Archive | December, 2009

New User Feedback

Sometimes it’s good to blow your own horn. But it feels best when someone else shares a good BQE experience. Reading Terry Santore’s comments on her blog, Bits of Silver, makes all of us at BQE feel like we’ve accomplished something important. A simple sentence. . . The support I got from BillQuick starting up [...]

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Year in Review and 2010 Predictions

“We were warned by pundits and analysts about how bad 2009 was going to be for many businesses. While, in general, they were right on target, it was a different story for BQE. By providing SMBs with tools to maximize their efficiency, the year has been one of BQE’s strongest ever.” BQE’s CEO, Shafat Qazi, [...]

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Customer of the Month – December 2009

Atlantic Technologies (www.atlantic.it) Atlantic Technologies is an international consulting firm specialized in the value-add configuration, implementation and deployment of applications software. BillQuick helps facilitate time entry and billing for 100+ employees. Marcelo Di Rosa and other staff and managers praise BillQuick and Web Suite’s intuitive interface. They also appreciate the large number of reports. Read [...]

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Percent Complete Contract and Expenses

Based on customer suggestions, BillQuick 2009 added another option for handling expenses with Percent Complete Contracts. Percent Complete in BillQuick is the subjective determination of how far along a project is. The Earned Value – Estimated report uses the percent complete value. It can also be used when making billing decision, indicating how much of [...]

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Steven Burns, FAIA, Joins BQE

When BQE acquired ArchiOffice, EngineerOffice, BuilderOffice, DesignerOffice and AccountantOffice from Orange Loft in November 2009, a key part of the agreement was Steven Burns joining our management team. Steven brings broad experience. For example, he has experience as the project architect for structures in the U.S., Europe and China. He co-founded the architectural firm, Burns [...]

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Sunset BillQuick 2006 Support

Technical support contracts for BillQuick 2006 will no longer be offered. Customers with current contracts will continue to receive support services, however, these contracts cannot be renewed. To continue to receive technical support for BillQuick, please contact your Account Rep about upgrading to the latest version. Phone: (888) 245-5669 (US, Canada) 1300-245-5669 (Australia) +44 (0)20 [...]

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Buy 2 For 1

For prospective and existing BillQuick customers, 2 for 1 means that when you purchase or upgrade at list price to BillQuick 2009, you will receive BillQuick 2010 at no additional charge. 2 for 1 also applies to any add-on modules you purchase with your new or upgraded BillQuick. This very special promotion ends on December [...]

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Apply Updated Rates to Time Entries

When a timekeeper charges hours worked to a project, BillQuick automatically determines whether to apply: A special rate from a service fee schedule assigned to the project A rate assigned to the activity (this requires a special business rule for the project) The default rate for the timekeeper (employee or vendor) Sometimes you need to [...]

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