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Monday, February 10, 2012

Enhancement of PIC Scheme

Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam said businesses will be given more cash upfront for their investments provide a 60% cash payout for up to $100,000 of firms’ PIC expenditures.This means a S$60,000 payout from the Government, compared to the S$30,000 previously.

Business will get their cash payout faster. From 1 July 2012, companies will be able to apply for and obtain their cash payouts on a quarterly basis.

Companies can claim PIC benefits on their in-house training not certified by Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) or Institute of Technical Education (ITE), up to S$10,000 a year.

The cash payout will be extended from YA 2013 to YA 2015. The cash payout cannot be combined on expenditure across the 3 YAs.

Read more at http://http://www.iras.gov.sg/irashome/PIcredit.aspx

    Tuesday, November 01, 2011

    Sage Premier Partner Award for Year 2011.

    We are honoured to announce that we have been awarded the Sage Premier Partner Award for Year 2011. We want to thank our valued customers for your invaluable support over the years. Confidence and continued trust that you placed in us is the foundation of our success, and we will do our best to ensure that we meet and exceed your service expectations. Thank you again for your continued support!

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    Friday, July 01, 2011

    Sage integrates iPhone and social media access into award-winning Sage CRM solution

    1 July 2011 – Sage Asia, a leader in business software and services, today strengthened its range of mid market solutions with the launch of Sage CRM v7.1, which is designed to give businesses the freedom to choose how, where and when they manage critical customer information.

    Sage CRM v7.1 offers users fast and flexible accessibility to customer data, contacts and calendars, thanks to powerful new MS Exchange integration and a choice of cloud, hosted or on-premise deployment options. With Twitter and LinkedIn integration as well as mobile deployment and an optimised iPhone experience, the new solution also gives 24 hour access to business-critical information regardless of location, enabling businesses to operate in the way they want.

    “Whether in the office or on the move, Sage believes software should make it easier for people to do business and our latest version of Sage CRM builds on this commitment by giving customers the flexibility, reliability, security and support to connect services and view their customer data in a way that best suits their needs now and in the future,” explained Greg Ford, Managing Director, Sage’s Mid Market Division.

    New design for greater ease of use and customisation

    Sage CRM v7.1 now features:

    • Sage CRM Interactive Dashboard for users to manage their business, priorities and key accounts from a single screen and new Sage CRM Report Charts for at-a-glance insight on business performance
    • Sage E-marketing, which offers a simple 3-step wizard to execute e-marketing campaigns quickly and easily with a choice of over 90 professional templates, as well as simple campaign cloning to re-produce winning campaigns and a ready-made marketing campaign workflow out-of-the-box
    • Real-time synchronisation between Sage CRM and MS Exchange for seamless calendar and communications management anytime, anywhere, regardless of device or location
    • Twitter integration, empowering businesses to manage leads and customer interactions on Twitter from within Sage CRM
    • Sage CRM for iPhone with the ability to update and access real-time customer information, view customer cases and manage opportunities and leads on the move.

    Read more at http://www.sageasiapac.com/newsDetail.asp?nID=144