Need to know, need to access.

The fundamental rules of security have nothing to do with want. Need, for sure. Privilege, maybe. But Want is irrelevant.

Restricting access to features, functions and information is not about being Big Brother. It is about responsibilities for safeguarding value in your firm.

And it is about our most precious asset -- Time.

We humans are curious (most of the species, anyway). Granting security permissions in BillQuick (and other software) saves time. How?

One way is by reducing learning time. All humans encounter a "learning curve" when we encounter something new. We use past experience and other elements to learn. Customizing features and functions a user can access lowers the learning curve, and therefore, learning time. For many roles in a firm, a user will not be concerned with entire functional areas of BillQuick. Of course, if their role in the firm changes, they would then invest the time in the additional features and functions.

A second way is during normal processing. When features and functions are turned off, your managers and staff avoid exposure to irrelevant menu items. Similarly, they are not distracted by on-screen and report information that is unrelated to their role and responsibilities in the firm. The result is high-octane interaction with BillQuick.

A side benefit (and an important one) is increased accuracy. Focused features and functions make it easier to use BillQuick (or any software), thus promoting increased accuracy.

In the end, saving time means saving money (the cost of non-billable hours) and opens the door for increased revenues (more billable hours).

On the Road with BillQuick

BQE Software is back on the road August 23rd and 24th at the Illinois Society of CPAs Business and Technology Show. It is being held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. BillQuick will be demonstrated in the Microsoft Small Business Accounting booth (#723).

Come visit with BillQuick decision makers.

Calling All Cars . . . Announcing AutoReporter 2006!

Calling All Cars!

Calling All Cars!

Be on the lookout for AutoReporter 2006!

AutoReporter 2006 is the latest version of this powerful workflow tool, designed to automate and extend QuickBooks® reporting.

Using AutoReporter 2006, you can select QuickBooks reports, apply filters and format options, then schedule when you want them generated and delivered. Once scheduled just turn on your computer and AutoReporter 2006 automatically handles the rest. Delivery options include printer, email (to one or multiple addresses), fax (with a fax print driver), and preview.

Among AutoReporter 2006 new capabilities are:

• Reports produced in XML and Word .doc, as well as the option to publish reports to web pages (HTML). And coming soon - Portable Document Format (PDF).

• Intuitive support for multiple QuickBooks editions and databases, perfect for Accountants and Multi-Company Users.

• Scheduled Reports Status.

• Cloning of memorized reports.

And AutoReporter 2006 does all this even when QuickBooks is not running.

For more information, check out the AutoReporter 2006 web page.

Wanted: Beta Testers for Resource Allocator 2006

BQE Software has issued an All Points Bulletin for Resource Allocator 2006 beta testers.

No longer only an add-on to BillQuick, Resource Allocator 2006 is now an independent application that lets you add new resources, projects and activities. Its extended functionality includes importing data from BillQuick, QuickBooks and Outlook into the Resource Allocator database.

Other new key features:

• Separate private and standard calendars for resources

• Track normal working hours, resource scheduled vacations, busy and available time, etc.

• Display work schedules by resource or by project using a Gantt Chart

• Right-click menus

If you need a powerful tool to track schedules and tasks and manage resources easily and efficiently,

If you need to determine the earliest finish date & time for a resource or a group of resources assigned to a Project Task for budgeted hours from a specified start date,

If you want project managers and company principals to take a Firm-Wide view (company-wide scheduling) when assigning resources to tasks and projects so they know when there is a conflict (and be able to consider "what if" scenarios and continue conflict checking),

If you want to assign resources by skills set, availability or simply by name,

If you want Gantt charts to give you the resource picture you want

Then you should test Resource Allocator 2006 and help us expel the gremlins.

You benefit and we benefit.

It's Win-Win.

Tell-A-Friend - Make Them Happy, Make $$

Monthly meetings with your peers.

Networking meetings.

Talking to clients.

Running into a neighbor at Home Depot or Lowes.

These are the times when we shares issues, look for better ways to manage and deliver services, and bask in the glow of the ego-building question: Why are you so prosperous?

As the room tilts toward you waiting for your insightful, virtuoso wisdom, you hesitate for a moment, sense a last eye slyly turn toward you, then smile knowingly and say: BillQuick.

Make your friends and peers happy. Tell them about BillQuick. Tell them you are a BillQuick User and if they want to check us out, just drop your name. We know you.

When they contact us and mention your name (or you call us with their name), we will credit your account with 10% of the sale when they purchase BillQuick or any module in the BillQuick Family. When you're ready, you can apply the account credit to any software in the BillQuick Family.

If you want to make them really happy, tell them to use the 10% as a discount -- On You!

Remember, the process is simple.

1. Tell them to contact BillQuick Sales at 888-245-5669 or Sales@bqe.com.

2. Have them mention your name.

3. BQE Software educates them about BillQuick with web site information and offers a Free BillQuick Walk-Thru and web-based Flash demos. Their questions will be answered. Then we sell the solution they need, providing the same benefits you enjoy.

4. You get 10% of the software sale (BillQuick Family account credit) OR you can have them use your 10% to reduce their price.

5. You grow in the eyes of others, the good guy everyone turns to.

Monthly BillQuick Quizzer
Win $50!

Time for another test of your BillQuick knowledge?

Regarding BillQuick's Invoice Review function, which statement below is true?

1. Invoices can be delivered to clients as printed documents or as portable document files (PDFs) attached to emails.

2. Late Fees can be calculated based on any date, and saved with the invoice information.

3. Invoice Review is a window into all invoices on file in BillQuick. Filters narrow the displayed list to only the ones with which you want to work.

4. Invoice Review lets you reverse an invoice and put time and expenses on it back into work in progress only if there are no payments, credits or other amounts applied to it.

5. A, B and D

6. A, B and C

7. B, C and D

8. All are true.

9. All are not true.

Hurry and send your answer to BQ-Quiz@bqe.com. You could be a winner!

Current BillQuick Release Information

BillQuick 2005 and QuickBooks 2005

BillQuick 2005 has been tested with QuickBooks 2005. Everything is A-OK.

Macintosh Compatibility

Quick reminder: BQE Software is compatible with the Macintosh in two ways: The Web i add-on module or by using Virtual PC.

Latest BillQuick 2005 Version

BillQuick 2005 v. 6.0.106. For details, see the BillQuick 2005 Update Log File.

Among the latest features are PayPal Integration, enhancement of integration with Microsoft Small Business Accounting, and various general improvements throughout BillQuick.

Latest BillQuick 2004 Version

BillQuick 2004 v. 5.0.102. Click to view the changes.

If you have Internet access but do not allow BillQuick to automatically download updates (you turned off AutoUpdate in the Other 2 tab on the Preferences screen), go to the File menu and select Get Updates. When you exit BillQuick, the update automatically installs.

If desired, you can download the latest BillQuick 2004 update from the BillQuick web site. Click Save when prompted. Next, run the setup program from the folder in which it was saved.

Happy BillQuicking!

Thanks from the 
BQE Software Marketing Team

May Success Follow You . . . Always