AS Club screenshots (click to enlarge)
- Automates the maintenance of member accounts and supports electronic communications with members through email and SMS
- Flexible: scheduled debiting of service fees to member accounts annually, biannually, quarterly or monthly. Automatic debiting to any number of sub-accounts, in any combination of time intervals
- On account settlement, AutoSplit and AutoAllocate intelligently distribute lump sum payments among club sub-accounts, aiding automatic account settlement from electronic bank statements
- Automatically handles 'members in arrears' and 'inactive members' by re-categorizing / re-instating them
- Handles changes in the debiting schedule automatically: adjustments are posted as required and highlighted in reports
- Automates the dispatch of the 'statement of account' to the email accounts of members, mass-emails documents governed by database settings which are user modifiable
- Sends out notes, reminders, invitations, etc. as SMS-messages to the cell phones of members; messages are composed on-the-fly from static text and variable data drawn from the database, allowing for personalized messages
- Imports electronic bank statements in MS Money format: member payments into the club bank account update the AS Club database automatically, dispensing with error-prone manual data capture
- Intuitive graphical user interface for speedy navigation between the various program sections
- Acquires member portraits from a number of sources, incl. web cam and flatbed scanner, and uses them to print high-quality ID cards and optional 'thumbnail' pictures on member reports
- Integrated one-click, 12-slot database backup/restore
- Automated system maintains 7 generations of backup copies of the AS Club database on the Austrosoft web server
- Attractive graphs show statistical data at a glance (see screenshot on the right for an example)
- Visitor category: one-click suspension / reactivation of accounts without loss of data; one-click, up-to-date statement printing at visitor's departure
- Integrated one-click error reporting: suspect database can be transmitted via email in compressed and encrypted form to Austrosoft for diagnosis
- New AS Club releases and updates are automatically delivered via Internet download and installed on your computer - you are always running the latest version of the software
- 'Skins' emulate the Windows 7 'Aero' experience on Windows XP
- and much more...
The installation procedure is the same with first-time or manual
upgrade installations (upgrades are delivered automatically if you are a licensed
user and your computer is on-line):
download the AS Club Full package by clicking on the
download link. Your
Internet browser will ask you whether to Open or Save the
file.
select Save (and preferably point to your desktop as the destination).
once the download is complete (this may take a few minutes), you should
find the AS Club file at your chosen download location (e.g. your desktop).
double-click its icon: this will either install AS Club for the
first time or
automatically upgrade an existing installation.
if you already have a working AS Club installation, download the AS Club
Upgrade to bring it up to date. Install by double-clicking the
downloaded file
Minimal and recommended system specification
Windows NT / XP / Vista / 7
(32- and 64-bit versions, x86 and
x64)
minimal and optimal vertical screen resolution 768p
recommended: 1024x768p, 1366x768p LCD monitor
minimum memory size installed: 512 MB (RAM)
recommended: 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista / 7+)
up to 2 months trial period (ending on the last day of the month following
the month of installation)
NEW...
Windows Vista / 7 support
user selectable skins
Automatic downloading of program updates from
the Austrosoft website
7 backup generations of the accounts database
are automatically maintained on the Austrosoft
web server (simple, one-click retrieval if required)
Guided Tour - an illustrated walk-through
Yachting Association of India request:
+ phone number format extended to 11 digits
+ currency display optionally without fractional
digits (dropping Paisa)
This is the latest complete release of AS Club, suitable for first-time and upgrade installations
This is the latest AS Club update. Double-click the downloaded file to manually update an existing installation (not for setting up first-time!)
PDF-format (requires PDF-reader, e.g. Adobe Acrobat)
AS Club-releases: when to upgrade?
Provided your computer has an Internet connection, AS Club downloads available updates automatically. It checks the Austrosoft website
at regular intervals for program upgrades and installs them as they become available.
You can also check the availability of updates manually by clicking the Get
AS Club Updates button on page MAINTENANCE > Database > Administration,
tab Setting Up.
Please note that a valid maintenance contract is a prerequisite for obtaining
new AS Club versions and updates.
10-Mai-2012: AS Club 2.1.1.26 (web server release):
Web Server functionality
clubs can host a website on their own personal computer
members can make account enquiries and send instant messages to the club manager
31-Dec-2011: AS Club 2.1.1.22
(recommended stable release):
Windows Vista/7 adaptations
installation from standard user account with temporary admin privileges
UAC: automatic updates execute without admin privileges
updated licensing procedure
www.austrosoft.co.za domain
transferred
31-Oct-2011: AS Club 2.1.1.11
Skinning support
makes the visual appearance of AS Club user-selectable
Windows Vista / 7 (x86 and x64): behaviour modifications related to skinning
support
20-Jun-2011: AS Club 2.1.0.12
Modified processing of membership category "Inactive"
members are now immediately re-instated to their former membership
category when full payment of outstanding dues is received
this applies also to EFT settlements.
