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Sapphire is running a FREE upgrade audit report for companies who wish to upgrade their DataEase applications to the latest version 7.2.
The report will provide invaluable information on how Sapphire can maximise an existing application to its full potential in DataEase 7.2. It will also provide an estimate of time and costs for Sapphire to perform this work and deliver a modern and streamlined application.
To take advantage of the Upgrade Audit service phone 0844 870 0339 or e-mail info@sapphiregroup.com.
DataEase 7.2 is now officially released.
This latest version contains over a thousand fixes, enhancements and improvements and all existing DataEase 7 users are entitled to a free upgrade. To download a free trial or to find out more go to www.dataease.com.
The dataease.com website has also had a major overhaul and most of its content is now new. All DataEase users will be asked to register on the new site and provide information on their current licences. This will entitle them to the DataEase “Amnesty” offer where any versions can be upgraded to 7.2 for just £99.
DataEase 7.5 Beta is now available. This forthcoming version marks the end of an old era and the beginning of an exciting future for DataEase and its users.
Although 7.5 mainly addresses existing problems in previous versions of DataEase, an extensive list of major improvements have been made - we are confident you will be amazed by the changes!. To see what’s new and to participate in the Beta programme go to http://beta.dataease.com/home/.
Upad, a new and free online service to help renters find their ideal London property quickly and easily, is now up and running.
The new site, developed by Sapphire and sister Web company Ortegra, is a comprehensive one stop website for both private landlords and individual tenants, seeking to let/rent properties in London. A rollout across the UK and Europe is already being planned.
Stephen Page, CEO of Sapphire Group and Jay Shah, CEO of Ortegra discuss the growth of Web 2.0 demand in business and the benefits of using open source software development.
Watch the video at http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/videocast/863/.
Computing’s outsourcing and offshoring blogger, Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, refers to Sapphire Group in his latest blog.
Mark highlights how a comment from Sapphire Group’s Stephen Page on Web 2.0 could be one of the key drivers of offshoring.
Read the full article at http://markkobayashihillary.computing.co.uk/2008/07/india-vs-china.html.
Sapphire has formed a relationship with Project VRM and will be responsible for the design concept of their forthcoming website.
VRM, or Vendor Relationship Management, is the reciprocal of CRM or Customer Relationship Management. It provides customers with tools for engaging with vendors in ways that work for both parties. Its goal is to improve the relationship between Demand and Supply by providing new and better ways for the former to relate to the latter.
Project VRM is a community-driven effort to support the creation and building of VRM tools. It grew out of the user-centric identity community and that community’s work toward supporting higher degrees of customer independence from vendor control.
To find out more about Project VRM, visit http://vrmhub.pbwiki.com/.
Sapphire is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bjorn Helge Kjosnes as the new Head of DataEase development effective from beginning of April. With a 20-year background in DataEase, Mr. Kjosnes has previously worked as Head of Development for Correlate Inc. and NoOffice Inc. His experience and expertise in advanced systems development for Windows and the Web will be essential to DataEase’s future development plans.
One of Mr. Kjosnes first tasks will be to review and expand the existing DataEase development team to focus on the upcoming “DataEase for the Web” product, whilst continuing to make improvements to DataEase 7.1.
Stephen Page, Sapphire’s CEO, commented: “As DataEase remains an important cornerstone of our future we are delighted to bring in someone of Bjorn’s calibre to head DataEase’s development team. His vision, experience and drive are key factors in steering our development strategy forward and a match to our commitment to moving DataEase into the 21st Century.”
Another website designed and developed by Sapphire has gone live.
The site, developed for the Register for Environmental Professionals (www.enprof.com), is a registry directory and search engine that provides information for individuals or companies seeking services or assistance in the context of a project or a business with environmental implications.
The Register of Environmental Professionals is administered by Renewable Energy Foundation, an independent UK registered charity that supplies data and commentary on the renewable and alternative energy sectors in the UK. REF is supported by private donation and has no corporate membership or political affiliations.
Sapphire has successfully delivered a Facebook application for car rating website PeachorLemon.
The PeachorLemon website invites you to rate your car as a peach (good) or a lemon (bad) and review, in detail, the reliability and performance of your car. PeachorLemon use a TOP 5 system to search all comments, extract and post the best and worst cars (models) on the site. This reveals a top 5 league of peaches and lemons.
All the models are rated when users write about their car. However, to be qualified for the top 5 league, there needs to be a minimum of 13 comments per model.
Sapphire has recreated this functionality in Facebook, so a user can select a make and model from the dropdown menu, hit submit (which will then search PeachorLemon.com) extract the information and reveal the average rating of their current car (as peach or lemon graphics).
To see the new Facebook application go to http://apps.facebook.com/peachorlemon/globalusers.php.
