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Excel4apps White Paper Explores General Ledger Reporting Options for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Buson) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Available at OAUG Connection Point® EPM/BI/R12.1 Upgrade conference in Atlanta, this educational document details GL reporting changes within Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1

Raleigh, NC November 8, 2011 A new white paper by Excel4apps, a Gold-level member of Oracle® Partner Network (OPN) and provider of Excel-based reporting and budget-loading software, will be available to attendees of OAUG Connection Point® EPM/BI/R12.1 Upgrade in Atlanta, November 15-16, 2011. The six-page educational document, titled "Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 Upgrade Impact on GL Reporting," examines the impact of the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 on General Ledger (GL) reporting.

"This white paper is intended to help financial users prepare for their upgrade to the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1," said Michele Buson, CEO for Excel4apps. "In addition to reporting specifics related to the upgrade, the paper investigates reporting alternatives for the new environment."

The white paper details reporting changes with the introduction of the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 while exploring various options to enhance reporting capabilities, including Oracle Validated Integration between Excel4apps GL Wand and the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1. The GL Wand software solution uses the familiar Microsoft Excel® interface to pull live data for real-time reporting and drill down, making it easy to create and modify GL reports from the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1. Installing quickly and requiring minimal training and IT support, GL Wand gives financial users the ability to effectively report from the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.

Attendees at OAUG Connection Point EPM/BI/R12.1 Upgrade in Atlanta can attend a presentation of this white paper topic and live demonstration of the GL Wand solution during "What You Need to Know: The Impact of R12 on Your GL Reporting" on Tuesday, November 15, at 8:30am in the Walnut Meeting room, Level 3, North Tower, of the Omni CNN Center. Copies of the white paper will be available at the Excel4apps booth throughout OAUG Connection Point EPM/BI/R12.1 Upgrade. For those not attending the show, the white paper is available for download at www.excel4apps.com.

Excel4Apps is a Gold-level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork. For more information about OAUG Connection Point EPM/BI/R12.1 Upgrade, visit www.connectionpoint.oaug.org.

About Excel4apps
Excel4apps is a best-in-class provider of Excel-based reporting and budget-loading software for Oracle and SAP. Designed for financial professionals, its award-winning GL Wand, Reports Wand, and Budget Wand, and Sales Wand products easily and securely deliver real-time ERP data using Microsoft Excel to save reporting time and effort. Excel4apps serves over 8,500 Oracle and SAP users worldwide, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. To schedule a demonstration or try a free trial, visit www.excel4apps.com today.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. http://www.oracle.com/partners.

Excel4apps Named 2011 E-Business Suite Partner of the Year; Repeats Gold ISV Partner Award from UK Oracle User Group

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Buson) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:54:00 +0000

Oracle users again recognise Excel4apps with Gold Independent Software Vendor Award, while acknowledging the company's innovation with Silver E-Business Suite Award

Staffordshire, UK, (November 3, 2011) Excel4apps, an Oracle Gold Partner and provider of best-in-class Excel-based reporting software for use with Oracle and SAP, has received two prestigious awards from the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG). For the second straight year, Excel4apps and its flagship GL Wand financial reporting software were honoured with the Gold Award for Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner of the Year, which is given for quality software that runs with Oracle products, as well as superior customer service. In addition, Excel4apps received the Silver E-Business Suite Award, recognising its innovative solutions backed by skilled resources and excellent delivery.

The UKOUG Partner of the Year Awards is an annual event in which a select number of Oracle partners are acknowledged in three levels - Gold, Silver, and Bronze based solely on votes cast by end-user UKOUG members. The winners were announced on Thursday, the 20th of October, at the Institute of Directors, West End, London. Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards were presented in 19 categories.

"These awards are a tremendous recognition of what Excel4apps brings to its customers, in terms of robust, yet easy to use Oracle reporting solutions," said Dean Jones, Managing Director, UK and Europe, for Excel4apps. "We are honoured by the confidence our customers place in us and remain committed to delivering high-quality, intuitive products so that organisations worldwide can easily and quickly obtain accurate financial information. But most of all, we appreciate the extraordinary support received from our customers during these awards, each and every year."

About Excel4apps

Excel4apps is a best-in-class provider of Excel-based reporting and budget-loading software for Oracle and SAP. Designed for finance professionals, its award-winning GL Wand, Reports Wand, Budget Wand, and Sales Wand products easily and securely deliver real-time ERP data using Microsoft Excel® to save reporting time and effort. Excel4apps serves over 8,500 Oracle and SAP users worldwide, with offices in Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and South Africa. To schedule a demonstration or try a free trial, visit www.excel4apps.com today.

