Comments on: Xero rolling out API partners… http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/ Commentary and Analysis for User-Centered Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Diversity TV - Interview with iPayroll at diversity.net.nz http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-4327 Diversity TV - Interview with iPayroll at diversity.net.nz Fri, 30 May 2008 01:05:31 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-4327 [...] bumped into a couple of the folks from iPayroll last week. iPayroll [Diversity coverage here] is a New Zealand based SaaS payroll [...] [...] bumped into a couple of the folks from iPayroll last week. iPayroll [Diversity coverage here] is a New Zealand based SaaS payroll [...]

]]> By: How important is design for SaaS offerings? at diversity.net.nz http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-4190 How important is design for SaaS offerings? at diversity.net.nz Thu, 22 May 2008 20:42:40 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-4190 [...] up with the team from iPayroll at the small business expo in Christchurch. I’ve been pretty critical in the past of what their offering looks like - the best analogy I can think of is that their [...] [...] up with the team from iPayroll at the small business expo in Christchurch. I’ve been pretty critical in the past of what their offering looks like – the best analogy I can think of is that their [...]

]]> By: Brook http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-3666 Brook Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:08:20 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-3666 Datacoms NetPay is definately the tried and tested payroll for small and medium sized businesses. As its completely online it can be done from anywhere and is updated constantly to be fully complient with NZ payroll laws. It has a free help desk and Datacom will set up your employees details so it is ready to use immediately. Print your pay slips and full reports as well as have your PAYE and IRD E-filing done for you also. Its and award winning product for just $20 a month! www.datacompeople.co.nz Datacoms NetPay is definately the tried and tested payroll for small and medium sized businesses. As its completely online it can be done from anywhere and is updated constantly to be fully complient with NZ payroll laws. It has a free help desk and Datacom will set up your employees details so it is ready to use immediately. Print your pay slips and full reports as well as have your PAYE and IRD E-filing done for you also. Its and award winning product for just $20 a month! http://www.datacompeople.co.nz

]]> By: Jo http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-2523 Jo Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:45:36 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-2523 iPayroll certainly does have many benefits compared to other payroll apps. Just a few of these benefits are: 1. Customers have free and unlimited helpdesk support where the helpdesk staff can login to their payroll and help them fix up any errors that they may have made. 2. They have the ability to have the payroll set to automatic if they have standard pays which means they don’t even need to login unless they have leave to record or if they have 1 off payments to make to their staff. 3. Customers can have different access levels setup, an example being an access set for a junior staff member to complete the data entry for the pay runs but they can’t view any dollar values that the employee’s get paid. iPayroll cuts down the time it takes them to do their payrolls considerably. Time is money and when these business’s add the time it takes to run the pay, do the banking, file the tax, and sending forms to IRD, then they add up their hourly rate times the amount of time they spend doing these chores, more often than not it’s cheaper to pay for iPayroll, also it’s ease of mind that their payroll is always done correctly and they never have to worry about getting penalised from IRD. iPayroll certainly does have many benefits compared to other payroll apps. Just a few of these benefits are:
1. Customers have free and unlimited helpdesk support where the helpdesk staff can login to their payroll and help them fix up any errors that they may have made.
2. They have the ability to have the payroll set to automatic if they have standard pays which means they don’t even need to login unless they have leave to record or if they have 1 off payments to make to their staff.
3. Customers can have different access levels setup, an example being an access set for a junior staff member to complete the data entry for the pay runs but they can’t view any dollar values that the employee’s get paid.
iPayroll cuts down the time it takes them to do their payrolls considerably. Time is money and when these business’s add the time it takes to run the pay, do the banking, file the tax, and sending forms to IRD, then they add up their hourly rate times the amount of time they spend doing these chores, more often than not it’s cheaper to pay for iPayroll, also it’s ease of mind that their payroll is always done correctly and they never have to worry about getting penalised from IRD.

