand, sometimes they CAN be convinced by ROI. "Hey John, how
much does this cost the company if the database is corrupted and we have no
backups?"
> He
> has been given a price for the supply and configuration of the Great
Plains
> software and subsequent support.
> Problem seems to be that the SQL side of things has been (perhaps
> conveniently for the suppliers) glossed over.
Sounds familiar.
> So the additional costs for SQL license, CALS and support are only just
> beginning to surface.
>
> To my mind the adoption of Great Plains and all that it entails for a
> company of 30 employees seems overkill.
> It appears to be driven by a need to do cash flow forecasting, handle many
> currencies/exchange and, to a lesser extent, have greater control over
> project accounting which our current package TasBooks cannot do.
>
> It may be too late now (and the accountant claims to have searched
> extensively for alternative packages), but if you are aware of software
> which can perform the above functions and cope with UK VAT etc please let
me
> know.
Sorry, not my expertise. Actually an area I dislike dealing with. :-)
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> Phil
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