About UK Oracle User Group

UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) is an independent, not for profit membership organisation created to support Oracle stakeholders. Established over 25 years ago, UKOUG now has over 11,000 member contacts who act as a single independent voice to influence the future design, functionality and technology that is key to all Oracle users. For more information, visit www.ukoug.org

Excel4apps Announces 35% Jump in Sales of SAP and Oracle Financial Reporting Tools; Adds New Marketing Appointments

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Buson) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:55:00 +0000

Popular GL Wand product fuels revenue growth and expanded marketing opportunities for enterprise financial reporting authority Excel4apps.

RALEIGH, NC (September 14, 2011) – Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel-based financial reporting software for use with SAP and Oracle, today announced a 35% jump in its annual customer acquisition rate, adding to a compound annual revenue growth of 78% over the past five years. Fueled by the popularity of its flagship GL Wand product, which allows finance professionals to pull Oracle and SAP general ledger data simply and securely into Excel® spreadsheets, this growth is announced along with two new personnel appointments. Susan Shaw joins the company as Global Marketing Manager, and Conrad Jooste assumes the role of Marketing Manager.

"Our exceptional growth rate reflects the ongoing need from Oracle and SAP business users for an easy and accurate way to report on financial data from enterprise systems – without programming help," said Michele Buson, Co-Founder and CEO for Excel4apps. "We are delighted to welcome Susan and Conrad as part of our marketing team to further our efforts in demonstrating how potential users around the world can work more efficiently with their general ledger using GL Wand, Budget Wand and Reports Wand."

Susan comes to Excel4apps with an extensive background in marketing and lead generation in the software industry, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) and computerized maintenance management software (CMMS). She is a Professional Certified Marketer, as certified by the American Marketing Association, holds a B.A. in Communications from La Salle University, and is currently pursuing an MBA at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Susan will oversee the global marketing function for Excel4apps, including development and management of the marketing and communications strategy.

Conrad brings more than 14 years experience in the information technology industry, including Internet banking, web application design and development, project management, search engine optimization, and pay-per-click advertising. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in information systems and accounting from The University of Cape Town, as well as a post-graduate degree in management from the WITS Business School in South Africa. Based out of Farnham, Surrey, U.K., Conrad is responsible for corporate and regional digital marketing initiatives at Excel4apps.

About Excel4apps

Excel4apps is a best-in-class provider of Excel-based reporting and budget-loading software for Oracle and SAP. Designed for finance professionals, its award-winning GL Wand, Reports Wand, and Budget Wand products easily and securely deliver real-time ERP data using Microsoft Excel® to save reporting time and effort. Excel4apps serves over 7,000 Oracle and SAP users worldwide, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. To schedule a demonstration or try a free trial, visit www.excel4apps.com today.

Nucleus Research Finds GL Wand Fills Reporting Gaps Left by Enterprise Systems and Traditional BI Software

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Buson) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:05:00 +0000

RALEIGH, NC (July 21, 2011) – In order to provide value, financial data from enterprise systems like SAP and Oracle must be in the right hands at the right time, yet reporting information from these applications remains a challenge for many organizations in terms of time and resources. Even business intelligence (BI) tools fall short for companies that need to avoid the initial and ongoing costs of such applications.

In a recently published, independent research note, Nucleus Research found that gaps in reporting left by enterprise and BI systems can be filled by non-traditional BI tools such as GL Wand from Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel-based financial reporting software for use with SAP and Oracle. GL Wand pulls general ledger data directly into an easy-to-manipulate Excel ® spreadsheet, without the need for a data warehouse or information technology (IT) programming support.

Read the full press release by visiting www.excel4apps.com.

Excel4apps and Z Option Announce Partnership to Offer Business Users Full Circle Access to SAP Financials

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:22:00 +0000

Business users gain direct links to SAP through familiar Excel interfaces for uploading and downloading data without programming help

RALEIGH, NC (March 23, 2011) Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting software for use with SAP and Oracle, has today announced its partnership with Z Option, a leading developer of complementary software solutions for SAP. With easy spreadsheet uploads from Z Option's GLSU product and direct downloads of live SAP data for financial reports using GL Wand from Excel4apps, business users never leave the comfort of Excel to complete critical tasks.

"We are pleased to join forces with Z Option to provide business users real-time, full circle access to SAP, without lengthy waits for programming support that cut into valuable time needed for financial analysis," said Chris Meyer, Director Americas for Excel4apps. "GLSU's ability to quickly upload general ledger entries is a natural complement to GL Wand's fast downloads of SAP data for ad hoc and standard reports. Because users directly interface with SAP via Excel, productivity, as well as accuracy, is maximized with these products."

