Get ready to meet Windows 8 - Coming on October 26

Windows 8 is almost here...

A beautiful Start.

Vibrant and beautiful, the Start screen is the new face of Windows. Each tile on the Start screen is connected to a person, app, or whatever else is important to you, and lights up with the latest info.
   
A new era of PCs.

Sleek and lightweight, with fast startup times and long battery life, Windows 8 PCs are built for work and play. If you prefer a touchscreen, a mouse and keyboard, or both, there's a perfect PC for
you.

Serious. Fun.

Go from full-screen game to spreadsheet in one swipe, or snap them side-by-side and do both. Catch up with friends, zip through your files, and get things done faster than ever.

Introducing Windows 8

All About Apps

Work Hard - Play Hard

Make It Yours

Speak to us about Windows 8 now or book on our exciting interactive Windows 8 event on Wednesday November 21st at our offices in Hull.

Call Luke on 01482 210999, email info@genesisIT.co.uk or visit www.genesisIT.co.uk.

Genesis Business Systems,
Goulton Street,
Hull,
HU3 4DD

Genesis are now partners of Spindle Pro...

What Spindle Professional does

In a typical month your accounts department alone produces hundreds, even thousands, of documents:

• Invoices
• Sales orders
• Purchase orders
• Delivery notes

• Statements
• Remittance advices
• Credit notes
• And many more...

Spindle Professional automatically sends these out and simplifies the whole process.

Just one click

With just one click, Spindle Professional sends documents to multiple locations by email, fax and print. It stores them for easy access, freeing up your time and saving your business money.

Convenient branding

Documents sent by Spindle Professional can be branded to your company. It's easy to attach terms & conditions, add promotional offers and change designs, depending on how and what you send out.

What does it work with?

Spindle Professional is an intelligent Windows print driver that works with practically any application that can print, including, but not exclusive to:

·        * Pegasus Opera 3

·         * Pegasus Opera II

·         * Sage 50

·         * Sage 200

·         * Sage ERP X3

·         * Sage ERP Accpac

·         * Sage ACT!

·         * MS Dynamics NAV

·         * MS Dynamics GP

·         * MS Dynamics CRM

·         * MS Office

·         * Access Accounts

·         * Sunsystems

·         * SAP Business One

·         *and many others

Contact us for further information or to arrange a demo :

Call : 01482 210999

Email : info@genesisIT.co.uk

Web :  www.spindlepro.co.uk/genesisIT or www.genesisIT.co.uk

Genesis Business Systems

Goulton Street

Hull

HU3 4DD

Smartphone and Tablet App Development from Genesis Business Systems

App Development from Genesis

A phone or tablet app specifically designed for your business can empower your mobile workforce to work seamlessly and securely alongside your office systems. 

This ensures your mobile workers have the latest information at their fingertips and your essential office systems are immediately updated, enabling you to improve the speed and quality of your service. 

Our in-house team of skilled software developers have the ability to securely integrate mobile apps into a wide range of standard back office systems and can even work with you to integrate with bespoke office systems.

Mobile apps can also be developed for you to provide information or services to your customers and suppliers allowing them to more effectively work with your business and provide the edge you need in a competitive marketplace.

Mobile apps can revolutionise many areas of business, providing cost-effective ways to improve existing processes and novel new ways to help your business compete and grow.

The mobile app possibilities are endless and the following highlights a few examples which could maximise the potential of your business:-

Sales management (dashboards & decision making tools)

Booking enquiry / entry

Order enquiry / entry

Remote customer / prospect information (CRM)

Product enquiry / stock management

Asset enquiry / management

Job sheet / Time sheet / Expenses entry

Service sheet entry / management

Contact us now and allow us to develop your ideas into the essential mobile app your business needs.

Call : 01482 210999

Email : info@genesisIT.co.uk

Web : www.mobileappdevelopments.co.uk or  www.genesisIT.co.uk

Genesis Business Systems

Goulton Street

Hull

HU3 4DD

FREE Business Intelligence Pack with Opera 3 This Autumn!

 

Business Intelligence Pack

When you move to Opera 3 this Autumn, a Business Intelligence pack is available free of charge comprising of 1 user Pegasus XRL for Opera 3 and 1 user Dashboards with access to Standard Dashboards charts. Terms and conditions apply.

Opera 3. Helping you work smarter, not harder.