12-Apr-2011: AS Club 2.1.0.7
Image scanning support
allows member photographs to be scanned in from Twain-compatible image
sources (scanners, high resolution cameras)
new 'Member Report' filter option: include/exclude member accounts
settled/in arrears
AutoShutdown: AS Club can be instructed to shut down daily at a specified
time.
minor bug fixes
15-Oct-2010: AS Club 2.0.0.10:
Revision of the ID Card printing feature
up to 99 additional ID cards can be attached to the main member
account, each with photograph. They are printed together with the main account
holder ID (useful for family or company memberships)
Additional option for envelope printing
ensures that one envelope is printed for each statement or tax
receipt generated
Improved colour scheme
aids in the quicker recognition of the state of tabs and buttons
(up/down)
26-Apr-2010: AS Club 1.1.4.10 (extended web functions):
Automated database backup to the web; extension of the web-based
program update delivery system
Added an extra layer of data security: seven backup generations of
the local accounts database are automatically maintained on the Austrosoft web
server; the user can revert to any one of them by simple selection from a list
25-Mar-2010: AS Club 1.1.4.1
Additional database verification before month-end consolidation
31-Jan-2010: AS Club
1.1.3.19 (web update), new:
Automatic updates from the Austrosoft website
the feature automatically downloads and installs updated program
versions and file updates as soon as they become available
The download works in the background while
AS Club remains fully available.
11-Nov-2009: AS Club
1.1.3.7 (functional upgrade), new:
Tax Receipt, Tax Invoice, Tax Report
a VAT or GST rate can now be attached to each club sub-account; tax
reports, tax invoice and tax receipt extend the AS Club reporting facilities
pre-scheduling of (multiple) membership changes with automatic
refunding/adjusting of member accounts
sending of email and SMS can be matched to potential server restrictions
13-May-2009: AS Club
1.1.3.1 (minor update), new:
OFC/OFX bank statements
an OFX-format statement downloaded from Nedbank (Netbank) lacked valid
<DTSTART> and <DTEND> dates. AS Club alternatively accepts now
the <DTSERVER> download date
03-Mar-2009: AS Club
1.1.2.16 (minor update), new:
Trace function
An optional debugging aid maintains a logging file of all critical
database operations
Improved data security
AS Club maintains now 'Exclusive' database access while active, denying other applications
access to the database
10-Feb-2009: AS Club
1.1.2.15
(functional upgrade), new:
Guided Tour
Basic introduction to AS Club in form of a walk-through
Additional database validation and self-correction
Recreation of DB indexes at start-up
Additional validation at program shutdown
22-Jan-2009: AS Club
1.1.2.14
(functional upgrade), new:
New multi-threaded SMTP dispatcher module
Outgoing traffic can now utilize up to 4 parallel server connections,
speeding up email and SMS dispatch (typically, transmissions will run
at full line speed)
User interface no longer blocked while transmitting, interactive work
can proceed in parallel to transmission
Implemented request from 'Yachting Association of India'
The telephone number format can be switched between 10 and 11 digits (012-345
67890)
Currency input/output fields may be switched from 2 to 0 fractional
digits, e.g. from INR 100.00 to INR 100 (rounding taken into
account)
The user can override the global Windows currency symbol
Bug fix
Batches of the 'Audit report' numbered 1, 2, 3... could sometimes
appear renumbered after printing (no loss or corruption of data occurred, but the renumbering could be confusing)
05-Dec-2008: AS Club
1.1.2.12
(functional upgrade), new:
Audit Report merging
Batches of audit reports can now be unified into one single
report (useful at month-end), or printed individually as before.
A minor inconsistency in the audit report generation has been resolved
Exporting Database to external data carrier
Bug fix: attempting to export DB immediately after
dispatching SMS or email could have led to incomplete backup ('BLOB
error')
21-Nov-2008: AS Club
1.1.2.10
(minor functional update), new:
Account adjustment
One of the AS Club design principles involves preventing
transaction types which would allow the net outflow of funds from the club to
members. The revised adjustment feature allows for up to a 100 % reversal of debits
posted, but never more
All graph-types can now be printed (in colour)
06-Nov-2008: AS Club
1.1.2.9
(functional update), new:
Extensions to the statistics and backup features
Two tabs added to the PROCESSING > Statistics pages:
'Sub-Accounts' produces an attractive visualization of to-date sub-account balances
'Top 25 Debtors' graphically ranks the 25 debtors most significantly in arrears with
their contributions
Exporting and Importing of backup archives. The main local
12-slot backup solution has been expanded to allow for the one-click exporting of
compressed backup archives to non-local and removable data carriers, such
as network drives, optical disks, USB HDDs, flash drives, etc.
