Market Leaders in Financial Accounting Software and Business Systems. http://www.coasolutions.com en-gb Copyright 2008 COA Solutions Ltd http://www.coasolutions.com/images/coa-logo-pt1.gif http://www.coasolutions.com/ 80 15 COA Solutions News and Events. Albemarle and Bond, the largest pawnbroker in the UK, is implementing a financial management system with integrated cash flow forecasting, electronic procurement, business intelligence and document management and imaging functionality from COA Solutions. This new system will enable Albemarle and Bond to reduce manually-intensive administration, manage its cash more effectively to support its future growth plans and aid financial and corporate decision making. The planned go-live for the COA Solutions system is Autumn 2009. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-support-pawnbrokers-rapid-growth.php Wed, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 A leading provider of financial management systems (FMS) to the UK mid-market, COA Solutions, today announces a partnership with Real Asset Management Plc (RAM) – a UK-leading provider of fixed asset management software and services. This new partnership sees the integration of RAM’s fixed asset management software into COA Solutions’ FMS, providing users of eFinancials, OpenAccounts and e5 systems with market-leading fixed asset management functionality to complement COA Solutions’ existing fixed assets accounting module. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/financial-management-fixed-asset-management.php Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 The leading provider of business management and information systems to the UK mid-market, COA Solutions, is showcasing its budgeting and forecasting system, Collaborative Planning, on stand 51 at The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009 (23-25 June at Manchester Central). http://www.coasolutions.com/news/budgeting-forecasting-cipfa.php Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:00:00 The findings of a survey by UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, has revealed that 41% of senior financial professionals believe the economic upturn will come in 2010. COA Solutions carried out the research with 100 senior finance professionals (finance directors and managers) across a range of UK public sector and private sector organisations. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/managing-in-a-downturn-events-2009.php Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 Havering Council is implementing a budgeting and forecasting system from COA Solutions. This Collaborative Planning system will improve the Council's budget development and monitoring and provide greater control over the Council's expenditure. The COA Solutions system, which is being integrated with the Council's Oracle Financials system, will be made available to over 600 authorised council managers and is expected to go live in August 2009. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/havering-council.php Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 A leading UK provider of human capital management (HCM) systems, COA Solutions, is launching COA Solutions On Demand, on stand H180 at the HR Software Show 2009 (17-18 June at Olympia Conference Centre, London). http://www.coasolutions.com/news/on-demand-hr-hr-show.php Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 Bonhams, one of the oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques, has transformed its worldwide purchase-to-pay efficiency (P2P), including significantly cutting costs and reducing manual data entry by 80%, with the implementation of Version One’s document management and imaging systems. http://www.coasolutions.com//news/bonhams-use-ebis-system.php Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 The Health Store, the UK's largest, independent and co-operatively owned buying group supplying independent health and wholefood retailers, has reduced staff absence levels from 7% to 2% by implementing a Human Capital Management (HCM) system from COA Solutions. This HCM system, which has integrated HR, payroll, absence recording and time and attendance functionality, has also significantly streamlined The Health Store’s human resource (HR) and payroll processes, providing greater control over payroll, reducing costs and improving management reporting. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/health-store-hcm-system.php Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, today announces a partnership with inspHire, the leading supplier of software solutions to the rental industry. This partnership sees the integration of inspHire’s rental and asset management solutions into COA Solutions’ financial management system, providing companies involved in construction, engineering, tool hire and audiovisual hire, with an integrated solution to fulfil both their accounting and rental needs. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/best-of-breed-for-rental.php Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, today announces the launch of its employee engagement module to help organisations develop and motivate their staff. This solution is the latest addition to People Analytics, COA Solutions’ successful ‘out of the box’ business intelligence system for human resource (HR) professionals. People Analytics, which forms part of COA Solutions’ Corporate Analytics suite of business intelligence products, enables HR professionals to monitor, analyse and report on areas such as absenteeism and staff retention. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-employee-engagement-module.php Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Browne Jacobson, one of the most successful Midlands based commercial law firms in England, has significantly streamlined its human resource (HR) and payroll processes as a result of implementing a Human Capital Management (HCM) system from COA Solutions http://www.coasolutions.com/news/hr-pro-law.php Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 Phoenix Medical Supplies, a UK distributor of pharmaceutical products and services to community pharmacists, dispensing doctors and hospital pharmacies, is paying tribute to COA Solutions' human resource (HR) and payroll system for helping the company to move from a combined payroll to a monthly payroll. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/human-resources-phoenix-medical.php Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, has been honoured with a leading environmental award from The Green Organisation – A Green Hero Award. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/green-hero-award.php Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 COA Solutions, a leading provider of business management and information systems to the UK mid-market, announces the launch of its new HCM Portal. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/new-coa-solutions-hcm-portal.php Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 freedomleisure, a leading not-for-profit provider of community leisure across Sussex, has significantly streamlined its human resource (HR) and payroll processes as a result of implementing a Human Capital Management (HCM) system from COA Solutions. This HCM system, consisting of HR, payroll, recruitment, training and self-service modules has been made available to authorised staff across 15 sites. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/freedomleisure-human-captal-management.php Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 Research by the National Computing Centre (NCC) in partnership with business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, has revealed that just 3% of UK organisations have a totally automated procurement process. It also highlights that although only 25% of organisations have a green and sustainable procurement policy across their entire organisations, 69% believe that moving to electronic procurement would support their environmental strategies. The research was carried out with 110 public and private sector organisations across the UK. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/source-to-pay-procurement.php Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, today announces the launch of a new addition to its Smart Business Suite - human capital management (HCM) product OpenPeople Lite. This 'out of the box' version of COA Solutions’ successful OpenPeople HCM system has been tailored to meet the needs of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). http://www.coasolutions.com/news/open-people-lite.php Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions, today announces that it has signed up to the Green Charter of the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA), the voice of the UK software industry. This recently launched green IT initiative shows a commitment by software developers to tackling climate change both within their own organisations and through their software systems. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-signs-up-to-major-new-green-it-initiative.php Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 The Forestry Commission, the Government department responsible for the protection and expansion of Britain's forests and woodlands, is measuring its carbon emissions using COA Solutions' Employee Expense Management (EEM) system. As a Government department, the Forestry Commission is required to measure, and then make efforts to reduce, its carbon emissions as outlined by the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006. Using emissions data from its EEM system, together with data drawn from its internal credit card reconciliation and fleet management systems, the Forestry Commission can measure each employee's carbon footprint. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/strong-half-year.php Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 UK IT consultants are being invited to a free briefing at the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW) in London on 18 December 2008 entitled ‘Consulting propositions for a downturn - ideas to generate new client engagements’. This COA Solutions sponsored event will outline and discuss propositions to help consultants generate more business and maximise existing client relationships during the economic downturn. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/how-to-boost-business-during-a-downturn.php Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UK business applications software provider, COA Solutions Ltd. has today reported strong profitable growth for its half-year results ending 30 September 2008. Turnover has increased by 16% to £29.6m with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increasing by 27% to £5.1m. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/strong-half-year.php Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions (www.coasolutions.com), has been presented with a gold award at this year’s National Green Apple Environment Awards to honour the environmental benefits of its eBIS workflow system. COA Solutions and document management subsidiary, Version One, came away with first and second place in the science and technology category of these awards after Version One's software was named 'Green Champion' – the awards’ highest honour. The awards ceremony took place at the House of Commons on 10 November 2008. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-ebis-green-apple-award.php Thu, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), the charity which promotes scientific and educational standards of small animal medicine and surgery in practice, teaching and research, has gone live with COA Solutions’ OpenAccounts finance system. This new system has transformed the BSAVA’s accounting efficiency, data accuracy and reporting capabilities. It is also providing the charity with greater financial transparency. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/vets-improve-efficiency-with-openaccounts.php Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with Collaborative Planning, a budgeting and forecasting system from COA Solutions, to improve reporting efficiency and aid service-line reporting. This system, which is currently being rolled-out to 80 budget holders across the Trust, is providing Bedford Hospital with significant cost and time savings as well as increased financial transparency and accountability. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/bedford-nhs-collaborative-planning.php Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GAC Logistics (UK) Ltd, a leading logistics services provider and part of the global GAC Group, has significantly improved business efficiency and is reducing its environmental impact as a result of implementing COA Solutions’ Electronic Payslip system. This system, which went live in June 2008, is tightly integrated into the company’s COA Solutions OpenPeople payroll solution and has initially been made available to 120 employees across six sites. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/leading-logistics-electronic-payslips.php Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 COA Solutions’ OpenAccounts financial management system is a finalist in the Enterprise Software Package of the Year category of the Accountancy Age Awards 2008 for the ninth consecutive year. Judged by financial directors and industry experts, OpenAccounts is one of four financial software products shortlisted and is competing for the title against COA Solutions’ document management subsidiary, Version One. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on 12 November 2008 at Battersea Park Arena, London. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-make-final-accountancy-age-awards.php Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 TACT UK, a national charity that supports adults with learning difficulties, is implementing OpenPeople, an integrated human resource (HR) and payroll software system from COA Solutions www.coasolutions.com . This system, which will be launched in late 2008, will improve efficiencies in management reporting, significantly reduce manual data entry and enable closer monitoring of HR issues such as staff absenteeism. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/tact-uk-implement-openpeople.php Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 The leading provider of business management and information systems to the UK mid-market, COA Solutions, is exhibiting its portfolio of accounting, human resource (HR), payroll, document management and business intelligence systems on stands AF203 and HR204 at Autumn Softworld 2008 (14-15 October 2008, Olympia 2, London). http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-launches-manages-services-showcases-systems.php Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 COA Solutions' OpenAccounts financial management system has been shortlisted in the Enterprise Accounting Software category of the Business Software Satisfaction Awards 2008. COA Solutions has also made the final in a number of HR and payroll categories including Business Intelligence/Corporate Performance Management (People Analytics), Payroll Software (OpenPeople), Enterprise HR Software (HR Pro Enterprise from ASR Computers) and Mid-Range HR Software (HR Pro Professional from ASR Computers). http://www.coasolutions.com/news/finalist-business-software-satisfaction-awards.php Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 UK business systems provider, COA Solutions, today announces a partnership with Ardentia, a supplier of business intelligence solutions to the healthcare sector. The partnership sees the integration of Ardentia’s patient level costing (PLC) system into COA Solutions' patient resource management (PRM) and collaborative planning systems, providing managers, clinicians and theatre staff with sophisticated patient-level costing, payment by results (PbR) and planning functionality. This helps to meet Service Line Management needs. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-ardentia-partnership.php Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) announces the launch of its Purchasing Card Reconciliation (PCR) system. Purchasing cards or charge cards are used by businesses to cover purchasing expenses, such as raw materials or office supplies. COA Solutions’ new web-based PCR solution, which is tightly integrated into COA Solutions’ financial management systems, manages and reconciles corporate purchase card charges throughout the entire purchasing lifecycle. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-launches-parchasing-card-reconciliation-system.php Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 Leading UK charity Comic Relief is implementing a human resource (HR) system from ASR Computers Ltd., a COA Solutions company (www.asr.co.uk). The HR Pro system with an integrated .NET Workflow module is 'going-live' in August 2008. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/asr-comic-relief.php Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 A partnership between COA Solutions and Management Information Tools, Inc. (MITS) is enabling patient-level resource management analytics, helping managers and theater staff in healthcare organizations to operate their business units with greater efficiency. COA Solutions is a UK supplier of integrated business management and information systems and MITS is a US-based provider of advanced reporting and business intelligence software. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-mits.php Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 75% of UK organisations will prosper during the economic downturn according to a poll carried-out by UK business management and information systems provider, COA Solutions. Managing Directors, Financial Directors, and Financial Controllers from 100 UK public and private sector organisations completed the poll and 75% stated that their businesses will prosper during the downturn. 25% do not think their organisations will flourish during the economic slump. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/prosper-economic-downturn.php Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 TSL Education Ltd., the UK’s leading educational publisher, has dramatically improved credit control, including reducing days sales outstanding (DSO) by 20 days, as a result of implementing a finance management system from COA Solutions. TSL also attributes it winning the Credit Team of the Year 2008 award at the recent Periodical Publishers Association (PPA) 2008 awards to COA Solutions’ system. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/TSL-finance-system-openaccounts.php Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 The Fostering Network, the UK’s leading charity for everyone with a personal or professional involvement in fostering, is transforming efficiency levels and improving financial decision making by implementing an OpenAccounts financial and reporting system from COA Solutions. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/fostering-network-implement-openaccounts.php Thu, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is rolling-out a 'first of its kind' patient-level resource management (PRM) system from COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts). This new system, which uses barcode scanning technology and is costing in the region of £75,000, replaces inefficient and costly paper-based stock management processes. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/cornwall-prm.php Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 Leading UK business software provider, COA Solutions is exhibiting its full range of human resource, payroll, time and attendance and HR analytics systems on stand H122 at the HR Software Show. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/hr-software-show.php Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 The Lloyd Fraser Group, a leading logistics services company, is implementing an electronic procurement system from COA Solutions to increase business efficiency and replace time consuming paper-based procurement in line with its environmental agenda. