LAKE SUNSYSTEMS NEWSLETTER - February 2006

Welcome to the first edition of the 2006 newsletter for LAKE Customers.

Here, you will find news stories, product features, service announcements, and the SunSystems and Proactis Knowledgebase.

This newsletter is designed so that there is something for everyone. We would welcome your comments and suggestions.

Best regards

IN THIS EDITION

New Case Study:
Connexions Greater Merseyside

Product Focus:
Vision 6 Overview
Online Tour
Brochure

Vendor News:
SunSystems version 5 offers compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and IFRS

Knowledgebase:
SunSystems 5
Vision 6
Proactis

SunSystems Training:
Training Dates

"We wanted to save time and money and tighten expenditure controls."

The company had been operating a paper-based system for managing the purchasing process. In common with all systems of this kind, it had its limitations...

The decision to invest in a new Spend Control system was backed by a business case that set out the benefits of the investment...

CLICK HERE to download your copy of this case study

CLICK HERE for details of Proactis and LAKE Spend Control solutions.
 

Combining Vision's Powerful On-Line Reporting Toolsets with Vision Serducts delivers the ultimate Business Intelligence Solution across your entire Organisation.

New Facilities for Existing Vision Users

• New Easy-to-Use Wizard Functions across Vision XL, Word, and Executive to help you create reports quickly and easily
   
• New "Slice-and-Dice" Cube Analysis Function, with Off-Line capabilities, helping you to analyse your data even when you're not connected to your network
   
• New Ctrl-Click selection of disparate items from lists, making Report Design simple and quick, and removing the need for many of your Hierarchies
   
• New Run-Time Prompt Facility, making Report Development and Distribution fast, simple, and secure
   
• New Browser Edition of Vision Executive to provide Self-Service Reporting for Managers across the Intranet
   
• New Powerful Chart Functions, with "Drill-Through" Facility for Users

Vision Serducts Provide Real-Time Access to non-SunSystems Data

• Simple Reporting from disparate sources on the same page
   
• Real-Time Drill-Down to Source Data from Anywhere in the Organisation
   
• An Incredibly Quick Learning Curve, with familiar Vision Reporting Tools
   
• A Low Total Cost of Ownership, with one powerful Reporting Tool across all your Applications

LAKE Serducts are already available for Proactis Spend Control Solutions and Earnie IQ Payroll Solutions, and can be established for any application, database, or table within your own organisation.

CLICK HERE to submit your details and we shall contact you. Alternatively, call now on 0113 273 7788.

CLICK HERE to take an online tour.

CLICK HERE to download product brochures.

SunSystems 5 offers compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and IFRS
SunSystems 5 Financials has been reviewed by independent auditors KPMG and has been certified as an Automated Data Processing System for the purpose of Financial Reporting that works in accordance with relevant IFRS and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

Solutions to the following have been added to LAKE Support Online. To view these and details of your organisation's support cases login at www.lake.co.uk/customers then select "Find Solutions" from the navigation menu.

SunSystems 5

• Clearing an Allocation in Progress
• Exporting and Reversing SunSystems Journal(s)
• Transferring the Year End P&L Balance to the Balance Sheet
• Clearing a Password Violation

SunSystems Vision 6

• Clearing Locked Users in Vision 6
• Reversing the Sign of Output Values in Vision 6

Proactis

• Setting or Amending your Message Subscriptions
• Appointing and Removing a Stand-In Authorisor

Latest SunSystems Training Dates
CLICK HERE to view the current SunSystems training schedule.