Adding the ‘e’ in e-invoices

In its 25th year now, Excel Software Consultancy introduced the travel industry to e-invoices. Today, it boasts of more than 2,000 agents from all over the world who have been successfully using its software products.

Avery crucial section of any business is financial accounting. If it is not strong, it will affect other departments like sales. Most travel agents buy particular accounting software because it is the cheapest one. This also gives them the tag of being ‘computerised’. They are very happy and also very satisfied so long as their accounting software can generate an invoice.

Excel Software Consultancy is a software development company that introduced e-invoices to the travel industry. It has been providing accounting solutions to travel agencies since 1991. Today, it has more than 2,000 agents from India, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE using its software. Muffazzal Hafiji, Chairman and MD, of Excel Software Consultancy, says, “To give our products an edge, we develop and migrate upwards using the best available resources from time to time. We started development in Clipper, followed by Visual Basic and xBase. Our latest product (commercially launched in 2011) is xLWebPro Ver 6.0 which is developed in Visual Studio C# and is today used by over 375 agencies. Putting in nearly 30 years of programming experience, xLWebPro is undisputedly the best product of its kind in the world.”

He credits its popularity to its simplicity and user-friendliness. “Due to these features, xLWebPro has among the highest number of owners who are using their accounting software hands-on. Owners who work on their accounts software are less dependent on their accountants, and also accountants are more careful and prompt in their entries,” Hafiji says.

Excel Software has trained staff based in major cities in India who provide all services like product demonstration, implementation and training. They also handle minor trouble-shooting. It also has a dedicated helpdesk at its Mumbai office and instant support is provided via Teamviewer. “Our software is used not only in major cities but also in remote locations. Our clients who are satisfied with our products and services promote our software to other agencies at various forums and this positive feedback convinces prospective agents to start using our software,” Hafiji adds.

Hafiji stresses on the fact that Excel Software has always believed in honesty and fair trade practices. “That is why we publish a price list on our website www.excelsoftware.co.in and also allow the agent to prepare a quotation based on the modules they desire,” he says.

Speaking about what agents can expect from Excel Software, he says, “Whatever it may be, one thing is certain that they can always expect the unexpected. We never copy or imitate any other software. We have reached this position solely on our hard work, imagination and passion.”