Zavanti expand horizons in WA with leading Construction & Project Management team, Loxam Developments.

SYDNEY, Australia – November 24, 2009 – Zavanti continues our success in the WA property market after being selected by Loxam Developments, a pioneer in construction and project management, to provide the Zavanti ERP for all their project requirements.
Loxam Developments made contact with Zavanti via its online enquiry service, requiring a solution that would be able to synergise its construction operations and integrate with its current processes. Andrew Walker, Financial Controller for Loxam Developments, explains the reasons behind its preference for Zavanti software; “After an intense selection process, Loxam chose Zavanti over some of its competitors because Zavanti ERP software ticked all of the key criteria...an integrated system for both construction and accounting, a software system that will add value to the business by increasing our staff members decision-making and efficiency and lastly, a reasonable and competitive price for both the software and maintenance.”
Zavanti’s expert consultancy staff have commenced implementation and aim to make the transition to Zavanti ERP a painless process for Loxam. “Zavanti’s growth in WA is a result of an extremely satisfied customer base that is willing to sing the praises of our solutions” says Zavanti CEO, Doug Harrison. “We are extremely excited to welcome Loxam as our newest customer in WA and look forward to supporting their business as they continue to evolve and grow into the future”.
The Zavanti ERP software offers Loxam Developments distinct benefits, which, within a single software solution, will provide total project budgeting controls, variations, cost commitment controls and authorities, the ability to maintain all sub-contracts and seamless data integration between project and financial modules for instant recognition of each departments input.
Zavanti is dedicated to delivering high quality and innovative solutions to its clients. Zavanti provides whole of business solutions for the Property and Real Estate industries integrated into its comprehensive Enterprise Resource Planning suite.

ABOUT LOXAM DEVELOPMENTS
Loxam Developments was established in 1990 and quickly became the pioneer of small to medium sized projects across WA. Loxam Developments has experience in construction of industrial, commercial and specialist quality housing projects. For further information please visit: http://www.loxamdevelopments.com
ABOUT ZAVANTI
Zavanti combines superior consulting and industry expertise with world-class software applications, to provide a suite of solutions that cover Project and Portfolio Management, Feasibility and Investment Planning, ERP, and Performance Management. These powerful solution sets allow clients to minimise risk, control costs, increase efficiency, and facilitate the sharing of information, collaboration and planning.
For more information please visit: http://www.zavanti.com or contact:

Angelique Mantsis, Marketing Coordinator P: +61 2 8080 4825 | angelique.mantsis@zavanti.com

Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board go live with Zavanti ERP and Weblogics.

SYDNEY, Australia – November 15, 2009 – The Tasmanian Irrigation Development Board (TIDB) have gone live with Zavanti’s Construction Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Zavanti’s document collaboration and control solution based upon Weblogics’ products; Intralogic, EmailLogic and Blueprint.
TIDB selected Zavanti ERP in early 2009 after an open tender process, to manage all the activities for their 12 major projects with total infrastructure goals of $400m. The TIDB is tasked with the management to progress irrigation schemes from feasibility assessment through to the construction and operational stages to increase the irrigation supplies within Tasmania by 50%.
Since going live, the Zavanti ERP solutions provide the TIDB with a complete management solution from budgeting through to project completion. The solution allows TIDB to forecast expenditures out to 2019, whilst maintaining control of sub-contracts and cost commitments, also providing consolidated Board reports to ensure that the goals of the TIDB are being met.
Zavanti’s Weblogics solution allows the TIDB to manage all documentation, including Email traffic associated with projects, to ensure the security and control of information. Weblogics workflows are used to maintain all business processes associated with any project correspondence, guaranteeing traceability and security. Weblogics forms electronically allow users to submit requests and advices whilst version control of documents ensures all previous versions are accessible for comparison.
TIDB has successfully realised the value added by Zavanti ERP and Weblogics solutions, to better manage internal and external collaboration, streamlining their project and document management processes, and providing a communication platform for all project participants.
Ian Plater, Chairman of Zavanti said “This success confirms our strategy of providing a complete package of specialist solutions for the Real Estate and Construction industries ensuring that our clients obtain the highest return on their investment”.

ABOUT ZAVANTI
Zavanti combines superior consulting and industry expertise with world-class software applications, to provide a suite of solutions that cover Feasibility and Investment Planning ERP, Project and Portfolio Management and Performance Management. These powerful solution sets allow clients to minimise risk, control costs, increase efficiency, and facilitate the sharing of information, collaboration and planning.

Dashboard Spotlight: Trinity Technologies eliminates Manual Reporting with Corda

Coordinating and managing the integration of content management systems with other business applications across multiple clients posed a major challenge for integrator Trinity Technologies.

Each week, Trinity’s financial administrator was tasked with manually capturing data from QuickBooks, spreadsheets, an SQL database and other sources and creating a report. This task took, on average, three to four hours to complete each week and the information in the report could be up to a week old. In addition, the report didn’t clearly highlight areas demanding immediate attention because of its inadequate data visualisation. For example, companies over 90 days delinquent on payments needed to be flagged for immediate attention and action.

