Is There Still Needs for Desktop Application in Today 's World

Posted by Enenim Asukwo Bassey.

In our world today, every activity is happening online such that people no longer find desktop application useful. But this is not the case as each has its strength and weakness. In an online applications, most of the heavy processing is handled by the service provider, which minimizes the requirements on your system configuration. Desktop applications require high memory and processing speed for complex applications like graphic design. The advantage of the desktop application is its independence from internet connectivity and bandwidth considerations. Online applications rely upon the internet infrastructure for data transport and content rendering. Desktop applications offer higher security than online application as it is free from malicious activities of the so-called bad guys and possible virus attacks. Online application can be very frustrating especially when internet connections are slow or unavailable but this is not the case with desktop application. It is very easy to maintain online application,for example through the use of CMS unlike desktop. In summary, desktop application is still relevant in our world toady. A wise decision would be for a company to acquire both if affordable. 

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Why use an online business directory?

Contributor: Adesina Adeola of Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria

As the owner of a business, you want to get your business maximum exposure and on a limited budget. The world of business is changing and tilting more and more towards online commerce and advertising, so now is the perfect time to begin gaining an online presence.

Unlike a local business listing, Online business directories will allow your listing to be seen anywhere in the world. This is important, especially if you want to build an international brand. Large global corporations spend hundreds of millions, if not billions on advertising, but you can begin with a free listing and be well on your way to having an online, global presence.

Having a website is a great way to help people find your business but it is often difficult to be recognized by Google and to be placed high in the organic search rankings. Being listed in a directory can help immensely. By being listed, Google will see a link from the directory to your website, this is called a backlink, and it will make your website appear more credible to Google. The more backlinks you have, the more likely Google will list you higher in their search rankings, which can make your website much easier to find and give it significantly more traffic, which in turn attracts more customers to your company.

Also, by being listed in an online directory, people who are looking for your product or service can find your website or contact information through the online directories. Directory listings often come up high in search engine rankings so your listing may appear right near the top, ultimately bringing those people to your website.

So now you can take the first step towards maximizing your web presence and you can do this by submitting your business website to any directory service of your choice so that it can be promoted and advertised globally over the internet.

To have your own online business directory or to register your business in hisplus online business directory email info@packageidentity.com

Why Should Schools Have Their online Applications and their students IT equipped

Composed by Enenim Asukwo Bassey (Unilag)

It has been challenging for schools to manage/store information about their students and staff using the manual files system, especially keeping and maintaining  records of their ex-students and staff, which keeps accumulating year after year. Also, these invaluable records are at risks of  fire outbreak and other unforseen future disasters. These problems and many more can be avoided if records are kept online. 

Also graduated students can go online and print out their testimonials,certificates,results and other credentials. All they need to do is to provide authentication as required by the school administration. Furthermore, knowledge of IT has become so indispensable that students and staff are to be provided with the adequate skills regardless of their interests/discipline. 

Now that you know how useful it is to have your school online application and the need to equipped your students and staff with IT knowledge,the question that arises is where and how to acquire them - the answer, HISPLUS' School Nigeria.

ERP Training: Accounting, HR, Sales, Inventory, Purchasing,

Hisplus introduces training on ERP administration. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the information business integration of sales management, purchasing management, accounting management, human resources management, manufacturing, asset management and inventory management of an organization or a company. It is also application Software programs that help to manage company-wide business processes, using a common database and shared management reporting tools. ERP is a set of integrated business applications, or modules which carry out common business functions such as general ledger, accounting, or order management etc.

Training Objectives

1. To train the participants to acquire the required knowledge and skills necessary to manage and implement accounting, sales, purchases, inventory, manufacturing, payroll (HR) modules in an ERP system in order to run  efficiently  managed organizations.
2. To train the participants to understand the system management and  integration of sales, accounting, purchasing, asset,  manufacturing, human resources, inventory management systems
3. To enable the participants to be productive as rapidly as possible in the use of ERP
4. To understand the functional and management concepts
5. Access and control in working with the application on a daily basis
6. To demonstrate the ability to configure ERP processes.
7. To understand common set of data for sales, accounting, purchasing, inventory and manufacturing integration.
8. To understand how to integrate applications for decision making and planning using business intelligence tools
9. To understand how to allow departments to talk to each other
10. Learning Technology platform

