industry software consultancy and developer founded uk 1991 headquarters colchester uk key people chris bayne ceo 1 products access dimensions focalpoint dimensions lite supplychain erp access insight thankq goldmine crm dashboard service manager selecthr selectpay hr & payroll access delta teamseer peopleplanner . revenue 53.5 m december 2014 number of employees 700 july 2014 website www.theaccessgroup.com the access group is a software consultancy and developer selling primarily to uk mid market businesses 2 with 14 offices across the uk and france 3 the organisation was founded in 1991 with its current structure formed in june 2009 following the absorption of five companies 4 into a single operation . since 2011 access has been mostly owned by private equity companies first lyceum capital and from 2014 ta associates . contents 1 history 1.1 1991 1995 early development 1.2 1996 2007 1.3 2008 2011 1.4 2011 present 2 products 3 accreditations 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit 1991 1995 early development edit this period saw founding company access accounting focus on building its business and accounting software . early products included entry level accounting systems such as access horizons and access foundations . main article access accounting 1996 2007 edit in 1996 access accounting developed access dimensions . this was joined by middleware application transaction broker 1998 to facilitate integration at mid market level . integration with microsoft office 2002 and outlook today 2005 saw the company s initial entry into business intelligence software . other software releases include integrated crm dimensions manufacturing bom bill of materials and access analytics data cube technology 2006 followed by a reverse change vat upgrade in 2007 to combat carousel fraud . main article access accounting 2008 2011 edit in 2008 access accounting released accounting for carbon emissions ace to help businesses calculate and understand the amount of co2 they produce . in 2009 the company released its web based solution focalpoint . the company re branded in june 2009 5 absorbing access accounting and its four subsidiaries to become access group . recent additions include stock forecasting functionality 2009 and a dashboard business intelligence product 2010 . the company added hr to its portfolio in 2010 via the acquisition of canterbury based select software . 6 the company was rebranded access select . in 2011 the group launched its web services api application programming interface allowing its financial software to be integrated with third party on premises software . in the same year access mobile was released making functionality such as timesheets and expenses available on the iphone 7 and blackberry . 2011 present edit in march 2011 there was an mbo of access led by its existing directors and private equity firm lyceum capital . since then access has grown both through continued double digit organic growth and acquisition . it has acquired the following companies technologies deltawms warehouse management software prelytis saas based business intelligence software thankq fundraising and crm software for the not for profit sector sazneo saas based communication technology teamseer saas based absence management solution peopleplanner saas based workforce management software products edit access dimensions is a modular accounting and financial management suite including financials job costing stock control document management reporting and payroll . focalpoint is a web served portal that integrates with dimensions format databases for viewing approval and more of various resources including purchase orders invoices expenses timesheets and other items online selectpay is a hm revenue and customs approved payroll . selecthr is a . net based solution including functionality such as recruitment training self service and payroll integration . access supplychain is an erp solution with functionality for manufacturing distribution and warehousing organisations . access service manager offers service management functions such as call centre management job scheduling ppm contract management and meter billing . access mobile extends functionality offered by access focalpoint such as expenses management and timesheets to mobile devices . access dashboard offers a high level view of the business presenting key performance indicators kpis through graphical charts and graphs . access horizons and access foundations are entry level accounting systems providing core financial functionality and a range of commercial tools for small to mid sized businesses . goldmine crm is provided on a reseller basis as enterprise or premium edition hosting is provided as a vmware and openstack managed cloud hosting solution with optional disaster recovery as a service and backup as a service solutions . accreditations edit access group is a microsoft gold certified partner and is a member of the business application software developers association basda . 8 individual access solutions are accredited by industry authorities including hm revenue & customs and the icaew institute of chartered accountants in england and wales . see also edit comparison of accounting software references edit http www.theaccessgroup.com about us meet the team.aspx fsn business systems news and analysis . stratford st mary near colchester harpenden sheffield canterbury london city edinburgh canterbury hastings bangor manchester loughborough nuneaton dublin and paris . the access group office locations . access accounting armstrong consultants access accounting ireland asyst solutions and access supply chain access completes rebrand project with launch of new website access acquires mid market hr solutions provider select software iphone expense management software released by access access uk members external links edit access group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the access group & 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