10 Years
I am incredibly grateful and excited to announce that Polaris Business Solutions is celebrating its 10th anniversary this February. A decade is a long time, especially for a small business in the tech world. Obviously we could not have been successful without the great and loyal customers we have been fortunate to work with over the years – some have been with us since the beginning. It has also been a privilege to work very closely with several of our vendors towards our mutual goals. And as any small business owner will tell you, they can’t succeed without their friends and family by their side – to help you through the lows and to celebrate the highs.
I am happy to say we are close to making some big announcements over for the next year that I believe will better help Polaris provide you with the high level of Dynamics SL and Acumatica support that you have come to expect from us over the years. The ERP world is changing fast and we are excited about the changes and opportunities to come.
Thank you for the 10 years of support, I feel fortunate to be able to do what I love to do. As we take the next steps towards another 10 years, we hope you will come along for the ride.
Sincerely,
Todd Delaney
Acumatica Summit 2017 Day Two Recap
The second full day of the 2017 Acumatica Summit was full of demos to show where Acumatica is headed. The capabilities that Acumatica was able to demonstrate today included some things I don’t think we will ever see in a legacy ERP system. We will dig into some of these in future posts as the functionality becomes available for general release, but here are some of the highlights:
Acumatica Summit 2017 Day One Recap
The first full day of the Acumatica Summit came to a close and provided partners and customers with a lot of big news and demos of some cool new features. Here are some of the interesting items from the first day:
Acumatica 6 to Include Outlook Add-In
Acumatica’s Customer Management (CRM) suite has always been able to provide users with a complete view of their business. As part of a full suite of integrated business management applications (ERP), users can easily share information between marketing, sales, service and finance because the data all exists in one database. With the upcoming release Acumatica CRM has just gotten even better.
Why Acumatica Makes Even More Sense After the NetSuite Acquisition Announcement
On July 28th Oracle announced plans to acquire NetSuite for $9.3 billion in cash. This didn’t come as a complete surprise as Larry Ellison, Oracle’s chairman, is the single largest shareholder of NetSuite and Oracle is aggressively trying to increase their cloud-based revenue. For NetSuite, a merger, in theory, could make sense for a company that has never made a GAAP profit in any quarter or year in its existence, and according to their last 10-k filing “may not achieve profitability in the future“.
Acumatica Releases Version 5.3
Acumatica unveiled the newest version of their cloud-based accounting and ERP software at their annual Summit for partner and customers. The new features in Acumatica 5.3 is focused on increasing the performance, stability and mobility of Acumatica 5.0, a full ERP suite that includes financials, distribution, account and CRM.
Why You Should Consider Acumatica For Your New ERP
Perhaps you used QuickBooks to start your business, but now you are thinking that it may be keeping you from growing your business. Or you are on a legacy client-server ERP system but you have users that need access to data remotely and on mobile devices. Or maybe you are on another cloud ERP but feel like you should be able to control your data or the timing of upgrades. Then it is time to consider the move to Acumatica.
What’s new in Acumatica 5.0?
The latest release of Acumatica brings a number of exciting new features and enhancements to deliver a better, faster, and stronger platform for your business.
To begin, let’s start with Acumatica for iOS and Android devices… Acumatica’s new mobile app makes it easier than ever to access Acumatica at any time, from anywhere. Key features include real-time access, automatic synchronization, increased functionality, and mobile device integration to leverage the existing capabilities of your mobile device. Whether you are an iOS or Android user, the functionality of the app is the same across both platforms and there is no cost to Acumatica customers. […]
Setting up Project Accounting in Acumatica: Account Groups
There are many steps to consider when preparing to do project accounting in Acumatica. Perhaps one of the most important considerations is how to setup Account Groups. An Account Group is mapped to specific General Ledger accounts and is used to track project budget, expenses and revenue. (For readers familiar with Dynamics SL – Account Groups are referred to as Account Categories.) By mapping a GL account to an Account Group you will require users to enter in a Project ID each time they enter a transaction for that account. […]
Acumatica: An Introduction
By now I am sure you have all noticed that here at Polaris a new product is on the rise… Acumatica. If you follow Polaris Business Solutions at all you’ve probably noted that we are VERY excited to be an Acumatica partner and even more excited about the vast capabilities this solution brings to the table. So, that being said, welcome to our first ever Acumatica blog! Our blogs will be focused on the hints, tips and everyday use of Acumatica for project users. But for now, let’s start with an overview of what this product is…