Date Released: 08/17/2011
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and project management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies, is pleased to announce that it successfully launched its newest version of the software (fp. version 9.1) on Friday, August 12th 2011.
“Approximately two years ago we embarked upon the redevelopment of our leading traffic and financial management tool, and this is the third major release we've launched in 2011" stated fp founder and CEO Chris Wilson. "We are very excited to be launching this substantial re-design of our user interface while at the same time adding features that our clients have been requesting" said Wilson.
Function Point has been strategically re-writing its workflow management software with a focus on providing small to medium sized creative and design firms a business tool that will help increase profitability and ease the burden of clerical and financial work for service companies who want to maximize their billable time.
Upgrades included with fp. 9.1 are:
1. New system colors throughout 2. A re-written navigation bar 3. Added functionality with the use of notes and staff collaboration within fp. 4. The addition of both multiple and drag & drop file uploads 5. Added functionality for the fp. client portal 6. New alerts available for staff and clients
About Function Point
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (Function Point) is a web-based software as a service (SaaS) company, and is located in Vancouver B.C. The company was founded in 1997 and is a leader in workflow management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies. The software includes modules for customer relationship management (CRM), creative agency timesheet and job tracking, project management, purchase orders (PO’s), basic insertion orders, expense tracking and invoicing, as well as optional components for client collaboration, online design proofing and an integration to popular accounting packages such as QuickBooks and Simply Accounting. There are currently over 2800 active clients using the system as their primary task management tool.
With clients around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the Company is truly international and continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool for increasing agency efficiency and profitability. Companies in all facets of the creative industries us Function Point, including ad agencies, digital agencies, Web development companies, interior designers, architects and consultants to name a few.
The company prides itself on its best-in-class customer service, and backs everything with a 90-day, 100% money back guarantee.
Mission Statement
To help improve client profitability by providing a single, integrated solution for managing the day-to-day challenges of running a growing creative services company.
Wednesday June 15, 2011 - 23:00 PM EDT
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and task management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies, is pleased to announce that the launch of its newest version of the software (fp. 9.0) was completed on Friday, June 10th 2011 without any issues.
Highlights of the upgrade:
1. The dashboard has been updated
2. The tasking system has been completely re-written
3. Timelines have been completely re-written
4. The job details module has been completely re-written
5. Job financials are now available to be viewed from all related details pages
6. New alerts have been added to the system
By focusing on traffic and task management and timeline components of the system along with financial views, the company is not only trying to simplify the traffic manager's job, it is trying to provide everyone in the agency with a view into the work that they are doing.
"Approximately two years ago we embarked upon the redevelopment of our leading traffic and financial management tool, and this release is a major step, and just the first of a series of releases we have planned for the remainder of 2011," stated fp founder and CEO Chris Wilson. "Having originally been developed in an early version of PHP and mySQL, Alon (our VP of Technology) had been pressing me, telling me we needed to redo the back-end of the system. I'm happy to report that we have now succeeded in putting the tools in place to allow the future development of advanced web interfaces such as easy loading of time sheet entry screens, views of staff utilization, and graphical components to represent current project loads."
Function Point has been strategically re-writing its workflow management software with a focus on providing small to medium sized creative and design firms a business tool that will help increase profitability and ease the burden of clerical and financial work for service companies who want to maximize their billable time.
About Function Point
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (Function Point) is a web-based software as a service (SaaS) company, and is located in Vancouver B.C. The company was founded in 1997 and is a leader in workflow management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies.
The software includes modules for customer relationship management (CRM), creative agency timesheet and job tracking, project management, purchase orders (PO's), basic insertion orders, expense tracking and invoicing, as well as optional components for client collaboration, online design proofing and an integration to popular accounting packages such as QuickBooks and Simply Accounting. There are currently over 2800 active clients using the system as their primary traffic management tool.
With clients around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the Company is truly international and continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool for increasing agency efficiency and profitability. Companies in all facets of the creative industries us Function Point, including ad agencies, digital agencies, Web development companies, interior designers, architects and consultants to name a few.
The company prides itself on its best-in-class customer service, and backs everything with a 90-day, 100% money back guarantee.
Mission Statement
To help improve client profitability by providing a single, integrated solution for managing the day-to-day challenges of running a growing creative services company.
Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) June 08, 2011
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and project management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies, is pleased to announce that it will be launching its newest version of the software (fp. version 9) on Friday, June 10th 2011.