Training Benefits 

1.      Get in-depth training on how to properly utilize standard ERP application for your business.

2.      Learn about processes and concepts that cannot be conveyed through end user documentation.

3.      Provide a mechanism for ongoing training of your new employees.

4.      At the end of the training, participants will have knowledge on how their companies will be able to have

a.       Increased Productivity

b.      Reduced operational costs

c.       Reduced Inventory Levels

d.      Reduced Material Costs

e.       Reduced Labor Costs

f.       Improved financial controls

g.      Reduced/eliminated failures and defects

h.      Effective Production Planning

i.        Improved customer service

j.        Distribution Management

1. The training also enhances your opportunity to get job as many companies and multinational corporations are looking for competent ERP administrators 

Course Contents

1. Understanding ERP concepts.
2. Introduction and Installation of ERP (a case study)
3. Configuring the ERP Business processes / modules
4. Managing and Implementing modules
1. Sales Management
2. Purchases Management
3. Stock and Inventory Management
4. Manufacturing
5. Accounting
6. Asset Management
7. Human Resources (Payroll a case study)
8. Administration
5. Practical interactive session

Locations:  Lagos, Port-Harcourt

Porharcourt: The Franklin Hotels and Suites Address: 10, Obaji Street, GRA,Phase II Port Harcourt.

Lagos: Hisplus systems Limited, 2b, Bola Crescent, off Anthony Village road, Lagos.

Date:  Lagos--> August 11th, 2012  Portharcourt--> August 25th, 2012

Case Studies: Hisplus ERP, Microsoft Dynamics / SAP

Participants: Clerks, Secretaries, Sales representatives, Accounting and Non Accounting Managers, Marketing, Engineers, IT personnel, Purchasing Managers, Owner/Partner (CEO, CFO, CIO, CTO, etc.), Receiving Manager, Service / Inventory Manager, Production/Planner/Store Manager, Front Desk operators etc.

Industries: Multi-national Corporations, Private and Public firms, Accounting and Non Accounting Firms, Manufacturers, Distributors, Dealers, Wholesale and Retail outlets.

Registration: Full payment made with completed registration form, 10 days before training begins.

Registration form: Download the form here or visit hisplus

Price: =N=50,000 or $350 USD

Materials: Presentation Manuals

Certificate of Participation: Issued at the end of the Training.

School Management Information System

The Present, the Challenge
Nigeria today is gradually developing into Africa’s business hub, bringing more people and more businesses everyday into its cities. Nigeria of Today is faced with challenges that emanates from globalization e.g. traffic, urban congestions and poor environmental conditions. Unfortunately, you are not left out. Today, parents have less time, schools are overburdened, and students are less motivated.

The Future, Today
But digital technology is helping solving the lack of dynamic management of school activities by participating parties of school administrators, students, teachers and parents through the introduction of various embedded school information management systems. One of such system is schoolnigeria, a web based school management system developed by Hisplus Systems Limited in Nigeria; It is a solution for integrating and seamlessly managing schools processes, functions and resources. www.schoolnigeria.com integrates all aspects of your school management (i.e. School Administration, Teachers, Parents, Students and Prospects) having the following features;

• View/Take Attendance
• Report Cards
• Homework Assignment
• Discussion Forum
• Tuition Management
• Manage Students
• Mass Email
• Bulk SMS
• Manage Teachers
• Discipline
• Exams and Tests

Various entity functions include
 
 School can:

1. Seamlessly Manage Student Information.
2. Reduce management Cost and Increase Performance.
3. Communicate Student Information via SMS, emails to Parents and Teachers (all in one Place).
4. Monitor Student Performance and Parent Need (all in one Place).
5. Manage parent inquiries, needs and complains.
6. Increase Management efficiency.
7. Manage more than one campus in one place.

Parents Can:

1. Make Inquiries about School Facilities worldwide.
2. Communicate student needs to  teachers through the school
3. Monitor performance of wards (cheek assignments and class performance, print report cards etc.)
4. Inquire about school holidays, special programs, and facilities.

