Opera 3 SQL SE – Fixed Assets released

Profile are delighted to announce that Pegasus has now released Fixed Assets on the Opera 3 SQL SE platform. Now is the perfect time to get yourself upgraded!

As you will be aware from our previous emails, Pegasus Opera 3 SQL SE has been available for some time now as an upgrade for Opera 3 customers. Fixed Assets has now been released for Opera 3 SQL SE. Have you spoken to your Account Manager yet about your upgrade?

Fixed Assets allows your organisation to maintain a complete register of all company assets. Various depreciation methods are available to automatically calculate and post the journals. The module includes links to the Purchase and Nominal Ledgers so you can track the full lifecycle and value of the asset from purchase to disposal.

Opera 3 SQL SE is Pegasus’ roadmap for the future, combining the familiar look and feel of Opera 3 with additional optimised code and increased data capacity. Businesses will have the power to schedule tasks to perform in the background whilst they get on with their day-to-day work, due to the SQL Server and the server-side processing it contains. Alternatively, you even have the choice to run data intensive processes out of working hours.

If you would like to find out more about upgrading to Opera 3 SQL SE speak to your account manager or email us at sales@profile.co.uk.

– The Profile Team

Profile Special Offers

Find out more about our offers available until the end of November to help support our valued customers moving forwards.

With the lifting of restrictions and the end of the furlough scheme, many companies are looking at how they can return to “normal” after the pandemic. Many businesses may have had to review their processes and address changing workplace requirements. Here at Profile, we would like to offer as much assistance as we can to our valued customers and are introducing a number of offers to help until the end of November.

Re-training employees
Studies have proved that training improves employee engagement and retention rates and encourages innovative thinking. We are offering 25% to 50% discount on any remote training or consultancy purchased for Opera 3 or XRL before the end of November in order to help you with re-training employees (offer dependent on number of days purchased). This may be to help refresh their skills for a return to work after the end of the furlough scheme or to assist maximising your use of the software moving forwards.

Cash flow forecasting
Accurate profit and loss cash flow forecasting has never been so vital to ensure your business can remain agile and profitable. We are offering 10% off any software orders for the Credit Manager and XRL Report writer alongside the above training offer.

Enhancing Opera 3: Profile Utilities
With changing business requirements and the need to continually adapt, you may need to look at how you can extend your use of Opera 3. Profile have written a number of utilities based on customer requests which could enhance how Opera 3 helps business operations and we are also offering a 10% discount on these.

Using technology to facilitate flexible working
If nothing else, the pandemic has forced businesses to review working from home and how that can be adopted in flexible working practices moving forwards. Companies need to ensure that their network infrastructure facilitates whatever approach they choose to take but to also protect it from unwanted external threats. We are offering a 25% discount on a 2-hour systems audit and advice on best practice to help your staff be aware on how to protect your business.

Profile are committed to helping our customers in any way we can so please contact your Account Manager free on 08000 195101 to make the most of our offers whilst they are available!

– The Profile Team

Priority ERP V 21.0 – What Can It Do For You?

In conjunction with Priority, we are pleased to announce the release of their latest version – Priority V 21.0.

Feedback is an integral part of Priority’s development process. Almost every day, they receive requests from customers around the globe, who share their product development and enhancement ideas. Each request is carefully reviewed and every effort made to incorporate them into Priority software versions. As a result, V 21.0 consists of 69 requested functionality items from 628 customers.

