Vision Software is proud to announce that Tukia Group, the commercial operating arm of the Central North Island Iwi Collective, has purchased and implemented VisionCRE to help manage its extensive forestry assets throughout the North Island.

Welcome to John Hura and his team; we look forward to being of service to you for many years to come.

Vision Software is pleased to announce that CEO Mike Dennehy has relocated to Vision's Sydney office to take up a position as Business Development Manager for Australia. Effective the beginning of August 2010, Mike is based in St Leonards and will be working from the Sydney office for 4 weeks out of 5, returning to New Zealand once a month or so.

Mike is looking forward to the opportunity to re-connect with existing clients and to help many more new clients to get greater value from their property assets.

Vision Software is proud to announce that Healthscope (ASX code HSP), one of Australasia's leading private health care providers, has recently purchased licences for VisionCRE and VisionCRE Web, and has commissioned the development of an interface between VisionCRE Financials and TechOne.

Commissioning is nearly complete as of September 2010 and we welcome Marcus Harty and his team to the Vision family.

Mike Dennehy, CEO of Vision Software is delighted to announce that early in 2010 Carter Holt Harvey signed up to licence VisionCRE, the Web client and our new Custom Report Writer.

Implementation planning is underway and we look forward to a long and successful association with this great New Zealand success story.

We're delighted to have been chosen by Colliers International as their software provider to help grow their new Occupier Services Division. We've had a long relationship with Colliers through Bruntons Property Services in Hamilton and we look forward to being of service to the national team.

The new division has already had success in the market, and now manages the portfolios of both Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Agirculture and Forestry.

We're also pleased to announce that Marram Trust and New Zealand Transport Agency have all joined Vision Software as valued clients. Both have purchased VisionCRE and are well into the implementation phase, with Marram Trust also purchasing our VisionCFM Facilities Management solution.

Vision Software is delighted to announce that the Bay of Plenty District Health Board has purchased VisionCRE to manage its distributed portfolio across the Bay, and implemented and commissioned the system in June 2009.

We're especially pleased to be welcoming back Jeff Hodson, formerly of Air New Zealand but who saw the light last year and "emigrated" to the sunny Bay, as a returning client. Welcome to Jeff, Debbie, Louise and the team.

In February 2009 we went live with the ONTRACK (New Zealand Railways Corporation) VisionCRE implementation, with great success. This project not only represented over a year's hard work by two dedicated teams from Vision and ONTRACK, it was also the first major customisation project managed entirely using the agile methodology Scrum.

The degree of customisation was particularly high, and involved interfaces with SAP and Exponare, a GIS system from MapInfo. Incorporating a high degree of automation in rates and invoice processing, this project stretched our team's ability to map complex business processes to the software and challenged them to find innovative solutions.

A measure of our success was the unsolicited testimonial from Mr. Phil Gavey, the IT Project Manager employed on contract to evaluate, select, negotiate and then manage the contract. Phil stated:

"Thanks for being the most competent vendor I've worked with in 25 years of IT delivery."

Thanks Phil, it was great to work with you too - a true win/win outcome.

Vision Software is delighted to announce that DTZ New Zealand has won the prestigious contract to manage all of Bank of New Zealand's property and ATM portfolio. The bid included Facilities Management and was one of the first roll-outs of VisionCFM, our browser-based FM solution that integrates seamlessly with VisionCRE.

DTZ also extended the range of services they offer Telecom New Zealand with the addition of an FM component, also using VisionCFM. Vision is proud to partner with DTZ in the provision of world-class corporate real estate, facilities management and Web client solutions. Certainly DTZ now has a compelling offering which is helping them to win significant new business.

CentrePort completes our trifecta of recent Wellington implementations with their purchase of VisionCRE and VisionCFM to manage their owned and leased portfolio. VisionCFM allows CentrePort to manage both planned and reactive maintenance, and organise its Facilities Management in a more effective way.

Chalmers Properties Limited is the property-owning arm of Port Otago Limited and is based in Wellington. In early 2009 we implemented VisionCPM with an interface to Microsoft Dynamics NAV, their enterprise financial system. The interface also includes sending budgets from VisionCPM to NAV, which gives the property team much greater control and flexibility as well as more accurate financial reporting and benchmarking.

In March 2009 we implemented VisionCPM at The Arts Centre in Christchurch, to help them manage their commercial portfolio more effectively. We're delighted to add this great organisation to our growing list of Christchurch clients, and we look forward to making their job easier.

HG Livingstone Ltd (Livingstones) recently implemented VisionLease, our browser-based lease management solution, to manage the leased portfolio of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA). NZTA is a Crown Entity formed in August 2008, bringing together the functions of Land Transport NZ and Transit NZ to provide an integrated approach to transport planning, funding and delivery.

Read the recent article in the respected SQM Magazine, published by Colliers and Fairfax.

SQM article

Vision Software is delighted to announce that its key corporate real estate outsourcing client Brookfield Multiplex has won 3 major contracts using VisionCRE as the Management Information System and cornerstone of its bids.

