Socrates Contractor's Library

Estimate paint and construction jobs, issue contracts, schedule projects and handle accounting and payroll for your business. Manage your office more efficiently today. Estimate paint and construction jobs,market and manage your small business and access the appropriate contractors' forms. This is the ultimate management and production tool for any contractor. Learn how easy it is to manage your office more efficiently

Gain the necessary skills and information that successful contractors need to succeed in subjects such as creating business plans, paint and construction estimation, accounting and payroll, contractors' forms, everyday business agreements, office management forms, marketing and more

Balanced Scorecard Designer

Balanced Scorecard Designer (BSC Designer) is a software that simplifies the process of creating and managing Balanced Scorecards or KPI groups. With BSC Designer you will be able to create any set of key performance indicators, define relationships between groups, goals, and specify the importance of indicators. BSC Designer will calculate the total performance value and will provide you with report in MS Excel.

Balanced Scorecard Designer has a plain, easy to use interface, which provides user with:

• The Possibility to create a scorecard, e.g. create categories, indicators;
• Balancing function, e.g. lets user specify relative weights;
• Time Points, allow to specify weight, score, mix/max and other values specific for certain dates.
• Ability to connect several scorecards into one using data obtained from the web or local network.
  It also can import information using SQL indicators.
• Performance measurement and calculation functions, e.g. calculates the performance within category and total performance;
• Results of work can be exported into easy, readable html reports with charts.

AutoRun Typhoon 4 Professional

AutoRun Typhoon is a Multimedia Presentation tool that integrates Menus, Web Sites, PDF files, PowerPoint presentations, videos, slideshows or just about anything else you'd like into professional, attractive presentations. A large selection of Menu templates help you get started quickly. You can create your own templates as well. Choose from a dozen objects to add to your Menu, including Buttons. Over 180 Buttons styles are included.

The Professional License allows for 2 developers and comes with 12 months of free product upgrades.

The bottom line is that you need the best possible tool, which produces the best possible results at the best possible price. AutoRun Typhoon delivers on all accounts. Not only do you have the most powerful presentation tool on the market, but AutoRun Typhoon's drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to produce amazing presentations in no time at all. Deliver your presentation with ease, AutoRun Typhoon will burn your project to CD / DVD, or compress into a single EXE for easy sharing.

Much-more-than-just-a-menu Menus (the ability to add flash animations, Web pages, slideshows, videos, etc on the menu as well as the buttons, listboxes, and textboxes)

Serious Security (the contents of the CD/DVD aren't visible to the user until they pass authorization so your sensitive files are safe and secure)

Easy to use - no programming or scripting knowledge is required, all point and click

Having problems? If you need help from an actual person, not an autoresponder, Typhoon Software has the support our customers require. We are a small, personal, software company where people matter and feedback fuels progress.

Resolver One Spreadsheet

Resolver One is a program that combines the ease-of-use of a spreadsheet with the power of a programming language. It's designed for people who've hit the limits of what they can do with traditional spreadsheets, and want to write some "real code" without giving up the ease-of-use and rapid prototyping capabilities of a spreadsheet.

Resolver One is a new spreadsheet, designed for reliability. It's easily programmable, integrates easily with your (or your IT department's) .NET code, and comes with a built-in Web server. Resolver One is a program that blends a familiar spreadsheet-like interface with the powerful Python programming language, giving you a tool with which to better analyse and present your data.

Everything you can do with a traditional spreadsheet, you can do in Resolver One: write formulae, use cell references, format your sheets so they appear just as you like them, put comments in cells, create validation dropdowns, add buttons, and much more. You can even import your existing Microsoft Excel™ documents, or export Resolver One documents as .xls files.

Resolver One aims to solve the problems that often plague spreadsheets and cost your company money, time and effort. It has a wide range of powerful features that improve reliability, reduce maintenance costs and provide extensibility, without taking away the rapid prototyping and flexibility that a spreadsheet environment offers.

