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. 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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 +0100 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