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• 2/12/2008 - Microsoft launches 0% Financing Promotion
  
  Microsoft listens to companies and responds to your needs, by enabling you in an active way to maintain your Financial resources during this economical situation while you are still thinking about the future with your strategical investments.
   
  
   
  
• 28/11/2008 - Helios-IT is growing... That's why we are urgently looking for a Business Consultant to join the Drink-IT-team!
   
  
• 9/10/2008 - And from 13 oktober, we will be switching on the lights in Tremelo and Hasselt
   
  
• 25/07/2008 - Dealer Management System live at the Opel garage Wittockx in Aarschot
  The Dealer Management Systeem CarLO (= Incadea with specific GM interfaces) was recently started up at Garage Wittockx in Aarschot. Ever since, all 20 users of the Opel/Chevrolet dealership work with this new application. This is the first (pilot) implementation in Belgium of this Dealer Management Systeem, which has been approved by GM Europe and is already being used in several countries.
   
  
• 23/07/2008 - Philip Vandervoort, General Manager Microsoft Belux, congratulates Helios-IT
  

  "I’m very happy that Drink-IT, the vertical solution for the beverage industry, gets the “Certified for Dynamics logo. It demonstrates that Helios-IT’s solution has met the stringent criteria necessary to be one of the validated offerings in the Microsoft partner solutions portfolio. Whether the goal is to increase agility, streamline the supply chain, implement new business models, or grow customer loyalty, businesses can count on a Certified for Microsoft Dynamics solution. Congratulation to the Helios-IT team which demonstrates, once again, excellence in the Dynamics business.”

   
  
   
  
• 18/07/2008 - Drink-IT® earns “Certified for Microsoft Dynamics” Accreditation
  
  “Drink-IT^® has always been excellent, just like Belgian beer.”
  Keerbergen 18 July 2008 – Helios-IT is proud to announce that today Drink-IT®, its vertical solution for the beverage industry (breweries, beverage production & distribution), has been Certified for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. This signifies that Drink-IT® has met Microsoft’s highest standard for partner developed software. Besides the independent software tests, a clear focus and strategy of the Dynamics partner was a must.
  
   
  
• 9/07/2008 - Helios-IT earns Microsoft President’s Club Recognition for the third year on a row
  Helios-IT recently received recognition from Microsoft for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement and was named to the Microsoft® President’s Club. This recognition honors Dynamics reselling partners whose commitment to customers is reflected in their business performance and high level of sales achievement and customer satisfaction.
   
  
• 4/07/2008 - iNEWiT is ready for exponential growth thanks to implementation of Start-ITup
  iNEWiT, the ICT company located in Mechelen, has developed a technology that enables private individuals and companies to keep an eye on their home or business from a PC, PDA or mobile. The independence of the broadcasting medium or the bandwidth of this technology is unique.
   
  
• 6/06/2008 - Congratulations to Van den Wijngaert BVBA from Keerbergen, the winner of Microsoft Ultimate KMO Makeover
  
  In three waves, Microsoft has nominated 3 finalists to go for the ultimate KMO makeover award. Not only an award, besides the honor, the winner also receives a total KMO makeover (worth about 200.000€).
  
   
  
• 9/05/2008 - Affligem Brewery and Helios-IT toast on the successful implementation of Drink-IT®
  Affligem Brewery BDS NV in Opwijk is the producer of the abbey beer with the same name that can be found in shops as ‘Blond’, ‘Dubbel’ and ‘Tripel’ beer. In addition, they also brew the ‘Op-Ale’ and the ‘Postel’ abbey beers.
   
  
• 20/03/2008 - Opel dealer organisations choose Helios-IT’s DMS system
  
  ‘Stab at Efficiency’
  IJsselstein 14 March 2008 – After signing contracts with five large, Dutch dealer organisations during an official meeting, Helios-IT partner Roelof Bolt said that the company had made a gigantic leap into the ‘Opel world’. “We are expanding from 20 to 25 GM organisations that will use our advanced Dealer Management System. The number of users will increase from 2,900 to 3,250 in the Benelux while the number of ‘Opel users’ in the Netherlands will increase from 850 to 1,200.”
  
   
  
• 5/03/2008 - Helios-IT launches Start-IT UP
  In the past, many SMEs or spin-offs that used Excel or other application for their administration had no need for an integrated solution. Those tools quickly became complicated stumbling blocks that were unable to keep up with the growth of your company.
   