Projects that had used more than 80% of their budgets also needed to be flagged for attention by project leaders. Trinity determined it needed the power of an application that could capture data from multiple sources and represent theinformation visually, in real time, to promote better understanding.

After exploring other dashboard solutions on the market, Trinity implemented a Corda CenterView performance dashboard. CenterView was easy and fast to implement and the dashboard began immediately delivering ROI. Manual report development time was eliminated and now, the executive and project teams have anytime access to real-time information presented in a visual format that draws attention to actionable issues.

“Trinity gained a new level of control and corporate maturityby implementing CenterView,” said Joseph Morray, Trinity President. “While we see the potential for even greater internal returns, we also see a distinct market advantage for our own customers, who can, in turn, achieve significant reporting and tracking efficiencies on an enterprise level.”



Zavanti is the primary distributor for Corda Technologies in Australia and New Zealand. If you would like further information please contact Doug Harrison on 02 8080 4800 or visit www.corda.com

Zavanti to host Property and Construction Software Showcase

Zavanti are pleased to announce their upcoming Property and Construction software showcase which will be held at two convenient locations for clients and potential customers. These events will take place at the Zenith Business Centre Gosford on the 27th and the Rydges Parramatta on the 28th October.

At the event, Zavanti will introduce its new web-based Sales, CRM and Communication, Collaboration and Intranet solutions for the industry.

Director of Zavanti, Ian Plater will host the event and will present upcoming developments for Zavanti's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application that will assist your business through every facet of the project lifecycle.

Professionals from MasterKey and Weblogics will also be on hand to demonstrate how these new software solutions are revolutionising the nature of business.

Registration is free but spots are limited! To secure your place at the event contact Angelique on (02) 8080 4825 or email marketing@zavanti.com

For more information about MasterKey see http://www.gomasterkey.com/

For more information about Weblogics see http://www.weblogics.com.au/

Latest version of Zavanti’s Project Software offers unparalleled reporting functionality

Launched in August, the lastest version of Zavanti's leading Project Accounting and Management Software for property developers and building contractors, Zavanti ERP 8.7 delivers a greater level of reporting to our clients.

On just one screen users can see an overview of their projects, including original budget, what has been invoiced, and the expected profit (click on the screenshots below to view a larger image).




Users can further “drill down” on each aspect of the job, from viewing specific cost centre details through to individual invoices received from suppliers or sent to clients.






For more information on the new changes in Version 8.7 please refer to the Release Notes

Alternatively please feel free to contact us directly on +61 2 8080 4800 or email sales@zavanti.com

Zavanti and Masterkey join forces to provide a complete Real Estate Development and Management Solution

Under a new partnership agreement, Zavanti, a leader in the development of comprehensive project accounting and management solutions for property and construction, and Masterkey, the UAE’s primary real estate software provider, will join forces to provide a complete Real Estate Development and Management solution. With unparalleled functionality, this new offering will ensure that developers have total control over their projects, budgets, and finances, as well as sales, clients and ongoing property management.

Masterkey is a pioneering Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, specialising in the development of complete web-based real estate solutions. Incorporating the three fundamental areas of any property business - Sales, Leasing and Property Management, Masterkey allows users to better manage and streamline day-to-day activities and work processes, while administering transactions in real-time.

By integrating the key features of Zavanti’s Property Developer solution set; Development Feasibility, Financial Management, Tendering, and Construction Management, with Masterkey’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Automation, Leasing and Property Management capabilities, both companies will be able to provide current and prospective clients with a revolutionary solution that will create efficiencies and improve the quality and timeliness of reporting at every stage of the property development lifecycle.

“I believe that the addition of Masterkey’s functionality to the Zavanti suite does more than just add features to our current solution set”, said Nick Virr, Zavanti UK Business Development Director. “Masterkey represents the very latest, and by far the most superior online offering for property developers, in servicing their clients and managing their revenue and product streams. By combining the robustness and power of the Zavanti Property Developer suite with Masterkey, we can undoubtedly boast the most comprehensive and integrated solution for developers available on the market today.”

ABOUT MASTERKEY
Masterkey is the UAE's leading provider of dedicated solutions for the real estate sector. The company's web-based software provides Brokers, Developers and Property Managers with a uniquely tailored array of tools and features aimed to advance, improve, and enhance real estate businesses. Masterkey is committed to providing the most comprehensive, on demand service to the global real estate industry. For more information on Masterkey visit www.gomasterkey.com

ABOUT ZAVANTI
Zavanti’s industry leading project solutions provide seamless integration between the key processes associated with project planning, forecasting and accounting. From initial site and concept feasibility and project estimating through to full financial and subcontractor management, and sales, Zavanti helps property developers and construction contractors maintain control over their project finances, information flows and business operations.

For more information contact: Jamie Fitzsimons on +61 2 8080 4816 or jfitzsimons@zavanti.com

Zavanti Property and Construction Software to feature at the Nottinghamshire Construction Symposium

Zavanti have announced their participation at the Nottinghamshire Construction Symposium, which takes place on October 7 at New College Nottingham (NCN). Aimed at a broad range of construction professionals, the Symposium intends to act as a catalyst for improvement in the construction industry.

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