June 2005
In This Issue
1. Wow!
You Won't Believe What We Did to Web i Time & Expense 2005
2. BillQuick -- On the Road Again
3. BillQuick Integration with QuickBooks Online Enhanced
4. Should You Use MSDE with BillQuick Pro or Enterprise?
5. Price Increase Coming
6. Monthly BillQuick Quizzer - Win $50
7. Current BillQuick 2005 Release Information
NEW Web
i Time & Expense 2005
Starting
with suggestions from customers, BQE Software added still more features to its 2005
Edition of Web i Time & Expense. New features include:
New Navigator screen (above)
-- The user interface is more visual.
Work Flow for Entries
-- View submitted entries and quick-click to view and approve them (project managers
only).
Timer On-Screen
-- Start one - or multiple timers - right in your browser window.
AutoRefresh
-- Entries auto-fill the grid when you change View By modes.
Total Hours and
Billable Percentage – Check total hours entered (or displayed) and the percent
that’s billable.
Of course, security
permissions, project control settings and other system/user settings flow to Web i
T&E, ensuring fast, efficient and accurate capture of time and expenses.
Check
out Web i T&E 2005 for yourself
Login: CJ
Password: CJ
Wait! There's More!
Until June 30th, current
users of Web i Time & Expense save 50% when they upgrade to
the 2005 Edition. Other BillQuick customers can purchase Web i T & E
2005 and save 15%.
» For employees
and subcontractors in remote locations and satellite offices,
» For road warriors recording time and expenses from a hotel room or airport,
» For firms who want staff only to worry about capturing time and expenses,
» Web i Time & Expense 2005 is the
solution
(Login: CJ, Password: CJ).
To learn more, contact
BillQuick Sales at (888) 245-5669 or visit our
web
site.
BillQuick -- On the Road Again
On
the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again. . .
In June 2005 BQE Software
takes to the road again.
Already past, insightful
customer conversations and excitement for BillQuick 2005 marked BQE Software participation
with Microsoft in the 2005 California Accounting and Business Show. Hundreds of
professionals stopped by to take a look at BillQuick. More also stopped by to join
MPAN--Microsoft Professional Accountant Network.
As Microsoft's Premier
Launch Partner for Small Business Accounting, BQE Software will be part of two more shows
in June.
On June 16th and 17th we
will be at the Florida Institute of CPA's 2005 FAB Expo at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando, FL. Booth #237.
Next, BQE Software will be
at the AICPA Tech Conference at The Bellagio in Las Vegas on June 27th and 28th.
Booth #201.
Come see us. Match a face
with a voice. Check out BillQuick 2005 and our SHOW SPECIALS. And of course, check out
Microsoft Small Business Accounting and get your free copy of Small Business Accounting
and Office 2003 Professional.
Oh, we'll be on the road
again in July. Come see us in the Big Apple at the New York CPA Business and Technology
Show at the Hilton New York on July 25 and 26.
BillQuick Integration with QuickBooks Online
Enhanced
QuickBooks
Online limits the number of records that can be transferred (synchronized) at one time to
1,000.
With BillQuick, this
limitation becomes an issue primarily when synchronizing time entries. Not satisfied with
QuickBooks Online "rules of integration," BQE Software developed a new feature.
Now you can employ filters, and thus, transfer subsets of BillQuick data to QuickBooks
Online.
Thanks to the customers
who shared suggestions and needs and inspired this solution.
MSDE + BillQuick Pro and Enterprise?
MSDE,
or Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine, is one of several databases you can use with BillQuick
2005. MSDE is a newer, more sophisticated database engine than the standard Microsoft
Access database engine shipped with all versions of Windows. MSDE employs client-server
technology. In other words, MSDE is smarter. It controls and executes more work like
database lookups, queries, etc. on your network server.
Why should BillQuick Pro or BillQuick
Enterprise users consider MSDE?
Faster processing on a network.
MSDE can rebuild your firm database
using its data log. The database engine logs all additions, changes and deletions, thus
making it easier to recover if you lose your database for any reason.
Newer, more stable technology than the
Access database engine.
It's FREE!
Faster processing, you query?
Speed increases on a network result from
two smart features. First, MSDE executes queries and other tasks on the server, then sends
only the information you need to your desktop. The result is less data is pushed through
your network, and thus, data is available faster.
Second, MSDE "caches"
commonly used requests, such as a list of projects, invoices and so on. Thus, rather than
process the same request for multiple users over and over, MSDE grabs the information from
its cache and sends it to your desktop.
Want to Change to MSDE?
You need the BillQuick Pro Edition or
BillQuick Enterprise Edition.
Download
MSDE from Microsoft and install it. See the Microsoft web site for installation and
related information.
Convert your BillQuick firm database
(.mdb file) - From the File menu, choose Upsize to SQL Server.
Log into BillQuick, then click File,
Open Company, MSDE database. Select your new database.
May faster computing
be yours!
Price Increase Coming
In July 2005 BQE Software
will increase list prices in the BillQuick Family.
If you are thinking
about upgrading to BillQuick 2005, remember your discount is based on the current list
price. Act now!
Contact BillQuick Sales at
(888) 245-5669 or email us at Sales@bqe.com.
Monthly BillQuick Quizzer
Win $50!
Feeling
lucky? Think you have the 4-1-1 on BillQuick? Ok, here's one for cogitation.
In the Document
Management function, BillQuick gives you the option to include which of the following when
you define FOLDER NAMES for client and project (engagement, matter) documents?
Static text such as the Taxes 2005, CAD
Drawings, Research, etc.
Variable text such as the client's company
name, main contact's name and the client ID.
Variable text such as the project manager
name.
Variable text such as the client manager
name.
Variable text such as the project ID and
project name.
Static text combined with variable text.
A, B, C, D and F
A and F
A, B, C, E and F
All are true.
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. 6.0.93.
Among the latest changes are:
Send invoiced time and expenses to QuickBooks in detail or summary.
Faster data conversion from Timeslips to BillQuick.
Hide the Explorer Bar on the left side of the BillQuick Desktop.
Remember the Toolbar location in the Client, Employee and other screens.
Confirm payment deletion.
For more details, be sure to check the Log File when you install the latest
update.
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 |
