A program to get the most from your data

Article Abstract:

VIPLAN from Distributed Management Systems (of Great Britain) is a financial modeling and forecasting software package that is easy to learn and use, retailing for 850 pounds sterling. The microcomputer program is menu-driven and uses transaction, chart, worksheet, and report files to generate budgets, charts of account, and financial statements. VIPLAN is not a spreadsheet program, which means that figures cannot be directly input on software worksheets; instead, reports are prepared as a two-step process: (1) establishing the report's form (setting parameters such as number of columns, entries per column, and column headings), and (2) entering data into the report's form. Flexibility in designing financial statements and the ability to produce several reports using one set of financial data are VIPLAN's selling points. VIPLAN supports MSDOS, PCDOS, or CP-M operating systems.

Microcomputers, Financial planning, Economic forecasting, Financial statements, Great Britain, Distributed Management Systems, VIPLAN (Computer program)

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A window on accounting

Article Abstract:

Only a small number of windows-based packages have been developed for accounting programs. At present, Pegasus for Windows and FCG's WinAccs graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are available, while only Sybiz Accounting for Windows and Ikon Accounting's Ikon1 allow dynamic data interchange (DDE). GUIs allows users to work with more than one program, while DDE allows account information to be transferred to word processor and spreadsheet programs and creates hot links between the accounts program and other packages. On the other hand, Systems Union's SunSystems accounting software has both GUI and character-based interface (CUI) capabilities, to enable managers to use windows-based systems while allowing data entry clerks to continue using the more common CUI. Software vendors must emphasize the benefits of GUI in order to influence users to shift from CUI to GUIs.

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Blue print for the financial adviser

Article Abstract:

Blueprint Software Ltd's Intrika enables users to construct projected accounts with little pre-requisite computer knowledge. The program is menu-driven, and the Input Control menu opens the users to accounts such as: opening balances; fixed assets summary; and cost of sales. It has successfully avoided common general-purpose spreadsheet programs pitfalls such as limited memory and obscurity in an enlarged worksheet. Intrika runs on IBM-PC compatibles with 512K RAM and a hard disk with minimum 1.5 Mb memory.

Computer programming services, Forecasting, Blueprint software Ltd, Intrika, Intrika (Computer program)

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