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/lloyd-fraser.php Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 The Brendoncare Foundation, a leading care home provider in the south of England, is implementing Corporate Analytics, a business intelligence (BI) system from COA Solutions. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/brendoncare-business-intelligence.php Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 COA Solutions announces the launch of its Advanced Income Management (AIM) system, a sales ledger and invoicing solution to meet the complex requirements of the care market. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/income-management-system-to-care-market.php Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) has won a £750,000 contract to supply Virgin Trains with an integrated financial management system comprising a comprehensive portfolio of financial, procurement, forecasting and document management solutions. COA Solutions' system, which will be made available to 250 Virgin Trains staff across the UK, is expected to go-live in September 2008. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-win-virgin-trains-contract.php Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Prospects for People with Learning Disabilities - a leading UK Christian organisation providing residential support and day services to people with learning disabilities - is implementing an OpenAccounts financial and reporting system from COA Solutions http://www.coasolutions.com/news/charity-puts-faith-in-openaccounts.php Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 COA Solutions Ltd. (formerly CedarOpenAccounts), a UK provider of business and information management systems, has today announced the acquisition of UK human resource (HR) software company, ASR Computers Ltd (www.asr.co.uk). http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-acquires-asr-computers-ltd.php Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 COA Solutions' OpenAccounts system has been shortlisted in the financial software category of the 2008 Real FD/CBI Excellence awards. Voted for by financial directors (FDs), OpenAccounts is one of eight financial software products shortlisted and the winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on 15 April 2008. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-shortlisted-for-financial-software-award.php Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Patersons, a global printing and information distribution company, has chosen an integrated financial management, human resource (HR) and payroll software system from COA Solutions. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/patersons-printing-intergrates-software-from-coa-solutions.php Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 TRX, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRXI), a global technology company that develops and hosts software applications to process travel and financial data records and automate manual processes, and COA Solutions Ltd, a business applications software company, today announced the launch of a joint Card Management Services solution for airlines needing to lower their distribution costs and credit card feeds. /http://www.coasolutions.com/news/trx-and-coa-solutions-partner-offer-card-management-services.php Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Users of accountancy systems from COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) have unanimously stated that they would recommend COA Solutions' product offering to other charities, according to a recent survey conducted by Charity Finance magazine. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/reader-survey-reveals-all-charity-users-recommend-coa-solutions-software.php Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts), a supplier of integrated business management and information systems, today announces the launch of its newly designed North American website, www.coasolutions.com/americas. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-launches-new-america-website.php Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 COA Solutions Ltd. (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) has today announced the acquisition of UK eProcurement solutions and services specialist, Belmin Group Ltd. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/coa-solutions-acquires-eprocurement-specialist-belmin.php Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000 COA Solutions has won a £3.6 million contract to supply all twenty-two Scottish health boards with a comprehensive portfolio of financial, procurement support, business intelligence and document management software solutions. This 'Health Business Suite' is being implemented as part of a drive to achieve shared services working throughout NHSScotland. The planned completion date for fully implementing the new system is March 2009 http://www.coasolutions.com/news/nhsscotland.php Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Runwood Homes - a leading UK care home provider with 28 homes across Essex and Hertfordshire - is implementing new financial and income management systems from COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts), to support its growth strategy. With a six-year plan to substantially increase its number of homes and beds, Runwood requires systems which are efficient and flexible enough to support its growth without having to expand its accounts team. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/runwood-implements-coa-systems.php Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 COA Solutions Ltd. (formerly CedarOpenAccounts) is launching business intelligence solution Corporate Analytics on stand 6 at Softworld 2008 (26-27 February 2008, Novotel London West, Hammersmith). /http://www.coasolutions.com/news/corporate-analytics.php Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Caring Homes - one of the largest privately-owned care home groups in the United Kingdom - is implementing an OpenAccounts finance system and web-based purchase order (PO) processing system from COA Solutions (formerly CedarOpenAccounts). /http://www.coasolutions.com/news/caring-homes-consolidates-financial-accounting-with-coa-solutions.php Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000 A leading mobile phone provider in Puerto Rico, Open Mobile, is implementing electronic document management and imaging software from UK-based Version One. Version One´s electronic form design software, DbForm, and document storage system, DbArchive, which is tightly integrated into Open Mobile´s COA Solutions finance system, will dramatically improve accounts payable and purchase order efficiency. http://www.coasolutions.com/news/mobile-phone-provider-rings-the-changes-with-version-one.php Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000