Business Intelligence Software (BI) is an essential tool for any business that wants to prosper in this tough business environment.  Every business depends on information as well as key performance indicators, so every business needs some methodology or means of gathering information, manipulating it and be able to gain access to it, quickly and easily. Pegasus XRL and Pegasus Dashboards are BI tools that will help you run your company efficiently, reduce costs and identify new business opportunities.

Pegasus XRL is a powerful reporting tool that will change the way you view your business, for good! With easy access to the information held within Opera 3, you can analyse, manipulate and report using the Excel interface that you’re familiar with. The reports you create can be saved for future use and will refresh with the click of a button to provide the most up-to-date information.

Pegasus Dashboards will enable you to make the right decision at the right time, displaying key business information in real time.  Pegasus Dashboards give you accurate and up-to-the-minute visual representation of the current status of your business affairs.  Key aspects such as sales performance, stock levels and key performance indicators are presented in graphical charts, so you can quickly spot things that might need your attention. You can create multiple dashboards, and export information from charts to Excel for further manipulation, if required.

Contact us now to discuss further or arrange a demo.
Call : 01482 210999
Email : info@genesisIT.co.uk
Web : www.genesisIT.co.uk

Terms and Conditions
1. This offer is applicable for New Business and for customers migrating from Opera II to Opera 3
2. The BI Pack will be added to all Opera II to Opera 3 migrations
3. All Dashboard users and XRL users are chargeable on the Annual Maintenance Contract
4. If the you are a Pegasus XRL user with Opera II already then we will upgrade the first user free.  For example, if you have 3 users for XRL, when migrating to Opera 3 XRL you will only pay for 2
5. If you are a Pegasus Dashboards user with Opera II already we will upgrade the application free of charge
6. Opera II Payroll only upgrades are excluded from this promotion
7. This offer is available from Monday 17 September
8. Orders must be placed before 3pm on Friday 23 November
9. A current AMC must be in place to take advantage of the offer
10. Discount is not available against the AMC
11. This offer is not available for Opera 3 Subscription

Discover Windows 8

Windows 8 Release Date Announced

Windows 8 has officially been confirmed for release on the 26th October 2012. The new operating system from Microsoft will be available on laptops, desktops, smartphone & tablets, including Microsoft’s own Surface tablet device. Windows 8 has made some radical changes from its predecessors, signalling one of the biggest Windows OS changes to date. The new intuitive Windows 8 app model makes it even easier for businesses users to create their own line-of-business apps that can help to enhance productivity, and are even available on tablet devices. The OS speed has also been vastly improved over its predecessor, so you can find what you need even faster. IT administrators will also be happy to know that reliability & security are now even more stable and Windows 8 works seamlessly with an existing Windows management infrastructure.

So the question is, how will Windows 8 operating system benefit your business as a whole?

Let’s find out the top benefits for users and IT departments.

End-Users

Immersive & fully-integrated solution

End-users will primarily benefit from an immersive and fully integrated experience. Qualified as “Metro-style,” the new user interface of Windows 8 will enable users to switch from multi-touch tablets to traditional keyboard and mouse interfaces found on desktops and laptops, creating a fully integrated solution to boost business productivity and cater to the needs of mobile workforces.

A radical new Start

One of the most striking differences will be the new Start screen composed of colourful tiles, from which programmes can be grouped and accessed quickly. Much like your smart phone, Windows 8 allows you to organise your favourite programmes and apps the way you need to stay most productive.

Shop around for Apps

While standard apps will come with Windows 8—including the new Internet Explorer® 10, a mail app, photo viewer, etc—users will be able to quickly search, find, and download a variety of software applications from the built-in Windows Store, helping create a deeper personalised experience. Further enhancements will include a new generation of programmes (the Metro-style apps) that remove window panes, close buttons, scrollbars and menu bars, new file-management features, more Explorer functionalities, an improved task manager, a new reset feature, and new options for multiple-monitor users.

Switch back & forth between tablet & PC

With a growing number of business people on the go and in search for greater flexibility, Windows 8 will make the switch from your laptop or desktop to your tablet seamless. The operating system integrates a touch keyboard for tablets allowing you to stay productive whatever device you are using.

Connect to the cloud

Windows 8 will be cloud-connected, meaning it will let you access the files, update settings, and connect to the people you need whenever and wherever you are. Sign in to your Microsoft account and get instant access to your files and documents whether they be found on Microsot SkyDrive® or other services.

