East Midlands International Trade Association - Member of the Month

ra Information Systems -  emita's 'Member of the Month'.  

Each month, as a way of thanking their members for their loyalty and support of the Association’s events and activities, East Midlands International Trade Association (emita) nominate a 'Member of the Month' and showcase them on the emita website and in their monthly newsletter,

This month we are pleased to announce that we at ra Information Systems, have been selected as emita's Member of the Month for April 2012.

Below you will find a copy of emita's interview with our Business Development Executive, Ian Underdown, detailing our overseas challenges, international achievements and aspirations for the future.

Advantages of Serviced Office Space

Advantages of Serviced Office Space

More and more businesses are turning to business centres and serviced offices for their needs. With modern, cost-effective facilities, clear charging procedures and no day-to-day office management problems, its clear to see why. 

Most serviced office space, comes equipped with everything from contemporary office furniture to telephone equipment and Internet access. Most also provide a professional receptionist to answer calls, perfect for a business start-up or downsizing company operating with minimal staff. 

ibcs - Intuitive Business Centre & Conferencing Software

Intuitive Business Centre & Conferencing Software

To ensure that the solutions we provide are always completely focused on the industries that we support, we've decided to make some significant changes to the direction that ibcs is being developed and deployed.

ibcs was launched way back in 1999, as ‘Integrated Business Centre Software’, and maintains a highly successful track-record of managing serviced office space to this day.

James Chaffer Presenting at the UKSPA February Members' Meeting

Reception at The Exchange, Colworth Science Park

The Exchange, Colworth Science Park 
07/02/2012 - 08/02/2012

The February 2012 UKSPA event is hosted by Unilever and Goodman and will take place at The Exchange, Colworth Science Park.

The UKSPA event will include:

• Study tour of the campus and The Exchange - (Please note: this tour is now fully booked)
• Conference plenary sessions
• Choices from four parallel sessions
• Network reception and buffet dinner

Introducing UKSPA Clarity – Powered by ibcs

Introducing UKSPA Clarity – Powered by ibcs.
A Clear Vision from UKSPA.

We are pleased to announce the launch of UKSPA CLARITY – The exciting software product, developed with the UK Science Park Association's (UKSPA) . 

UKSPA’s extensive knowledge, gained over the past three decades through the provision of support and guidance to innovation environments, has helped to deliver efficient, trusted and profitable business locations for pioneering and high tech companies. Combining this knowledge with our established and highly successful Science Park management system ibcs, UKSPA CLARITY will deliver to the UKSPA Membership base, a powerful solution for the efficient management of leases and licences, conferencing, enquiries, surveys, reporting, billing, facilities and much more. 

UKSPA to advise on the development of Chinese Science Parks

UKSPA to advise on the development of Chinese Science Parks

The UK Science Park Association (UKSPA) has been asked to share its expertise with science parks in China to provide training to local science park managers, strengthen relationships between the two countries and help UK companies fully exploit commercial opportunities in China.

Several years ago, UKSPA had a strong relationship with many Chinese science parks and delivered a training and development programme for the country's science park managers over a number of years. At the time it also helped to establish a Chinese Association of University-based Science Parks.

Happy New Year From The ibcs Team

Happy New Year from the ibcs Team

A New Year is the start of a new era, the best time to complete the remaining tasks of the previous year and to start new things from the beginning. We welcome 2012 with new dreams, new visions, new resolutions, new commitments and a new way of thinking…

Happy New Year to all our ibcs users, contacts and prospective clients, we hope you enjoy 2012 and that it is a successful year for you all! 

Christmas Wishes From the ibcs Software Team

Merry Christmas from all of us at ibcs Software

2011 has seen many new and renewed relationships for us as a company. We have been busy continually developing ibcs and improving our tailored support to better serve you, our valued clients.

We thank you for your business during 2011 and we look forward to working closely with you in 2012.

Christmas Opening Hours 2011...

IASP 2012 Conference in Tallinn

Tallinn Science Park TEHNOPOL

Tallinn Science Park TEHNOPOL would like to remind you that the 29th IASP World Conference will be held next year in Tallinn, Estonia on the 17th – 20th of June 2012 and that they are looking forward to welcoming you!

As the conference preparations are successfully proceeding, the IASP World Conference 2012 registration is open. Please visit the Conference website www.iasp2012tln.com to submit your registration form and get the best out of the special early bird rates.

EBN Tools Exchange Forum for Innovation Based Incubators and BICs

Our stand at the EBN Incubation/Innovation Tools Exchange Forum 2011 - Berlin (Germany)

Business Incubation Centres (BICs) are constantly seeking to optimize the quality of their services and to be equipped with the right set of tools. Therefore this week the EBN have organised a two-day Tools Exchange Forum, where the time for multilateral and bilateral interactions between tools designers and tools potential users is to be maximized.

Collect Payments by Direct Debit Using the ibcs Direct Debit Module

Collect Payments by Direct Debit Using the ibcs Direct Debit Module

Collecting by Direct Debit is the simplest and most convenient way to manage payments, both for you and your clients, the automated process saves everyone valuable time. You can select the date of payments, giving you greater control over your finances and helping to minimise time-consuming reconciliation and payment allocation tasks.

Our automated ibcs Direct Debit module provides a simple and effective way of collecting your customer Direct Debit payments with a few mouse clicks, ensuring that your process is efficient, manageable and cost-effective.

bca Annual Industry Awards Gala Dinner 2011

bca Annual Industry Gala Awards Dinner 2011

Once again the bca Annual Industry Awards Gala Dinner, in London, is nearly upon us.

This year James and Ian from the ibcs team and Jon Dabbs, one of our company Directors, will be heading down to entertain guests Jo Willet from Oxford Innovation, Peter Allen and Oliver Oswin from STL and David Hall, Victoria Garside, Monica Obrebska and Alan Wilson from Forsyth Business Centres.

Need to Import Data into Sage 50 Accounts 2012?

Import sales transactions directly from ibcs into Sage 50 Accounts 2012

Those of you who are contemplating a Sage 50 upgrade will be pleased to know that our ibcs Sage Importer, which imports sales transactions directly from ibcs into Sage 50, is now available for the latest release of Sage 50 Accounts 2012.

As members of the Sage Developers’ Programme, we have been successfully developing this import tool for a number of years now, and we understand both the technical and business requirements for Sage 50 Accounts integration. With our latest ibcs Sage Importer tool, you can transfer your sales transactions directly from ibcs into Sage 50 Accounts 2012 in just a few mouse clicks.

IASP Measuring & Improving the Performance of Science Parks

ibcs Attend the IASP European Division Workshop, Berlin - November 9th - 11th 2011

WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH the developers and operators of Berlin Adlershof Science and Technology Park (pictured above) are hosting this week's IASP (International Association of Science Parks) European Division Workshop in Berlin.

The aim of the workshop is to present existing methods and performance indicators for the benchmarking of Science Parks and their impact on the regional economy. During the event, attendees will also have the chance to discuss and exchange ideas in working groups.