Both GL Wand and GLSU are easy to install and require no additional hardware. Likewise, the two products require little training, as most financial users and accountants have already mastered Excel. In addition to holding SAP Partner status, Excel4apps and Z Option share a similar corporate background, as well as a culture grounded in customer support.

"Excel4apps holds our own philosophy for establishing long-term relationships with customers, as well as our core belief in developing real solutions for real-world business challenges," said Jim Halepaska, Co-Founder of Z Option. "Like us, Excel4apps was founded by accounting and finance experts, so our common mission is to support these types of users by sharing our skills and providing flexible software that improves productivity in working with SAP."

For customers like iNova Pharmaceuticals, a provider of over-the-counter and prescription medicines to international markets, the combined power of GL Wand and GLSU results in an automated monthly accounting cycle. The company's finance group easily capitalizes on the familiar Excel access each tool provides to SAP.

"As an accountant, I simply calculate an adjusting journal based on actual values with GL Wand, then upload the adjustment amounts as journals using GLSU without rekeying values or performing other error-prone and inefficient activities," said Peter Tysoe, Group Finance Manager for iNova Pharmaceuticals. "To complete the process, I simply click the refresh button to see the latest updated actuals. Any templates I may create can easily be used next month, or adapted for other areas to further speed up month-end cycles."

About Excel4apps
Excel4apps is a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting software for use with solutions from Oracle and SAP. Its award-winning GL Wand product helps financial professionals save time by delivering accurate and secure information in the familiar Excel environment. The company serves a broad range of industries, including financial services, education, utilities, insurance, hospitality, manufacturing and engineering. All products are available for immediate download and free trial, installing in minutes with no data warehouse and no additional hardware, setup or security configuration needed. Excel4apps maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. More information is available at www.excel4apps.com.

About Z Option
Z Option Inc., a leading supplier of complementary financial software solutions for SAP, provides desktop integration and other solutions to many Fortune 500 companies and smaller markets, across all industries. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, Z Option is a privately held corporation and SAP software partner. Z Option's products include GLSU (Financial Uploader), Budget Loader (Retrieve and Load Budgets) and LIVExpress (Invoice Verification). Each of these software packages enables organizations to streamline financial data entry into SAP by integrating common financial functions with Microsoft Excel. For more information, please visit the company website at www.zoption.com or call +1-972-315-8800. Download the Z option announcement in PDF

Excel4apps UK office gets new address

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:08:00 +0000

Excel4apps Limited, our entity based in the United Kingdom which serves both the UK and European markets has with effect from 1 January 2011 moved into new offices of which the new address and fax number is shown below:

New Address

Centrix House
Keys Business Village
Keys Park Road
Hednesford, Staffordshire WS12 2HA
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)800 756 6869
New Fax: +44 (0)800 756 6867

The previous address and fax number were as follows:

Dunston Business Village, Stafford Lane
Penkridge, Staffordshire
ST18 9AB
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)800 756 6869
Fax: +44 (0)1785 711563 Current contact listing

Oracle Partner Magazine - Jan/Feb 2011 - Excel4apps one of seven partners to achieve Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:57:00 +0000

Excel4apps was mentioned as one of seven Oracle partners to achieve Oracle Validated Integration with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1

According to the Article in the Oracle Magazine, GL Wand 4.1, provides Microsoft Excel–based reporting and budget-loading software for use with Oracle applications.

The article went on to say that GL Wand allows Excel-based report creation and queries against Oracle data, enabling accountants and other users with minimal Oracle training to do data analysis and ad hoc reporting.

From a security perspective GL Wand requires no data replication, has centralized application management, and utilizes the Oracle applications' sign-on.

See the full excerpt below.

Read the Oracle Magazine online

Excel4apps Executive discusses Oracle Validated Integration on OPN video blog

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:59:00 +0000

Excel4apps executive, Michele Buson was interviewed by the Oracle Partner Network in San Francisco.

In the interview, Michele Buson covers the joint value proposition of GL Wand as an add-on solution for customers running the Oracle E-Business Suite. Michele also discusses the main reasons for embarking on and successfully achieving Oracle Validated Intergration and the resulting benefits to both Excel4apps and customers.

Excel4apps in the spotlight as RED ROCK CONSULTING Partner

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:53:00 +0000

2011 starts on a high note for Red Rock with the Red Rock Oracle Leadership Forum being held in Sydney on March 17th. The Forum is the largest Oracle Partner event in ANZ which is completely dedicated to all aspects of Oracle applications and the Oracle technology stack...