“Approximately two years ago we embarked upon the redevelopment of our leading traffic and financial management tool, and this release is a major step, and just the first of a series of releases we have planned for the remainder of 2011" stated fp founder and CEO Chris Wilson. "Having originally been developed in an early version of PHP and mySQL, Alon (our VP of Technology) had been pressing me, telling me we needed to redo the back-end of the system. I'm happy to report that we have now succeeded in putting the tools in place to allow the future development of advanced web interfaces such as easy loading of time sheet entry screens, views of staff utilization, and graphical components to represent current project loads."
Function Point has been strategically re-writing its workflow management software with a focus on providing small to medium sized creative and design firms a business tool that will help increase profitability and ease the burden of clerical and financial work for service companies who want to maximize their billable time.
By developing the new task management and timeline components of the system along with financial views, the company is not only trying to simplify the traffic manager's job, it is trying to provide everyone in the agency with a view into the work that they are doing.
Highlights of the upgrade:
1. The dashboard has been updated
2. The tasking system has been completely re-written
3. Timelines have been completely re-written
4. The job details module has been completely re-written
5. Job financials are now available to be viewed from all related details pages
6. New alerts have been added to the system
About Function Point
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (Function Point) is a web-based software as a service (SaaS) company, and is located in Vancouver B.C. The company was founded in 1997 and is a leader in workflow management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies. The software includes modules for customer relationship management (CRM), creative agency timesheet and job tracking, project management, purchase orders (PO’s), basic insertion orders, expense tracking and invoicing, as well as optional components for client collaboration, online design proofing and an integration to popular accounting packages such as QuickBooks and Simply Accounting. There are currently over 2800 active clients using the system as their primary task management tool.
With clients around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the Company is truly international and continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool for increasing agency efficiency and profitability. Companies in all facets of the creative industries us Function Point, including ad agencies, digital agencies, Web development companies, interior designers, architects and consultants to name a few.
The company prides itself on its best-in-class customer service, and backs everything with a 90-day, 100% money back guarantee.
Mission Statement
To help improve client profitability by providing a single, integrated solution for managing the day-to-day challenges of running a growing creative services company.
Vancouver, B.C. April 13, 2011
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and project management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies, is pleased to announce the launch of its integration with Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) software.
“Over 95% of our current clients use Function Point’s built-in CRM capabilities for all of their agency’s needs, but there has been a growing demand (from clients and prospects alike) for the software to provide syncing capabilities with Salesforce” stated VP of Business Operations, Tate Lillies. “Because Salesforce is such a major player in the SaaS world, and due to the enhanced features that are used and valued by many sales organizations, we are pleased to provide both current and future clients with the option of integrating the two systems seamlessly into their workflow.”
Function Point has been strategically aligning its workflow management software with companies providing value added offerings for years and is excited to launch this newest feature. Salesforce joins Intuit’s Quickbooks and ConceptShare as out of the box integrations available for clients.
About Function Point
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (Function Point) is a web-based software as a service (SaaS) company, and is located in Vancouver B.C. The company was founded in 1997 and is a leader in workflow management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies. The software includes modules for customer relationship management (CRM), creative agency timesheet and job tracking, project management, purchase orders (PO’s), basic insertion orders, expense tracking and invoicing, as well as optional components for client collaboration, online design proofing and an integration to popular accounting packages such as QuickBooks and Simply Accounting. There are currently over 2200 active clients using the system as their primary project management tool.
With clients around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the Company is truly international and continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool for increasing agency efficiency and profitability. Function Point prides itself on its best-in-class customer service, and backs everything with a 90-day, 100% money back guarantee.
Mission Statement
To help improve client profitability by providing a single, integrated solution for managing the day-to-day challenges of running a growing creative services company.
Function Point Productivity Software Partners with the APDF to Launch Annual Financial Performance Survey.
Chicago, IL (Vocus/PRWEB) February 02, 2011
The Association of Professional Design Firms (APDF), today launched its 2011 Financial Performance Survey.
APDF’s Financial Performance Survey provides specific benchmarks and goal setting parameters for design firm management not found in any other industry-related survey, including: pricing ratios, salary comparisons, balance sheet, and profit and loss statements; each a valuable benchmark to gauge business performance against the industry.