The important difference between Resolver One and traditional spreadsheets is that Resolver One makes scripting a first-class citizen, not an afterthought. In Resolver One, the spreadsheet is the program. As you change your formulae, Python code is generated and executed, with the results displayed as values in the grid. You can then edit the code, define your own functions and use programming constructs that give you unlimited power and flexibility.

Resolver One breaks the barriers of the traditional spreadsheet programming model where the layout is inherent in the calculations. Using named ranges, headers and row and column formulae allows you to change the layout of your sheets without tweaking all your formula.

A lot of businesses are run with spreadsheets developed with Microsoft Excel. Unfortunately, there is a limit on what you can do with them before they turn into a maintenance nightmare. Fortunately, you can import your existing Excel files into Resolver One and make the first step towards spreadsheet sanity. The goal is to make your existing spreadsheets work immediately upon being imported into Resolver One. We support a lot of common spreadsheet functions, formatting options and more.

Best of all, you don't have to be a programmer to use Resolver One! You can begin by using familiar spreadsheet functions. Then you can study the generated code to get a feel for how to accomplish certain things in Python. You can write as little or as much scripting code as you feel - it's just a spreadsheet, after all!

ProWorkflow Easy Project Management Professional 1 User for 1 Year

ProWorkflow is a fast, easy to use project management, workflow and time tracking solution for small to medium businesses. The application has been designed from the ground up with your most important asset in mind: Your staff! ProWorkflow enables you to keep accurate time-keeping records, organize, plan, and delegate jobs and tasks whilst using the timeline to have an overview of company activity. The information ProWorkflow collects allows you to measure and analyze your company performance so that you can streamline to improve profit margins.

The Professional release is the fully featured version of ProWorkflow designed for busy professionals, teams or companies. Ideal for 1-50 users sized companies.

ProWorkflow's reporting section gives you the freedom to produce reports on a particular project, client history, current work in progress, or staff performance. These reports also include invoice ready information for projects.

If you're a small company without an accounting package, ProWorkflow is a great tool to use as you grow. Whether you are large or small, ProWorkflow's reporting allows you to measure and analyze key areas within your company, empowering your move to improve productivity and profits.

KEY FEATURES:

• Web-Based Technology allows you to manage your company remotely
• Get organized with the Project Manager, & assign tasks to employees
• Use the Dependant Tasks to keep your workflow in order
• Upload files to projects with the Resources Manager
• The Task Manager allows you to create task lists for each employee, and see activity in real-time
• Use the Calendar to keep track of upcoming dates & deadlines
• Track time simply and efficiently with the Stopwatch Time Tracker
• View resource allocation and deadlines with the Timeline View
• Use the Contact Manager to access contact information remotely
• Goodbye to post-it notes! Notes Manager stores vital company info
• Gain knowledge on company performance using the Reports Manager
• Brand it as your own using the Administration Settings
• Never lose info with the Project, Task & Notes Search Tool
• Be prepared! ProWorkflow even remembers clients' Drink Preferences

ProWorkflow is a stable web-based Cold Fusion application with an MS SQL database. The subscription accounts are held on high spec dedicated servers at FastServers.Net in the USA. All backups and server maintenance is handled by ProActive.

ProWorkflow is a powerful and proven solution, with potential to substantially increase your productivity, equalling to better quality, and faster delivery of your projects. The 'off-the-shelf' solution has been designed for small to medium companies. It is however, a solid platform to integrate into larger firms. For less than a thousand dollars, you can have a tool that will save you tens of thousands.

Anagram Contact Data Manager for Salesforce for 1 Year

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Create leads, contacts and events in Salesforce.com quickly and easily from any text on your PC, such as an e-mail, web site, résumé or client list without errors or re-typing!

Anagram is a tiny and unobtrusive program for your PC that stays out of your way while you work, but is available at a single keypress when needed.

Anagram instantly and intelligently translates the meaningful text from any application into Salesforce.com Lead, Contact and Calendar items. Why enter a new lead or event into Salesforce by hand when Anagram can do it for you?

