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HIGHLIGHTS

• IE Browser customisable Interface

• Fully Integrated Front & Back Office solution

• Timesheet Entry, Payroll & Invoicing

• Integrated Document Management & Scanning

• Client, Contractor/Temp and Candidate Extranets

• Industry standard database

• Linux server based

• Fully scalable to meet any requirement

Introduction

Talisman is a browser driven, Front and Back Office solution that can be run stand-alone or fully integrated to provide a comprehensive solution for recruitment companies placing permanent, temporary or contract staff. The main software runs on a central server which supports PC Clients on a Local or Wide Area Network, or over the world-wide web. It also exports user selected data with best of breed PC applications such as Word Processors, Spreadsheets and other EIS reporting tools.

Talisman is fully scaleable for single office or large multi-branch organisations and provides branch level processing and reporting. It also offers integrated faxing of any document and scanning and indexing of all email and documents relating to clients and candidates for later retrieval. Talisman also enables remote web-based access by consultants, clients and contractors.

Front Office

Front office functions are accessed through a web interface using MS Internet Explorer® which can be used locally, on a Local Area Network (LAN), over a Wide Area Network (WAN) or using the Internet. Potential Clients are set-up as Prospects (with hot-links to their web site if required) and categorised using a hierarchical, user defined coding system. Contacts are added beneath the Prospect and comprehensive individual information can be recorded against each contact, including diary and notes. A Prospect's status can be changed to Client. Client information includes a direct link to an on-line mapping system of their location. Any number of Job profiles can be set up for each client.

Comprehensive Candidate information is recorded as well as alternative addresses, availability calendar, scanned images (e.g. photograph), diary, previous employment history, pay and timesheet history. The Candidate is skilled using the same coding system as for Clients and Contacts for subsequent matching to open positions. CV's can be scanned, indexed and held with the candidate record, or received by email or fax. Multiple CV's can be held against each Candidate. Scanned CV's can be converted to an MS Word document using OCR, and retrieved using free text search.

The Front Office now contains the Consultants Workbench. A consultant can see all the outstanding tasks and actions for that day, review their diary of appointments and look at all faxes, scanned documents and emails received.....MORE

Jobs/Bookings

Back Office

Payroll

The Payroll system provides a powerful and flexible method of paying temporary staff and contractors both through PAYE and Limited Companies. A sophisticated pay code database allows order templates to be set-up for clients and contractors. This controls the allowable rates that can be entered from timesheets. Timesheets can be scanned, or processed from the fax queue, and the information entered using a split screen facility. The Timesheet is then indexed and held against the pay record of that individual. The Timesheet can be automatically printed with the invoice and viewed by the Client and the Contractor. .....MORE

Invoices

Invoices can either be single line or bulk invoices of all Contractors/Temps per Booking or all Bookings for that Client. They can be printed, faxed or sent electronically using the Transaction Server module (available early 2003).

Ledgers

The accounts system is multi-company, multi-branch, multi-currency and fully integrates with the rest of the Talisman system and includes comprehensive management reporting.

Additional Modules

• Intranet - MORE INFORMATION
• Extranets - Client, Contractor/Temp and Candidate Job Site - MORE INFORMATION
• BACS
• Document Scanning & Management - MORE INFORMATION
• Transaction Server - Available early 2004