The NSW Attorney General's Department, the Victorian Government Services Group and City of Sydney have all awarded Brookfield Multiplex contracts to manage their corporate real estate portfolios. The NSW AGD went live in June 2008 after extensive development of customisations for invoice and payment processing, and the Victorian GSG implementation went live at the beginning of July.

Development is currently underway wth the team from City of Sydney in anticipation of a go-live in Q4 of 2008. These successes, like those of DTZ, serve to emphasise the power of a true partnership between providers in this industry.

Vision Software and DTZ are delighted to announce the acquisition by DTZ of a number of significant contracts using VisionCRE and the Web client as key components of its bids. Recent wins for DTZ include Vodafone, Telecom, Office of Treaty Settlements and the Ministry of Education Leased portfolio.

It's great to see the partnership between Vision and DTZ working so well and bearing such dividends, and it serves to highlight the importance of great software not only to help win contracts such as these, but also to administer them as efficiently as possible. Vision's customised Web clients have been a significant factor in making the portfolio and documents more visible to DTZ's clients, and freeing up DTZ staff for more productive and valuable work than printing and sending reports.

Vision Software CEO Mike Dennehy is very pleased to announce that ONTRACK has selected VisionCRE as its property management and accounting solution. ONTRACK owns all the railway tracks in New Zealand and owns, leases or occupies an enormous amount of property that the tracks sit on.

Keeping track of all this property is a very complex undertaking and can easily go off the rails. Undaunted, the Vision team together with ONTRACK has engineered a solution that even Casey Jones would be proud of. The project team is steaming ahead with the development of customisations and interfaces with ONTRACK's other systems, and go-live is expected later in 2008.

Melbourne-based affordable housing provider Community Housing Limited has selected VisionCRE to be its new property management and accounting solution. After evaluating a number of vendors and solutions, CHL chose to work with Vision Software to develop a customised version of VisionCRE to meet its very detailed business requirements.

The agreements were signed early in 2008 and development has been underway for several months. The end product will be a world-class solution for the provision of affordable housing services, and we hope to make it available to many other clients in this space.

Pioneering leasing strategist Peter Scott of Parallel Directions has purchased and implemented VisionCRE at his Auckland offices. Peter and this team will make VisionCRE and in particular the Web client the foundation of their plans to grow their lease management and tenant advocacy business over the coming months and years.

For many years Peter has been offering specialist tenancy consulting services, and VisionCRE will help him to not only expand that business but also offer a complete lease management outsourcing service. The Web client will allow his clients to access key property and lease information - including leases and other documents - in real time from a browser in any location.

Vision Software CEO Mike Dennehy is delighted to welcome our first Tasmanian client - GDA Securities of Hobart. GDAS purchased VisionCPM in July 2008 and will shortly commence implementation. VisionCPM will be used to manage the growing GDAS portfolio of commercial properties in Tasmania and New South Wales.

The New Zealand division of Flight Centre recently purchased and implemented VisionCPM to manage its leased retail and office portfolio throughout the country. Based in Auckland, the solution will provide a significant improvement over existing spreadsheets and manual diary entries.

Melbourne-based building supplies company Dahlsens recently purchased and implemented VisionCPM to manage its owned and leased property portfolio throughout Victoria and New South Wales. Vision is delighted to welcome the Dahlsens team, and this sale cements our relationship with the Mitre 10 group and further develops our relationship with the hardware and warehouse market.

Another Auckland property-owning and management company, DPF Management, also purchased and implemented VisionCPM early in 2008. Direct Property Fund owns and manages a substantial commercial portfolio in Auckland and other parts of the North Island, including a number of properties in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui.

Direct Property Fund is also redeveloping the iconic Carlaw Park commercial precinct, and Vision Software is delighted to partner with CFO Wayne Silver and his team.

Auckland company Iconic Property Management purchased and implemented VisionCPM to manage its commercial property portfolio early in 2008. The go-live date was the start of the financial year and Iconic are using the system well. This was a good implementation at a company without a great deal of experience in operating computerised accounting systems, and the results have been pleasing for all concerned.

Forte Property Management, the property management arm of the Location Group, recently purchased VisionBCM to manage its bodies corporate, and VisionCPM to manage its commercial property portfolio. Based in Auckland, Forte will be implementing both solutions over the coming weeks and months.

Christchurch property developer and owner/manager The Reedason Group purchased VisionCPM and implemented it successfully early in 2008. Reedason will use VisionCPM to manage its growing portfolio of commercial properties in Canterbury.

Inchcape Motors in Sydney has become the 6th subscriber to VisionLease in the last 6 months, with its subscription and implementation in June 2008. Inchcape Motors operates a large number of vehicle dealerships in Australasia and is part of the global group of the same name.

TNT Express has also subscribed to VisionLease to help it keep better track of its leased portfolio throughout Australia. The solution was implemented in early 2008 and went live in March. Vision Software is delighted to add TNT to its growing list of logistics clients. 

Hudson Group has become Vision's first trans-Tasman VisionLease client. Implementing the SaaS lease management solution early in 2008, in conjunction with Property Beyond, Hudson uses VisionLease to keep track of its office leases in Australia and New Zealand.

Vision Software is delighted to announce that Radius Pharmacies has joined the growing list of VisionLease subscribers when in late 2007 it implemented the SaaS solution to manage its leased premises throughout New Zealand.

