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HP ProBook 4510s Notebook Promotion
May 25th
HP ProBook 4510s Notebook PC Promotion
Designed for small business professionals who want a stylish, affordable, 15.6-inch HP notebook with a larger display to work on big documents and spreadsheets.
We are offering this great business tool for only R 7259 ex VAT (R8275.26 incl VAT)
Specifications and Options:
Intel Core2 Duo (2.1GHz) T6570,
2GB DDR2 Memory
320GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive,
DVD+/-RW LS,
15.6 WXGA + 2MP Web CAM,
Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n,BT,56K,
Windows Vista Bus 32 or XP Professional down grade available
2GB DDR2 Memory
320GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive,
DVD+/-RW LS,
15.6 WXGA + 2MP Web CAM,
Intel 802.11 a/b/g/n,BT,56K,
Windows Vista Bus 32 or XP Professional down grade available
Standard 1 Year Warranty
What you get for Free:
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Bag
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Optical Mouse
Optional items you can order:
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Extend your warranty to 3 years for R 1899 ex VAT (R2164.86 Including VAT)
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Office 2007 SBE for R2519 ex VAT (R2871.66 Including VAT)
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Kaspersky Internet Security for R295 ex VAT (R336.30 Including VAT)
Contact Tami on 0861 105 936 or sales@halocom.co.za. Order online here at our online store.
Pastel Accounting Partner 2009 Update
May 20th
Pastel Accounting Partner 2009 Build 10.1.3
Here is the latest Pastel update information:
Please follow the instructions below to update your build. This is the latest release of Pastel Accounting Partner 2009. Below are instructions on HOW TO install this update. Please read the supporting documentation which details the changes that have been made in the relevant update.
The earliest build you can be on in order to upgrade to the latest version of Pastel Accounting 2009 is build 10.1.2.
Contact our office on 0861 105 936 to have the latest update installed on your computer.
In order to confirm the build number of your product, please select Help from your Pastel Partner drop down menu, and then select About. You will be able to view the modules registered, the version and the build number.
Follow these instructions carefully to ensure you update your system correctly:
- Please make a backup of your data before proceeding with the update.
- Please make sure that Pastel is closed when executing the file.
- Download the file that will update your current version. To do this, right click on the build update link under the Files to Download column. Select Save Target As and select your Desktop as the location to save the file to.
- Locate the file you have just saved on your Desktop and double click on it. When prompted to Run or Save, select Run.
- The update program will search for the folder in which Pastel Accounting 2009 is installed and it will update the software to the latest version.
- Once the update has been completed, start your Pastel program as you normally would.
- When opening a company, you will be warned that the files within the company data have to be rebuilt.
- Click on the No button since you already have a backup.
- Another notification will display warning you that once you have opened this company in the new build, you will not be able to open it in the previous version.
- Click Yes to continue.
- A screen will display prompting you to select which stationery layout you make use of. Select Yes if you are making use of the new layout.
- Enter your password and you will be able to proceed processing as you normally would.
To ensure that the update has successfully installed, go into Help | About, and check that the version number displayed is the same as the version number of this Pastel update.
Order online here at our online store.
Microsoft Excel Training
May 19th
Need to brush up on your Excel skills? Want to learn some new tips and tricks to increase your productivity or your staff’s productivity? Bring or borrow your notebook or laptop and experience personal attention in our small training groups (no more than 5 people per session)
We offer both half day training and full day training sessions – repeated regularly so you can catch up if things are too busy to attend a full day.
Book now to secure your seat at a limited offer price of R 300 for a half day session or R 600 for a full day.
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Bring paper and pens and an open mind!
Microsoft Excel Training in Durban
LCD Specials
May 18th
- TOP View LCD
To help meet today’s tighter budgets…
Get a Topview 19″ Wide LCD for R1253 including VAT (comes with a 1 Year warranty)
Or the LG 19″ Wide LCD for R1379 including VAT (comes with a 3 Year Warranty)
Contact Tami on sales@halocom.co.za or 0861 105 936
Computer repair support when you need it the most
May 13th
Ever needed someone to call when your computer is on the fritz? When a virus hits and you need someone to repair your computer? Call Halo Communications for your computer repair or your notebook repair.
