 SurfSynergy leapfrogs further ahead of existing products for member management. |
| SurfSynergy, the successor to Complete Patrol Logger and StateWatch takes everything that was great about these two products and makes it even better. SurfSynergy is the product of time spent totally rebuilding the application from the ground up to ensure it provides its users with the most comprehensive and flexible member management system. |
| SurfSynergy Benefits/Features |
| Multi-Membership Management
|
SurfSynergy excels in the areas of multi-membership management, where members can choose to be resident at multiple clubs, and manages the core business rules to ensure transfers are completed successfully and correctly within the association. Award/Qualification Management has also been extended to provide an all-inclusive management console, which handles requests, assessor allocation, verification, award number and proficiency allocation and of course reporting. |
|
| Award Management
|
Award/Qualification Management has also been extended to provide an all-inclusive management console, which handles requests, assessor allocation, verification, award number and proficiency allocation and of course reporting. |
|
| Global Address Book
|
SurfSynergy also puts new life into the Global Address Book that was initiated by Complete Patrol Logger and StateWatch by extending the functionality to include not only SLSA Clubs, Branches and State Centres, but also to include Distribution Lists, Beaches and Sponsors. |
|
| Custom Reporting
|
Every successful management program must ensure it has adequate reporting available to its users, SurfSynergy incorporates a Custom Reporting Module which allows users to design their own reports and record criteria. These reports can then be exported to Excel and text file format to be merged with any custom template. This allows users to easily select the data they require and present it to their specific needs. |
|
| Centralised Database
|
SurfSynergy utilizes a central database, so unlike Complete Patrol Logger and StateWatch there is no need to transfer data to anyone, once you update your information it is available on the central database for other registered users to utilize. |
|
| Data/User Security
|
Security is a major topic these days, and SurfSynergy ensures that your data is protected by ensuring that your data is held and managed in a secure area, information is only provided after user authentication, and based on the level of security a user has, determines what they can see within SurfSynergy and what tasks they can perform on the data. Also the scope of the data that a user can see is determined by where they sit on hierarchical level, clubs can only see their own members, Branches their own clubs and so forth. |
|
| SurfSynergy makes it clear that it is the superior product by incorporating the benefits of a smart client that enjoys the rich functionality that is conducive to data entry with the agility of being connected to a centralized database over the internet. With intelligent data transfer management by design, SurfSynergy makes it the choice member management system for speed, functionality and ease of use. |
| While Complete Patrol Logger and StateWatch were already clearly applications with more functionality than their competitors, SurfSynergy goes beyond these programs and makes it the clear choice for your Club/Branch or State to manage its members, awards, transfers and reporting. SurfSynergy has been developed with the years of experience that Caligular Group has in developing applications for businesses as well as requirements derived from the feedback many users provided while utilizing member management programs. |
| SurfSynergy has a vision; it intends to be the choice program of all Australian clubs to manage their members. SurfSynergy will sequentially bring all facets of Surf Life Saving together, from member management, assessment, patrol & incident management, beach management and extending to interface with the Competition programs to provide accurate and real time competition eligibility. |
| Product Feature Comparisons |
| Caligular Group took the time to compare some of its competitors with both Complete Patrol Logger/StateWatch and SurfSynergy. The results paint a very clear picture. |
| Feature Description |
SurfGuard* |
Complete Patrol Logger/StateWatch |
SurfSynergy |
| Application Client Features |
| Web Application Interface |
 |
|
|
| Feature Rich Interface |
|
|
|
| Centralised Data Repository |
