Print Blocks doubles up with Greentree's web support
iStart Australia Article
January 2010

The major Aussie scrapbooking distributor was an online-only business that wanted to grow. Greentree has made both inventory management and web sales more efficient, enabling the company to double its stock in a year…

Print Blocks Pty Ltd is Australia’s largest onestop online shop for scrapbooking materials. It also stocks related arts and crafts items, such as buttons, ribbons, designer papers etc, both directly to retailers and online.

Now over 20 years old, the company began life back in 1988 as a supplier to the stamping craft industry. This naturally progressed in to papercraft and scrapbooking. So much so that organic growth of Print Blocks has seen it move into a new, purpose-build facility in Wacol, Brisbane, to store the huge range of products it supplies to retailers. It now stocks around 50,000 stock lines from specialist international suppliers around the world.

"Working with the local Greentree business partner [blueStar] has been incredibly easy, since they bring a collaborative approach to the business partnership."

Andrew Wightman - company owner

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blueStar to exhibit at CPA Congress 2009
August 2009

blueStar is pleased to announce they will be exhibiting at the CPA Congress 2009 in Brisbane from 6 - 9 October.

Sessions at this year's event include:

• Managing risks in complex and critical environments
• The DNA of leadership
• Case study: Turning the down around
• Raising capital and equity in a tight credit market

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blueStar Launches The Good Oil Newsletter
July 2009

In our first issue we take a closer look at construction company Sun Engineering and how they are bucking global trends. We also focus on Greentree's Job Cost module and how it can increase business efficiencies.

During difficult economic times, and in very competitive markets, the best place to look for improvement is within. Thanks to Greentree, blueStar is well placed to provide business software to streamline systems and processes that are essential to keeping a company running efficiently.

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Sun Engineering Sees The Light With Greentree Suite
iStart Australia Article
July 2009

Sun Engineering is bucking the global trend with its ambitious growth strategy but found it was being constrained by its antiquated accounts system that badly needed an upgrade. It found a new, integrated solution with blueStar’s help…

Sun Engineering (QLD) Pty Ltd has almost 800 staff, in Australia, Papua New Guinea, China and Dubai, who are involved in fabrication and construction for the mining, power, petrochemical and construction industries. Projects are large scale and complex, involving heavy equipment and machinery, and they see highly skilled staff carrying out work in remote places.

The company’s standalone accounting system simply couldn’t cope with the sophisticated needs of this far-flung company.

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JADE 6.3 embraces .NET and introduces 64-Bit Edition
Scoop Independent News
May 2009

Jade has just announced the release of JADE 6.3, the latest version of its software platform for delivering targeted solutions to complex business problems.

New .NET interoperability and a native 64-bit edition extend JADE's reputation for openness and enable customers with processor intensive systems to boost performance. Also included is a Replication Framework, making it easier for developers to build mobile applications.

The .NET framework will create more opportunities for Jade to deliver solutions in mixed-technology environments and enables JADE customers to leverage existing .NET skills and investments.

Note: Greentree plan certification of Jade 6.3 in Q3.

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Jade Group delivers strong 2008 result
Jade
March 2009

Jade recently announced that the Jade Group of Companies had performed strongly with operating revenue up 31 percent for the year ended 31 December 2008. Total revenue increased 21 percent to $50.8 million, up from $42 million in 2007.

Jade's Chairman, the Hon Ruth Richardson, said: "While the global crisis that deepens by the day is putting all businesses on their mettle, Jade is well placed to weather the storm with over $50 million in revenue and a strong cash position. This year's result is the culmination of five years hard work building a business capable of profitable and sustainable growth."

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Greentree set for mobility push, overseas expansion
Reseller News
February 2009

Business software specialist Greentree's plans to make its applications available for mobile devices are now well advanced, with a full launch planned in about three months.

In addition, the vendor is on the hunt for more partners in the US and the UK, where it hopes to reach a target of 500 site installs in each market.

The mobility suite, designed for Windows Mobile devices, has been in development for about two years, in conjunction with ISV partner Motorola, software developer Jade and with backing from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology.

Greentree's research and development director Stephen Sims says it previously integrated third party mobility systems into customers' existing technology, a process that proved expensive and often ended in mismatched functionality between systems.

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