HirePoint
Integrated Equipment Management
HirePoint is the integrated solution for equipment-centric businesses delivering financial management with advanced equipment management, service management, resources and many other fully-integrated features that are included 'out-of-the-box' that you won't find in other solutions.
Below: HirePoint solution map
Features
| Deep functionality with a modular structure |
- HirePoint it has been built from the ground up to meet the needs of equipment-centric businesses delivering financial management with advanced equipment management, service management, resources
- You will not need to start from 'scratch' and build new functionality to meet your unique industry needs – this is now available 'out-of-the-box'.
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| Manage Equipment from Quote to Agreement |
Whether you're buying, selling, renting or maintaining, proactive equipment management requires careful data management from financial records to inventory and maintenance tracking.
HirePoint delivers a single point of entry from quote to agreement, invoice, accounts receivable and general ledger and eliminates the need for redundant data entry by delivering a consistent process for sales and rental customers based on pricing rules.
Track all costs associated with the acquisition of equipment as well as financial details – such as service expenses, depreciation, rental billings, capitalised repairs, interest paid and warranty expenses can be calculated, summarised and updated. Features include:
- Enhanced equipment visibility – Equipment status, rental history, service history, location history, fixed asset and real-time equipment P&L information can be viewed from a variety of screens, queries, reports and web portals.
- Access to accurate financial positioning – Individual equipment information is fully integrated to Microsoft Dynamics GP and captures income and expense information. Individual equipment P&Ls can be customised to meet your business needs and are automatically reconciled to your general ledger.
- Improved management decisions – Flexible product groupings allow management to efficiently monitor rental utilisation and inventory turnover in order to determine the right product mix and inventory levels.
- Increased efficiency – Scheduled maintenance utilities, alerts, flexible pricing choices, equipment options, attachments and links to documents and pictures helps to improve operations and increase customer satisfaction.
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| Track all aspects of the rental process |
From booking to invoice, HirePoint allows you to record all events in the rental process to ensure you have control over your assets and your business operations.Features include:
- Increased rental utilisation – Providing customers with flexible billing options will help you win more business. Planned Maintenance (PM) alerts reduce costly equipment down-time and help you ensure customer safety and satisfaction.
- Improved operational efficiency – Equipment availability queries provide complete visibility of rental assets and allow rental personnel to make better business decisions based on real-time data.
- Reduced equipment expenses – Branch transfer functionality allows organizations to view and exchange equipment to improve rental fleet utilisation. An integrated transport feature gives you the ability to efficiently schedule and invoice deliveries and pick-ups.
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| Simple access to all information |
HirePoint uses a single database to store all your information. This simplifies information handling; data is only entered once and also provides a range of reporting options, including: Financial Reporting, Ad hoc Reporting, Multidimensional Reporting & Analysis and Business Scorecards
End users can access information using familiar Microsoft navigation. Simple enquiries can be made via direct 'drill down'. Ad Hoc Reporting allows users to create, view, and save reports for their own individual information analysis requirements.Features include:
- Flexible reporting options - Standard industry reports with numerous filter, sort and output options are available throughout the system.
User-defined reports - Pre-configured data objects comprised of common
- industry-related data allows users to build, save and distribute user-defined reports and queries.
- Management dashboards – Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and web-based executive dashboards provide management teams with the information they need to make timely, informed decisions.
- Superior financial analysis and business intelligence – a range of financial management, budgeting & forecasting tools include multiple options for reporting, analysing and publishing your financial and operational information.
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| Ensure equipment availability with scheduled maintenance |
Preventative maintenance is a key factor in successfully managing equipment. Create preventative maintenance plans for all equipment delivering maximum availability, reducing downtime and the potential for lost utilisation. Features include:
- Greater Equipment Utilisation – Preventative maintenance schedules and alerts reduce costly equipment down-time.
- Track skill sets, parts and tools – required to complete a preventative maintenance task. In addition to resources required.
- Record detailed information - extensive task descriptions and notes ensure that technicians are best equipped to complete the job successfully.
- Manage internally owned equipment - when billing of a third party is not involved.
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Benefits
| Best practice / process and industry specific |
- HirePoint it has been built from the ground up to meet the needs of equipment-centric businesses delivering financial management with advanced equipment management, service management, resources.
- You will not need to start from 'scratch' and build new functionality to meet your unique industry needs – this is now available 'out-of-the-box'.
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| Integrated operations & financial management |
- Microsoft-based platform to manage your operational and your financial, equipment, services and resource data within a single system.
- Built on the core, out-of-the-box functionality of Microsoft Dynamics GP, HirePoint integrates all the functionality your operation needs.
- Data is entered only once, captured and shared across the application.
- Data is available in real-time for reporting, ad hoc inquiry and budget/forecasting analysis.
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| Looks familiar & is easy to use |
- Direct integration with Microsoft Desktop tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook provides a familiar working environment for new users.
- Familiar interface minimises training requirements and speeds up the system adoption rate. That means less training and development time and a quicker return on your investment.
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| Simple access to all information |
- Single database to store all information. This simplifies information handling; data is only entered once.
- Range of reporting options, including: Financial Reporting, job profitability reports, Ad hoc Reporting, Multidimensional Reporting & Analysis and Business Scorecards
- End users can access information using familiar Microsoft navigation. Simple enquiries can be made via direct 'drill down'. Ad Hoc Reporting allows users to create, view, and save reports for their own information analysis requirements.
- Web portals and information sharing tools allow sales representatives to access to customer accounts, current inventory levels and pricing.
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| Quick to implement |
- As the HirePoint solution is modular, you can choose to implement the solution in phases and roll out as much functionality as required to suit your operational needs. Eclipse will help you to scope out your requirements and build a project plan that fits your business.
- Eclipse has a history of successful implementations. We integrate people, process and technology to provide you with the most successful solution.
- Our thorough project methodologies ensure that our projects are completed on time and on budget.
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| Increased accuracy & efficiency |
- Seamless integration with Microsoft CRM enables field employees to query and input information remotely, eliminating the need for duplicate data entry.
- Faster sales processing as the sales order entry process displays needed information on one screen and helps you serve your customers more quickly.
- Greater ordering efficiency – Sales order line items can be directly linked to a purchase order to ensure quick and accurate order fulfilment.
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| Improved customer loyalty & retention |
- Differentiate your company from competition by offering customers a personalised web portal where they can view information about their equipment and account and generate requests for parts, equipment or service.
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Technology
HirePoint is built on Microsoft technologies, integrating and extending their effectiveness.
HirePoint uses Microsoft Dynamics GP is the financial backbone of the solution combined with the WennSoft suite of modules. Microsoft Dynamics™ is a comprehensive business-management solution built on the highly-scalable and affordable Microsoft technology platform.
WennSoft CRM Extensions, which uses Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a customer relationship management solution that provides the tools you need to create and maintain a clear picture of your customers, is another extension of Microsoft technology. With modules for sales, marketing and customer service, Microsoft CRM is the solution help you maintain a closer relationship with your customers and achieve new levels of profitability.
Below: HirePoint user-specific interface

From MS SQL Server to the office family of products, Microsoft technology is utilised throughout the solution. The proven track record and user familiarity make this a winning combination.
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Projects
Eclipse has implemented and supported Microsoft Dynamics GP solutions since 1998.
These have included solutions for financial management, field services, project management and other complex industry-based projects using a Microsoft Dynamics GP and integrated modules from WennSoft.
At Eclipse we have a 'customer for life' philosophy, servicing and supporting our clients and continuously improving on their Microsoft based solutions.
For more information on our projects please read our case studies.