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Enterprise Resource Planning just got even easier: Time to seize the iPad opportunity?

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on June 18th, 2012

With a massive take up of iPad users, it makes a brilliant and more intuitive device for Enterprise Resource planning to be a success. That’s why we took our own ERP solution mobile (LV ERP for iPad).

Developing Enterprise Resource Planning for iPad makes good business sense when so many executives are using them to drive better sales, presentations or manage real time reporting. Whilst Lakeview ERP already boasts a web app and mobile version for desktop and mobile use, LV ERP for the iPad comes with unique features that take enterprise resource planning into a more intuitive environment as it is easy to use, more comfortable than a smart phone and not as bulky as a laptop.

According to Forrester’s Global Tech Market Outlook, Apple is expected to sell $10 billion worth of iPads to business customers in 2012, representing a 68% increase over 2011.

Source: Forrester Research

In the demo below you will see Lakeview’s ‘LV ERP’ app for the iPad in use. Watch and see how easy it is to navigate and manage your day to day business processes from within the app.

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Download: LV ERP for iPad [iTunes download]
Book a demo : To see LV ERP in action

Author: Angela Kennedy

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Lakeview ERP hits the news: Mobile is must-have

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on May 30th, 2012

Mobile is must-have

Bridging the gap between manufacturers and their customers, mobile technologies are changing the manufacturing industry. Mark Greatrex, CEO at software vendor Lakeview, discusses how the adoption of these technologies should be a priority for businesses of all sizes. …

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Published : 7:32am by Jane Gray (The Manufacturer)

 

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Air Engineering Controls introduces Lakeview’s LV solution to enable their continued growth

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on May 18th, 2012

Air Engineering Controls Ltd has been successfully involved for many years in the design and development of both standard and customised pneumatic control equipment.

The company’s main activity is offering pneumatic components and systems for a wide range of markets. AE’s products are currently used in many industry sectors. Their products are particularly strong in such markets as Medical, Analytical, Commercial Vehicle, Marine, Bus & Coach, Printing, Agriculture and Food Processing.

Why Lakeview?

Air Engineering Controls Ltd undertook an extensive review of the ERP marketplace and engaged with a number of potential suppliers. The business had significantly outgrown its existing Sage Line 50 software solution.

Lakeview was selected as the clear leader based on the company taking the time to clearly demonstrate how the functionality would fit Air Engineering’s processes without any need to modify the standard system. There was also pleasant surprise that this extensive functionality came at an affordable and very competitive price!

Air Engineering will use the Lakeview LV system across their whole business, utilising CRM, Order Processing, Stock Control, Accounts, Procurement and Manufacturing features.

For more details about Air Engineering Controls, please visit: http://www.aegroup.uk.com

 

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Lakeview welcomes Power Travellers and its Power. Without Boundaries™ products

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on April 18th, 2012

Power Travellers is the latest new business win for Lakeview, boasting a unique market presence within the travel goods industry with products that allow you to charge mobile devices using solar energy.

About Power Travellers

Powertraveller Ltd is dedicated to designing, developing and manufacturing award-winning portable chargers for all your mobile devices.

Because we’re passionate about the products we sell, here at Powertraveller™ we design, develop and test to destruction our products to ensure that you get the best deal on the market and for the right price.

Visit: https://powertraveller.com

Author: Angela Kennedy, Marketing

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Why buy from Lakeview?

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on April 12th, 2012

We believe our business proposition is absolutely unique amongst suppliers of ERP software.

We are one of a few independent software authors directly supplying ERP systems to UK based SME businesses.

Lakeview has been providing business software solutions to UK SME’s for over 25 years, and understands the needs of both customers and the demands of trading from within the UK.

Our passion is to deliver excellent business software with an outstanding level of service. When customers contact us with a ‘how do I do this?’ or ‘what am I doing wrong?’ question, we don’t turn them away, or suggest spending on training or consulting. We take the time to find a solution and our customers constantly comment favourably on our service and often recommend us to others.

Introducing LV: Lakeview’s latest ERP product

Built using the latest, proven Microsoft technologies LV is proving to be the feature rich business software solution that Lakeview is renowned for.

