As a SIBOL user, your basic requirements are a PC, 56K modem and access to the internet via SIBOL’s ISP or any other ISP.

Together with our consultant, you decide which modules you require to meet the needs of your business. These are:

• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable - Creditors
• Accounts Receivable - Debtors
• Order Entry including Sales Statistics
• Stock Management
• Purchasing
• Asset Register
• Batch/Serial and Lot Tracking
• Foreign Currency - Creditors and Debtors

PLUS a full MRPII Manufacturing system, if required.

You may determine that you require six modules, however, decide to initially implement 3 with the balance to be phased in over a period of time.

We would then determine:

• The number of concurrent users and establish a training schedule.
• Identify any software modification required to meet your specific needs.
• Depending on the size and nature of your business, the most efficient and cost effective means of communication between the ISP and also between branches, manufacturing facilities etc., communication could be via dial up, ISDN, Diginet or a combination of all three.
• After completion of the above, the final phase would be the transfer of data and SIBOL can provide this service. Once completed, you dial in to your ISP and log in to the system.

With SIBOL, you DO NOT require a server on your site as your data is stored on a high security server within SIBOL’s ISP network and is backed up 5 days a week and on a six week cycle. For further security, your data is also backed up daily on to a remote server. Very large companies may, however, request their own dedicated server at SIBOL’s ISP.

Once SIBOL is operational, you establish your own internal security via password controls, as if you had a server on site.