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Agresso

The Joy of 6 for Professional Service Organisations
The Joy of 6 is an approach to satisfying your organisation's present and future requirements for more profitable projects and improved access to key business information through the use of one fully integrated solution: AGRESSO

These elements combine to form the Joy of Six:

  • Resource Management - high value assets, increase your ROI
  • Business Awareness and Agility - gain a competitive edge
  • Recoverability of Costs -ensure you regain all expenditure
  • Cost to Complete - have total visibility of all project aspects
  • Accurate on time billing - reduce errors, increase accuracy and cash flow
  • International Solution - suitability of solutions for all sizes of businesses

The business benefits from a web enabled fully integrated Finance, Project Costing, HR & Payroll solution, providing all 6 elements of functionality, can be substantial. Couple these benefits with the flexibility to evolve and develop your systems in line with changes in your business and you can increase the advantage gained.

Microsoft

Don't throw out your existing systems. Microsoft® .NET-connected software makes it easier for you to share or integrate information using the technology you own now.

How to Get .NET
7 Steps to Connecting Your World of Information, People, Systems, and Devices

What we mean by "how to get .NET" is really how to get your information connected using the Microsoft® .NET family of software technologies. Moving your world of data exchange to a new model of connectivity based on Web services can be an incremental process. We've outlined seven steps:

  1. Learn more about how Web services are changing the face of computing and business and how Microsoft provides the best platform for creating next-generation applications.
  2. Create Web services for key business processes with business partners and customers, using the .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET. In deciding which processes to deliver as Web services, focus on where your business adds value.
  3. Use Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) to register your Web services so other companies can find them—thus creating new revenue streams for you. Also use UDDI to find services you need—rather than build everything yourself.
  4. Deploy Microsoft Windows Server System™ integrated server software, including Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003. With built-in security, support for XML, and ability to quickly scale out to meet increased demands, the Windows Server System provides a good solution to host and deploy Web services and other applications. Windows Server 2003, the latest version of the Windows server family, integrates a powerful application environment to allow for the development of innovative Web services and business solutions that dramatically improve process efficiency.
  5. Help bring about the reality of anytime, anywhere computing by building applications that integrate with Microsoft Windows® and the Internet, and let people access and act on the information they need from the device at hand. Use Windows XP Embedded and Windows CE .NET to build the next generation of smart mobile and small footprint devices.
  6. Use vendors that have a road map for making their applications accessible as standards-based Web services. Insist on applications, devices, or services that play well with other technologies and let your business benefit from the global connectivity of the Internet.
  7. Get help in building the Next Generation Internet. Consult professionals specializing in .NET-connected software, Windows Embedded, and mobile solutions that integrate with your IT infrastructure. Get training to extend your skills.