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Work on SurvivalWare 3.1 is well underway
Sometimes the development cycle moves faster than others. SurvivalWare Pro 3.0 was driven by our desire to put customization tools in the hands of power users in preparation for a ramping up of demand. Version 3.1 is customer driven. A customer (AlphaGraphics, Inc.) is paying us to make the Budgeting module simpler to use, while at the same time extending the budget to the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements from just the Income Statement. It’s a big deal, but it sure is going to be nice. I’m doing the work for the AlphaGraphics model, and at the same time making the changes to our generic Fort Knox model so that the new feature is available to the rest of the customer base.
By the way, if you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at this brand new video of Kevin Cushing, CEO of AlphaGraphics, explaining why SurvivalWare has become a system standard for AlphaGraphics. He also lays down a challenge to improve SurvivalWare to make it more integrated with their business planning process.
Kevin Cushing on SurvivalWare as System Standard for AlphaGraphics
One of the nice things about the new budgeting module will be that you can work on the current year budget or next year budget at any time. Previously it was tough to make changes to the current year budget.
The user interface has been improved, with numbers and checkmarks to help you keep track of your progress. Here is a sample screen:
The User Interface has been simplified
It should be ready for beta testing in a week to 10 days. We’re hoping to get it released in time for the annual AlphaGraphics conference in early July.
In addition to the new Budgeting Module, there will be other enhancements, such as the ability to enter notes in a company file that can be displayed to help the user remember how to load data or do something else.
Don’t worry – anyone who purchased version 3.0 will be upgraded to 3.1 automatically. We plan on an upgrade to the technical documentation with version 3.1 as well.
Most AlphaGraphics users are waiting for 3.1 before upgrading from 2.0 so they have to do it just once.
Please leave comments if you have suggestions for improvements to SurvivalWare. And don’t worry Kirk, we’ll get better looking icons for Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reports before final release.
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