DSF Office undergoes tech upgrade to support DSF success

GTFS, the Dubai-based ACCPAC solution provider, implemented the ACCPAC Advantage Series ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system for DED, following a thorough analysis conducted to fully understand the unique requirements of MyDSF's business.

"Our previous business software became unable to accommodate our increasingly complex financial reporting requirements," said Marwan Al Sarkal, Finance Manager, MyDSF. "The business is growing immensely year on year, with both the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises becoming significant income generators for the city's tourism industry. In order to sustain our profitability, and manage our finances efficiently, we needed a more disciplined control over costs, and the ability to analyze all profit and loss activity on a more granular level."

In just over a month, GTFS consultants completed the entire implementation of ACCPAC Advantage Series, including an extensive overhaul of the organization's chart of accounts for its 2 different companies; MyDSF and Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS). Swaminathan K, Sales Manager, GTFS, said: "Financial reports were customized to MyDSF's exact specifications, and its chart of accounts were designed in such a manner that they could expand as their business grows. The customer's heavy involvement and management buy-in for the project helped to make this a huge success. With the implementation of the ACCPAC Advantage Series, MyDSF could now generate custom financial reports adding significantly enhanced business analysis and improved decision-making capabilities. The features of the ACCPAC ERP solution features the unique flexibility to expand as the business grows and has dramatically increased the staff productivity by eliminating the requirement for re-keying accounting data."

Marc Van der Ven, General Manager, ACCPAC Middle East, added: "We are proud to have the Dubai Economic Department as a customer, and we're confident that their choice of ACCPAC Advantage Series will contribute to their operational efficiency. MyDSF is the gateway to Dubai's key annual events, the Dubai Shopping Festival and Dubai Summer Surprises for which the government expects 10 million visitors per year by 2010. These numbers mean huge financial reporting requirements, and constant growth, which Advantage Series can offer seamlessly to the organization."