Nuance PDF + SCAN Suite UK

PDF+SCAN Suite combines all of our top-selling imaging solutions, used by millions of users all over the world. It houses the best in OCR, scanning, complete PDF functionality as well as document management and retrieval technology. Turn paper into virtually any digital format with a few easy clicks; convert from one digital format to the other without losing text, layout, images or tables. Create industry-standard PDF files that can be edited, reviewed or converted into any other digital format and still look exactly like the original. Index and organise your documents and photos and find them within seconds, using only one word present inside the text of the document. Imagine the space and time you will save with that kind of functionality!

PDF+SCAN Suite combines our top selling imaging solutions, as used by millions of people all over the world, including students, teachers and office workers. It houses the best in OCR, scanning and complete PDF functionality, as well as document management and retrieval technology. Take advantage of these tools to work more effectively and prepare your administration, presentations and assignments more efficiently.

PDF+SCAN Suite includes full versions of:

OmniPage 16
Convert any paper or file (including text in pictures, images and PDF) into editable digital text with unprecedented recognition accuracy and layout retention; convert to PDF or your favourite digital format for results that look just like the original. You can even turn text into human-sounding audio books for your iPod® or MP3-player.

PDF Converter Professional 5
Everything you need to view, create, convert and edit PDFs to and from the most frequently-used Windows applications, such as Microsoft Office, Corel® WordPerfect®, Internet Explorer® ... including the new Microsoft Office 2007 and .xps formats. PaperPort 11

PaperPort 11
Scan in your paper documents with a single click. Manage your scans and other electronic documents together. Organise and make your documents and pictures easily searchable, then find them using PaperPort's handy document-content-revealing thumbnail images and powerful search tools. These powerful applications integrate with each other seamlessly, creating workflows that are incomparable in their potential to boost the way you process documents and knowledge!

Babylon 7 Dictionary and Language Translation

Babylon is a powerful and innovative translation and reference tool that is easy to use.
Just click on any text in any desktop application - Excel, Word, PowerPoint Email, Internet Browser, Instant Messenger, etc. and get immediate online and off line access to dictionaries and encyclopedias covering a wide range of topics and themes.

Dictionary and translation results in over 75 languages
Babylon software delivers results from 1,400 dictionary and translation sources in more than 75 languages. Babylon includes 33 up-to-date professional dictionaries in 17 languages developed by its own linguistic team: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hebrew, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Russian, Korean, Turkish, Arabic, Greek and Swedish.

Full text translation in a single click
Babylon provides full text translation to and from 28 languages, all in a single click. Text translation has never been easier. There's no need to open another window or copy/paste. Just "Babylon click" on any word in the text you don't understand and Babylon automatically identifies the entire passage and translates it. While no machine translation is 100% accurate or equal to human translation, this feature is powered by the most advanced text translation technology and helps you comprehend texts in languages you do not fully understand.

Babylon's text translation is available in the following languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hebrew, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Russian, Korean, Turkish, Arabic, Farsi, Polish and Ukrainian.

Spell check for Hotmail, Gmail, Blogs, Online forms and more
Now you can spell correctly in over 15 languages. Babylon 7 instantly checks and corrects text whenever you type on the Internet - web email, blogs, forms and more. The Spell check delivers spelling suggestions along with translation and dictionary results. * Currently available only for Internet Explorer

Auto completion
Can't remember the word you need or how to spell it? Now it's easy. Just start typing.
Babylon 7 predicts the word or phrase you want, and automatically suggests choices to let you complete the word.

Smart Dictionary
Get translations to and from any language. Babylon 7 automatically recognizes the languages you use and need, and gives you results for all those languages. Translate Chinese to German, Swedish to Italian, Japanese to Turkish, and many more.

Customization
Experience Babylon the way you want to see and use it. Babylon 7 lets you personalize the interface according to your preferences. Change the skin and background color, font size, transparency, the order of results, etc.

Babylon Toolbar
Get quick search and translation results using the Babylon toolbar in your browser.

World time zones, currencies and units conversion
Babylon helps you convert currencies, measurements and world time zones. Just click on any value in any desktop application to get instant conversions. Currency exchange rates are updated daily.

