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Posted by John Bell on 09/07/05 21:15
Hi Greg/Phil
I think Phil is well aware for the need for backups especially if he read
the sections in BOL that I suggested. Having multiple quotes may show him
more information where he can at least ask the awkward questions and compare
the answers.
If the account has done his homework then he should have done a
report/presentation for the board that lists the different packages and what
they do, as there is a legal responsibilty for the maintainance of the
accounts that rests with the directors assuming this is a limited company.
The choice of supplier should also be separated from the choice of the
tools. Other options may be products from CODA, SunSystems or Sage at a
guess.
John
"TheScullster" <phil@dropthespam.com> wrote in message
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> "John Bell" <jbellnewsposts@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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!
> 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.
> 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.
>
> Phil
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