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| Revas | Is Revas outsourcing, SaaS and other services combined? | 0 | Mar 29 2007, 7:18 AM EDT by Revas | ||||
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Thread started: Mar 29 2007, 7:18 AM EDT
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Revas is not that easy to pigeon hole – our approach is to tailor the Revas outsourced accounting model to each client’s requirements within a range of given parameters. Different clients will require and take different levels of service. Having said that, Revas can:
•provide the reassurance of SaaS, no hardware or maintenance issues, no software licences or upgrades to worry about •provide an outsourced solution to all accounting and tax compliance commitments including VAT & payroll •provide our clients access to additional expertise on tap •be accessed from anywhere in the world from any PC or MAC with Broadband Internet access. At present Revas is enabled via Terminal Services for remote access to the core accounting applications and Crystal Reports for online reporting. Clients accessing our hosted service do so via Terminal Services. We have used Citrix to gain access to client-hosted systems. Revas need not be based around any particular accounting software although where we host the service we use Access Dimensions. Our intention was never to reinvent the wheel hence we do use off the shelf packages. We tailor each set up to each client – some clients may want POP, others the project costing module, etc – we spend time with each client developing their desired management reporting pack, which we currently deliver via Crystal Reports. |
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| Revas | Revas: Response to AW readers | 0 | Mar 29 2007, 7:16 AM EDT by Revas | ||||
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Revas™ is the brand name for Baker Tilly’s online accounting service; it is also the brand name for the other online services offered by Baker Tilly, including online Company Secretarial Services.
Services that are currently provided by Revas are: • Transaction processing (where required) • Multi currency bank and cash reconciliations • Project costing • Payroll (from regional Baker Tilly payroll bureaux) • Expense claim processing • VAT returns (completion on behalf of clients) • Purchase order processing • Supplier payments • Control account reconciliations • Intercompany transactions • Preparation of management accounts • Preparation of other bespoke reports • Full integration with existing client systems where appropriate • Compliance work from local Baker Tilly office • Ongoing advisory, strategic planning, consultancy and any other value added service again from the local Baker Tilly office. |
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| jstokdyk | Relax about the length | 5 | Mar 4 2007, 5:02 AM EST by david_terrar | ||||
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Thread started: Mar 2 2007, 6:40 AM EST
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After all, you are writing for an electronic medium, so we are not slaves to the word count.
The real test is whether the article compels you to keep reading - because you are forcing someone to carry out a phyiscal activity (scroll down the screen) to keep them involved. I found this a good summary and welcome the bulleted bits - they drive home the argument more effectively than long, logically perfect paragraphs. If you are still wondering what to do and where to go with the "is SaaS right for you?" section, remember that I did offer the opporunity to extend your manifesto into a subsequent piece or two - and the "is it right for you?" discussion is an important one to get readers to think about. If you all have the time/enthusiasm, you could expand that element with short summaries from a selection of different vendors' customers about why the selected system was right for them - try to aim for a wide spread of user types and reasons for embracing SaaS. Again, aim for c600 words (give or take a hundred). If you do decide to go this route, I would include a final summary paragraph with the heading "Is SaaS right for you?" with a slimmed down final paragraph and a trailer that the next installment of the manifesto will answer the question more fully and include explanations from users why they chose this route... After some fast drafting/editing work and I suspect a big investment of emotion and effort, you've managed to convince me that wiki drafting tools aren't quiet as rubbish as I iniitally suggested. Well done!
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| david_terrar | On Dennis's revision | 0 | Mar 2 2007, 6:04 AM EST by david_terrar | ||||
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Thread started: Mar 2 2007, 6:04 AM EST
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Like the bullets. Will have a proper read during the day.... Looks good, though not sure about your "is SaaS right for you" emphasis... maybe we can debate that when I've thought about it. Hopefully John will let us stretch up from 500 words (this is just over 900).
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| dahowlett | Does Wetpaint provide | 1 | Feb 28 2007, 1:47 PM EST by david_terrar | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 28 2007, 12:21 PM EST
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proper version control?
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| dahowlett | Focus | 1 | Feb 28 2007, 1:45 PM EST by david_terrar | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 28 2007, 12:20 PM EST
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Doesn't need to be a history lesson - manifesto would imply a call to action so is it necessary to go around the ASP blah blah issues?
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| david_terrar | Too long | 1 | Feb 28 2007, 12:19 PM EST by dahowlett | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 28 2007, 1:58 AM EST
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This is about a 1000 words already, so we'll need to do a substantial edit and re-work.
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| jstokdyk | The financial software as a service manifesto - reposted | 1 | Feb 27 2007, 8:17 AM EST by david_terrar | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 27 2007, 7:52 AM EST
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Please forgive the misplacement, but the original <a href="http://saasopinions.wetpaint.com/account/jstokdyk/thread/513705/The+Financial+software+as+a+service+manifesto">editorial brief</a> I posted has disappeared off the front page here. The link should dig it up for you.
I look forward to monitoring the progress of this piece.
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| jstokdyk | Is this really the right place to write a collaborative article? | 3 | Feb 27 2007, 7:48 AM EST by jstokdyk | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 27 2007, 6:04 AM EST
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David,
this looks like another debating thread - remember, what I want from this group is a well argued ARTICLE/opinion piece. A little old fashioned, I know, but busy readers appreciate the effort people put in to organise content and concepts for them.
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| david_terrar | The profession needs to catch up | 2 | Feb 27 2007, 6:37 AM EST by david_terrar | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 27 2007, 5:35 AM EST
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Two separate things here. The Revas article and "Don't be frightened of SaaS". On the latter, the profession as well as the the SME/SMB community needs to catch up with the current options. The debate may have moved on to services in the web 2.0 blogosphere, but the rest of the business community need a better basic understanding to compare and contrast what is being ofered by the likes of Sage or Baker Tilly compared to Salesforce or Winweb or Twinfield. We also have hybrid offerings coming out from the major ERP suppliers like SAP and Microsoft. In that context SaaS is very definitely not redundant.
On Revas - They've just confused you, me, John Clough and Alastair Harris - so the average practioner might just be confused too. It's up to them to respond to our questions and comments, and very illuminating that we have a deafening silence.
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| dahowlett | SaaS is so 2006 | 1 | Feb 27 2007, 5:37 AM EST by david_terrar | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 27 2007, 4:23 AM EST
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I said at AW's site that for me, the expression SaaS is redundant. What I mean is the debate has moved on. The software element is assumed in my mind because the innovations I see that matter are all coming from vendors offering an on-demand approach. Therefore, now is the right time to be considering the service element. I agree there is confusion from the title but in this case there was such a huge disconnect. I actually don't know what Revas is offering. That's my earlier point and I would prefer to see an explanation from the post author.
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