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December 2009
External Analysis Shows Greentree Mobile Provides Unique Benefits

October 2009
Greentree BPM & Mobility Experience ANZ Roadshow announced
CEO Peter Dickinson discusses Greentree BPM & Mobile
iStart feature opinion piece on Greentree BPM

June 2009
Accounting for the 21st Century

February 2009
Greentree avoids downturn with 13 new users
Software centre's local support
Fear is not a factor for Greentree
Greentree set for mobility push, overseas expansion
Licensed to deliver: vendors respond in cash-strapped times

December 2009

External Analysis Shows Greentree Mobile Provides Unique Benefits
December 2009

Doctor David Parsons of Massey University recently undertook an in-depth analysis of Greentree Mobile. Doctor Parsons findings provide some valuable insights into how a broad range of organizations now have access to obvious business gains through Greentree Mobile.

Greentree’s Jade-based mobile ERP solution is unique in leveraging Compact Jade to provide mobile ERP services that are fully integrated with the server and data layers of the system using Jade as a common technical platform. This approach makes deployment of a mobile solution easier than ever before.

Unlike many mobile ERP systems, Greentree Mobile gives the flexibility to support any role in the mobile workforce.

Some key benefits of Greentree Mobile include its flexible communication architecture, user friendly UI design, and easy deployment and update processes.

Whilst there are many mobile ERP systems on the market, few of these can claim the advantages of being integrated end to end solutions using a single technology.

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October 2009

Greentree BPM & Mobility Experience ANZ Roadshow announced
October 2009

Greentree is presenting a major Australia & New Zealand roadshow promoting its BPM and Mobility solutions.

The Greentree BPM and Mobility ‘Experience’ will tour all major cities across Australasia with current customers and potential new customers all invited. The events will commence in Brisbane on November 9th.

Attendees will get the chance to grab some special offers at the events, including free ‘mobile software licenses and consulting time, along with major discount on Business Process Management software. The BPM and Mobility sessions will focus on how these must have tools can solve business pain and deliver transforming performance vitamins.

The morning only events will also feature dynamic sessions on the future of Greentree and CBA. Greentree is proud to be working with Jade, IBM and Motorola on this and other solution initiatives.

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CEO Peter Dickinson discusses Greentree BPM & Mobile
Computerworld New Zealand Article by Rob O'Neill
October 2009

Auckland-based Greentree is continuing to extend its business software suite offering new business process management and mobility solutions to customers as well as a software as a service option.

The BPM module comes as an extension to the workflow desktops Greentree has already launched, says Peter Dickinson, the company's executive director. He says the BPM offering is now in the market after going through a beta .cycle, partners have been trained and a roadshow is planned to promote the new product.

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iStart feature opinion piece on Greentree BPM
iStart Magazine New Zealand Article by Peter Dickinson
October 2009

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June 2009

Accounting for the 21st Century
By John Young - Bidwell's
UK Property Management Company Newsletter Article
June 2009

Transferring to new accounting software is usually nothing to get excited about. But with the recent introduction of Greentree to our Accounts Team, clients can now be provided with more detailed and powerful management information upon which to base critical business decisions.

Greentree was developed in New Zealad and was chosen by our business, north and south of the border, on account of its efficiency of use and reporting power. The system allows for all transactions entered to be linked to different business enterprises, or to individual properties, or even to individual vehicles or employees.

Management reports can then powerfully analyse very specific elements of business performance against budget. In today's challenging economic climate, it is imperative that businesses have this ability to analyse their income and expenditure in any number of detailed combinations, in order to make informed strategic decisions.

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February 2009

Greentree avoids downturn with 13 new users
By Ulrika Hedquist - Computerworld NZ
16 February 2009

One of the new clients is Eastern Tree Services in Australia, a specialist in managing vegetation around power lines. Founded in 1981 in Victoria, the company today operates across Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania and has over 400 staff.

"Eastern Tree Services chose Greentree because it was flexible, cost-effective ERP solution," says Paul Tymensen, CFO of Eastern Trees Services.

Another reason for going with Greentree was the local support provided by Star Business Solutions, says Tymensen.

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Software centre's local support
Canberra City News
19 February 2009

Businesses and government agencies in the ACT could benefit from streamlining their business operations, according to Star Business solutions chief executive office Trish Hall.

Star Business Solutions, which was named Greentree Partner of the Year (Australia) in 2008, has just opened a new Canberra city office to offer software and support more directly to the ACT.

"We distribute that software, but more importantly involve ourselves in its implementation, helping businesses work out how they should be using it, helping to put in place training and then supporting them, after the changeover to that software, for years into the future," says Trish Hall.

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Fear is not a factor for Greentree
NZ Reseller News
6 February 2009

Greentree International is usually all about business (when it comes to software), but its staff and partners let their hair down at its recent conference on the Gold Coast, with a bit of action reminiscent of the TV show Fear Factor.

The "Unleased" theme seemed appropriate,not just as a call to ramp up sales efforts, but to fish in tanks of worms, hit the water in kayaks and get into a bit of body painting. Pictured as they're about to eat fish eyes and sheep's testicles are the vendors Paul Lane and Manjit King

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Greentree set for mobility push, overseas expansion
by Amanda Sachtleben - NZ Reseller News
6 February 2009

Business software specialist Greentree's plans to make its applications available for mobile devices are now well advanced, with a full launch planned in about three months.

In addition, the vendor is on the hunt for more partners in the US and the UK, where it hopes to reach a target of 500 site installs in each market.

"Resource-constrained organisations don't want a new technology cost, and for people to be able to get their workforce to be more effective and have a system that's low cost, it's quite compelling," says Peter Dickinson, Greentree's CEO.

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Licensed to deliver: vendors respond in cash-strapped times
by Amanda Sachtleben - NZ Reseller News
6 February 2009

Cash flow constraints among small and medium business will force vendors to be innovative with pricing, licensing and delivery models this year, recent research by local IDC analysts suggests. Amanda Sachletben investigates their responses to this challenge...

"We're possibly not seeing as much pressure as some of the vendors, because Greentree is cost-effective and partner services are also cost-effective," says Peter Dickinson, Greentree's CEO. "A lot of our customers or new prospects aren't loking at a two-year payback, they look at six months. They tend not to get stressed about spreading payment, but think 'let's get in and do it'."

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