Managing Steam in the Cloud

2018-12-04Our New Zealand client has a 'highly experienced and dedicated team of skilled tradesmen and project managers specialise in hydro and geothermal generating plant maintenance.' They provide one of their clients with 'clean energy' through a … Read more »

We're Moving

2017-05-29Over the last couple of years I have noticed a decline in the number of our North Island clients and an increase in those from the South Island. As such, I have decided to move home and office to Christchurch, right in the middle of the Sou… Read more »

The minute I make a change, everyone gets it

2017-04-03'The minute I make a change, everyone gets it' is, I hope, a fallacy in the world of on-line software. It omits a major stage between 'making a change' and 'everyone getting it'. The following is a brief outline on how I fixed a bug in one … Read more »

Local or Cloud Software

2017-03-27As you know, Freeman Software has been providing and supporting Personal Computer and Network-based software solutions for a number of years. Our Customers have the choice of running their software locally or 'in the cloud'.There are both p… Read more »

Made in New Zealand

2017-03-13I have been reading a lot of articles and watching videos that promote 'made in America'. That's great and I applaud the producers of this content for their patriotism. However, I am not American so...When I was younger my father needed an … Read more »

The Birth of a System...

2017-03-01The birth of a system...Dave, I am frustrated that our maintenance is not being done *. I have been looking at this system (x) and it seems to do what we need. I need to be able to see what is being done each day and Sally needs to print ou… Read more »

Other Requirements 3/3

2016-11-28You know what you want your system to do and you know how it should work. However, there are a number of other things you need to consider. Part 3 of 3.EFFICIENCYSpecifies how well the software utilizes scarce resources: CPU cycles, disk sp… Read more »

Other Requirements 2/3

2016-11-13You know what you want your system to do and you know how it should work. However, there are a number of other things you need to consider. Part 2 of 3.FLEXIBILITYIf your company intends to increase or extend the functionality of the softwa… Read more »

Other Requirements 1/3

2016-10-30You know what you want your system to do and you know how it should work. However, there are a number of other things you need to consider, these are called non-functional requirements. Part 1 of 3.AVAILABILITYA system's availability, or up… Read more »

Can We Help? Appointments

2016-09-28I need my 'patient database' amended so that we can see upcoming appointments for our patients. We need to be able to add new patients when they make appointments and we need to be able to update existing patient records when they make appo… Read more »

Can We Help? Equipment Repairs

2016-08-15We repair technical electronic equipment. Some of it is our rental stock and some belongs to customers. Can you help?Freeman Software can help you regardless of your business requirements. The following is just one example.A few years ago w… Read more »

Can We Help? Rental Properties

2016-07-05We own a large number of residential rental properties. We need a simple system to track rents, contracts and repairs. We don't want the complexity of the systems that commercial managers (agents) use. Can you help?Freeman Software can help… Read more »

Can We Help? Renting Equipment

2016-06-21We rent technical electronic equipment to a wide variety of customers on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. We have a couple of thousand items that we need to track and account for. Can you help?Freeman Software can help you regardless of yo… Read more »

Can We Help? Medical Imaging

2016-06-07I need a 'patient database' on which I can record patient details, records of their visits and record detailed photographs of their skin problems. I have a number of reports that are needed for my business, for my patients and for the Distr… Read more »

Maintenance Management - Before Breakdowns Happen

2016-05-10ENZED (R) has recently been advertising its 24x7 Hose Doctor service. This service, and others like it, can be a life-saver for your business. However, emergency repairs are going to be very expensive in cost, time and lost productivity.Mai… Read more »

Freeman Software - More than Maintenance Management

2016-05-04What if you need something other than Maintenance Management, specific to your business? Freeman Software has considerable experience with developing customised business software solutions.In addition to Maintenance Management, our on-line … Read more »

Maintenance Management Increases Value

2016-04-27Your Business' Chart of Accounts will probably show Property, Plant and Machinery under Assets and will show Repairs and Maintenance under Expenses on its Income Statement.Our Maintenance Management system is built to help you Optimise your… Read more »

Maintenance Management - Suited to YOUR Business

2016-04-20Preventive Maintenance is just that - a maintenance plan to prevent breakdowns. Our system is purpose-built to manage the needs of the New Zealand business. It can be used for Fleets, Buildings, Production Equipment or anything else that ne… Read more »

Maintenance Management - Why is it so quiet?

2016-04-13You're on a site visit, but it's strangely quiet? Your Site Manager, an Engineer and the Driver are huddled around one of your expensive machines. You go to investigate... The Engineer and the Driver are pouring through drawings and bills o… Read more »

Maintenance Management - Flexibility

2016-04-06Freeman Software's Maintenance Management system can be used in a number of ways. Choose the way that best suits your business ... One of our clients simply keeps a list of all their Assets and records when breakdowns occur. Only quarterly … Read more »

Maintenance Management - Parts and Purchasing

2016-03-30Our System offers more than just Maintenance Management! You can utilize more of the system's flexibility if you wish... Good. Maintenance Management software helps you manage and schedule all your routine maintenance activities. Maintenanc… Read more »

Maintenance Management - Using parts and components

2016-03-23'What about parts?' I hear you ask. 'I need to make sure we hold enough spare parts through-out the year.'Parts management is simple for your maintenance team, they just record the parts used on each job and the system takes care of the res… Read more »

Maintenance Management for your Business

2016-03-16Last time I posted, I missed out one thing. One of the first questions I get asked is: 'How much?'. So...For a small monthly fee you get the following...* A system to manage any type of 'Asset': Buildings, Plant, Equipment, Vehicles and any… Read more »

Maintenance Management for your Business

2016-03-07We have been approached a number of times recently with requests similar to the following ... We are looking for software to enable us to better manage our onsite maintenance. We are a small to mid-sized business serving both Local and Expo… Read more »