1234Cast is a secure, browser-based service that enables users to manage their budgets. 1234Cast exists to bring people together on a single, living version of a budget, instead of sending multiple copies of Excel spreadsheets out to people each time it changes. No more trying to figure out whats wrong with the budget and desperately generating manual reports for management meetings.

Eliminating the Pain of Budgeting & Forecasting

Problem	You?	How 1234Cast Helps
Are you doing your budgets with spreadsheets ?		No more spreadsheets
Are these spreadsheets difficult to work with ?		Easy, pre-configured budget entry with automatic calculations
Are you having a hard time emailing them around and then tracking the various updates and versions ?		All your data is stored in one place, accessible from anywhere
Are you finding that your budget spreadsheets are getting far too large to practically work with them ?		A scalable budget store that never slows down
Do your people need intensive training just to do their budgets ?		Online integrated self help
Are you struggling to consolidate budgets from various departments ?		Roll-ups happen automatically
Lack of detailed reports or drill-down capability ?		Extensive pre-configured reports
No what-if and rolling forecasts ?		Integrated scenario planning coupled with the ability to update forecasts monthly or quarterly

The Economics of using 1234Cast

Benefit	1234Cast	Other Software
Consumer-like Interface		Very complex and difficult to learn
Pay for Actual Usage		Its often is underutilized, or worse, sits on the shelf, unused ?
No CapEx Approval		Requires large capital outlay and the associated red-tape in the buying process
Faster Time to Deploy		You wait months for a "new" piece of software in your company to be deployed ?
No Server Costs		Hardware is expensive
No Database Costs		Databases need some time and money to implement
No Storage & Backup Costs		Backing up and ensuring longevity of data is a pain.
Mobile Support		You need to buy additional expensive modules and hardware
Frequent Innovation		"its in the next release", but that next release takes forever for IT to roll-out
Lower Integeration Costs		Like mobility, you need to buy additional expensive modules and hardware
No Upgrade Costs		The upgrade cost can equal the original cost of the software
Upgrades while you Sleep		Upgrades take months with significant cost, time and planning
No Implementation Costs		You have to pay someone a lot of money to install and configure
Minimal Training Required		Your budget and patience is stretched to the limit by the lengthy training process
No Maintenance Fees		The maintenance fee is a substantial ongoing and painful cost
Lower IT Staffing Costs		You need to add an extra techie to manage it or add to the already overloaded IT department
Lower Energy/Carbon Footprint		You add many servers and expand the server room impacting how much power you burn
Overal End-User Experience		Typically unsatisfactory