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Xerocon London 2019 Day One
Xerocon London 2019 is a two-day conference devoted to accounting partners who have Xero as a focus in their practise. I do not quite fit that category as I am a computer programmer creating applications for Xero and other accounting packages but I can update you here on the announcements on the fi
XD18 Xero Developer Roadshow 2018
Xero have been hosting their #XD18 Xero Developer Roadshow around the world and this time (June 2018) it was the turn of London.
Gary Turner (MD of Xero UK) kicked things off with an inspiring vision on how the internet has presented us a once in a lifetime opportunity to rebuild the fundamentals of how business works. Xero is
Why is Microsoft Power BI so Great ?
Why is Microsoft Power BI so Great ?
Power BI is a platform for sharing and visualising data either using a web browser or the Power BI Client software running on the desktop or mobile.
Why is CRM so difficult for Charities
David Scurr of Citizens Online and Becky Smith of Economic Change hosted a morning’s discussion on CRM and the Charity S
Why are Microsoft Power Apps so Great ?
I looked at Power Apps several months ago and, as a programmer, wondered why organisations would pay seven pounds a month per person to have access to a very limited 'lo-code' application generator when you could
What is Billing and how to do it using CRM
The 8 steps involved in automating monthly invoicing, from start to send.
Historically, the term ‘billing’ has meant the process of creating and fulfilling large numbers of monthly sales invoices used by large-scale gas, electricity and telephone companies with tens of thousands of customers and recurring bills based on us
What does the cloud mean for Sage 50C users
Redware Research Limited attended the Sage Summit on 5 April at the Excel Conference Centre in London where Michael Office gave us a “deep dive” on what Sage 50C offers to its 400,000 business users here in the UK.
Michael spends 75% of his time out in the field watching and helping businesses make the most of Sage 50
Sage Summit impresses Redware CTO
Sage are holding their UK summit conference at the Excel conference centre on 5-6 April this year and have marshalled an impressive roadmap comprising technical collaborations with some of the hottest technical infrastructure platforms around at the moment.
Thousands of partners comprising resellers, accountants and developers we
Sage just made it easier to connect to Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft have plans to shake up the ERP and accounting market with the long awaited Dynamics 365 Financials due to arrive in the UK in the next few months.
Perhaps in anticipation of this, Sage have just released a significant upgrade to their Sage 50 accounting software now with Office 365 integratio
Querying Dynamics 365 OData
OData is a standard for accessing data from a database suited to contemporary programming practise which often involves consuming a web request in json format from a web endpoint. Your average JavaScript programmer can access data easily using an OData endpoint.
The standard or
How to resize a PDF Document
Resizing a PDF document can be incredibly tricky mostly involving changing the page size and using "fit to print" with your PDF printer driver. We do publishing with LuLu and Amazon KDP and often have to resize our PDF documents paticularly from A4 to A5.
The task is quite simpl
Collecting Payments with repeat Billing
How to collect payments if you’re building a business that relies on repeat Billing
The aim of any repeat Billing system must be to automate payment transactions as much as possible saving your accounts department a lot of time and hassle.
For this reason Billing systems often incorporate a payment gateway to facilit
HMRC Making Tax Digital Bridging Software
Doing your VAT return with the new HMRC Making Tax Digital gateway is not a complex process to manage with bridging software which lets you submit your VAT return without having to change or upgrade your accounting software - and you can still use a spreadsheet.
HMRC do want you to keep digital records so bridging software usua
Electronic Invoicing and Dynamics CRM
How and why to do electronic invoicing using Microsoft Dynamics 365
Electronic invoicing (e-invoicing, e-billing etc) - a method used by suppliers to pass invoices directly to their customers in a format which allows for automatic processing - is an idea that’s being promoted across Europe and other parts of the world
Did I learn anything at Scottish Summit 2022 ?
I learnt that two modest Scottish bearded gentlemen (Mark Christie and Matt Beard) with help from volunteers and sponsors can put on a free community conference which is better than paid for and that it is difficult to choose from fourteen simultaneous tracks! I learnt that Power Portal is now called P
Covid Compliance for recording Customers April 12 2021
There are new rules from April 12 for coronavirus restrictions in the UK including outdoor hospitality and pub gardens opening for table service only.
Billing with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 365 White Paper
Billing and Microsoft CRM.
A Guide to using CRM to automate monthly invoicing
White Paper
Author: Stamati Crook - Redware Research Limited
Big Data London 2018 and CRM
The London Big Data Conference held at Kensington Olympia on 13-14 November 2018 was not that big but I expect it will be bigger next year. It is held in an upstairs part of the exhibition hall chock full of lecture halls and exhibitors. The conference is free and has an extensive series of lectures over two days with a high quali