Originally launched in 1998, with an online version launch in 2002 and updated in 2011 in partnership with Function Point, the APDF Financial Performance Survey represents a substantial base of historical data focused on using industry performance benchmarks to help monitor, analyze and optimize design firm profitability.
“We use APDF’s financial performance data to not only give us a sense of position relative to our peers, but more importantly, it provides an insight into the causal relationships between our people, place, processes and potentially new ways to understand the effects of our actions,” said Randy Rossi, president of APDF member firm Bally Design.
More than 50 design firms of varying size and discipline contribute to the survey annually, making the APDF Financial Performance Survey one of the most powerful comparison tools available. “The survey allows us to compare ourselves to firms of similar size and focus, whether it's balance sheet health or simply net profit,” said Ronna Chisholm of Vancouver B.C.-based APDF member firm Dossier Creative. It’s an invaluable tool.”
APDF’s Financial Performance Survey is now available to both member and non-member firms. The organization will host a free webinar Wednesday, February 2, 11 a.m. CST to teach current and interested users how to leverage the survey as an effective business tool to develop more comprehensive financial plans that result in a higher degree of efficiency and improved profitability.
About APDF
Founded in 1985, the Association of Professional Design Firms (APDF) is made up of leading firms that consult in the use of design to help drive innovation and strategic business success. Member firms represent a diverse collection of design skill sets including identity, experience, environment, brand, packaging, interactive, interaction, product, engineering and industrial design. APDF serves its member firms by emphasizing design as a business and providing a forum for industry leaders to grow their business skills and their businesses through education, interaction and collaboration. More information can be found online at http://www.apdf.org.
About Function Point
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (Function Point) is a web-based software as a service (SaaS) company, and is located in Vancouver B.C. The company was founded in 1997 and is a leader in workflow management software for advertising agencies, design firms and web development companies. The software includes modules for customer relationship management (CRM), timesheet and job tracking, project management, purchase orders (PO’s), basic insertion orders, expense tracking and invoicing, as well as optional components for client collaboration, online design proofing and an integration to popular accounting packages such as QuickBooks and Simply Accounting. There are currently over 2000 active clients using the system as their primary project management tool.
For more information and/or to access the APDF Financial Performance
Survey contact:
Cathy Brownlee, cbrownlee(at)apdf(dot)org, 773-643-7052
Function Point is pleased to announce the successful launch of version 8.2 of its www.functionpoint.com [web based creative agency management software.] The upgrade includes major improvements to the system’s alert and timeline functions as well as speed enhancements.
Vancouver, British Columbia. Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and project management / [software for advertising agencies], design firms, and web development companies, successfully launched version 8.2 to its growing client base of over 2,000 clients on December 15th.
“We are very pleased to be providing our clients with the second major upgrade of our flagship, / [web based project management] solution in as many months. 2010 has been a banner year for Function Point, both in terms of adding new clients as well as upgrades to the system, and we plan to make 2011 even better" remarked President and Founder, Chris Wilson.
fp 8.2 provides incremental back-end infrastructure changes as well as added functionality to assist with a creative firm's / [traffic management].
• A major new alerts mechanism for pushing information to clients and users
• An update to the timeline section
• Updates to the file storage mechanism
• Speed enhancements supporting all major browsers (Safari, Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer)
This is just the second upgrade of the many planned for Function Point users over the next 8-12 months. These are in addition to Function Point’s recent announcement of its strategic alliance with ConceptShare, which provides clients with an integrated, next generation online proofing and collaboration tool and launch of version 8.1 in October.
About Function Point
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (Function Point) is a web-based software as a service (SaaS) company, and is located in Vancouver B.C. The company was founded in 1997 and is a leader in www.functionpoint.com [workflow management software] for advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies. The software includes modules for customer relationship management (CRM), timesheet and job tracking, project management, purchase orders (PO’s), basic insertion orders, expense tracking and invoicing, as well as optional components for client collaboration, online design proofing and an integration to popular accounting packages such as QuickBooks and Simply Accounting. There are currently over 2000 active clients using the system as their primary project management tool.
With clients around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the Company is truly international and continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool for increasing agency efficiency and profitability. Function Point prides itself on its best-in-class customer service, and backs everything with a 60-day, 100% money back guarantee.
Mission Statement
To help improve client profitability by providing a single, integrated solution for managing the day-to-day challenges of running a growing creative services company.