Red Rock Consulting is the largest independent provider of Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Demantra and Microsoft SQL Server consulting and managed services in Australia and New Zealand.

Red Rock Consulting is also an Excel4apps Reseller Partner and a GL Wand customer.

Hot Rocks newsletter

Partner Spolight

Excel4apps Teams with Santiago based BORJA Consulting to Serve Chilean Markets

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:04:00 +0000

RESELLER FOR GL WAND WILL SERVE CHILE

Raleigh, NC -- Fast growing software developer Excel4apps, which creates time-saving software that allows Oracle & SAP users to interface seamlessly with Excel for report generation and distribution, has entered into a reseller agreement with BORJA for GL Wand in Chile.
According to Chris Meyer, Managing Director for the Americas, Excel4apps continues to grow rapidly and finding a partner to help respond to inquiries from Chile has proven important as SAP and Oracle users in Chile find Excel4apps' software both well priced and appropriate to their needs.
"BORJA has an established track record working with companies that use SAP, and specific experience implementing SAP supported business intelligence tools like Business Objects, SAP BPC and SAP SEM. We are tremendously encouraged that BORJA is adding GL Wand to their offering of products.
Carlos Cepeda, lead partner for BORJA, says his firm sees GL Wand as a great product for their current customer base, and other SAP and Oracle clients looking for a better way to access and analyze the rich information now available on their ERP General Ledger with the familiar Excel interface without having to invest in implementing a datamart.
The price point for GL Wand is also one of its strongest sales points. Not only is it inexpensive to license and easy to install, but training takes as little as two hours.

To learn more about BORJA, visit www.borja.cl
To learn more about Excel4apps , visit www.excel4apps.com. Read the full release in PDF format

Excel4apps Recognised as 2010 ISV Partner of the Year by UK Oracle User Group

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Oracle users acknowledge Excel4apps with prestigious Independent Software Vendor Gold Award as recognition for innovative GL Wand product and superior customer service

Sydney, Australia, (October 14, 2010) – Excel4apps, an Oracle Gold Partner and provider of best-in-class Excel-based reporting and budget loading software for use with Oracle and other applications, has announced that it received the Gold Award for Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner of the Year from the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG). The awards were chosen by Oracle users to reward organisations that have given the best service and contribution to customer members over the past 12 months. As recipient of the ISV Gold Award, Excel4apps was recognised for excellence in creating quality software that runs with Oracle products, as well as providing superior customer service.

"We are extremely proud to receive the prestigious Gold Award in UKOUG's widely contested and competitive ISV category, especially following our Silver Award for Innovative Partner just last year," said Michele Buson, Global Director of Excel4apps. "The ISV Award is a vote of confidence from our customers for both the value of our GL Wand product and the ongoing quality of our support. Our team celebrates this level of customer acknowledgment and encouragement, which will help drive us to greater accomplishments next year."

For the ISV category, UKOUG encouraged those customers to vote who have purchased a product from an Oracle ISV Partner. In addition to voting on product quality, customers were asked to assess the value of services delivered and the vendor's relationship/client management skills.

Dean Jones pictured (on the right)

"Excel4apps is once again honoured to receive a prestigious UKOUG award from its loyal customers, and we sincerely thank them for trusting us to assist with their Oracle reporting needs," said Dean Jones, Director UK, for Excel4apps. "It's a great achievement to be recognised for this award and a testament to the consistently high standards our team provides. We look forward to continuing to provide innovative Excel-based financial reporting tools that are backed by world-class customer care."

About Excel4apps
Excel4apps (www.excel4apps.com) is a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting and budget loading software for Oracle and SAP. Its award winning GL Wand, Budget Wand and Reports Wand products help financial professionals save time by delivering accurate and secure information in the familiar Excel environment. The company serves a broad range of industries, including financial services, education, utilities, insurance, hospitality, and manufacturing. Products are available for immediate download and free trial, with no data warehouse or additional hardware needed. Excel4apps maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa.