With a keen focus on system openness and product innovation, Priority V 21.0 includes payment receipt via PayPal directly through Click2Pay, Priority Payments portal, and Priority mobile, new global enhancements, including document printing based on language, and easy loading of currency exchange rates, plus improvements in Click2Sign, now with online document confirmation. New functionality in Priority Mobile includes barcode scanning in sequence, and the ability to view portlets (visual display of data), and more. Notably, V 21.0 also includes an number of country specific requirements including Brexit and MTD updates for GB.
For the full list of Version Highlights, please click here

Please contact us now to arrange your upgrade or to discuss how Priority ERP can benefit your organisation on 08000 195101 or email us at sales@profile.co.uk

– The Profile Team

Business Intelligence that helps

In an increasingly digital world, we all deal with masses of data from multiple sources. Making sense of all this can be a daily challenge. Nowhere is this more the case than for SME’s trying to get an accurate picture to make crucial decisions in a fast moving economy. It’s only with a comprehensive view of the business that decision-makers can hope to achieve the levels of business agility and responsiveness required to gain competitive advantage.

In-built intelligence
Microsoft Power BI will connect your entire organisation, doing away with manual reporting processes and replacing these with modern, automated cloud-based BI technology. These tools have the ability to pull together data from right across the company, to provide an accurate, up-to-date, view of the business on which to base effective decision-making.

Accessible insight
Simplified reporting processes enable different departments and business functions to access vital information quickly and efficiently with live links to current data. There is no need to wait for IT to produce lengthy reports, which can often be outdated by the time it takes to pull all of the relevant information together. The speed at which the right information is received is critical, enabling businesses to seize new opportunities as they arise. Profile have written links and report packs for Power BI with Opera 3 and Operations II for access to up-to-date information.

Summary of benefits:

• Build powerful reports using multiple sources
• Easy to read visualisation of data from across your entire business
• Simple drill-down functionality for high levels of detail
• Collaborate and share reports easily with Office 365 integration
• Access information anywhere with mobile devices

Supporting growth
The scalability and flexibility of the best BI solutions ensures that a business is able to maintain a complete view of the organisation, regardless of its requirements. To be truly agile, a business needs comprehensive, timely and accurate business insight as standard. With the right BI systems in place, an organisation can access important data at any time, providing the actionable insight and foresight needed to shape an effective business strategy not just for today but for the foreseeable future.

For more information on how Profile can help maximise your business intelligence capabilities, contact us on 08000 195101 or email sales@profile.co.uk.

– The Profile Team

Are you getting the help you need, when you need it?

The current climate is challenging enough. Here are four reasons how Profile can help your organisation optimise technology and work efficiently.

Are you getting a fast enough response to your IT support queries? Are your IT and telephone systems helping you work efficiently during the Covid-19 pandemic and giving you the flexibility you need for home working? Are you sure you have the best system for your requirements?

Can your IT provider offer advice on the latest technology to help optimise your solutions, be it IT infrastructure, telecoms (VOIP), internet connections or network security?

2020 was a difficult year for all and 2021 looks set for the challenges to continue. Managing the safety of staff and colleagues, coping with lockdowns and working from home, all whilst trying to ensure your business continues to operate smoothly and efficiently, means you need confidence in your IT and communications infrastructure along with the support and advice you receive.

Perhaps now might be the time to consider Profile Technology Services Ltd as your preferred partner.

4 reasons to move to Profile:

Experienced and Dedicated Support
Our Support team offer a dedicated service with remote access to customer systems to assist quickly and securely. We will resolve your issues as efficiently as possible to keep your business operating. We can offer various levels of contracts to suit your needs – we can even offer ad hoc support if you require.

Value Added Consultancy
Combined with our Support team, you will assigned your own Account Manager to work with you to ensure you get the best advice. Whether that is for on-premise, hosted or cloud systems, we will offer options to help ensure your business has the best solution for working wherever you are. We are accredited partners in all the solutions we provide to offer the most up-to-date support and recommendations.

Security and Compliance
Working remotely means you should never compromise on security and you need to ensure your systems and data are protected. With a range of hardware and software options, we can offer solutions to give you the peace of mind you need.

A Working Partnership
As a total IT solutions provider, Profile will work in partnership with you to offer comprehensive solutions to help you optimise technology and drive growth for your organisation.