LV ERP can be deployed

  • On premise
  • In The Cloud
  • Or on any mobile device or tablet

LV also boasts

  1. An App that allows you to create and update transactions as well as enquire across the system.
  2. A full set of API’s for business and database interfaces enabling web shops and third party products to be easily integrated in real time.

In summary

Lakeview provide end-to-end software solutions to UK SME’s: Delivering solutions that are second to none in terms of features, support and technology and offered with an unwavering level of service.

Our largest source of customer acquisition comes from existing customer recommendations, together with previous Lakeview users moving company and introducing us. This speaks volumes…

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More about LV: www.lakeview.co.uk/lv

Download LV to your mobile: iTunes App Store

LV on YouTube: http://youtu.be/daVj_SLYdtM

 

Author: Mark Greatrex, CEO, Lakeview

 

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BAKO chooses LV to manage its supply chain

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on March 27th, 2012

BAKO distribute many well known food & beverage brands, as well as their own label value range of baking products from their warehouse and distribution facility in Wimbledon. With a modern fleet of temperature-controlled vehicles, BAKO boast a very impressive set up.

BAKO invests into Lakeview’s LV ERP product to facilitate remote working and better manage supplier performance and produce trends.

About BAKO London and SouthEast

From its base in Wimbledon, South West London Bako London and SouthEast offers the food industry an outstanding combination of competitive prices plus the exceptional customer service only a local company can provide.

Launched over 50 years ago as a regional buying co-operative, we later joined with four other bakery co-operatives to form BAKO UK.

Today our customers enjoy the combined purchasing power, logistics and resources of one of the largest nationwide distributors to the food industry.

Visit: callbakolondon.com

 

Author: Angela Kennedy, Marketing

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Lakeview welcomes The Fastener Centre

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on March 20th, 2012

The Fastener Centre (TFC) is one of Europe’s largest suppliers of fastening products to engineering and industrial businesses. TFC will be implementing Lakeview’s latest LV ERP solution in Germany plus 5 UK locations with a total of 75 users.

About The Fastener Centre (TFC)

TFC Europe Ltd is one of the leading suppliers of technical fastener components to industry, with an unrivalled reputation for delivering innovative products, supply solutions, and exemplary service, to help customers achieve breakthroughs in product development and productivity.

 

Visit: www.tfc.eu.com

 

 

Author: Angela Kennedy, Marketing for Lakeview Computers Ltd

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Driving sales meetings from your CRM System

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on March 9th, 2012

Many Sales Managers or Directors create sales forecast information by collating spreadsheets received from their sales team. Not only is this a slow and labour intensive process, but it is also immediately out of date, open to re-keying errors and is owned locally.

Within Lakeview’s LV ERP system your sales team will manage their prospects, leads and opportunities (within the CRM module).  As MD, you will require easy access to sales information plus any analytic reports from anywhere and undoubtedly from within a web browser / Web Client.

With LV ERP you have the ability to:

  1. Review your sales pipeline and forecasts in real-time and from anywhere.
  2. Drive more effective sales meetings as you no longer require physical team meet ups.
  3. Review your sales analytic reports with the team on-the-fly and remotely.

Lakeview’s LV Web Client allows anyone authorised to view the system on any device via any web browser. This allows you and your sales team to update, query or review sales data from anywhere in the world and at any time‚ keeping you in control.

LV CRM module facilitates proactive sales & prospect meetings

Use your sales team meetings to update the CRM system there and then (on-the-fly) and remove the need to make  individual forecast updates after the meeting.

With LV CRM your sales team will update both leads and opportunities once they’ve finished meeting a prospect or customer.

Using an iPad, smart phone or laptop your sales team can access LV ERP and update the system with:

  • Meeting notes
  • Deal values
  • Convert leads to opportunities
  • Convert opportunities to orders
  • Convert prospects to customers

LV CRM supports electronic document management

Once satisfied with your sales forecast you can email a PDF of the report to whoever needs it, or save it for your next Board meeting pack.