About UK Oracle User Group
UK Oracle User Group (www.ukoug.org) is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation created to support Oracle stakeholders. Established over 25 years ago, UKOUG now has over 11,000 member contacts who act as a single independent voice to influence the future design, functionality and technology that is key to all Oracle users. Download the PDF version

Excel4apps Achieves Oracle Validated Integration of GL Wand with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:36:00 +0000

EXCEL4APPS TO DEMONSTRATE GL WAND AT ORACLE OPENWORLD IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, CA – September 20, 2010 – Oracle partner Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel-based reporting and budget loading software for use with Oracle and other applications, today announced that its GL Wand 4.1 software has achieved Oracle Validated Integration with the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1. Oracle Validated Integration, through the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), applies a rigorous technical process to review integration of third-party software like GL Wand with Oracle Applications products. For GL Wand, this means Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 users can confidently and easily access and report financial information real-time through a familiar Excel front end.
"As part of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, Excel4apps is excited to announce Oracle Validated Integration for our flagship GL Wand product, as it assures our customers that the software has been found technically and functionally sound, and performs as documented with the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1," said Michele Buson, director and co-founder of Excel4apps. "Our customers who use Oracle benefit greatly from the integration with GL Wand, which supports faster finance reporting and monthly closes, as well as data integrity with real-time information access."

Excel4apps achieved Oracle Validated Integration through the Oracle PartnerNetwork.. This program provides partners with access to Oracle Applications software, tools, technical resources and training to assist them in developing integrations based on Oracle standards and best practices.

GL Wand is Excel-based and integrates directly with the Oracle E-Business Suite, so there is no need to learn a new interface. Installed within minutes and easy to use, GL Wand requires little support from information technology staff for maintenance and programming. Report creation and queries for Oracle data are easily accomplished by accountants and other financial users with minimal training, allowing more time for data analysis and faster ad-hoc reporting. In addition, the direct integration with Oracle inspires confidence in reports at all organizational levels.
"With GL Wand, our executives are much more comfortable with what they see on paper," said Jason Burgos of the Business Applications group at FICO, an analytics software and services provider. "GL Wand pulls directly from the transactional system in real time, without offline processes that could introduce costly errors, enabling us to manage our business effectively."
GL Wand 4.1 is available for free trial and download at http://www.excel4apps.com/oracle.

Attendees at Oracle OpenWorld 2010, held September 19-23 in San Francisco, may learn more about Excel4apps by visiting booth 2515, Moscone Center South, where they can view live demonstrations of the GL Wand 4.1 reporting and inquiry tool. For more information about the conference, visit http://www.oracle.com/us/openworld/.
Excel4Apps is a Gold-level partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork.

About Oracle Validated Integration
Oracle Validated Integration through the Oracle PartnerNetwork gives customers confidence that integrations between Oracle Applications and complementary partner solutions have been validated and the products work together as designed. This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation cycles, and provide for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance. Oracle Validated Integration applies a rigorous technical process to review the integrations of third-party software to Oracle Applications products, including productized repeatable integrations from system integrators. Oracle provides access to Oracle Applications software, tools, technical resources and training to assist partners in developing integrations based on Oracle standards and best practices. Partners who have successfully validated their integrations are authorized to use the "Oracle Validated Integration" logo. For more information, please visit Oracle.com at http://www.oracle.com/us/partnerships/solutions/index.html.

About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.

About Excel4apps
Excel4apps is a provider of best-in-class Excel-based reporting and budget-loading software for use with solutions from SAP and other vendors. Its award-winning GL Wand and Budget Wand products help financial professionals save time by delivering accurate and ecure information in the familiar Excel environment. The company serves a broad range of industries, including financial services, education, utilities, insurance, hospitality, manufacturing and ngineering. All products are available for immediate download and free trial, installing in minutes with no data warehouse and no additional hardware, setup or security configuration needed.

Excel4apps maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. More information is available at www.excel4apps.com.
Press release in PDF Format

Excel4apps featured in OAUG 2010-2011 buyers guide

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:41:00 +0000

Check out the OAUG buyers guide to find ideas for improving the performance of your Oracle environment. It features new user case studies and step-by-step guidelines for adapting to ever-changing business and technology conditions.

Be sure to look at page 6 to see why and how one of Excel4apps customers deployed GL Wand and Budget Wand.

2010-2011 OAUG Buyers Guide

Excel4apps Teams with Oracle Competence Center (OC-C) to Serve Benelux Markets

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:15:00 +0000

Stafford, UK (August 11, 2010) -- Fast growing software developer Excel4apps, which creates time-saving software that allows Oracle users to interface seamlessly with Excel for report generation and distribution, has entered into a reseller agreement with OC-C for GL Wand in the Benelux area of Europe.

According to Dean Jones, Director for UK & Europe, Excel4apps continues to grow rapidly and finding a partner to help respond to inquiries from Benelux has proven important as Oracle users find Excel4apps' software both well priced and appropriate to their needs.

