BQE Software Releases BillQuick 2009 with Features that Help Businesses Offset Economic Slowdown with Improved Productivity

LOS ANGELES - BQE Software Inc., the innovative leader in Time Billing and Project Management solutions, announced today the release of BillQuick 2009, a major upgrade to the affordable business software application that simplifies time tracking, project management and billing. Focused on maximizing billable hours in professional firms, the latest version gives businesses the ability to do more with less time and resources.

BillQuick 2009 fine-tunes day-to-day business workflows and processes to simplify management and help managers improve business cash flow. “To survive the current economic slowdown businesses must optimize processes and eliminate all overheads related to repetitive tasks. BillQuick 2009 is packed with features to achieve process optimization and therefore offset the slowdown, with improved productivity,” says Shafat Qazi, President and CEO of BQE Software.

BillQuick 2009 provides a significant business advantage by integrating with top accounting software such as QuickBooks® by Intuit, Microsoft® Office Accounting (NasdaqGS: MSFT), Peachtree® Accounting by Sage (LSE: SGE.L) and more. BillQuick’s intuitive integration with Microsoft Outlook® allows its users to convert their tasks, email and appointments into billable time with little or no effort.

BillQuick 2009 notable improvements include features such as ability to link scanned documents, CAD drawings, PDFs, graphics and other files directly to time, expense, client and project records. Other enhancements include mobile phone interface, built-in report customization tools, two new Cost Plus contract types, Retainage management and automatic email notifications when employees submit time and expense.

Augmenting BillQuick’s reporting first is a brand new customizable Dashboard. At-a-glance you can identify trends and exceptions among the key performance indicators such as project balances, work-in-progress, cash flow analysis, and ‘Top Tens’. Monitoring business key performance indicators in real-time allows a user to act quickly and minimize loss of revenue often caused by delayed reaction from managers.

With more than 200 new and improved features, BillQuick 2009 raises the bar and sets new standards in time tracking, billing and project management for professional services firms, at an affordable price. BillQuick is available direct to customers at www.BillQuick.com, and through a network of authorized resellers. To experience BillQuick 2009, download a fully-functional 30-day trial or contact BillQuick Sales at sales@bqe.com or call 1-888-245-5669.

BQE Software's time tracking, billing and project management solution creates competitive advantage for professional service providers such as Architects, Engineers, Attorneys, CPAs and IT Consultants. BQE's flagship product, BillQuick, combines precision time tracking and intelligent invoicing with powerful project management and reporting tools -- together delivering a complete solution that is priced to deliver quick return on investment. Widely regarded as the most comprehensive time billing system on the market today, BillQuick integrates seamlessly with popular accounting programs including QuickBooks® by Intuit Software, Microsoft® Office Accounting (NasdaqGS: MSFT), Peachtree® Accounting by Sage (LSE: SGE.L) and more.