Teachers Can:

1. Access Automated student attendance
2. Use  the seamless computerized grade management application
3. Send homework’s and assignment to students any ware, anytime.
4. Spend more time actually teaching the students
5. Interact efficiently and effectively with parents

Student Can:

1. Interaction with teachers, parents and peers
2. Can submit homework’s online
3. Access to timetable, marks, grades and examination schedule any ware, anytime.
4. Publish articles and views, and participate in discussion forums
5. Freedom to browse through library books catalogue and identify the book(s) to be issued
6. Get adequate  information about school events and holidays

Other  extended features are

• E-Library
• Biometrics Registration
• Chat/Video Conference
• E-Exam
• Web Form SMS

Unfortunately most schools don't take advantage of these school integrated systems because of the fear of unknown and also because most are still use to manual or segregated school management operations.

IMPROVING YOUR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE THROUGH ERP IMPLEMENTATION
Most business people today have a vague idea of what ERP means, those who do, believe ERP is sophisticated and expensive management software which big companies adopt to manage their business processes; but in hard fact, ERP is any software, used to simplify business processes within an Enterprise(enhances communication, improves information sharing, ensures good management).
“Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system integrates key business and management processes within and beyond a firm’s boundary.” Companies such as BAT and Guinness Nigeria, are companies who used ERP to manage their business; this companies are known to perform exceptionally well in Nigeria’s though economic weather.

www.erp-nigeria.com 

Enterprise Resource Planning software systems (ERP) encompass a wide range of software products supporting day-to-day business operations and decision-making. ERP serves this industries and numerous functional areas in an integrated fashion, attempting to automate operations from supply chain management, inventory control, manufacturing scheduling and production, sales support, customer relationship management, financial and cost accounting, human resources and almost any other data oriented management process. ERP systems have become increasingly prevalent over the last 10 years.
Before now, most companies avoid computer based management tools for various reason; some avoid it because they see them as difficult tools to use while other avoid it because they see it as too expensive to manage; and a large number see no reason to it. But since the advent of the new Millennium and the development of GSM in the country, companies and small business alike have started warming up to IT business management.

www.erp-nigeria.com

Imagine a less congested work space, imagine a more improved and seamless workflow, imagine being able to monitor all your business processes and customer inquiry from anywhere in the world. Imagine being able to track your work flow, monitor employee performance, monitor tasks, manage asset, employee and customer information all in one place. Imagine being able to spend more time producing, and servicing your customers
This business challenges are the same in both SME’s and Large Organisations, but it has been discovered that large companies, with much data, more employees, and greater business investment see reason to implement ERP systems; but it is my belief that ERP is a much more useful tool to SME’s than Large Organisations.
Let’s take for example, John Nigeria limited, a business consulting firm; based in Lagos, and as we know, there are so many consulting firms in Lagos, as such, competition is high. John Nigeria limited has about 50 business client, and a staff of about 3 people (a Customer Relations officer, Accountant and Marketing Manager), Mr John who is the chief consultant as well as the HR Manager is in charge of major administrative functions as well ensuring his business succeeds.
Before 2009, Mr John’s business has not been largely profitable (majorly because he was not able to keep up to customer demands as well as ensure optimum business performance). He has thought of various means to improve his business such as increase his staff to cope with customer demands, but that will also increase expenses, and the company could hardly cope with the payment of the present staff. A friend advised him to implement pay as you go ERP web based software. And at a cost of 1000 naira per user per month, Mr John’s business has been booming; now he is more confident, can afford to increase the salary of his staff, and his business has more satisfied client than ever before.

www.erp-nigeria.com

What ERP did was to simplify his business process; it did that by:

1. Creating a database that put all his customer information and inquiries in one place accessible to him anywhere he his.
2. Creating a data base that monitors his business processes allowing him to eliminate unnecessary procedures and improve his overall business performance.
3. Financial Management tools, giving him a detailed analysis of his incomes and expenditures.
4. Asset Management tools, helping him monitor mileage on his official car, and creating saving plans for his office rental payment.
5. Customer Relationship Management tools, that enable him communicate with his clients easily, via SMS and Emails.

All this and so many others were all done by subscribing for an ERP portal, today John’s consulting firm is performing better than ever; so why not try an ERP implementation today.

for more information visit http://www.erp-nigeria.com or mail info@erp-nigeria.com or call  
            +234-803-8888-701      or email  info@hisplus.net, info@erp-nigeria.com