Our latest Case Study describes how the time it takes Costcutter to build their sales cube was reduced from 18 hours to only 35 minutes, using Microsoft SQL Server R2, Analysis & Reporting Services, Excel 2010 and Simpson Associates Information Services! This means that the cube can be refreshed more regularly and that changes can be made more reliably; the business now has the information it needs, when it needs it.  In the words of Francis Barton, Head of IT:

"Simpson Associates were determined to find the right solution for us. They helped us consider all technical options, but more fundamentally, helped us to solve a business problem."

Simpson Associates are proud to be Silver Sponsors of this year's SQLBits conference to be held in London from the 29^th to the 31^st March.  This event will be the UK technical launch of Microsoft SQL Server 2012.  SQLBits is Europe's largest SQL event and SQLBits X will be the largest event to date with speakers attending from around the world. Many of Simpson Associates' consultants will be attending the event, make sure to seek us out.  In addition we will shortly be announcing a series of UK seminars presenting many of the new features and business benefits of adopting SQL 2012.  For more information regarding SQLBits visit www.sqlbits.com 

Simpson Associates' new IBM Cognos Training Brochure for 2012 can now be found at: http://www.simpson-associates.co.uk/training-information-sheet-and-course-brochures.  This contains information regarding our new IBM Cognos 10 Training Courses and an updated Price List, with many of our already competitive prices held for another year.

BOARD International, the global provider of Business Intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with Simpson Associates, specialists in delivering and supporting Business applications throughout the UK.  

This agreement extends the global network of BOARD Business Partners as well as supporting Simpson Associates' objective to provide their customers with solutions for better business understanding, more effective decision-taking and improved financial performance to drive competitive advantage.

BOARD's single integrated approach to BI and CPM supports Simpson Associates objectives by delivering business critical information quickly and easily, integrating the processes of budgeting, planning, forecasting, with reporting, analysis, dashboarding and scorecarding all in one system.

Mark White, Services Director and Head of Business Strategy at Simpson Associates says: "Our company's growth is driven by our ability to understand our customers' Performance Management requirements, to advise them as to the available options and then to design, manage and deliver applications that can deliver real business benefits. We believe that BOARD is a market leading product that deserves to be at the forefront of our customers' thinking."

 "I am delighted to be collaborating with Simpson Associates," adds Dominic Policella, Managing Director of BOARD UK. "This strategic partnership between Simpson Associates and BOARD will allow us to continue to deliver compelling BI and CPM solutions into the UK market and to build on the tremendous business value that BOARD brings to clients worldwide".

To read the Press Release in full, click here.

All of our IBM Cognos 8 training courses have now been updated for IBM Cognos 10; these course descriptions can be found at: http://www.simpson-associates.co.uk/courses and look out for all new Active Reports, Business Insight Authoring and Business Insight Advanced options soon.  Our new Training Brochure will be published later this week. 

June has been a good month for our Purchase Ledger recovery service with three new audits confirmed in the month. Again, there is a good variety in the types of businesses signing up with us; Media, Retail and Information Technology.  

Simpson Associates announce four new Purchase Ledger Recovery wins this quarter. Our new customers are in the Pharmaceutical, Electronics, Media and Housing industries demonstrating the wide appeal and application of our service. 

Simpson Associates have a great first day at Conference11 the Annual Conference of UCSIA.  If you are yet to visit us we are at Stand 40 come and sign up for a free Management Information Strategy Workshop. 

This instructor-led course will provide participants with a fundamental understanding of the functionality available in Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder 3.0.  Participants will explore report building techniques using relational data models and ways of enhancing, customizing and managing professional reports.  Participants will be involved in hands-on demonstrations and workshops that illustrate key concepts, whilst learning how to use the product.

Click Here to view our Course Brochures for 2011 or Contact Us for more information about this offer.

The Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) is hosting its 2011 Annual Management Conference at the EICC in Edinburgh from the 23rd March to the 25th March 2011 and UCISA members Simpson Associates are pleased to announce that we will be there to exhibit our range of Brighter Solutions, with the offer of a free information management workshop to follow.

The Conference will address the top concerns of those responsible for delivering information systems and technology services in universities, colleges and related institutions, provide an opportunity for members to consult with peers and valued partners and, over three focused days, provide the best value consultancy one can get; we hope to see you there.