Contact Information
Chris Wilson, CEO
chris@functionpoint.com
1-877-731-2522 x224
Tate Lillies, VP Business Operations
tate@functionpoint.com
1-877-731-2522 x225
Function Point announces the successful launch of version 8.1 of its web based agency management software. The upgrade includes major improvements to the system’s CRM, timesheet, job tracking, project management, expense tracking and invoicing modules.
Vancouver, British Columbia. Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and project management http://www.functionpoint.com [software for advertising agencies], design firms, and web development companies, successfully launched version 8.1 to over 2,000 clients on October 19th.
“Since early August our clients have had access to the upgrade of our flagship, web based project management solution. Now, after completing over 250 minor adjustments, and having made the solution compatible with FireFox, Safari and Internet Explorer 8.0 we are extremely pleased to release to full production” remarked President and Founder, Chris Wilson.
Aside from a fresh look and new functionality, fp 8.1 provides a major back-end infrastructure change to the following components of the system:
· CRM and Communications modules
· Calendar and Messaging
· Creative Briefs
· Projects and Work Estimates
· Reporting
· System Alerts and e-mails
The changes to the system are the first step of a number of upgrades planned for Function Point users over the next 12 months. These are in addition to Function Point’s recent announcement of its strategic alliance with ConceptShare, which provides clients with an integrated, next generation online proofing and collaboration tool.
About Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
Function Point is a world leader in online timesheet, project management and invoicing software for the creative industries. The product is a multi-process solution that integrates operations by supporting client prospecting, project planning and management, staff time tracking and utilization, as well as invoicing with full integration to most common accounting packages, such as QuickBooks, Simply Accounting and Sage Line 50. Function Point also provides a next generation client collaboration portal that includes online creative and video proofing, job/project requests and client approvals.
The company was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1997 and has been building online CRM, time sheet, project management and invoicing software since. With clients around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the company is truly international and continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool and prides itself on its best-in-class customer service.
All Function Point products and services are backed by 90-day money back guarantee.
Contacts: Function Point Productivity Software Inc. Chris Wilson (President and CEO) or Tate Lillies (Vice President of Business Operations) 604-731-2522.
Vancouver, British Columbia (Vocus) July 20, 2010
Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and project management software for advertising, design and web development companies, has launched the first phase of its upgraded user interface (UI) to BETA and will be releasing it to its entire client-base at the beginning of August.
“Our development team has been working diligently over the past year on re-writing our back-end infrastructure, and we are now at a stage where we can release some of the major client-facing components to our user-base,” remarked VP of Business Operations, Tate Lillies. “With the major browsers (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and Chrome) beginning to move towards full public support of HTML5, and the amount of users accessing our system using iPhones, the Android platform and iPads, we are extremely pleased with our decision to stay away from Flash based technology and fully embrace HTML5 for our interface. We believe that this decision has helped position Function Point very well in the software as a service (SaaS) market for ad agency management systems,” states Lillies.
Aside from a fresh look and new functionality, fp v8.1 provides a major back-end infrastructure change to the following components of the system:
- CRM and Communications
- Calendar and Messaging
- Creative Briefs
- Projects and Job Estimates
- Reporting
The changes to the system are the first step of a number of upgrades planned for Function Point users over the next 6 to 12 months. These are in addition to Function Point’s recent announcement of its strategic alliance with ConceptShare, which provides clients with an integrated, next generation online proofing and collaboration tool. Combining the management power of an ad agency erp system with leading edge client communications will help Function Point clients develop a unique competitive advantage.
“Function Point has been providing productivity software with a focus on the helping small and medium sized design agencies improve profitability since 1997. We treat all of our clients as strategic partners, regardless of size, because client service is something we take very seriously,” states Function Point founder, Chris Wilson. “This new interface design re-establishes Function Point as a solution leader. Lets face it, no one likes doing timesheets,” states Wilson, “so we are focused improving team productivity by simplifying the ad agency software experience.”
About Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
Function Point is a world leader in online timesheet, project management and invoicing software for the creative industries. The product is a multi-process solution that integrates operations by supporting client prospecting, project planning and management, staff time tracking and utilization, as well as invoicing with full integration to most common accounting packages, such as QuickBooks, Simply Accounting and Sage Line 50.
Function Point also provides a next generation client collaboration portal that includes online creative and video proofing, job/project requests and client approvals. The system has been designed to give decision makers real time access to all relevant job and project information as well as key indicators of their business performance. This has helped thousands of users reduce budget overruns and delays, increase efficiency and ultimately boost profitability.