  
• 11/02/2008 - Helios-IT wins brewery Carlsberg as client
  (DTG) – Helios-IT has won the account of Danish beer brewery Carlsberg. The company is also in the running to sign a contract with another big player in that sector. Helios-IT, whose range includes software for driving brewery processes, will be going to India and Vietnam for Carlsberg. China should join that list of countries later this year, according to Alex Vandereycken, a partner at Helios-IT.
   
  
• 19/12/2007 - Smart link INDI by Helios-IT
  Finally! Together with the importers and the dealer associations of Opel and Chevrolet, INDI started a pilot on Monday 3 December in which the complete NAW validation process will be gone through. An important step, because with the loss of the NAW-information, since 1 March of this year, INDI is much needed as the solution for the brand organizations in order for them to be able to keep on making use of the most recent and complete client and prospect information.
   
  
• 26/10/2007 - Helios-IT targets the world market: Transfer of Tectura Netherlands assets builds upon an intensive partnership
  Helios-IT, the Belgian-Dutch supplier of business software using the Microsoft Dynamics™platform, has assumed the assets of the Dutch branch of Tectura. This transfer puts Helios-IT in a position to exchange knowledge and products at an international level with Tectura, one of the largest Microsoft Dynamics partners in the world.
   
  
• 27/07/2007 - Helios-IT earns Microsoft President’s Club Recognition for the second year on a row
  Helios-IT recently received recognition from Microsoft for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement and was named to the Microsoft® President’s Club. This recognition honors Business Solutions reselling partners whose commitment to customers is reflected in their business performance and high level of sales achievement and customer satisfaction.
   
  
• 27/06/2007 - Helios-IT opens new office in Sint-Niklaas
  Helios-IT, the Belgian-Dutch services company for administrative software, resolutely invests in further expanding the enterprise. Together with a specific reinforcement of the number of employees and a constant improvement of the offerings, the growth is now also rendered in an expansion of the business accommodations. Helios-IT just opened a new local office in Sint-Niklaas, near the motorway slip roads.
   
  
• 1/06/2007 - Helios-IT recognised by Microsoft as ‘Certified Advisor’ for Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  Helios-IT joins a very select group of recognised CRM experts.  Recognition offers clients guarantees for reliable, high-quality services.  Interested companies can attend a free top-level CRM seminar on 15 june ‘07
   
  
• 16/05/2007 - Compatibility Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 SP3 and Vista / Office 2007
  For the moment, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 SP3 and Microsoft Office 2007 / Vista are compatible. Before you start to use Vista, you do need to run an executable.
   
  
• 29/03/2007 - Trends Gazellen: Number two of the fastest growing small companies in Vlaams Brabant
  For the 6th year on a row, Trends has rewarded de Trends Gazellen, companies who symbolize competitive entrepreneurship. These are fast-growing companies who strengthen the competitive ability of the region and who influence the entrepreneurship in a positive way.
   
  
• 21/03/2007 - Helios-IT co-organizer Summerschool @ Xios
  Leading new graduated IT professionals to out performance in high-tech companies! That is the mission of this Summerschool program.
   
  
• 13/03/2007 - Deloitte and Helios-IT Seminar:
   
  
• 20/02/2007 - Helios-IT has opened new location in IJsselstein
  To improve our service towards our customers, Helios-IT has opened a new office in IJsselstein (The Netherlands).
   
  
• 16/02/2007 - Helios-IT is looking for additional locations in ‘Oost-Vlaanderen’ and ‘Limburg’
  The strong growth of Helios-IT also has some practical consequences for the internal organization. The current location of the Belgian Headquarters in Keerbergen has become too small, so the management is searching for new satellite offices n ‘Oost-Vlaanderen’ (opening 2nd quarter of 2007) and ‘Limburg’ (opening 4rd quarter of 2007).
   
  
• 9/02/2007 - A succesful Round Table Seminar on 8 February '07
  During our Round Table Seminar on 8 February '07 we highlighted Microsoft Dynamics NAV for your Accountancy Department.
   
  
• 5/02/2007 - Helios-IT takes over the Incadea® customers from Aucon BV Nederland
  
  Acquisition strengthens market position for automotive software in the Benelux
  Helios-IT from Keerbergen (BE)/ Groningen (NL), a leading supplier of business software on the basis of Microsoft technology, has taken over the business unit Incadea® from Aucon in Zaltbommel. The takeover concerns a software platform that is based on Microsoft technology, which serves more than 800 users in the Netherlands. This strategically very important acquisition strengthens the position of Helios-IT, as a leading partner for comprehensive solutions in the area of sales, maintenance, leasing, rental, import, financing and fleet management of vehicles, throughout the Benelux countries.
  