"OC-C has an established track record and excellent reputation working with companies that use Oracle Financials who will immediately benefit from the low-cost Excel reporting capabilities of GL Wand. We are very excited to be working with the leading Benelux Oracle E-Business Suite Partner in able to offer an efficient solution to solve customers' reporting problems, especially with the addition of Reports Wand to our product offering", Jones says.

Berry Clemens, Marketing Director for OC-C, says his firm sees GL Wand as a great product for their current customer base, and is equally excited about the recently released Reports Wand, which he believes will drive better, real-time information management by providing an intuitive, powerful and comprehensive reporting solution across the Oracle E-Business Suite. The price point for GL Wand is also one of its strongest sales points. Not only is it inexpensive to license and easy to install, but training takes as little as two hours. "OC-C has always focused on serving a customer base of Oracle users and through this partnership can now provide real-time excel reporting solutions for E-Business Suite users that are easier to use and thus directly benefit the user without any long deployments as the software can be installed in minutes", Clemens says.

OC-C are specialists in the implementation and management of Oracle E-Business Suite with the company's main office is in Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

To learn more about Reseller , visit www.oc-c.nl
To learn more about Excel4apps , visit www.excel4apps.com.

Read the full press release in pdf

Excel4apps Shortlisted for Award - Voting Now Open

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:12:00 +0000

All of us here are very proud to announce that Excel4apps has been shortlisted for this years UKOUG ISV Partner of the Year award.

These awards, now in their third year, are designed to provide recognition to Oracle Partners for the contribution that they make to Oracle users - who are encouraged to vote for their preferred Partners.

Each voter will be entered into a prize draw and the winner will receive two free tickets to the UKOUG Partner of the Year Awards Ceremony dinner on 7th October 2010, worth approximately £500.

If you would like to cast a vote for Excel4apps, please click the link below:

http://www.oug.org/vote

Excel4apps is in the ISV category which is numbered 7

Not a UKOUG member? Just enter your email address and leave the password blank to be able to vote.

Please note voting closes on Tuesday 17th August and the results are to be announced at the UKOUG Partner of the Year Awards Ceremony dinner at the Jumeirah Carlton hotel, London on 7th October 2010.

Many thanks in advance for your support.....wish us luck!

Click here to vote for Excel4apps before 17th August!

Driving faster & improved financial analysis at Avista Corporation

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:11:00 +0000

We are extremely pleased to announce that Jennifer McCauley, Financial Analyst at Avista Corporation ($1,5B Energy Corporation, NYSE: AVA) has been selected to present the above paper at the upcoming NWOUG conference in Portland, OR, United States on August 26, 2010. Please visit the NWOUG for more event details or to attend.

Excel4apps and O2Works Announce Partnership to Offer Accelerated Reporting Solution for Oracle EBS

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:31:00 +0000

RALEIGH, NC (June 7, 2010) Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting and budget loading software for Oracle and SAP, has today announced a partnership agreement with O2Works, a leading Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) services provider. As part of this agreement, O2Works will implement and support the Reports Wand tool from Excel4apps .With Reports Wand, Oracle users employ an Excel front end to access real-time Oracle data and tailor previously defined reports to their specific needs.

"Excel4apps is excited to work with the respected group of Oracle experts at O2Works as we partner to empower customers with the ... Read the full press release in pdf

Excel4apps GL Wand Financial Reporting Tool Achieves Certified Integration with SAP® Applications

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:24:00 +0000

Excel4apps joins SAP PartnerEdge Program as an SAP software solution partner; will demonstrate GL Wand at SAPPHIRE® NOW and ASUG Annual Conference in Orlando.

Orlando, Fla. May 17, 2010 Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel-based reporting and budget loading software for use with applications from SAP and other vendors, today announced that its GL Wand 1.10 software has achieved certified integration with SAP® applications. GL Wand has been proven to integrate with SAP solutions, allowing users to easily access and report real-time financial information through a familiar Excel front end... Download full release in PDF format

New US West Coast Office

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:06:00 +0000

Excel4apps is pleased to announce opening of the new West Coast Office. With a growing number of West coast customers it made sense to invest in greater regional representation in order to better service local customer needs.

