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IDU selected as one of the best budgeting solutions for 2021.

Dec 17, 2020
1 min

IDU selected as one of the best budgeting solutions for 2021.

IDU is delighted to have been selected as one of the best budgeting software solutions for 2021 by Digital.com. Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has announced the best budgeting software of 2021. The top solutions were selected based on key features and customer feedback. Software companies were required to offer core budgeting tools, such as general ledger, balance sheet, forecasting tool, and profit a

Corporate Renaissance Group partners with IDU

IDU a leader in the G2 Crowd Fall 2019 Report

Oct 29, 2019
2 min

IDU a leader in the G2 Crowd Fall 2019 Report

IDU has been named a Leader in the Budgeting and Reporting category and a High Performer in the Corporate Performance Management Categories of the G2 Crowd Fall 2019 Report. G2 Crowd is one of the world’s leading business solution review platforms, which leverages more than 330,000 user reviews to drive informed purchase decisions. IDU has received this accolade after having been recognised by G2 Crowd in four previous reports. Our clients voted us tops in terms of “ease of d

Want your staff to be accountable for their numbers?

Oct 1, 2019
3 min

Want your staff to be accountable for their numbers?

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Stuck in spreadsheet hell?

Aug 22, 2019
2 min

Stuck in spreadsheet hell?

It’s time to upgrade your budgeting and forecasting process How long does it take your company to prepare its annual budget – two weeks? Six weeks? Two months? Three months? And on a scale of “walk in the park” to “swim through shark-infested waters”, how stressful is the process? If your answer is six weeks or longer, we’re betting the process is also stressful and unpleasant. For some human activities, a slower pace means more leisure and time to reflect; budgeting is NOT o

IDU partners with Sage Intacct

Jul 10, 2019
3 min

IDU partners with Sage Intacct

IDU Partners with Sage Intacct, bringing together powerful Financial Planning and Analytics capabilities with the innovation and customer satisfaction leader in cloud financial management solutions. SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 10, 2019 – IDU, a leading provider of Financial Budgeting and Reporting solutions, today announced its official partnership with Sage Intacct. IDU has been listed as a certified Marketplace partner with Sage Intacct. This partnership means the idu-Concept s

Improved Accountability and Ownership at RAHS

May 23, 2019
2 min

Improved Accountability and Ownership at RAHS

The Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of South Australia Inc. (RAHS) is the organiser of the state’s largest ticketed event, the Royal Adelaide Show, which attracts approximately 30% of South Australia’s population. Further to this, the Adelaide Showground provides facilities to more than 100 exhibitions, conventions and banquets each year. The Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society SA implemented the Enterprise Edition of idu-Concept’s Budgeting & Reporting Modu

Retailability recommends IDU without reservation

Apr 23, 2019
2 min

Retailability recommends IDU without reservation

Retailability (Pty) Ltd is a retailer of fashion apparel intended to offer fashionable in house and branded labels at low price points targeted at lower to middle income consumers in Southern Africa. The group comprises of three brands, namely Style, Legit and Beaver Canoe. Together these brands operate over 430 stores across 6 countries in Southern Africa. Retailability required a budgeting and reporting solution for their multi-currency and multiple ledger environment due t

IDU acknowledged as a Leader G2 Crowd 2019 Spring Report

Apr 9, 2019
2 min

IDU acknowledged as a Leader G2 Crowd 2019 Spring Report

IDU are delighted to be acknowledged as a Leader in the Budgeting and Forecasting category by the prestigious G2 Crowd 2019 Spring Report, published earlier this month. The report which ranks and compares leading Budgeting, Reporting and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solutions based on market presence and customer satisfaction ratings was released on the 1st April 2019. G2 Crowd releases Grid® and Index Reports on a quarterly basis, ranking products based on reviews

IDU partners with Microsoft Azure

Mar 19, 2019
2 min

IDU partners with Microsoft Azure

We are thrilled to announce that the award-winning corporate performance management (CPM) solution, idu-Concept, has expanded its cloud offering through a partnership with Microsoft Azure. IDU has made its flagship idu-Concept suite of products available on both a private and public cloud platform. This will enable companies large and small to cost effectively access the full idu-Concept suite of budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytics products. Businesses can choose