The company was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1997 and has been building online CRM, time sheet, project management and invoicing software since. With clients around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Caribbean, the company is truly international and continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool and prides itself on its best-in-class customer service.
All Function Point products and services are backed by 90-day money back guarantee.
Contacts: Function Point Productivity Software Inc. Chris Wilson (President and CEO) or Tate Lillies (Vice President of Business Operations) 604-731-2522 www.functionpoint.com
New Integration Enables Function Point Users to Share Designs Online, Improving Collaboration with Clients and Colleagues.
Vancouver, British Columbia – June 3, 2010. Function Point (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, project management, time tracking and invoicing software for advertising, design and web development companies, has joined forces with ConceptShare (conceptshare.com) to provide its clients with an integrated, next generation online proofing and collaboration tool.
“We are extremely excited to be announcing this partnership, and believe that the power of our software, combined with the added collaboration features of ConceptShare, will help our clients strengthen processes within their value chain and ultimately lead to increased profitability” states Chris Wilson, President and CEO of Function Point.
The new online tool enables designers to easily share their work with other designers, colleagues or clients, providing a more dynamic and collaborative experience, while accelerating the design process. The integration with Function Point’s system allows agencies to connect the design work directly to billable jobs and projects, task designers with the appropriate work, and communicate this directly to their clients and other stakeholders. It also gives management the ability to pull real-time reports on the profitability of any work being done.
About Function Point Productivity Software Inc.
Function Point is a world leader in online timesheet, project management and invoicing software for the creative industries. The company was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1997 and has been building online CRM, time sheet, project management and invoicing software since. The company continues to work hard at creating the perfect business tool and prides itself on its best-in-class customer service. For more information, please visit www.functionpoint.com.
Contacts: Function Point Productivity Software Inc. Chris Wilson (President and CEO) or Tate Lillies (Vice President of Business Operations) 604-731-2522 functionpoint.com
On Saturday January 16, 2010 Function Point introduced phase 1 ofour next generation system, fp800. The largest component of this launch is the key enhancement that has been made in the back-end architecture of the system. This is the first major step in our larger road map for the system.
A majority of the changes in the system are behind the scenes. We have kept the look and feel the same while adding new functionality and introducing our future Interface Design look on the Client Portal side. You will also notice a new look log-in screen
Below is a list of new features being added. Additional details and documentation from the fp team will follow in the next week.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the upgrade. More details are available under "cheat-sheets" within the help site.
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New (visible) Additions to Function Point:
The Internal fp System:
We have made a huge amount of exciting changes that help lay the foundation for the direction we will be taking FP in 2010 and beyond. The following list contains the components that will be immediately visible to our users.
Calendar:
- The calendar has been completely re-written and now includes the ability to view all tasks and job due-dates as well as events.
- Export the calendar to iCal, Thunderbird or Outlook.
Notes:
- A completely re-written notes section within the system giving users the ability to create note threads (comments).
Companies and Contacts Modules:
- The ability to add custom data fields to both the companies and contacts modules.
- The ability to save files directly to a company folder.
- Salesforce Integration (will allow the syncing of company and contact information with FP).
- An amazing new interface for client collaboration is available with client user privileges set up through either the company or individual.
Project/Campaign Module:
- The ability to save files directly to a project folder.
- A new, simple view for your clients to see their active projects and related work.
Estimate Module:
- The ability to save files directly to an estimate folder.
- A new, simple view for your clients to see their active projects and related work.
Job/Docket Module:
- The ability to save files directly to a job folder.
- The launch of fpCollaborate (a premium service starting at $49 per month)
- The ability to add proofs (for internal and/or client collaboration) including commenting, approvals etc.
- A new, simple view for your clients to see their active jobs including status reports, milestones, invoices, files and concepts.
Admin Module:
- New interface for setting employee privileges including the ability to save privilege templates for future use.
The Client Portal:
The FP team is extremely excited to reveal a completely new Client Portal. Not only will this provide you with a revolutionary tool to help you with client collaboration, it provides you with a sneak-peak of the direction we will be taking with the FP Internal System (look, feel and functionality being rolled out over the next 12 months).
- The Portal provides your clients with the ability to:Submit work requests
- Look at active work and associated reports
- Approve and comment on design, video and copy concepts
- Upload and view files
- Participate in discussion forums
- Update their contact information
- The client will be able to view a calendar with relevant job data.
The fp team.