Additional content for your Babylon
Wikipedia content in a single click
Babylon delivers results in 18 languages from Wikipedia, the biggest multilingual free encyclopedia on the Internet, covering over 6.3 million articles and definitions that are constantly updated to cover current events and recent innovations.

Babylon Premium Content - results from Oxford, Britannica, and other leading publishers in a single click
Babylon offers its users a wide range of titles from the world's premier publishing houses for a small additional fee: Britannica, Oxford, Merriam Webster, Pons, Larousse, Langenscheidt and many more.

Babylon Anywhere
Enjoy Babylon all the time, anywhere you need it - on your translation toolbar, PDA, mobile, or your Babylon electronic dictionary.

Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 Full Version

Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007 gives you robust project management tools with the right blend of usability, power, and flexibility, so you can manage projects more efficiently and effectively. You can stay informed and control project work, schedules, and finances, keep project teams aligned, and be more productive through integration with familiar Microsoft Office system programs, powerful reporting, guided planning, and flexible tools.

Task Drivers help you determine the factor (such as task dependency, calendar constraints, schedule date, or vacation time) driving the start date of the task, so you can follow a chain of factors back to find the root cause of a particular delay.•With the budget field, you can assign budgets to projects and programs. The new "Cost" resource type improves cost estimation and tracking.

Quickly master the project management process with the Project Guide, a step-by-step, interactive aid that helps you set up projects, manage tasks and resources, track status, and report project information.

Share and manage documents related to your projects using Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services workspaces (requires Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later), which are integrated into the Tasks pane of the Project Guide.

Office Project 2007 will automatically highlight all items that shift as a result of the most recent change you make. Now, with Change Highlights you gain a better understanding of the impacts of your choices.

Compute and track core metrics unique to your project by defining custom fields based on your formulas. Graphical indicators can alert you when specific conditions are met.

The Visual Reports feature uses Microsoft Office Excel and Microsoft Office Visio Professional to produce PivotTable views, charts, graphs, and diagrams based on Project data.

Access built-in online Help to get the latest training, articles, templates, and resources. Get timely and relevant assistance as you work with smart tags that alert you to alternatives when you make changes to your plan.

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred Box

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred gives small business and advanced PC users the power to create documents, reports and e-mails three times faster than most people type -- with up to 99% accuracy. Surf the Web by voice or dictate and edit in Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and most other Windows-based applications. New Dragon Voice Shortcuts collapse common tasks into simple voice commands. Or create custom commands to insert blocks of texts or bitmaps-such as your name, title, and signature-with a single voice command. Format and delete text faster than ever with Quick Voice Formatting. You can even dictate into a handheld device when you're away from your PC, or use a Bluetooth microphone. A high-quality headset is included. Dragon NaturallySpeaking installs quickly and requires no special script reading. New on-screen help and tutorials will make you an expert user in no time. Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Nuance-approved Bluetooth headsets. An upgrade to Version 10.1 for use on Windows Vista 64 bit is available here.

See all the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 products in the Software.com Dragon NaturallySpeaking Technolgy Showcase.

Upgrading from versions 8 or 9 of NaturallySpeaking Preferred or Standard?

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred offers unprecedented speech recognition with unrivaled accuracy levels: up to 20% fewer speech recognition errors out of the box than Version 9, and about half the amount of errors that the product delivered just five years ago. Users gain the added benefit of avoiding spelling errors and typing mistakes. In fact, the product actually learns from corrections over time.

Works with the applications users already have
Dictate directly into Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook Express and most other Microsoft Office applications running on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Vista. Dragon also supports popular programs such as Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and AOL. Navigate the desktop by voice: launch or switch applications, save or print documents, and more - even control menus and dialog boxes.

Create and edit documents and spreadsheets by voice
Users can easily create documents and spreadsheets, or edit existing ones, simply by speaking. Add custom words, such as proper names, to the system's vocabulary or create commands, such as "insert signature," so that pre-set text and images will automatically appear in email and documents. Plus, Dragon enables easy correction and proofing: with the "play back" feature, users can listen to their dictation while Dragon highlights
the corresponding text on the screen for easy proofreading.