Contact us now to see how we can help you during lockdown and moving forwards on 08000 195101 or email us at sales@profile.co.uk

– The Profile Team

Don’t get caught out, Reverse Charge VAT is coming…

There are major changes to the way VAT is collected in the building and construction industry coming into effect on 1st March 2021

If you are not prepared, there could be serious consequences for your business. The reverse charge will affect building and construction services provided at the standard or reduced rates of VAT that also need to be reported under CIS. There are types of work that are unaffected by the legislative changes. To find out more about Reverse Charge VAT in Pegasus CIS & Opera 3, download the datasheet here.

To comply with Reverse Charge VAT, CIS users are required to install the latest version of CIS (v4.10), which contains new features to support the changes. You can read what new features are included to accommodate Reverse Charge VAT on our website. This important new version is already available so, if you are interested in discussing this vital upgrade, please contact your Account Manager by calling 08000 195101 or emailing sales@profile.co.uk

Opera 3 users who are affected by these legislative changes will also need to ensure their Opera system is compliant, even if they do not use Pegasus CIS. The functionality is already available in the software so please make sure you talk to us about options for training on the system configuration.

To discuss the installation of these upgrades, or to learn more about Reverse Charge VAT and the implications it will have for your business, please contact your Account Manager by calling 08000 195101 or emailing sales@profile.co.uk

– The Profile Team

Christmas Opening Hours 2020

Over the Christmas period you may need our Support services. Please see below our opening hours:

• Wednesday 23rd December 2020 – Open as normal
• Thursday 24th December 2020 – Head office & support lines open until 12:30pm
• Friday 25th December 2020 – CHRISTMAS DAY – Closed
• Monday 28th December 2020 – BANK HOLIDAY – Closed
• Tuesday 29th December 2020 – Limited support available 9am – 5:30pm
• Wednesday 30th December 2020 – Limited support available 9am – 5:30pm
• Thursday 31st December 2020 – Limited support available 9am – 5:30pm
• Friday 1st January 2021 – BANK HOLIDAY – Closed
• Monday 4th January 2021 – Open as normal

We will be available to call on the following numbers during 29th/30th/31st December:

• Pegasus Software Support: 0345 066 0099
• Hardware and Network Support: 0345 520 0099

You can also email support@profile.co.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

– Merry Christmas from the Profile Team!

Is your organisation ready for Brexit?

See our Brexit page for more information from Pegasus about the legislative requirements and how Opera 3 can help.

With Brexit on the horizon on December 31st 2020, it’s key you understand as a business the changes that are upcoming and what your organisation must do to align with new Government legislations. On January 1st 2021, the transition period with the European Union (EU) will end and the United Kingdom (UK) will operate a full, external border which means that controls will be placed on the movement of goods between Great Britain (GB) and the EU. This will be similar to the rules that currently apply to movement of good with non-EU countries.

View our Brexit page in depth using the link below.

www.profile.co.uk/brexit

Here you’ll find documents that will help to keep you informed of the changes to customers who export and import with the EU. You’ll also be informed of what you need to do to fall in line with the changes expected to come into force, and of course any upcoming amendments to your Pegasus products.

– The Profile Team

Opera 3 SQL SE Job Costing available now!

Profile are delighted to announce that Pegasus has now released Job Costing on the Opera 3 SQL SE platform. Now is the perfect time to get yourself upgraded!

Pegasus state Opera 3 SQL SE is the plan for the future. Functionality will continue to be added to Opera 3 SQL SE as Pegasus continue to offer a product defined roadmap moving forward, so your organisation can continue to proceed with confidence. Opera 3 SQL SE combines the familiar look & feel of Opera 3 with additional optimised code and increased data capacity.

Businesses will also have the power to schedule tasks to perform in the background whilst they get on with their day-to-day, due to the SQL Server and the server-side processing it possesses. Alternatively, you even have the choice to run data intensive processes out of working hours.

If you would like to find out more about upgrading to Opera 3 SQL SE speak to your account manager or email us at sales@profile.co.uk.

