COA Solutions Shortlisted for Accountancy Age Awards

13th October, 2008 - 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.

The Accountancy Age Awards celebrate success, achievement and excellence in the UK accountancy industry. COA Solutions’ OpenAccounts has been shortlisted for the Enterprise Software Package of the Year category for the last nine years and won this award in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006. To reach this year’s finals, COA Solutions had to prove the superiority of its OpenAccounts system in seven key areas from functionality and reliability through to customer care and value for money.

Mark Thompson, Managing Director of COA Solutions, says, "Reaching the final of these highly respected awards for the last nine years is a tremendous achievement and reflects the continuous improvements we have made to our OpenAccounts system and service offering. We pride ourselves on staying close to our customers so that we can fully understand their evolving business issues and respond swiftly to their needs."

COA Solutions is the UK’s leading supplier of business management and information systems to public, private and not-for-profit organisations in the service sector. Its OpenAccounts system strengthens financial management processes and provides integrated e-procurement, improving productivity whilst further streamlining the finance department.