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Function Point to Sponsor Mirren Live New Business Conference.

 
(PRWEB) March 27, 2012

Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com) is pleased to announce that it will be a Gold Level Sponsor at the Mirren Live New Business Conference taking place in New York from May 1st to 3rd.

"Function Point is pleased to be working with Mirren New Business, an organization that fits perfectly with the fp. brand promise of increasing agency profitability" remarked VP of Operations Tate Lillies. "We will be both front and center at the event, and plan on working with Mirren throughout the year, both in looking to bring value to our existing clients as well as helping Mirren members bring effective workflow into their new business process" continued Lillies.

The Mirren Live New Business Conference is taking place at the Digital Sandbox Network, 55 Broad Street in New York from May 1st to 3rd. For information about the conference or to register, please visit the website at http://newbusinessconference.com/home/.

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 a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing, task, project and workflow management software for marketing companies, advertising agencies, design firms, and interactive web development companies.

The software includes modules for customer relationship management (CRM), creative agency time-sheet 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 3500 active clients using the system as their primary task management tool.

With users around the world, including Canada, the United States, Brazil, Singapore, Dubai, the UK, Australia, South Africa, the Caribbean, and more, 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 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.

Task Focused Calendar and QuickBooks Integration Launched - fp. 9.3.

 

Vancouver, B.C. (PRWEB) January 31, 2012

Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing, task, project and workflow management software for advertising agencies, design firms, and interactive web development companies, is pleased to announce that it recently launched its newest version of the software (fp. version 9.3).

“2011 was our strongest year ever, and we're extremely excited to be kicking off 2012 with a bang," stated VP of Operations Tate Lillies. "This is just the first of four major releases we will be launching to our client-base this year, with the majority of our planned user interface upgrades yet to come."

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. Although the majority of the features being launched with this upgrade will be back-end upgrades, there are some major user visible upgrades included with fp. 9.3:

1. A new fp. calendar with both an upgraded interface and new functionality.
2. A new feature rich version of fp.Accountant for QuickBooks integration.
3. The ability to use fp. in full-screen mode (no size limitations).
4. Additional traffic manager tools on the timeline.

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 time-sheet 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 thousands of users around the world, including Canada, the United States, Singapore, Dubai, the UK, Australia, South Africa, the Caribbean, and more, 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 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.

Function Point Agency Management Software Launches Version 9.2

 

Vancouver, B.C. Dec. 12th, 2011 - Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (functionpoint.com), a worldwide leader in CRM, time tracking, invoicing and marketing project management software for traditional and interactive advertising agencies, design firms, and web development companies, is pleased to announce that it successfully launched its newest version of the software (fp. version 9.2).

“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 and setting ourselves up for some major upgrades in 2012" said Wilson.

Function Point has been strategically re-writing its marketing 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 and 9.2 are:

1. New system colors throughout
2. A re-written top 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
7. A new, more robust log-in mechanism
8. A new cost field was added to the estimate
9. Override capabilities were added to the estimate when staff is selected
10. Auto-creation of purchase orders from the job financial tab
11. Multiple back-end upgrades to set-up the launch of fp. 10 in 2012 with a major focus on calendar functions, resource allocation and traffic management.

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 60-day, 100% money back guarantee.

fp. Launches Version 9.1 of its Industry Leading Workflow Management Software

 

Date Released: 08/17/2011

Press Release Image 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.

Task and Job Management Software has Never Been More Powerful

 

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.

Function Point Set to Launch Version 9 of Its Leading Traffic and Financial Management Software

 

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.

Function Point Creative Agency Software Launches Integration with Salesforce.com

 

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.

 

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 ad agency workflow management software launches version 8.2

 

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 Ad Agency Workflow Management Software Launches version 8.1

 

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.

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