– The Profile Team

Working From Home: The New Normal?

When does working from home because of Covid-19, change to working from home because it’s more effective? 50% of UK workers are expected to have the ability to work from home by the end of 2020, and organisations are reviewing practices to remain flexible and reactive in these ever-changing times. So what are you doing to ensure your organisation doesn’t get left behind?

Transforming your business digitally doesn’t require large expensive changes. Small incremental changes can be put in place to help improve your workforce’s productivity and efficiency and ultimately profitability. Collaboration Suites such as Microsoft Teams can bring wide-spread workforces together through the power of video conferencing, instant messaging and document sharing, all whilst being available on an array of devices allowing your teams to work from wherever they are.

Fears of breach of data and network security whilst working remotely can now be forgotten with the use of multi-factor authentication and also implementing key firewalls to prevent any hackers. Many businesses are also looking to the future and using a hosted network to provide a solution with increased flexibility and adaptability. Hosted servers allow you access anywhere, anytime – perfect for organisations operating remotely.

If you would like to find out more about how Profile can assist your business working remotely, speak to your account manager or email us at sales@profile.co.uk.

– The Profile Team

Financial control has never been more crucial.

Financial control is critical to any business trying to reduce debt, control their cashflow and improve their long-term financial status – now more than ever. Being able to provide a transparent view of your complete financial position is essential to be able to define where your attention needs to be directed to address any issues.

Opera 3 Credit Management is the perfect way to consolidate all information required in one place for effective credit control. The Credit Management Centre uses real-time graphs and reports, so management can determine outstanding debts, high-risk customers and promised payments. These increased reporting capabilities can offer your organisation a complete view over your cashflow at all times. It is also includes a Debt Management feature that allows you to set up to 9 levels of debtor correspondence to safeguard your business from late payments.

Pegasus XRL and Power BI are just two of the solutions available for management reporting to provide the information to make informed decisions at this critical time. XRL creates dynamic links to the data in Opera 3 into Excel, giving real-time access to information in any part of the system. Power BI can produce custom dashboards with a personal interface specific to each user’s role within the organisation. These can also be shared amongst your employees easily online – a great addition for those working remotely.

With the power to drill-down into specific levels of your finances, proactive business decisions can be made during this critical time by reacting to real-time information provided using these tools.

Call us now on 08000 195 101 or email sales@profile.co.uk today to see how Profile can help you manage your company’s finances or even write bespoke reports to assist with your management reporting. Get in touch today to book your online demo.

– The Profile Team

Are you getting the most out of your Pegasus Opera 3 software?

Are you getting the most out of your Pegasus Opera 3 system? Has the new working world impacted the support you’re receiving? Or have you been working from home and found yourself struggling with stable remote access to Opera 3?

Ensuring you have the best support for your Pegasus Opera 3 system, with an established support service that won’t let you down in critical situations, must be a high priority for all Pegasus customers. When it comes to Pegasus, Profile Technology Services Ltd is the best in the country. We have a leading team of support experts, project managers and developers awarded Pegasus Partner of the Year for a second year running, highlighting the continuous great service we provide.

Why should you take our word for it when we have our industry awards and happy customers to do it for us? Our customers have given us some great testimonials which you can see on our website. You can read what they have to say about us here! We have customers of all different sizes across multiple industries, with different solutions and support contracts to suit any business’ needs.

Hosted Services

Profile is a complete IT Solution provider excelling in hardware and software solutions to help futureproof your business. As organisations look to prepare for the future, many are moving towards hosted/cloud based solutions as they look to simplify their business infrastructure and manage costs. Not only will users be able to access the server from any location, which is critical given the number of people currently working from home, businesses will also benefit from improved security and online backups put in place to ensure your data remains safe at all times.

Visit our website to read in-depth about what Profile can offer your business, call us on 08000 195101 or email us at sales@profile.co.uk to chat with an Account Manager or organise a free review meeting.

– The Profile Team