As with any companies, Datum have a starting point, we started in the year 2000 with only 2 staff. As a new company, operations system is not yet part of the things to do. We were using Microsoft Excel to do the billing, receipts, payment vouchers and there are no reports.
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 20 May 2010 – Before investing into an accounting, inventory or CRM systems, check out the software that Datum has launched recently. Whether you are new to computerization or upgrading an existing system, Davis Tan, CEO of Datum recommends that you look for an integrated solution instead of individual standalone applications.
ProLine 3.0, the business software that evolves over the last 10 years, is the latest version launched on Datum’s 10th year of business. Touted as the All-In-One business suite, ProLine 3.0 includes multitude of functions ranging from Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Automation (SFA), E-Filing, Order / Project Management, Accounting, Inventory, Field Service, Time Sheet and few other notable features.
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By Gerald Chuah (15 May 2010)
WITH RELIABLE internet connectivity and faster computers, and state-of-the-art software, automating office work can now be achieved with the right mindset and teamwork.
Going paperless is easy, the only issue is about implementation. That is where education and the change of habits come in. To further streamline this process, Davis Tan, founder and CEO of Datum ClearMind Sdn Bhd has developed Proline v3.0, their flagship product – an all-in-one business operations and intelligence software designed to increase productivity, efficiency and higher bottom-line.
Business Intelligence refers to a number of activities a company may undertake to gather information about their market or their competitors. Some areas it includes are competition analysis, market analysis and industry analysis. Making smart use of information gathered to strengthen the business plans is the core objectives. Discussed here are three things you should look for while choosing your business intelligence software.
CRM, in the parlance of the Software industry refers to Customer Relationship Management. CRM is used to understand customer needs, behaviour to develop a strong relationship with them and ensure that your business gets the most out of their patronage. CRM bring together information about customers, marketing effectiveness, actual sales and current industry or market trends to help you take your business to the next level.
Let’s take a look at 3 golden rules that will help you in your endeavour to implement CRM…
For small and medium sized businesses, a competitive edge only comes about due to the difference in the way they operate that ultimately leads to profitability. Small and medium sized businesses either have to come out with extraordinary products and services, or try to do things faster, more efficient, or more cost effective. Having better inventory management systems is incredibly profitable for small and medium businesses and here are the reasons why:
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The Internet, as a medium, is largely unedited. Powered by the ease of self-publishing and the quick methods of publishing such as blogging made available to people at large, it is soon proving to be a large, ground for accumulating digital trash in the form of Information.
While most of it will die sooner or later, it is still a matter of common sense and also ethics to try not to add to this population. So, when marketing online, please don’t:
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Outsourcing may seriously cut your expenses leading to a big boost in your profits. However, if you don’t do it right, it could cut through deep into your pockets and leave you in a loss – a doubled-edged sword, indeed.
What are the things you must keep in mind when you outsource? What should you do before you consider outsourcing software development?
No business can sustain itself without a working sales cycle in motion – the more effective this sales process is, the more profitable any business will be.
Strangely, most small and even mid-sized businesses don’t seem to be giving the sales cycle the due importance it deserves.
Creating an effective sales process is not a one-off task; it’s an orchestrated effort requiring tremendous amount of input, co-operation and hard-work.
Notwithstanding the inherent difficulty of implementing a sales cycle geared to pump up profits, there is also the element of ever-fleeting changes in customer loyalty, the complexity of consumer behaviour, etc., that a company has to deal with.
The recessional economy coupled with the ever-present need for businesses to cut-costs so as to boost bottom-lines is bringing about more solutions to the table than any average business model can handle.
Of all the options though, online collaboration stands-out due to evident advantages. Does it make sense for a business to switch to project management software? Will this adoption of business intelligence software really bring about any strong benefits for businesses? Here’s why you must consider Online Collaboration:
Global streamlining of projects: For once, you could leverage the true potential of the Internet and have your projects handled by remote work-force, each logging in separately into the same collaboration system and delivering work. Work can be assigned to respective workers, with milestones, expected deliverables and dead-lines.
You could even set-up options to check activity levels, use time-tracking and other details pertaining to each of these virtual workers while they are on the system for complete hands-free management.
The obvious advantages are the incredible savings in costs due to reduction of office space required, ability to hire offshore work force for much less than that for local workers(outsourcing), more efficient work delegation and management and finally, a stupendous decrease in overall project management costs.