We also take care of your Microsoft server repairs including Linux server repairs.
Our trained technicians and engineers fix and repair all all makes of servers, computers and notebooks. We repair Intel, ASUS, DELL, HP, Acer, Sony and many more.
We can send an engineer or technician to your office or home; or you can drop off your computer or notebook for repair at our offices in Durban (KZN) and Pietermarizburg (PMB).
Computer Network and Server Repair in Kwa Zulu Natal (KZN), Durban.
Computer Repairs
Laptop Repairs
Data Recovery
Virus Protection & Virus Removal
Spyware Removal
Computer Support & Maintenance
Computer Upgrades
Remote or Telephonic Technical Support
May 12th
Halo Communications now provides remote or telephonic technical support for MS Office (Outlook, Word and Excel), Softline Pastel Partner Accounting 2009 and Pastel Payroll, Quickbooks, Email, MS Windows XP and Vista.
We also provide remote server (Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Small Business Server and Server 2008) supporting MS Exchange & MS SQL.
Outsource your basic technical support to us to realise the benefits of using remote support or telephonic support:
- convenience
- quicker response to your problems
- cheaper costs that are also now budgeted for
Features:
- We give you access to our help desk to be able to log trouble tickets and receive responses and updates as they are resolved.
- Use the latest “easy to install” software to complete remote support sessions.
- Experienced technical support professionals from various specialties assisting where required.
If we can’t help you remotely we can send a technical support engineer to assist on-site – the cost of the remote support session will be credited against the cost of the onsite consultantion.
From R 87.50 (ex VAT) per user per month including 15 free minutes remote or telephonic support! Contact our team for a free 1 month trial on sales@halocom.co.za or fill in your information below*:
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* for 1 user only per company. Terms & Conditions Apply. E&OE.
QuickBooks – Book keeping made easy
Apr 28th
Fast and easy financial management for small businesses. Manage your business accounts simply and easily.
Order online here at our online store.
Contact Sales on sales@halocom.co.za or 0861 105 936 for a free quotation and more information. We deliver nationwide!
All the features of QuickBooks Pro & QuickBook Premier with advanced tools and customization options to help boost efficiency and improve organization:
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Multiple Price Levels:
- Lets you set custom pricing for different customers and situations
- Each time you create an invoice, sales receipt, sales order or credit note, it automatically pulls up the correct custom price
- You can create varying price levels and use them directly on sales forms to adjust the price of an item
Multi-User Ready:
Multi-user mode allows up to 5 people to work with the company file at the same time. They can be entering data or accessing reports simultaneously and the actions of the one user are immediately reflected and available to all other users, providing real time information as and when needed. To have this great functionality, additional license codes must be purchased.
All the features of QuickBooks and more:
- The new Home Page allows you to access info faster and saves you time
- Track sales, expenses and customer payments
- Manage stock, set re-order levels and create purchase orders
- Audit trial to detect errors and track changes
- Set password protected closing dates
- Multi-user ready (requires the purchase of additional user licenses)
System Requirements:
- 500 MHz Intel Pentium III (or equivalent) with at least 256 MB RAM
- For Windows Vista users: 1.2GHz Intel Pentium III (or equivalent) with 1 GB RAM
- 1 GB of disk space (additional space required For data files)
- Internet Explorer 6.0 or better required (6.0 provided on CD, requires an additional 70 MB)
- Microsoft .NET Framework Common Language Runtime 1.1 (provided on CD, requires an Additional 150 MB)
- requires 9 MB for Timer
- At least 256 colour SVGA video
- Minimum 1024 x 768 resolution
- All online features/services require Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps modem (Broadband recommended)
INTEGRATION/COMPATIBILITY
- Microsoft Word and Excel integration requires Word and Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007
E-mailing forms requires a MAPI-compliant E-mail program (such as Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007)
Microsoft Outlook synchronization requires Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007, and QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook Tool
Compare QuickBooks 2008
Apr 28th
Compare QuickBook 2008 Accounting Software Programs:
Contact Tami on sales@halocom.co.za or 0861 105 936 for a free quotation and more information. We deliver nationwide!
Order online at our new store at http://www.haloshop.co.za.
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