Quick Voice Formatting commands allow users to issue a single voice command, such as "Bold Quick Voice Formatting," to make formatting and deleting text faster than ever. In addition, the extensive set of Natural Language Commands mean users don't have to memorize complex instructions. In Microsoft Word, for example, a user can say, "make that bigger," and the font size increases instantly.

Dragon 10 introduces new graphical icons to enhance the DragonBar user interface, making the product even easier to use!

Send email, INSTANT MESSAGES and surf the Web - all by voice
Users can browse the Internet with ease: search the Web, access information and navigate Web pages, simply by speaking URLs and links.

Dragon Voice Shortcuts to perform tasks faster than everNEW Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Web Search make searching the Web faster and easier. A user says a command containing his desired search words, such as "Search the Web for financial management resources," or "Search maps for Italian restaurants in Burlington,
Massachusetts," and Dragon 10 will use the default search engine and Web browser to enter his dictated term(s) in the search field and return the results. A user may also search specific sites or search the Web for a specific type of information using commands such as "Search Wikipedia for George Washington Carver," or "Search eBay for Bluetooth headsets." Sites supported by Dragon Voice Shortcuts include Google, Yahoo, eBay, Wikipedia, YouTube and more.

Dragon Voice Shortcuts for Desktop Search introduce commands to search the computer as directly as the Web, by dictating the word(s) to find documents, emails and Web browsing history. For example, a user can say, "Search computer for launch plans," and Dragon will complete the search using Google Desktop or Windows Vista desktop search. In addition, commands such as, "Find an email about the Robinson report" directly open the top email containing the dictated keywords. Searching the computer has never been faster - or easier.

Dictate into a handheld recorder for later transcription Be productive on the go. Users can dictate into any Nuance-certified digital recorder when they're away from the office for automatic transcription when it is synched with a PC.

USER BENEFITS

Faster than Typing
Most people speak more than 120 words per minute but type less than 40 words a minute. That means users can create documents and email messages more than three times faster using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred. The software never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more it's used.

Easy to Use - Get Started Right Away
Dragon NaturallySpeaking installs quickly and requires no special script reading. New on-screen help and tutorials help users become experts in no time. Users can dictate letters and emails instantly! A comfortable, high-quality headset is included.

Bluetooth Support
Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with a Nuance-approved Bluetooth wireless headset for great dictation results - without the wires.

Avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries
By using voice to control the PC and create documents, users reduce their risk of developing repetitive strain injuries, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Palo Alto Business Startup Kit

Business Plan Pro is the best selling business plan software that helps you get your business off the ground. Business Plan Pro will take you step by step in creating your business plan, allowing you to focus on the details of starting your business. These how to finance your small business resources, bundled with Business Plan Pro, will give you a wealth of information to get your new startup business up and running smoothly, including financing. Get all the details you need to find financing sources. The kit contains details about various loan programs, venture capital funding advice, pages and pages of contacts, and much more.

Business Plan Pro 11.0 Premier Edition

Business Plan Pro 11.0 is the world's most popular business plan software - outselling all others combined. Business Plan Pro 11.0 Premier is the most advanced business planning software available with the forecasting, collaboration and analysis tools you or your team need. Business Plan Pro 11.0 Premier is the most advanced business planning software available. No other business planning product compares with this software's functionality and flexibility. To purchase in the United Kingdom see here. In addition to all of the features of Business Plan Pro, Premier helps you:

• Collaborate with a team. Distribute the work load between several team members.
• See the big picture. Combine several plans into one and track actuals against your plan.
• Create detailed financials. Expanded sales forecasting, presonel planning, and detailed P&L statements.
• Plan your cash flow with the Cash Pilot tool.

The Premier Edition of Business Plan Pro offers more advanced tools for businesses that are truly serious about creating a comprehensive and professional business plan.

• Save time and money by using the Excel import tools.
• Create a detailed business valuation for your business or startup.
• Make better decisions with plan vs. actual tracking.
• Create "what-if scenarios" to plan for future changes in your business.