|
|
|
| Member Management Features |
| Multi Club Membership Management |
|
|
|
| Primary Address, Mailing Address and Holiday Address (allows overseas address to be entered) |
|
|
|
| Member Award Details |
|
|
|
| Member Registration History |
|
|
|
| Primary Mailing Member |
|
|
|
| Member Patrol Efficiency Summaries |
|
|
|
| Member Patrol Time Entry |
|
|
|
| Member Club Position History |
|
|
|
| Member Invoicing Function |
|
|
|
| Member Task Items Area |
|
|
|
| Sticky Member Details for multiple member entry |
|
|
|
| Award Allocation at Head Office Levels |
|
|
|
| Simple/Advanced Search Options |
|
|
|
| Member Photograph |
|
|
|
| Assessment Area |
| Full Assessment Management Area |
|
|
|
| New Assessment Wizard |
|
|
|
| Assessment Assessor Management |
|
|
|
| Assessment Status Control at Head Office (including Branches) |
|
|
|
| Member Selection for exams by award and eligibility |
|
|
|
| Full Assessment Reporting (Form14, Assessment Lists, Engravers Report and Financial Reporting) |
|
|
|
| Assessment Status Selection Criteria |
|
|
|
| Assessment Lifecycle View |
|
|
|
| Global Address Book Area |
| Manage Club/Branch/State Entity Details e.g. Contacts, E-mails, Club Logo's |
|
|
|
| Manage Club/Branch/State Distribution Lists |
|
|
|
| Manager Club/Branch/State Sponsor Contact Details |
|
|
|
| Listing of Beaches allocated to each Club |
|
|
|
| Export of Distribution Lists (and nested lists) to Excel/Tabbed Delimited Files |
|
|
|
| Custom Reporting Area |
| Selection of Various Exportable Information |
|
|
|
| Drag-Drop Field Selection |
|
|
|
| Field Criteria Selection (multiple values) |
|
|
|
| Data Sorting |
|
|
|
| Viewable Result Set prior to Export |
|
|
|
| Save/Load Predefined Custom Export Reports |
|
|
|
| Member Transfer Area |
| Allows Members to Traverse to any club in Australia |
|
|
|
| Follows Member Transfer Business Rules |
|
|
|
| Transfer Authorisation Required based on Scope of Transfer |
|
|
|
| Transfer Statistics |
|
|
|
| Transfer Reports |
|
|
|
| Notification to Winning Club of Transfer |
|
|
|
|
| *Note: Feature list for SurfGuard is in areas estimation only as we were unable to establish the functionality due to errors within the application that would not allow continued testing. |
| SurfSynergy Availability Timeline |
1. SurfSynergy Demonstration Video Availability (9th April 2005)
2. SurfSynergy Beta User Testing (1st June 2005)
3. SurfSynergy Data Conversion Commences (1st September 2005)
4. SurfSynergy Go Live (1st October 2005)
While we may not be the preferred supplier of Member Management Software for SLSA for the season 2004/2005, with a product like SurfSynergy it is a certainty that we will be for 2005/2006! |
| Demonstration Videos Available |
In order to show some of the great features that SurfSynergy has to offer we have produced demonstration videos in which you can download and view. Videos for the following areas are available:
- SurfSynergy Introduction Presentation
- SurfSynergy Club Member Management
- SurfSynergy Branch/State Member Management
- SurfSynergy Assessment Management
- SurfSynergy Member Transfer Management
- SurfSynergy Global Address Book
- SurfSynergy Custom Reporting
This software is real, it is not smoke and mirrors and it will perform for you the same functions as it did in the above videos.
|
| Beta Users Wanted |
| As per the above time line, Caligular Group will be opening up SurfSynergy for beta testing on the 1st June 2005, individuals from Clubs, Branches, State Centres and National Office are free to participate. (Conditions will apply.) To register as a beta tester for SurfSynergy simply send an e-mail to Caligular Group (Jason Hyde) providing your details. When the beta testing period arrives we will send out application requirements and installation instructions. |
| Caligular Group Application Forums |
| Within the Caligular Group website (www.caligular.com) we have a forum area in which users are free to discuss anything they wish regarding the member management applications in use today. Entries to this forum are not censored or governed so that everyone has an opportunity to provide honest and hopefully constructive feedback. You have the ability to post anonymously if you wish. Caligular Group staff will be active within these forums to answer any posted questions or to contribute to discussions where appropriate. |
| Complete Patrol Logger, StateWatch and SurfSynergy are programs registered and copyrighted to Caligular Group Pty Ltd 2005 |
