Project management software? [RE-wrenches]

[Doug Pratt]

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I try to avoid the universal love of bitching, but Sage software really
pushes my button. I've used quite a number of accounting/stocking/invoicing
software packages over my years in the industry. Didn't love any of them,
but got good on all of them eventually. Sage is absolutely the worst. Their
Business Works program is awkward, slow, glitchy, has major service holes,
and is just generally difficult.

Sage bought the contact management software ACT last year. We upgraded from
ACT 7 (which was fast and good) to ACT 9 a few months ago on the promise
that ACT and Business Works would talk to each other. It's been a near
disaster, very expensive (new servers and many, many hours of IT time), and
it's still less than half the speed of ACT 7. Talk to each other? Yeah, name
and address only, and that's an extra cost option. What crap!

I think Dave Katz found some good stuff ('least that's what he's always
telling me). What is it Dave?

Cheers,
Doug Pratt
DC Power Systems    

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Greenfield [mailto:Geoff at Third-Sun.Com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 11:57 AM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Project management software? [RE-wrenches]


We are looking at new software, primarily to coordinate project management,
hopefully to include estimating/invoicing, possibly to include sales/CRM or
even to include accounting (right now we have quickbooks).

Of course no one makes this "custom" for RE-specific business, but we aren't
too different from an electrical contractor or HVAC contractor in this area.

We have narrowed the field to The American Contractor, Sage Timberline and
Accubuild.  These for general contracting businesses with specialty modules
for Electrical contractors.

We also are considering using some free University student labor to "custom"
build a database to do what we want (but have gotten almost universal advice
not to go this route).

I am interested in any input or experience you all may have in this area -
Thanks!

For a brighter energy future,

Geoff Greenfield
NABCEP Certified PV Installer

"Clean Energy, Expertly Installed"

Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd.
340 West State Street
Athens, OH 45701
www.third-sun.com <http://www.third-sun.com>

(740) 597-3111   ( Fax: 1548)


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