PC Plus award and review

01.06.05

Excerpts from PC Plus review

Business Manager has been awarded the prestigious Editors Choice award by PC Plus magazine. The review in June's edition of this computing magazine for advice, tutorials and authoritative reviews gave the Business Manager service '9 out of 10 Overall' and described the service as an 'innovative finance package'.

In addition to this the Business Manager service received a 9 out of 10 for 'Value', 'Features' and 'Performance'.

Here are just some of the excerpts from the review to help you understand why this service can mean a better future for your business:

How Business Manager can help small businesses

"Running a modern business can be minefield of financial snares and legal regulations. The suite of top quality programs offered in Barclays Business Manager tackles everything head-on, from bookkeeping and accounts through to HR and Health & Safety compliance. It also allows you to plan for growth and develop effective marketing strategies. Best of all, the monthly subscription means that you don't have to buy the software outright."

About monthly savings on software

"One of the main strengths of Business Manager is that instead of paying for all your software up front, you can choose from a wide range of programs and pay a monthly subscription for this service instead"

About the business benefits of the service

"There is much more to business software than just bookkeeping and accounts, which is reflected in Barclays' line-up of software. Both the basic and advanced packages include beproStaff Compliance Service, which is ideal for keeping on top of the latest HR and Health & Safety regulations. The Barclays suite provides you not only with the latest full versions of installation software, but also with access to regular updates of the programs, to keep you up to date."

"To help your business grow, both packages have Business Plan Pro and Marketing Plan Pro from Palo Alto Software...The advanced version of Barclays Business Manager also includes MindLeaders Business Skills, which offers unlimited access to over 35 business skills courses"

About the technology behind the service

"It's all operated through a clever and innovative, licence management system. This works a bit like the BSkyB subscription system; it goes online to determine which programs you're entitled to use, and only gives you access to those parts of the suite..."

About the future of all software

"The basic version of the suite offers a high range of quality software, tailored to the practical needs of any small business. The advanced package is even better. It's extremely clever - one day, all software suites could be served this way".