13 May 2010 _ UK
Victory for Frontier Software

Victory Housing Trust in North Walsham, Norfolk has chosen Frontier Software to provide a comprehensive payroll outsourcing service utilising SaaS (Software as a Service).
Victory Housing Trust is a registered provider of social housing which owns and manages over 4,700 properties in the North Norfolk area and serves more than 10,000 residents.
Using chris21, Frontier Software’s comprehensive human resource integrated solution as the SaaS platform, the payroll services contract will allow direct access to Victory Housing Trust’s dedicated HR and payroll database giving immediate access to payroll information.  Reports, financial systems/ERP and banking interfaces are also available.  Frontier Software’s payroll outsourcing service also has the option for payslips to be emailed or printed and couriered to a designated office.
Paul Morris, Head of Finance at Victory Housing Trust, says: “We know that by using chris21 we will have more control over our HR functions, whilst trusting Frontier Software to process and deliver our monthly payroll.”

12 April 2010 - UK
Prior Pursglove College chooses Frontier Software

Frontier Software has won the HR software contract for Prior Pursglove College, a sixth form college in Guisborough, North Yorkshire.
Prior Pursglove College is a long established sixth form college as well as providing community learning for adults and has 200 employees.  Frontier Software is now installing its globally renowned chris21 comprehensive human resource integrated solution together with eR21 Recruitment, L&D21 Learning and Development and HR21 employee and manager self service modules
Liz Grove, Director of Administration at Prior Pursglove College, says:   “chris21has demonstrated that it is going to enable us to bring together all of our HR systems onto one easily accessible platform.  We are a busy College and our employees deserve the best support we can give them.”

22 March 2010 - UK
Frontier Software donates to Lands End to John O' Groats cycle ride.

Frontier Software has donated to an epic cycle ride from Lands End to John O' Groats.Martin Wells and Wendy Richmond are cycling 60 miles a day to raise money for Help the Heroes. Martin's wife, Patra, works for Frontier Software and is, quite rightly so, very proud of her husband. "We are really pleased with the generous donation from Frontier Software," says Patra. "It has put us way above our original donation target."

15 March 2010 - New Zealand
Frontier Software proud supporter of Westpac rescue helicopter service.

Frontier Software once again is proud to be a corporate sponsor of the Westpac rescue helicopter service. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter service provides a dedicated 24-hour, seven day a week service. This service often makes a life or death difference for thousands of New Zealanders.
A Westpac Rescue Helicopter is necessary when
a patient is very sick or badly injured
medics think getting to hospital quickly will make a big difference
an accident has occurred in a difficult location.
Westpac Rescue Helicopters are like a fully equipped intensive care unit in the sky. From a defibrillator for a premature baby to full life support systems, Westpac Rescue Helicopters are equipped to deal with any situation. In New Zealand these services carry out over 3,000 rescues each year.

12 March 2010
A taste of the Caribbean comes to Frontier Software

Frontier Software plc has won a contract to supply WEB Aruba with chris21, a comprehensive human resource integrated solution, together with additional modules: L&D21 Learning and Development and HR21 Employee & Manager Self Service Module. WEB Aruba, Water-en Energie Bedrijf Aruba NV, is a water and energy supplier in Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies with 300 employees and contacted Frontier Software via Deloittes, the global consultancy. Andrew Fingal, IT Manager with WEB Aruba, comments: “In conjunction with Deloittes, we decided that this was the best software solution that we have seen.” Installation is scheduled for early 2010, with a go-live date soon after. Lucia Werleman, HR Officer Training & Development at WEB Aruba, says: “Our HR strategy has identified that some HRM responsibility will be decentralized to the line managers and we needed a HR system to achieve this - chris21 has demonstrated that this is possible. We were previously using a MS Access Custom-made HRM application but Frontier Software’s integrated solution will give us much more flexibility.”

17 February 2010
The Mayflower Theatre Trust takes on Frontier Software - UK

Frontier Software has won the HR & Payroll software contract for The Mayflower Theatre Trust in Southampton. The Mayflower Theatre is the third largest theatre in the UK, and presents spectacular touring musicals - many direct from the West End - plus opera, ballet and some of the biggest names in popular music and comedy. The Theatre has over 200 employees in varying roles from administration to backstage and Front of House. Frontier Software is now installing its globally renowned chris21 comprehensive human resource integrated solution that will allow the Trust’s human resource department to deliver a multi-functional and highly-flexible service. Sharon Catchpole, HR Manager at the Mayflower Theatre Trust, is looking forward to using chris21: “We are confident that the Frontier Software integrated solution will meet our needs. The integrated human resource and payroll functions will make our tasks much easier and streamlined.”

09 February 2010
Frontier Software donates to the Haiti Disaster

Frontier Software plc has made a £10,000 contribution to the Disasters Emergency Committee who will distribute these funds across 13 Humanitarian UK Aid Agencies for the Haiti disaster.
Says Michael Howard, Frontier Software Managing Director: “A devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit Haiti, including the densely populated capital Port-Au-Prince and the surrounding area. Although there is as yet no accurate assessment of the death toll it is clear that millions of people live in the affected area.   Our donation is the least we could do to help ensure survivors get food, clean water, emergency shelter, medical care and other support.”
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is made up of 13 member agencies who provide humanitarian aid in times of disaster.  They are: ActionAid, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International UK,Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Help the Aged, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund, World Vision.

21 January 2010
Midlands in Excellence Awards 2010 - UK

The International Convention Centre in Birmingham hosted the 2009/2010 Midlands in Excellence Awards and Frontier Software took along guests to the gala dinner.
As Frontier Software customers, Ann Parker and Anthony Higgins from South Birmingham College, Angela Craig and Thelma White from the charity Rethink, John Vanderson from Avery Weigh-Tronix and Jane Gregory and Justin Hunt from Seafield Logistics, witnessed many companies receiving these awards.
South Birmingham College were also recognised at the Awards ceremony as one of the recognised training providers certified by Investors in Excellence. The overall winner was The Hanley Economic Building Society.
James Cracknell OBE was the guest speaker for the evening and his amusing talk on excellence included many photographs from his recent highlights: winning gold at the Olympics, rowing across the Atlantic and trekking to the North Pole.
The Midlands in Excellence Awards celebrates the successes achieved by organisations based in the Midlands.  Winning a Midlands Excellence Award represents success in one of the toughest, most rigorous assessments of organisational performance there is.

17 December 2009
Frontier Software Supports Round the World Cycle Record

HR & Payroll Software specialist, Frontier Software, takes its charity obligations seriously and the recent round-the-world cycling record caught the eye of Managing Director, Michael Howard.  James Bowthorpe broke the world record by a staggering 20 days – a previous record set by Mark Beaumont last year - covering the 18,000 miles in 175 days.  The 32 years-old Londoner set off from Hyde Park in March 2009 to cross 20 countries by bicycle to raise funds for What’s Driving Parkinson’s, the charity responsible for researching the disease suffered by
Bowthorpe’s grandfather.

Along the way, James faced many challenges including an attempted mugging in Iran, a high-speed collision with a wombat in Australia as well as suffering a debilitating sickness in India – which almost derailed the record attempt.

Michael Howard caught up with James when he passed through Piccadilly, London and presented the Globecycle Venture with a cheque for £9,000.  The money will help support the next stage of the What’s Driving Parkinson’s research programme a radical new approach, investigating the role of infection in causing and driving Parkinson’s www.whatsdrivingparkinsons.net.

Says Michael Howard: “The charity that he has strived for deserves recognition as this human feat is quite difficult to comprehend.  We are delighted to support this worthy cause.”