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News and Views Archive

March 2010

APS Billback…so much more than Cost Recovery
There’s no doubt about it, there has been a quiet software and solutions revolution going on at Billback – now APS Billback -since it merged into the Australian-based APS Group just 12 months ago. For those in the know, APS is the producer and supplier of ‘high performance’ practice software and solutions for progressive legal and accounting firms.

2009 APS Client Satisfaction Survey Results
Although this survey is not the only opportunity we provide for clients to rate us, it is our best quantitative measure and the results will enable us to review closely what we do well – and show us what we need to do to stay ahead of the game in terms of the services – and service levels – we provide.

February 2010

Reckon Growth Continues With 20 Percent Profit Increase
Sydney, 9 February 2010 – Reckon Limited (RKN) today announced a net profit after tax of A$13.6 million, up 20 per cent, (after business acquisition restructure costs) for the full year ended December 2009.

December 2009

View APS Decemeber edition of 'Connections'

August 2009

Reckon Revenue, Profit Growth Continue Upward Trend
Reckon Limited (RKN) today announced operating revenue of A$43.3 million for the six months ended 30 June, up 39 per cent on the prior year, and EBITDA of $12.9 million, before restructuring costs, up 37 per cent.

James Cowper engage Advanced Professional Solutions for Document Management and Client Extranet Project
Leading accountancy practice James Cowper LLP has announced that it has selected Advanced Professional Solutions to deploy the Autonomy iManage document management solution with a view to streamlining internal content management process and providing value added client services through information exchange and collaboration.

July 2009

Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) Short-listed for 2009 Software Satisfaction Awards
Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) is delighted to announce that it has been short-listed for the 2009 Software Satisfaction Awards (Practice Management Software category) for the second year in succession

June 2009

Mohler, Nixon & Williams Adopts APS Advance Practice Management
Mohler, Nixon & Williams (MNW), a Top 100 US accounting firm, and Commercial Logic, Inc. (CLI), a leading provider of Practice Management software for the accounting profession, announced today that Mohler, Nixon & Williams will become the first North American accounting firm to implement the APS Advance Practice Management system.

Welcome to 'Connections'
We are very pleased to welcome you to the launch issue of 'Connections', APS's new quarterly e-newsletter for clients and prospective clients. 'Connections' replaces the long-running Advancements which we have been producing in a number of styles since 2001

May 2009

Campbell Dallas Announces Strategic Partnership with APS
Campbell Dallas Chartered Accountants announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Advanced Professional Solutions with the selection of Advance Practice Management, Advance CRM and Advance Practice IQ (Business Intelligence).

April 2009

Commercial Logic Partners with APS to Launch Award-Winning Practice Management Software into the North American Market
Commercial Logic, Inc., a leading provider of practice management software for the accounting profession, announced today that Commercial Logic has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Advanced Professional Solutions Pty Ltd (APS), a leading global supplier of practice management software and services

March 2009

APS and Billback Systems in Accounting and Legal Software Merger
The merger was announced today of APS (Advanced Professional Solutions) and Billback Systems. Billback Systems develops and markets a range of expense management and cost recovery solutions predominantly to the legal profession.

February 2009

Reckon acquires Espreon businesses
Reckon acquires Espreon businessesReckon Limited, the supplier of QuickBooks and Quicken accounting and financial management software,today signed an agreement with Espreon Limited to acquire the company’s Corporate Services and Cost Recovery Businesses for $18 million.

Reckon/APS Shrug Off Stumbling Economy with Double-Digit Profit Rise
Reckon Limited (RKN) today announced revenue of A$60.8 million for the full year ended December 2008, up 8 per cent on the prior year, and a net profit after tax of $11.3 million,up 14 per cent

David Allen & Co Deliver Document Management Success with APS
David Allen & Co has announced the successful practice wide deployment of the Interwoven Document Management solution, WorkSite.

View APS February Advancements newsletter

January 2009

APS Secure prestigious Chantrey Vellacott contract
Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) has announced that its Practice Management suite has been selected by Chantrey Vellacott DFK to replace the firm’s current practice management application

Practice Management V9.1 and Xcede Professional Accounting V9.0 Released
We are very excited to announce the release of Practice Management Version 9.1 and Xcede Professional Accounting Version 9.0, both of which incorporate significant enhancements.  These improvements include Workflow – Document Management – Outlook Integration – Enhanced User Interface – Unintegrated Assets with an enhanced asset maintenance form and much much more....all ready for your firm now!

