According to the company, the release expands capabilities offered to professional services firms, such as audit and accountancy practices, engineering and construction consultants, and embedded IT services groups, allowing them to manage detailed, project-based businesses.

Featuring in-context business intelligence, and enhanced functionality in the areas of finance, project planning, and sales management, Epicor for Service Enterprises 8.2 advances the performance and productive end-user experience of Epicor's project-based enterprise resource planning solution, the company said.

The company has also said that Epicor for Service Enterprises 8.2 refines controls for mid-market service providers involved in multiple and/or differing aspects of a given project, with the introduction of proxy users, greater task-level control, optional project revisions, improved billing flexibility, expense rules and enhanced indirect revenue recognition.

Additionally, embedded analytical tools featuring an improved web portal and unified business intelligence suite support the need for business insight, driven by the increasing need for complete billing operations, and a focus on cost and margin management, according to the company.

Malcolm Fox, senior manager of product marketing at Epicor, said: "The latest release of Epicor for Service Enterprises offers unparalleled functionality and flexibility for mid-market services organizations, providing comprehensive, yet easy to use tools across all aspects of a project-based enterprise."

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