Our flagship business solution
For the last 20 years, Access has continued to design business
software that's simple, proven and relevant to your industry.
Today, when you choose Access business software, you join over
10,000 mid-market companies who use our solutions to achieve
business success.
Throughout our history, we have continually invested in research
and development. This commitment has allowed us to achieve many
"firsts to market" - for example, we were the first mid-market
accounting software company to use the Microsoft SQL Server as our
underlying database.
This, together with other Microsoft technologies and our own
innovation, has seen our capabilities go way beyond the finance
function and out into the wider business. Today, Access business
software provides your business with the tools to streamline data
collection and provide visibility of processes and costs across
your entire organisation.
Functionality
Access Dimensions together with our web-based solution,
FocalPoint, offer over 40 seamlessly integrated modules
to cover every area of your business. Within Dimensions, these
range from core finance tools such as cash flow
forecasting through to key operational functionality in the
areas of stock,
project and
light
manufacturing to name a few.
Extending into the wider business, FocalPoint provides
additional web-based
tools for time-based organisations such as timesheets,
expenses and resource
scheduling as well as business-wide functionality in the form
of project
management, purchase requests, online reporting and workflow forms.
Supporting multiple currencies and languages, modules within
your solution are configured to your precise requirements and can
be added to now and as your needs change.
Technology
Access Dimensions and FocalPoint are built around Microsoft SQL
Server database, providing you with an 'open data' architecture.
This means you can link Access business software to any of your
existing applications, via a proven API (Application Programming
Interface) for development and integration of SQL applications. We
also provide a Transaction Broker, capable of integrating with any
other type of ODBC/XML and Internet packages.
In conclusion, we can create a full end-to-end solution,
whatever your existing investments or industry.
Reporting
Every module within Access Dimensions and FocalPoint comes with
a comprehensive selection of standard Crystal
reports, all of which utilise the SQL-based platform for
instant access to your data. Full
integration with Microsoft Excel provide you with a further
level of flexibility, enabling data to be simply extracted into
OLAP cubes for offline analysis and uploaded within a single
click.
Beyond the finance department, our Dashboard
simplifies complex information into a web-based 'console',
delivering constantly refreshed management information to the wider
business in a highly user-friendly series of graphs and charts.
Extensibility
Access business software is designed to be rapid to implement
and easy to deploy. Our customer-centric development programme has
led to a product that is easily integrated with other software and
can be implemented and people-trained in a matter of weeks rather
than months.
Each product release encompasses customer feedback, legal
requirements and emerging technology to ensure that your solution
remains constantly fit for purpose.
Because our systems are based on a central database, extending
your system is straightforward. This applies whether you're adding
a single user or rolling out remote access to thousands of users
and sites. Our highly trained product experts apply proven project management
methodology to ensure a smooth and cost-effective
implementation or upgrade.
Usability
Access Dimensions and FocalPoint is based on the familiar
Microsoft Office user interface. This makes your system quick
to learn and easy to navigate, regardless of your level of user
experience. All your key tasks can be grouped under tabs within a
graphical display known as the 'Ribbon', which lets
you organise related commands under tabs so that they can be found
quickly.
The Ribbon is highly configurable, allowing you to easily change
elements such as icons, names and tool tips so that it looks and
feels how you want it. You can also define new entries, giving you
access to external applications, websites and dashboard reports -
all from the comfort of your business software.
To make this information easy to deploy, full
integration with all Microsoft applications such as Excel, Word
and Outlook means that anyone can view and exchange business data -
not only without needing to log on to the core system but without
any prior knowledge of how it works.
In addition to its intuitive look and feel, Dimensions &
FocalPoint is specifically designed to fit in with the needs of
today's highly diverse and busy workforce. Web-based
functions such as FocalPoint and our online Dashboard
plus integration with mobile devices such as the iPhone mean you
can be productive whenever and wherever you happen to be.
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