MFish became one of New Zealand's first subscribers to VisionLease when they subscribed to our Software as a Service (SaaS) lease management solution in late 2007.

New company BBCL completed its purchase of VisionBCM in the latter part of 2007 and is successfully using it to manage its portfolio of BCs in Auckland.

Sanctuary Developments' body corporate arm - Body Corporate Services - purchased and implemented VisionBCM in its Auckland offices in late 2007.

Vision Software is delighted to announce the appointment of Diane Stanbra, Business Development Manager - New Zealand.

Diane has been one of Vision's most experienced users for a number of years, working at three client sites starting with Trust Investments Management, where she selected and implemented VisionCPM some 6 years ago. Diane will be based in our new Auckland offices in the PWC Tower in Quay Street, and will be responsible for new business sales in the New Zealand market.

21 June 2006:

Vision Software is delighted to announce the addition of Woosh Wireless to its list of high-profile corporate real estate clients, with the recent purchase by Woosh of VisionCRE licences to manage its lease portfolio.

Says Doug Jones, Woosh Manager Network Implementation, “With a business as dependent on its sites as a wireless telecommunications company, lease management becomes a core business function. Managing hundreds of complex leases and maintenance requirements is no easy task – but VisionCRE provides Woosh with the tools for the job.”

“We identified the need for a scalable lease management system that met our requirements, without needing a great deal of customisation.”

“Woosh is experiencing a period of rapid growth, and the system needed to be both cost-effective and able to handle that growth. VisionCRE allows us to drill down into our site information and create a wide range of operational and management reports. It also allows us to set up a diary and allocate tasks to relevant team members.”

"We were attracted by VisionCRE’s ability to take the tenant’s perspective, its flexibility and that it can be easily adapted. Vision Software has a strong reputation in the market, and this was reinforced by their very well managed installation on an extremely tight timeframe and their responsiveness throughout the process.”

Vision CEO Mike Dennehy says that the Woosh implementation was just that - delivered extremely quickly to meet the client's very tight timeframe. Both parties pulled out all the stops  and collaborated to eliminate any business interruption. Says Doug Jones, “The fact that Vision could deliver on the tight timeframe shows its flexibility and commitment to customers.”

1 June 2006:

National Manager for Australia Preeti Bajaj is delighted to announce that Bunnings Property Management Limited has signed to purchase licences for VisionCPM. Based in Perth and part of the Wesfarmers Group, Bunnings Property Management owns and manages Bunnings Warehouse stores in Australia and New Zealand.

Bunnings Portfolio Manager Andrew Ross says, "Vision Software’s response to our specifications document was professional and superior to other vendors. The presentation was excellent and the response from referees encouraging, and Vision showed a willingness to really try to understand our business. The implementation was very good and it has been a pleasure to do business with Vision Software.”

Implementation took place in May 2006, with training completed in early June.

April 2006:

Vision Software CEO Mike Dennehy is delighted to announce that Wellington City Council has purchased licences for its industry-leading software VisionCRE. Against competition from Manhattan and one other product, VisionCRE won the contract due to its next-generation technology and configurability.

Wellington City Council is the third local authority in New Zealand to choose Vision Software as its property management software provider, following Hutt City Council and Waitaki District Council in recent years.

The acquisition of WCC as a client also strengthens Vision's presence in the capital city, with other high-profile clients including ANZ National Bank, Westpac Bank, St Laurence Group, DTZ, Wellington International Airport, Grand Central Management, Opus International and The Wellington Company.

13 October, 2005:

Vision Software was last night awarded Best Business - Service Industry, and also received a special Judges' Commendation award for a business with outstanding potential, at the 2005 Tauranga Regional Business Awards and Gala Dinner.

CEO Mike Dennehy and COO Marie Clark accepted the awards on behalf of a large and vocal team of Vision staff in the Baycourt Theatre in Tauranga. The two awards are a tribute to Vision's fantastic team of dedicated and hard-working staff, and are recognition of the growth and success of the business over the last 2 years.

Vision now has a platform from which to launch to even greater success, and the Australian market is giving us excellent signals for rapid future growth. The Directors salute the Vision team and congratulate everyone on a job very well done. Thanks also to the judges, the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce, the sponsors of the Service Industry award - Bayleys - and the overall sponsor Westpac Bank.

10 May, 2005:

Vision Software is delighted to announce the success of their bid for the ANZ National Bank contract. The bid process was intense, and competition included two multi-national software providers.

The winning proposal includes Property Management, Financials, Project Management and a modified module to manage the bank's sponsorship deals with both Netball NZ and Cricket NZ.  

The purchase and implementation of a modified version of VisionCPM, to manage all New Zealand properties, is part of the business integration project conducted by the two banks as they not only merge the different systems but also implement best of breed software solutions across all business units.

The implementation includes interfaces to the PeopleSoft Enterprise financial system, as well as to the Bank's HR system.

Together with Westpac Properties, the ANZ National Bank sale gives Vision Software a strong position in the banking sector, and further cements its position as provider of choice for Corporate Real Estate software solutions.