Main Contact
David Nudelman
Western Region Account Manager

Techmart Center, 5201 Great American Parkway, Suite 320, Santa Clara, California, 95054, USA
Telephone +1 (408) 824 9422

Excel4apps Teams with AppCentric Solutions to Serve Tri-State Region

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:47:00 +0000

Reseller for GL Wand will Serve New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

Raleigh, NC -- Fast growing software developer Excel4apps, which creates time-saving software that allows Oracle & SAP users to interface seamlessly with Excel for report generation and distribution, has entered into a reseller agreement with AppCentric for GL Wand in the Tri-State area of the USA.
According to Chris Meyer, Managing Director for the Americas, Excel4apps continues to grow rapidly and finding a partner to help respond to demand has proven important as Oracle users in the Tri-State area find Excel4apps' software both well priced and appropriate to their needs.
"AppCentric has an established track record working with companies that use Oracle Financials and we are very excited about the opportunities that our partnership presents in providing a well rounded offering to our client base – especially with the introduction of our latest product, Reports Wand," Meyer says.
Rob Lepanto, lead partner for AppCentric and President of the New York City Oracle Applications User Group, says his firm sees GL Wand as a great product for their current customer base and is equally excited about the recently released Reports Wand, which he believes will drive better, real-time information management by providing an intuitive, powerful, and comprehensive reporting solution across the Oracle E-Business Suite. "AppCentric, having a long-history in Oracle report development, is ideally suited to help Reports Wand customers leverage the full capability of this new reporting platform," says Lepanto.
AppCentric has been serving Oracle E-Business customers for over 10 years, providing both consulting services and remote application support and management. AppCentric is a leader in the Oracle Release 12 upgrade and implementation market and provides access to E-Business Suite Release 12 evaluation environments. The company's main office is in Stamford, Connecticut.

To learn more about AppCentric , visit www.appcentric.com
To learn more about Excel4apps , visit www.excel4apps.com

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Excel4apps Earns Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:20:00 +0000

Sydney, Australia — March 1, 2010. Excel4apps, a provider of best in class Excel based solutions for Oracle and SAP users, today announced it has earned Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program, which recognizes Excel4apps's expertise and impact in the technology marketplace. As a Certified Partner, Excel4apps has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customer needs. Microsoft Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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GL Wand has passed the Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:38:00 +0000

Excel4apps is pleased to announce that GL Wand has passed the Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions. Testing was conducted independently by VeriTest, a testing service of Lionbridge Technologies.

Excel4apps is a provider of best in class Excel based solutions for Oracle and SAP. Our award products are available for immediate download and trial.

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For blockbuster success HBO casts Oracle E-Business Suite in a leading role.

noreply@blogger.com (Michele Buson) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:03:00 +0000

A recent article by that title appeared in the Oracle Profit Magazine, the Executive Guide to Oracle Applications, authored by Molly Rose Teuke and dated February 2010.

It tells the story of the E-Business Suite implementation at Home Box Office (HBO), a subsidiary of Time Warner. HBO offers original programming content to upwards of 40 million subscribers in the U.S. via its HBO and Cinemax premium networks.

Of course, much to our delight, GL Wand got a mention in a supporting role by Marie Mahony, vice president of financial operations and reporting at HBO. On the benefits of direct access to information in an integrated system like Oracle, Mahony had this to say. "This means less reliance on static reports built by IT and more emphasis on dynamic real-time queries and analysis using standard Oracle E-Business Suite tools as well as a third-party reporting tool, GL Wand,"

Excel4apps was mentioned by Oracle, as the Oracle Partner Product and IBM for the implementation services used by HBO.

All products are available for immediate download and free trial, installing in minutes with no data warehouse and no additional hardware, setup or security configuration needed. Please visit www.excel4apps.com for a free trial.

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Excel4apps Streamlines Reports from SAP Financials with New Version of Established GL Wand Reporting Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:02:00 +0000

An SAP PartnerEdge Program member, Excel4apps extends accuracy and productivity benefits of flagship GL Wand product to new user base.

Sydney, Australia (December 2, 2009) Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting and budget loading software for Oracle and SAP, today announced the release of GL Wand 1.10 for SAP. GL Wand for SAP is an innovative Excel based tool that streamlines reporting for finance departments that run SAP Financials. As part of the SAP PartnerEdge Program, Excel4apps works closely with SAP to develop and certify the technical integration of GL Wand with SAP software. GL Wand augments SAP by helping users access and analyze live financial information more productively through a familiar Excel front end.

"GL Wand for SAP extends the same benefits to SAP users that customers of GL Wand for Oracle have appreciated for years, including more efficient finance reporting, shorter monthly closes and fasters refreshes directly from ERP system data," said Michele Buson, Director and Co-Founder of Excel4apps. "Our development team of chartered accountants and experienced SAP users has created an entirely new code base for this version of GL Wand that is tailored exclusively for SAP, and initial SAP users cite the product as indispensable for expedited analysis and ad hoc reporting."