   
  
• 2/01/2007 - Helios-IT supports Simon & Odil with “Best wishes” campaign
  Instead of the traditional “Best wishes” postcard, Helios-IT wishes to support Simon & Odil.
   
  
• 24/12/2006 - Microsoft distributes letter of support for Incadea
  Recently The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced its intent to sell the assets and operations of its incadea international dealer management system business. Reasons for this decision were "The strategic direction we were taking the incadea business, which involved extensive geographic coverage and considerable investment over a long-term time horizon, is not aligned with the new ownership’s international strategy” , according to Douglas M. Ventura (Executive Vice President from The Reynolds and ReynoldsCompany)
   
  
• 11/12/2006 - Website Helios-IT: Silver Award for Best Design on CMS Awards
  On the 15th November, Helios-IT was honoured with the Silver Award for best CMS Design at the CMS Awards. This certainly is a recognition for the entire team working on the website-project.
   
  
• 30/11/2006 - A succesful Round Table Seminar on 23 November '06
  During our Round Table Seminar on 23 November 2006 we highlighted our solution for your Project Management needs. Various experts explained different aspects, including a general demonstration of our solution, its integration with Ms Project and Ms Outlook, and your projects’ reporting.
   
  
• 15/11/2006 - Merge Helios-IT and Vigeo
  Helios-IT (Keerbergen-BE) and Vigeo (Groningen-NL) today announced that they have signed a merger agreement. Both companies are leading suppliers of business software solutions using Microsoft technology. They will henceforth operate under the name of Helios-IT, offering a total service package providing ERP, CRM & BI solutions in the Benelux and neighbouring countries. This merger creates a strong group employing 100 people with an estimated turnover of € 10.5 million.
   
  
• 8/11/2006 - Drink-IT® and Drive-IT on Convergence EMEA 2006
  As Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Helios-IT presented “Drink-IT®”, international standard for the Beverage Industry, as well as “Drive-IT” for the automotive industry. A unique combination: Drink-IT® and Drive-IT on the same booth!
   
  
• 4/11/2006 - Helios-IT: Laureaat Unizo entrepreneur 2006
  To be nominated for this prestigious award from Unizo and KBC is a recognition for the entire company. Helios-IT is a Microsoft gold partner, was founded eight years ago and has grown into a team of 78 IT-professionals.
   
  
• 1/10/2006 - Helios-IT introduces new software to Opel-dealers
  To secure their entire dealership management system, a vast number of Opel-dealers in Belgium will soon be able to rely on the performance of Incadea® software packages. The dealers concerned are part of Aucon Belgium SA’s client portfolio which Helios-IT has taken over as of the 1^st of October. To guarantee support of the current software during the transition period, Helios-IT decided to incorporate three members of the Aucon Belgium team.
   
  
• 18/09/2006 - Philippe Baeten finished his mission
  As Philippe Baeten finished his mission of changing Helios in a way that it is ready for the next coming years to continue on the roads of growth and success, he has decided to leave Helios in order to be able to start other new challenging projects.
   
  
• 8/08/2006 - Reynolds and Universal Computer Systems to Merge in All-Cash Transaction Valued at $2.8 Billion
  Combined organization to operate under the Reynolds and Reynolds brand DAYTON, Ohio, and HOUSTON, August 8, 2006 –The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (NYSE:REY) and Universal Computer Systems, Inc., today announced a definitive agreement to merge their two organizations to create the world’s pre-eminent dealer services company.
   
  
• 27/07/2006 - Helios-IT earns Microsoft Business Solutions President’s Club Recognition
  Helios-IT recently received recognition from Microsoft for outstanding customer commitment and sales achievement and was named to the Microsoft® Business Solutions President’s Club. This recognition honors Business Solutions reselling partners whose commitment to customers is reflected in their business performance and high level of sales achievement and customer satisfaction.
   
  
• 3/07/2006 - Dynamics NAV first MS business application on Vista
  Microsoft Corp.'s Dynamics NAV 5.0 will be the first of the vendor's ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications to run on its upcoming Windows Vista operating system come 2007, Microsoft executives said Monday.
   
  
• 25/05/2006 - Admiral Taverns drinks to success with K3 and Drink-IT
  Leading pub operator Admiral Taverns, who run over 1,200 pubs in the UK, has selected a new head office solution from K3, Microsoft Dynamics largest partner in the UK. K3 will supply and implement Microsoft Dynamics Drink-IT software across 30 users.