Public CRM API released

10 August 2010

Our public API (Application Program Interface) is now available to all our CRM users.

With the API you can link your CRM system to any other web based application, such as your web site, in-house systems and other cloud computing products.

Fot the technically minded, the API provides object level read and write access via SOAP/XML.

More details at on our product page.

Thanks to all our beta testers who put the API through its paces!


New look and feel for Really Simple Systems

28 July 2010

We have been working on a new “skin” for Really Simple Systems for time now, and KashFlow users will have been the first to use it.

The Demo system has been updated to show the new look, and also the new home pages with better graphics. If anybody wants to see what we are working on, get the login for the demo system from us and take a look.


Really Simple Systems nominated for award

22 July 2010

We’re proud to announce that Really Simple Systems has been nominated for the 2010 Software Satisfactions awards.

In 2008 we won this award in the SME CRM & Customer Management category, and in 2009 we were a close runner up. We hope to win the award back again this year!

Thanks to all our users who voted for us.


Intellect UK Seminar on Cloud Computing

9 June 2010

If you’re wondering if Cloud Computing is for you, or simply want to know what the fuss is all about, Intellect UK (the  trade body for the UK IT industry) is hosting a half day seminar on the morning of Thursday 15th July at their offices in London.

Independent analysts, lawyers and software vendors (including us) will explain what SaaS is, where it fits, where it doesn’t and what to check before deploying.

Full details on the Intellect UK site. And it’s free, by the way!


Really Simple API on beta

14 April 2010

Our new API (Application Program Interface) is now on beta.

The API will allow developers to integrate their applications and web sites directly into their CRM system. It provides for low level read/write access to all the basic objects in the CRM system – Accounts, Contact, Activities, Opportunities.

We’ve done custom APIs for customers in the past, but this is a generalised API that will work for all customers’ systems.

If you’d like to be part of the beta programme, please contact us and we’ll set it up.


Confidence In SaaS Increases By 62% Amongst SMEs

7 April 2010

The latest annual survey from Really Simple Systems shows that confidence in hosted solutions continues to grow amongst SMEs, and that the economy is also a driving force in companies looking for value in applications.

41% of respondents are now using hosted applications as opposed to 42% using in-house CRM.

Full details at www.reallysimplesystems.com/release.asp?id=24.


Really Simple Systems Launches Integration With Kashflow

23 March 2010

We are delighted to announce the integration of Really Simple Systems with KashFlow, www.kashflow.co.uk, the leading hosted accounting system. Both products are now linked in real-time to provide users with an integrated marketing, sales and accounting system.

Full details in the press release.

We’d like to thank all our beta testers who helped us iron out the wrinkles and who came up with many suggestions for improvements.


Last week for the SaaS Attitudes Survey

2 March 2010

It’s the last week for the SaaS Attitudes Survey, our annual survey of what the real world thinks about the pros and cons of hosted applications. Not just CRM, but Accounting, Payroll and HR too.

The results look interesting so far – if you haven’t taken the survey do please take it now, it is only 5 questions. You will find it here.

We’ll be publishing the results later this month. Are people more confortable now with SaaS applications, compared to a year ago? Bookmark this blog and find out!


Really Simple Systems & KashFlow

15 February 2010

If you’re a Really Simple Systems CRM users, and also use KashFlow accounting, then you’ll be interested to know that we have a beta interface between the two products. You can see a Customer’s account balance on their CRM account, also last invoice, amount overdue, and then click through to their account in KashFlow. Plus pass information such as Accounts & Opportunities to KashFlow.

If you’d like to try the beta version, please contact support@.

The full release is expect later this month.


Annual SaaS attitudes survey – win 6 bottles of wine!

4 February 2010

We are running our annual SaaS attitudes survey again to find out out if people’s acceptance of software as a service applications has changed.

Everyone who takes part can be entered  in a draw for a case of six bottles of our favourite Hunter Sauvignon from New Zealand. Do take  part – it is only five questions, so take the survey now and maybe you’ll win those six bottles. Just click here. The results should be interesting!

If the link doesn’t work, copy and paste this into your browser:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JJLVLGR