IDU and Draftworx team up

Mar 7, 2019
3 min

IDU and Draftworx team up

IDU, the corporate performance management (CPM) software company that transforms the budgeting, forecasting and reporting process for medium and large businesses, has partnered with Draftworx, which provides tools to automate and remove the complexity of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) financial statements, to close the loop for clients every month. The commonalities and synergies between the two companies are remarkable. IDU offers an easy-to-use, yet enter

IDU identified as a High Performer by G2 Crowd

Jan 24, 2019
2 min

IDU identified as a High Performer by G2 Crowd

IDU has been identified as a High Performer in the Corporate Performance Management (CPM) industry by the prestigious G2 Crowd 2019 Winter Report. The report which ranks and compares leading CPM solutions based on market presence and customer satisfaction ratings was released earlier this month. “Rankings on G2 Crowd reports are based on data provided to us by real users,” said Michael Fauscette, chief research officer, G2 Crowd. “We are excited to share the achievements of t

IDU features again in the 2018 Gartner Market Guide

Aug 14, 2018
2 min

IDU features again in the 2018 Gartner Market Guide

IDU is recognised by top industry experts for its award-winning Budgeting and Reporting Solution for the second year in a row. “Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company have published their 2018 Market Guide for Corporate Financial Planning Applications, and we are proud to be included”, says Kevin Phillips, CEO of IDU Holdings. The Gartner Market Guide is independent and insightful, it highlights the rapid development of financial analytics technology, and

IDU in Gartner’s Top 25 Corporate Planning Applications

Jun 22, 2017
2 min

IDU in Gartner’s Top 25 Corporate Planning Applications

Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory company recently published their Market Guide for Corporate Planning Applications. IDU is very proud to have our award-winning Budgeting and Reporting Software idu-Concept recognized amongst the best in the world for providing innovative financial management solutions. The Gartner Market Guide is independent and insightful, it highlights the rapid development of financial analytics technology, and the considerable opportunit

IDU users can now harness the power of Microsoft Power BI

Feb 16, 2017
2 min

IDU users can now harness the power of Microsoft Power BI

IDU users can now harness the power of Microsoft Power BI through the idu-Concept Reporting Module. Microsoft Power BI is a suite of business analytics tools that allow users to analyse data, visualise it, and then share insights in new intuitive ways. Users are able to create personalised dashboards, and view and share reports with other people in the organisation easily and quickly. Power BI dashboards provide a 360-degree view of the data within the IDU database, putting t

IDU a winning investment for GPI Slots

Jan 18, 2017
2 min

IDU a winning investment for GPI Slots

IDU creates transparency and ownership throughout the budgeting process at GPI Slots GPI Slots is a division of Sun International, a company listed on the JSE Limited with investments and operations in the South African gaming and leisure industry. GPI Slots found their existing budgeting process to be cumbersome, time-consuming and fragmented. It became clear that there was a real need to remodel the existing system to be more streamlined and offer an accurate, timely financ

IDU supports The Santa Shoebox Project

Nov 2, 2016
1 min

IDU supports The Santa Shoebox Project

It is hard to believe it is that time of year again already – for us it is the time when the IDU team support the Santa Shoebox Project, and this year we pledged more boxes than ever before. For those who don’t know what the SantaShoebox Project is all about; it is an amazing initiative that began in Cape Town 10 years ago. That first year, the Project collected 180 shoeboxes for children in orphanages, children’s homes and care centres locally. In the past 10 years the proje

Internships the key to breaking youth unemployment

Oct 31, 2016
2 min

Internships the key to breaking youth unemployment

IDU internships lead to full-time ICT employment It’s an evergreen problem: graduates have the qualifications but not the experience to find jobs. Back in 2012, there were more than 600,000 graduates unable to find jobs and not being able to use the skills they have learnt, according to Adcorp’s December Employment Index. Then, add into the mix that IT skills are in short supply, and are essential to fast-track South Africa to a knowledge economy. Ironic, isn’t it? Backdrop t

IDU at the Finance Indaba Africa 2016

Oct 3, 2016
2 min

IDU at the Finance Indaba Africa 2016

Visit the IDU stand at the Finance Indaba Africa – 2016 IDU are proud silver partners to the Finance Indaba Africa– 2016 (13-14 October 2016, 9am to 10pm). Not only is this the biggest annual event of its kind for finance professionals, but the Finance Indaba also brings together a diversified and select group of industry leaders, related suppliers, technology forerunners, banks, business and finance executives, strategic synergy partners and respective authorities. There are