http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.bes.co.nz en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:50:06 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/105356/case-study-traffic-management-nz/ New Zealand’s leading traffic management company, Traffic Management NZ, have been able to significantly streamline office and technology processes, increase business visibility, enhance reporting, and save valuable time with the implementation of enterprise management software Sage 300.... Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post105356 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/104459/einvoicing-is-here-is-your-business-ready/ With more than 280 million business-to-business invoices exchanged in New Zealand each year, businesses are increasingly more aware that traditional invoicing processes are costly and inefficient, open to user error, and at greater risk of fraud.This has prompted more businesses to seek out new ways to electronically send invoices, which Andrea McDuff at BES says reduces the risk of cyber hacking, cuts down on admin time, speeds up payments and improves cash flow.eInvoicing is gaining more tract... Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post104459 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/105359/case-study-waitomo-petroleum/ Waitomo Petroleum operate within an industry that is both complex and changing. The challenge was to find software that could support the unique requirements of liquid product inventory reconciliations – at both company owned sites and customer sites – a complex date-based pricing system, and detailed reconciliations between company records and Mobil, as well as coping with everyday accounting functions.... Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post105359 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/105358/case-study-porter-group/ Hamilton-based Porter Group is New Zealand’s largest supplier of new and used earthmoving and construction equipment. They proudly boast the highest sales of new excavators and wheel loaders since 2005, and the largest rental fleet in the Southern Hemisphere. The Group owns 50 retail locations across New Zealand, Australia and Southern California.From sales and hiring capabilities through to servicing, the Porter Group of companies offers machines and parts for construction, mining as wel... Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post105358 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/105357/case-study-community-living-team-get-their-weekends-back-with-new-ap-automation/ Community Living (CL) provides a wide range of support services to people living with intellectual disabilities. The main goal of this non-governmental organisation (NGO) is to help people with disabilities live their dreams through community connections.With its head office in Hamilton, Community Living operates throughout the middle of New Zealand’s North Island including the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki regions. The organisation currently employs 453 people, supports more than 7... Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post105357 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/104461/protect-your-most-valuable-asset-your-financial-system/ While fraud remains the largest recurring concern for organisations, data breaches also pose a significant risk and should be addressed as such. Just recently, 533 million people had their information compromised as part of a Facebook data breach (nearly 7% of the entire planet). While leaked phone numbers and personal data might not seem all that important, cyber criminals have a variety of ways that they can use your data against you, such as threatening to release your inf... Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post104461 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/105361/case-study-powering-ahead-rowing-nzs-new-erp-solution/ Rowing NZ is the national sports organisation for all rowing in New Zealand, representing the interests of school, university, club, masters, para and indoor rowing around the country.The primary objective of Rowing NZ is to foster and promote the sport of rowing in New Zealand in all its forms and classifications. They have 26 employees and look after 56 professional athletes, with their head office located at Lake Karapiro. The ChallengesBefore Gail Nell, Rowing NZ’s General Manager –... Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post105361 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/104463/security-and-fraud-update--2019/ The following general business systems security information was shared at our customer event in August 2018.Looking for secure IT systemsThere are three basic principles to look for to make sure you have secure IT systems:Dependability: Is your equipment high-quality, expertly configured and monitored 24/7?Responsiveness: Does your IT company respond immediately when there’s a problem, and do they explain clearly why the problem occurred, and how they fixed it?Security: Does the system protect... Fri, 04 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post104463 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/105372/sage-300-2019-released--cloud-and-on-premises-options-available/ Since Sage released the latest version of its flagship product, Sage 300 2019, in August we’ve put it through its paces and we’re very pleased with the results.Sage 300 2019 can be installed on your local network (On-Premises, which many of our clients will already be familiar with) and also run in a browser (Cloud) by other users at the same time. The architecture is designed to be flexible enough to suit everyone’s needs.Take a look at our short (2:41) video preview of the new Cloud vers... Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post105372 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/post/105366/tech-tip-upgrading-your-sage-300-system/ Upgrades are required to ensure system compatibility and support. Each upgrade brings new features, as well as performance and stability improvements that increase your competitive advantage.While upgrades can sometimes be challenging, when handled correctly they are a painless experience.Here at BES, we’ve put considerable effort into streamlining the Sage 300 upgrade process for our customers which has given us an excellent track record for success.Why should I upgrade?To increase efficiency... Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.bes.co.nz/blog/#post105366