LV ERP facilitates remote working at no extra cost

There is no need to purchase any Terminal Server or Citrix type software to be able to remote connect to LV ERP and no help needed from expensive external IT consultants.

Any new transactions or updates are automatically made to the LV ERP system wherever it resides in the world, or in The Cloud, so there is no rekeying and all data is viewed in real-time.

This is how sales teams and leaders should be functioning in the 21st Century in order to provide a competitive edge, win more business, manage costs and provide excellent service.

The best way to see how ‘LV’ ERP‘ can help your business is to a talk with a Lakeview consultant on 0208 303 3329.

About Lakeview

Lakeview are authors of ERP solutions providing outstanding levels of customer service to UK SME’s for over 25 years.

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Visit iTunes to download LV ERP to your mobile device

Or download our LV brochure to read more on LV ERP for mobile

 

Author: Mark Greatrex, CEO, Lakeview Computers Ltd

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Connecting overseas offices to your ERP system

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on March 1st, 2012

Connecting your overseas offices or home based employees abroad can be a difficult and costly IT burden with ongoing issues around reliability, poor support and terminal server software upgrades and faults.

With Lakeview’s LV ERP system we provide a very quick, simple and cost effective solution to enable your distant employees to connect remotely.

Using any device with a web browser, employees can visit a specific URL to gain direct access to your system via a secure login.

This comes without the need to buy any additional software (although they will count as an additional user on the LV ERP system). There is no need for expensive Terminal Server or Citrix licenses or any additional software to be purchased by your Organisation.

The LV Web Browser provides access to your system regardless of whether it resides on your premises or in The Cloud.

Employees simply sign in to our LV system using a user-id and password that restricts access to other areas of the system, and as directed by you. The system is configured to the individual needs and capable of printing documents locally or to be sent via email on PDF’s.

LV ERP can be accessed using any web browser, e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and are not restricted to Internet Explorer as is often the way these days!

The data accessed is viewed in real-time as the connection is to the live database.

This low cost, at any time access to your systems would undoubtedly be of benefit to both you and your overseas offices or remote employees.

Talk to us

The best way to see find out how ‘LV’ ERP‘ can help your business is to a talk with a Lakeview consultant on 0208 303 3329.

 

About Lakeview

Lakeview are authors of ERP solutions providing outstanding levels of customer service to UK SME’s for over 25 years.

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Author: Mark Greatrex, CEO, Lakeview ERP

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Connecting your Accountant(s) to your financial systems – Quick, Easy & Cost Effective

Posted by Dawn Aldwinckle on February 21st, 2012

In today’s technology driven world, it is no longer necessary to incur the expense and inefficiency of booking days for an external Accountant or Auditor to visit to ‘check your books’ or provide Management or Year End accounts.

With Lakeview’s LV ERP system we provide a very quick, simple and cost effective solution to enable your Accountant or Auditor to connect remotely.

Using any device with a web browser your Accountant or Auditor can visit a specific URL to gain direct access to your system via a secure login.

This comes without the need to buy any additional software (although they will count as an additional user on the system). There is no need for expensive Terminal Server or Citrix licenses or any additional software to be purchased by your Accountant.

The LV Web Browser provides access to your system regardless of whether it resides on your premises or in The Cloud.

Your Accountant simply signs in to our LV system with a user-id and password that restricts access to other areas of the system, and as directed by yourself.

Your Accountant can use any web browser, e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and are not restricted to Internet Explorer as is often the way these days!

The data accessed is viewed in real-time as the connection is to the live database.

This low cost, at any time access to your systems would undoubtedly be of benefit to both you and your Accountants.

The best way to see how ‘LV’ ERP‘ can help your business is to a talk with a Lakeview consultant on 0208 303 3329.

 

About Lakeview

Lakeview are authors of ERP solutions providing outstanding levels of customer service to UK SME’s for over 25 years

To find out more

> Visit: www.lakeview.co.uk.

> Contact Lakeview at: info@lakeview.co.uk

> Visit iTunes to download and trial ‘LV ERP’ on your mobile

> Or download our LV brochure to read more on LV ERP for mobile

 

Author: Mark Greatrex, CEO, Lakeview Computers Ltd

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