GL Wand links directly with SAP, without the need for a data warehouse or additional hardware, as with other reporting tools. Installed within minutes and easy to use, it requires little support from information technology staff for support and programming. Report creation is easily accomplished by accountants and other financial users with minimal training, and reports can drill down into line items and individual cells within SAP data.

"Our very first month-end on SAP was only made possible by migrating the trial version of GL Wand into production," said Simon Taylor, Finance Manager for Sphere Healthcare, a large-scale pharmaceutical contract manufacturer based in Australia. "We recognized the instant value of GL Wand and immediately issued a purchase order for the software to IQX, our reseller."

GL Wand also enforces SAP authorizations, as opposed to those of a separate data warehouse, for unparalleled data security.

"GL Wand's integration architecture is based on SAP's connector for Microsoft .NET v2.01, which allows users to log onto SAP via GL Wand and read requested financial data as SAP authorizations allow," said Grant Peterson, Product Manager, GL Wand for SAP. "The architecture protects data from unauthorized access while producing highly auditable reports."

As a participant in the SAP PartnerEdge program, Excel4apps develops integrated applications that extend, complement and add value to SAP solutions, thereby helping mutual customers more successfully meet business needs and drive strong results. GL Wand 1.10 for SAP is available for free trial and down load at http://www.excel4apps.com/sap.

About Excel4apps
Excel4apps is a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting and budget loading software for Oracle and SAP. Its award winning GL Wand and Budget Wand products help Oracle and SAP financial professionals save time by delivering accurate and secure information in the familiar Excel environment. The company serves a broad range of industries, including financial services, education, utilities, insurance, hospitality, manufacturing and engineering. All products are available for immediate download and free trial, installing in minutes with no data warehouse and no additional hardware, setup or security configuration needed. Excel4apps maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. More information is available at www.excel4apps.com. Download the PDF Press release

Excel4apps Recognised as 2009 Innovative Partner

noreply@blogger.com (Excel4apps) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:58:00 +0000

Oracle users honour Excel4apps for originality and quality of advanced reporting software

Stafford, UK, (October 12, 2009) Excel4apps, a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting and budgeting software for Oracle users, has announced that it received the Silver Award for Innovative Partner of the Year from the UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG). The awards were chosen by Oracle users to reward organisations that have given the best service and contribution to customer members over the past 12 months. As recipient of the Silver Award for Innovation, Excel4apps was recognised as a Partner who delivers innovative consulting or products relating to Oracle.

"We are extremely proud to receive this prestigious honour, as we have invested a great deal in innovation and will continue to do so," said Michele Buson, Director and Co-Founder of Excel4apps. "Not only is this award an acknowledgement of customer confidence, it is also a testament to the strong Excel4apps team and its ability to develop niche products at a price that delivers enormous value to our customers, such as with the upcoming expansion of our GL Wand reporting product suite."

The 2009 UKOUG Partner of the Year Awards took place on Thursday, 1st October, at the Landmark hotel in London. Carol Thatcher, daughter of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, was in attendance as Guest Speaker at the black tie event, where Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards were presented in 20 categories. Award winners will also be recognised and promoted at UKOUG Conference Series events in coming months.

For the Innovation category, UKOUG instructed customers to vote on the uniqueness, originality and quality of the product or project under consideration. They were also asked to assess the proven ability of the Partner to deliver the promised solution within agreed cost and time constraints.

"Receiving this award under such careful scrutiny from our valued customers helps further establish Excel4apps as the leading provider of Excel based accounting intelligence solutions to the Oracle community," said Dean Jones, Director UK and Europe, for Excel4apps. "I would personally like to thank our customers for their loyalty and continued support as we look forward to continuing our partnership with the UKOUG."

About Excel4apps
Excel4apps is a provider of best-in-class Excel based reporting and budgeting software for Oracle users. Its award winning GL Wand and Budget Wand products help Oracle financial professionals save time by delivering accurate and secure information in the familiar Excel environment. The company serves a broad range of industries, including financial services, education, utilities, insurance, hospitality, manufacturing and engineering. All products are available for immediate download and free trial, installing in minutes with no data warehouse and no additional hardware, setup or security configuration needed. Excel4apps maintains offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates and South Africa. More information is available at www.excel4apps.com.

About UK Oracle User Group
UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) is an independent, not for profit membership organisation created to support Oracle stakeholders. Established over 25 years ago, UKOUG now has over 11,000 member contacts who act as a single independent voice to influence the future design, functionality and technology that is key to all Oracle users. Download the PDF Press release