Manage your business better

Are you on track with your initial goals? Import QuickBooks data directly into your business plan so that you can compare what you have planned against your real-world numbers. Use the management dashboard to track variances in an easy way so you can make adjustments to your business that keep you and your team focused on the long-term goals.

Present your plan to investors with confidence

Calculating the value of your business is vital if you are trying to find investors, apply for a loan, or sell your business to a potential buyer. The Premier Edition of Business Plan Pro includes detailed valuation tools that can help you determine a solid business valuation and create a professional investment offering. Showcase the true value of your business with more advanced spreadsheets that describe the sources and uses of cash for any new or existing business. Make sure you maximize the full value of your business by using this option, which is only available in the Premier Edition.

Manage your cash flow

Want to see exactly where your cash is going? The Premier Edition includes a visual cash flow chart called the Cash Pilot™. The Cash Pilot gives you a visual representation of how accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory are affecting cash flow. The dynamic capabilities of the Cash Pilot allow you to adjust these amounts on the fly to easily see how your cash flow is affected by changes in your plan. Want to hire a new employee? How will this affect your overall cash flow? Easily visualize your cash needs with this advanced feature, available only in the Premier Edition.

Completely customizable

For those advanced users that would prefer to create additional tables or import current work done in Excel, there are many options available that allow for customization of your business plan. The Premier Edition gives you the power to insert a new user table, and paste cells directly from Excel into your plan; you can also import an entire Excel worksheet or workbook directly into your plan.

Create your own plan templates

The Premier Edition's ability to create custom templates is perfect for planning consultants, franchise owners, and any business looking to create a custom outline for a business plan. A template can be used to create future plans with customized topics and tables. You can export templates to share with other Business Plan Pro users, or import templates sent by other users.

Extend your plan beyond the first year

Business planning should not be a one-time activity. The best plans stay alive throughout the implementation cycle and are updated to reflect actual performance and changing conditions. Business Plan Pro is designed to support the multi-year planning and implementation process with easy year-end archiving and roll-forward features.

Create a business plan in hours, not weeks

It couldn't be easier. Our proprietary EasyPlan Wizard asks you simple questions, then determines the next steps based on your unique answers. Not only does Business Plan Pro walk you through the entire planning process with instructions throughout, but you also have access to detailed examples from over 500 sample business plans from hundreds of different industries. Whether you are planning a new business or simply revising your business strategy, the step-by-step guides and resources will make the planning process simple and easy.

Print and publish your plan

Produce a plan that gets attention. Every page is automatically organized and collated to produce a bulletproof business plan, in the preferred format of banks, investors and the Small Business Administration (SBA), that gets results. Customize your plan by easily importing your own graphics, logos, photos, and even fonts and layouts. Conveniently distribute your plan. Easily export your business plan to Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Or create an Adobe PDF document. You can even upload your completed business plan to a secure password-protected website.

Forecast expenses, sales, and growth

Create a foundation for your cash-flow projections with our start-up wizard. Business Plan Pro then guides you through completing an accurate cash flow and balance sheet. Make realistic projections using our break-even analysis tool. It helps you understand when you will break even and when you will start making money. Plan for growth with our Forecaster tool. The Forecaster tool helps you add data to the cells of the income and expense tables.

New features in Version 11.0

Business Plan Pro has been rebuilt from the ground up for 2009. The updated design makes the most popular business plan software more powerful and easier to use than ever. Beyond the improved user interface, Version 11.0 offers a bevy of new features. These include new table and chart editing tools, more options for streamlined plans, support for Spanish language plans, a new management dashboard view, and more. Rebuilding Business Plan Pro from the ground up provided us with a unique opportunity - the opportunity to streamline the user interface, tossing the stuff that didn't work well and improving what did. You'll find a streamlined interface in Business Plan Pro 11.0 designed to help you finish your plan faster.

Get funding

Everybody knows you can't get money without a plan. Business Plan Pro has everything you need to create a custom business plan so you can get the money needed to execute on your idea. Business Plan Pro includes a valuable venture capital database, and a friends and family financing guide and many Small Business Administration (SBA) resources.