01-Nov-2008: AS Club
1.1.2.8
(consolidated release), new:
Flaw in AutoAllocation function fixed
AutoAllocate would under certain conditions misallocate two payments
(or adjustments) immediately following one another. This did not affect the
tally of an account, only the sharing out of credits among sub-accounts,
which did not follow exactly the AutoAllocate-rules.
Inactive membership and facility sub-accounts
Sub-accounts could be created
for the purpose of a One-Off shortcut. This has been disabled for
performance reasons (affecting the Scheduler component), error messages
ME79 and ME80 will abort such attempts
Updates to the screen layout
no functional changes
29-Oct-2008: AS Club
1.1.2.7+ (bug fix and
minor version update) , new:
Reported problem with Paradox database installation fixed
AS Club is sharing the files PDOXUSRS.NET and IDAPI32.CFG with other
Paradox applications on a system. If the latter file cannot be opened for
write access during the primary AS Club installation, the database alias cannot be
created, in which case AS Club cannot access its database on first launch.
Under the same set of circumstances, a similar problem could also occur when the
user needed to delete an existing database in order to create a new one. Only
first-time installations, not upgrades, were affected.
Solved by repeating (if necessary) the alias-creation at program runtime,
if required after generating the IDAPI32.CFG file from scratch.
Refunds after payment has been credited
adjustments on member accounts up to the full amount debited in
the past (before: only the currently outstanding amount)
16-Oct-2008: AS Club
1.1.2.6 (minor
version update), new:
Import of bank statements broadened
Banks may create MS Money-formatted statements for download which utilize
the <MEMO> tag instead of <NAME>; AS Club now processes both.
Some banks send the MS Money files (OFC/OFX) in zipped form; AS Club will
now unzip them automatically.
'Month end consolidation' and program termination accelerated
The standard AS Club pre-release test includes the monthly processing run
(a batch-like function) of a synthetic 15,000 member database, which has now been reduced to
15-20 sec (~ 50% less than before)
Do you have stores of nautical charts, perhaps of mixed
origin, like traditional printed sea charts, and electronic charts on
CDROM?
ChartFinder 1.1 is for you!
Quickly retrieve information on where to find a particular chart, useful
if there are hundreds of them! Charts are projected onto a 7200*3600 pixel
world map. Various filter methods are provided to aid in retrieval.
Chartfinder 1.1 is free software.
A PC running Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP
128 MB RAM
a CDROM drive
1024x768 screen resolution (or better) recommended
Latest update: Dec. 2010
V. 1.1.3.31
Austrosoft was commissioned by a South African client to develop the software package for the conversion of a text processing system written in ICL PLAN assembler. Completed in 1992, it has since been used to process and print the South African and Namibian telephone and fax directories.
On the one hand, ConPLAN is a typical software emulator, replicating the ICL1900/2900 instruction set by software means. On the other hand, it goes beyond emulation by offering an integrated PLAN compiler, allowing users to maintain their programs at the PLAN source level when changes become necessary.
IBM/Siemens-Nixdorf mainframe software
asDIFF generates two identical test objects on external data carriers, reads them back into RAM, compares them and reports any differences it finds. Pre-existing physical copies of files can also be compared.
asDIFF has an option that changes the memory footprint of one test object from small (one I/O block) to large, allocating as much RAM as possible. Both modes should of course show identity between identical test objects; if they don't, faulty RAM may be the cause. If both modes produce errors, and with a variety of peripherals (as in our case), a hardware problem is the most likely cause.
asDIFF does not attempt in-depth fault diagnosis, but quickly answers the question: are two files read into RAM identical?
asDIFF needs no installation. Running the self-extracting zip-archive asdiff.exe will create an AS Diff folder under C:\Program Files\Austrosoft; copying the folder \asDIFF to a flash drive allows you to launch the executable from there
Any PC running Windows XP and higher
asDIFF is free software (Freeware)
Gobang is Tic-Tac-Toe for grownups!
Vary the AI's playing style from aggressive to defensive and back - but remember this: You are playing Gobang not because it is easy, but because it is hard!
The rules are deceptively simple: get five in a row before the computer does.
(the screenshot shows the all too common endgame: red is one move from winning (hint: the computer is not green)
Any PC running Windows 95/98/XP/2000
Optional sound hardware
Latest update: Dec. 2004
V. 2.0
Get the Austrosoft-version of this classic game while we are still giving it away...
Features:
up to 3 players can take turns, it's got a Top10 scoreboard, training mode, freeze mode etc.
non-critical, any PC running Windows 98/ XP/ 7 should do
a colour monitor capable of 640x480 resolution
Latest update: Jun. 2005
V. 2.1