]]> By: Rod Drury > Xero Network (or B2B in 2007) http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-1931 Rod Drury > Xero Network (or B2B in 2007) Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:11:53 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-1931 [...] Ben noticed we’ve been surfacing a bit more of some functionality we’ve been wanting to do since we [...] [...] Ben noticed we’ve been surfacing a bit more of some functionality we’ve been wanting to do since we [...]

]]> By: Falafulu Fisi http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Falafulu Fisi Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:10:26 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-1690 Datacom has one called <a href="http://www.nettpay.co.nz/home/" rel="nofollow">Nettpay</a>. Nettpay has been around for 8 years and I am not sure how they (Datacom) market it, since it is not widely known. The development of Nettpay started in 2000 (when I was still working at Datacom) using Microsoft technology. So, there are a few payroll apps. available today in the country competing for the same market. Datacom has one called Nettpay. Nettpay has been around for 8 years and I am not sure how they (Datacom) market it, since it is not widely known. The development of Nettpay started in 2000 (when I was still working at Datacom) using Microsoft technology.

So, there are a few payroll apps. available today in the country competing for the same market.

]]> By: Cary Thomson http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Cary Thomson Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:20:49 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-1689 @Phil: Xero's API is nice and RESTful. You HTTP POST an XML document fragment (preferred), JSON or CSV text and the API will return normal HTTP responses. They currently accept invoices and will write custom parsers for other document types, as required by their different partners. With iPayroll we are posting GL journals. Every partner is issued with an API Key from Xero, and each of their customers also has its own key which must be embedded in the posts. @Phil: Xero’s API is nice and RESTful. You HTTP POST an XML document fragment (preferred), JSON or CSV text and the API will return normal HTTP responses.

They currently accept invoices and will write custom parsers for other document types, as required by their different partners. With iPayroll we are posting GL journals.

Every partner is issued with an API Key from Xero, and each of their customers also has its own key which must be embedded in the posts.

]]> By: Ben Kepes http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-1688 Ben Kepes Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:46:39 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-1688 Cary Granted tax filing is a bit of a bonus. As for the banking part it's a one click option in other offerings so not overly onerous. My pricing comparison was an attempt to point out the extra cost of the move to SaaS. iPayroll has a much higher multiple than Xero, regardless of hidden extra costs. I'd be the first to agree that SaaS is beneficial as all costs are upfront but this wasn't the comparison I was making. Glad to hear you're picking up new customers and best of luck for the business Ben Cary

Granted tax filing is a bit of a bonus. As for the banking part it’s a one click option in other offerings so not overly onerous.

My pricing comparison was an attempt to point out the extra cost of the move to SaaS. iPayroll has a much higher multiple than Xero, regardless of hidden extra costs. I’d be the first to agree that SaaS is beneficial as all costs are upfront but this wasn’t the comparison I was making.

Glad to hear you’re picking up new customers and best of luck for the business

Ben

]]> By: Ben Kepes http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-1687 Ben Kepes Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:42:32 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-1687 Phil - Give Rod an email and he'll sort you out Phil – Give Rod an email and he’ll sort you out

]]> By: Angie Porter http://www.diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 Angie Porter Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:03:29 +0000 http://diversity.net.nz/xero-rolling-out-api-partners/2008/03/17/#comment-1684 For something completly free you could try MYOB's Payroll Startup. It's a full version of their other software but for a small company of 3 or less employees it's free. Easy to use and there are no hiddens costs. It has full HMRC accreditation and you can do your yearly filing online and keep track of sick, holiday pay, etc. <a href="http://www.freepayrollsoftware.co.uk" rel="nofollow">www.freepayrollsoftware.co.uk</a> For something completly free you could try MYOB’s Payroll Startup. It’s a full version of their other software but for a small company of 3 or less employees it’s free.

Easy to use and there are no hiddens costs. It has full HMRC accreditation and you can do your yearly filing online and keep track of sick, holiday pay, etc.

http://www.freepayrollsoftware.co.uk

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