IT Pros

Enhanced architecture & simplified deployment

While the Metro-style platform and new Start screen will certainly be the striking differences between Windows 8 and its predecessors, the new operating system will come with many other improved features that will please IT departments. Amongst these will be the ability to run Windows 8 on existing hardware and boot machines in record times. Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system will indeed be compatible with existing hardware, even ones that predated the Windows 7 release. IT pros will also be happy to learn that the new OS has been architected for a radically faster boot-up time estimated at just 8 seconds. This means faster software updates and other computer updates that need a system restart. Other enhancements include the operating system’s ability to support UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) secure boot. The latter helps protect against boot loader attacks for added security. 

To discover more about Windows 8 and how to upgrade or to book a demo on a touchscreen desktop call 01482 210999 or email info@genesisIT.co.uk. 

Genesis Business Systems,
Goulton Street,
Hull,
HU3 4DD
www.genesisIT.co.uk

Emerging Technologies Open Day - KC Stadium, Hull - 20th September

On September 20th, Hull-based IT specialists Genesis Business Systems are hosting an open day, where Microsoft will be heading the rota of national heavyweights and demonstrating its new operating system.

Luke Pykett, marketing manager at Genesis, said: "We've worked really hard to secure some exciting presentations from the biggest software and technology providers at the moment." 

 

Mr Pykett said the star attraction on the day, which is being held at the KC Stadium, will be Microsoft's partner technology advisor, Ted Schultz, who will present Windows 8, viewed as the biggest leap for the software giant in more than a decade, Office 2013 and the new Surface tablet.
Mr Schultz will be educating business users on the exciting features available in Windows 8 – a month before the release – including the touchscreen-enabled interface and he will also providing his thoughts on 'Where IT is going'.

Presentations from HP will follow, showing its latest notebook and tablet business solutions.
Pegasus software, Spindle Pro, Qlikview, Sophos and Dell Sonicwall will also demonstrate how the latest products and technologies can benefit your business.

The day will end with KC presenting its new fibre optic, lightning-speed broadband, Lightstream, which has begun to roll out across the region.
KC's Lee Hampston, who will be presenting at the open day, said: "Since we launched KC Business Lightstream, we've connected more than 150 customers to the service and their feedback has been fantastic.
"I'm looking forward to sharing all the details of Lightstream and the benefits it's delivering to local businesses."

Genesis will also take to the stage to discuss how mobile app development can be utilised for businesses with tablet and smartphone devices.

Genesis has been established for more than 25 years but it has been ten years since it held an open day.
Mr Pykett said: "We really feel now is the time for it.
"That's why we've called it the Emerging Technologies open day."

On the day there will be prize giveaways, including an iPad 3 up for grabs.

Clients will be able to browse stands on the day, as well as listen to the 30-minute presentations.
There is also chance to pre-register for Windows 8 on the day.

Emerging Technologies will be held on Thursday, September 20.
Pre-registration is required. Registration starts at 9.30am with the event held from 10am to 4pm. Entrance is free and lunch is provided.

Visit www. genesisit.co.uk/open-day to book 
or call Luke on 01482 210999.

Pegasus Real Time Information (RTI)

In April 2013, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is introducing a new way of reporting PAYE: Real Time Information (RTI).

RTI is being introduced to improve the operation of PAYE, making it easier for you, the employer, to operate PAYE. Employees will receive the information more quickly and it will help support the introduction of Universal Credits.

Watch the Video

Take 10 minutes to watch the Pegasus RTI overview delivered by a Product Specialist.

Download our Free Guide

Download our free PAYE Real Time Information Guide to Understanding to find out more and how you can get ready.

All Pegasus payroll solutions* will be ready for RTI in February 2013.

"Real Time Information means that employers and pension providers will tell HMRC about PAYE payments at the time they are made as part of their payroll process. Payroll software will collect the necessary information and send it to HMRC online."

HM Revenue & Customs

What is PAYE RTI?

RTI will ensure that the PAYE system meets the needs of the 21st century and will make it easier for employers, pension providers and HMRC to administer PAYE. Under RTI, employers and pension providers will tell HMRC about PAYE payments at the time they are made - as opposed to how it is done today, at the end of the financial year.

With the forthcoming HMRC RTI system, employers will be required to send data about PAYE, NIC and student loans every time they pay an employee, rather than just once a year with the end-of-year return. Payroll software will collect the necessary information and sent it to HMRC online. All Pegasus payroll solutions* will be ready for RTI in February 2013.

HMRC regularly update their website.

*Opera 3, Opera II and Capital Gold Payroll

For further information about Pegasus Solutions contact Luke on 01482 210999 or email info@genesisIT.co.uk or visit www.genesisIT.co.uk.

Genesis Business Systems, Goulton Street, Hull, HU3 4DD