iSender, our bulk personalised text messaging system, was successfully installed on Friday for Skillens the Jewellers, Castlewellan and training given on Saturday morning. This is a great way for Skillens to keep customers updated with new design and promotions. We wish Ernie and the girl every success with it.

Todd’s Leap, based in Co. Tyrone, is one of Northern Irelands most exciting adventure based companies and they have enjoyed tremendous growth over recent years. We previously successfully developed an Enquiries and Booking System for Todd’s Leap.

We are now delighted to announce that they have given us approval to begin work on Phase 2 of this challenging project. This phase will see the introduction of Pricing and Availability of Resources. This will ensure that staff and activities will be prevented from being double booked.

Read our case study on the Todds Leap system here.

Blue Fin Software Solutions have created numerous systems for Express Freight (formerly ‘Express Parcels’) with the latest being an online Dispatch System.

This system allows Express Freight Customers to manage their Consignee records, create Consignments, produce barcoded labels, generate daily manifests and links to the ‘Proof of Delivery’ online. As this cutting edge system is online, it enables Express Freight to increase overall customer service, streamlines the Consignment process and make sit very easy for them to introduce new customers to that process.

For more information about Express Freight visit the Express Freight Online website.

You can also check out our case study on Express Freight’s system here.

 John Walsh, Blue Fin’s Managing Director was a panellist at the recent Down Council’s Dermot Curran Young Achiever Awards.

Blue-fin Software Solutions picked up the Best Knowledge-Based Company Award, and we are thrilled! Congratulations and well done to all the Winners and Shortlisted organisations at the Down Council Business awards. held in the Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle last Friday night.

We are delighted to report that Blue-Fin Software Solutions have been short-listed in not 1… but 2 categories of the 2011 Down Business Awards. The two categories are

• Best Small Business (sponsored by Northern Bank) and
• Best Knowledge based Business

We’re dusting off the Tuxedo’s and bow-ties and will let you know how we get on after the awards dinner on 25th February 2011.

Our existing customer Fusion Heating have been going from strength to strength in the last 2 years, actually trebling turn-over. We delivered our bespoke Job Management Software solution to Fusion Heating exactly two years and two months ago…see any connection there?

More recently Fusion heating have won the tender to become the supplier of choice to undertake all maintenance jobs for Phoenix Natural Gas. To meet Phoenix Natural Gas’s demanding schedule and Management Reporting requirements Fusion Heating have once again entrusted Blue-Fin Software solutions with the job of developing tailored software to meet their specific requirements, which once again includes integrating with Sage Accounts.

We are delighted to announce that the Management Team at Todd’s Leap have selected Blue-Fin Software Solutions to develop their new Booking & Enquiries system. As part of an extensive expansion plan Todd’s Leap recognise the need for a state-of-the-art system to enable them to give their customers the best possible Sales and After-Sales service.

The Educational Research Centre , based in St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin perform statistical analysis of school level education on behalf of the Irish Government. Blue-Fin Software Solutions have been chosen as the supplier to develop a bespoke software solution that will be distributed to every Primary School in Ireland to enable each and every school to input test results and perform complex statistical analysis for each individual child. This analysis will enable teachers to easily identify areas of Mathematics, Reading & Irish that need particular focus.

Blue Fin Software Solutions have developed a fantastic marketing system called iSender. It involves  sending bulk SMS text messages (each SMS is personalised with your customers name) iSender can  highlight customers birthdays , by location, favourite products/activities so you can market directly and strategically!