November 2008

Message from APS Group CEO re 2008 Accountancy Age Award Win

APS wins Practice Management Software of the Year award.

October 2008

Click here to view APS October Advancements newsletter.

September 2008

Reckon's 2008 Half Year Financial Results View Reckons 2008 half year financial results overview.

Goodman Jones Appoint APS for Document & Email Management
Advanced
Professional Solutions (APS) has today announced that it has been selected by the accountancy practice Goodman Jones to spearhead its deployment of a practice-wide document and email management solution.

APS short listed for Accountancy Age Awards
Advanced 
Professional Solutions (APS) is delighted to announce that it has been short listed for the prestigious Accountancy Age Practice Management Software solution of the year award for 2008

APS short listed for Software Satisfaction Awards
Advanced Professional Solutions is pleased to announce that it has been short listed for the Sift Media Customer Software Satisfaction Awards

APS sign strategic alliance with Concep Group for Email Marketing
Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with email marketing software specialist, Concep Group.

August 2008

Click here to view APS August Advancements newsletter.

Tait Walker Documents its Success
Accountancy practice Tait Walker today announced that it has successful migrated from GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange whilst simultaneously deploying a practice-wide document management and email content management solution from Advanced Professional Solutions (APS).

June 2008

Click here to view APS June Advancements newsletter.

FW Stephens implements future proof platform
FW Stephens announced that it has successfully migrated from its MYOB solution to Advance practice management software from APS.  In addition to Advance, FW Stephens implemented Advance CRM and Worksite Document Management software...

APS Strikes Gold
Advanced Professional Solutions (APS) today announced that it has achieved Gold Partner status from the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) vendor, Interwoven...

March 2008

Click here to view APS March Advancements newsletter.

Click here to view Reckon's 2007 Full Year Financial Results Overview.

December 2007

APS Australasian Annual Conference Review– (Aus & NZ)
Last month saw our 16th Annual Client Conference take place at Queenstown in New Zealand’s glorious South Island – we had a fantastic turnout with more than 200 delegates in attendance, a conference sell-out...

APS Annual Conference Review– (UK)
Alongside the New Zealand conference in early November, APS held its Annual UK Client Conference in mid November...

Client Relationship Management – it’s an opportunity!
Many businesses have long understood the importance of delivering appropriate service levels to different clients and types of client profiles. Now an increasing number of accounting and consulting firms are benefiting from a well defined client management strategy underpinned by integrated CRM (client relationship management) software...

Document Management – it’s getting harder
Many business issues facing professional services firms can often run and run without any obvious means of resolution...

September 2007

APS Australasian Annual Conference – (Aus & NZ)
It’s about the time of year when we start chasing up all APS clients in New Zealand and Australia to make their final decisions as to who in their practice should register for the Annual APS Client Conference...

APS UK Annual Conference – (UK)
We are pleased to extend an invitation to you to join us at our 8th APS Annual Conference to be held this year...

Reckon Half Year Results 2007 – (Aus, NZ & UK)
APS revenue growth has come from focusing on 5 aspects of the business:..

APS 10 Year Club - (Aus, NZ & UK)
15 Year Club – Saravina Whiteacre – who has been with APS for just over 10 years ...

Why I attend the APS conference - Tony Flynn, Prosperity Advisers – (Aus, NZ & UK)
Tony Flynn, IT Project Manager at Prosperity Advisers, Newcastle based accounting firm in NSW talked to Advancements about why he attends APS conferences...

Product Focus
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July 2007

An integrated approach to business planning.
We have all heard many times that it is ‘5 times easier’ to win new work from a current client than it is to win a new client ...

APS Noticeboard (UK, AUS and NZ)
Find out what's going on at APS...

APS 15 Year Club officially open! - (Aus, NZ & UK)
15 Year Club – Nigel Babington – an original member - (Aus, NZ & UK) ...

Why we chose APS: Selection Case Study (UK, AUS and NZ)
Over the last few years we have produced a number of ‘APS Selection Case Studies’ working with clients...

Product Focus
Find out the very latest on our product range...

Tip of the Month– (Aus, NZ and UK)
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