Why Upgrade?

KEEPING UP

Not just “keeping up” but more importantly keeping your software up to date.

Every year the requirements on software designers change. Mostly for security reasons, as older software becomes more and more vulnerable to attacks, because the old operating systems they are running on are getting too out of date.

We don’t upgrade Pastoral Care just for the heck of it! It’s allot of work, so it is done thoughtfully and carefully and only as needed.

New Features

We receive regular suggestions from our users, and this list is reviewed constantly to see how we can improve Pastoral Care. This version has several brand new features, and many improvements. Check out the whats new list on the right…

Technology Upgrades

We also have to keep up with Technology. As we write our software ourselves, we also use computers (many of them!) and these need to be kept up with the latest operating systems to ensure we are writing software that will perform both safely, but also efficiently on the latest hardware platforms. If you keep your software up to date, then upgrading your technology from time to time is less painful!

Email Transport and Security

The requirements for security around emails are designed to assist in privacy protection, and the avoidance of Spam. We upgrade our Email software often to ensure it is up with the latest encryption methods and transport protocols.

BRAND NEW FEATURES

Classroom Manager

This highly requested feature is now available. Totally integrated with the Family Database, and fully cloud ready for our unique cloud sync technology, Classroom Manager is a complete management system for all of you youth / adult programs, with a particular focus on Child Safety issues.

Manage Classroom Teachers
Manage Classes
Manage Students / Classes Participants
Comprehensive check in and check out facilities
Medical Alerts on check in
AVO Alerts on check in
Restricted Contact alerts on check in and more…

Asset Manager

A simple yet comprehensive asset manager.

Track all of your assets
Record serial numbers
Record warranty dates
Audit and Stock Take features
Comprehensive reporting

Portrait Manager

A new centralised management feature for images stored in Pastoral Care.

Manage all family and individual images from one location
New integrated Web Cam support for adding images quickly and easily

IMPROVEMENTS

Cloud (Expanded)

Pastoral Care 14 Cloud now has our new program areas added to the cloud

Every main application feature is cloud aware, and can be used remotely.
New features added to the cloud are…
- Classroom Manager
- Asset Manager

Other Areas

There are so many improvements, there is not really enough room to list them here. The following features have all had an overhaul with new features and enhancements…

Family File Editor – Web Cam integration with Portraits
Backup Program – New Dropbox Backups and other enhancements
Rosters – Editing of previous roster comments now enabled – larger capacity for roster comments
Registry – Addition of Custom Letters in the Registry Manager
Child Safe – Integrated with Classroom Manager
Wi-Fi Network Mode – a special mode for a more stable wi-fi experience when using laptops and windows tablets
Email – CC field now available
Report Filters – New Simple Filters and Advanced Filters mode

Expanded Filters

Reporting Filters used throughout Pastoral Care now have a new Simple and Advanced Mode.

Use Simple Mode for quick and easy filtering using the fields that you commonly need (you set these up yourself) or delve right in to Advanced Mode for every filter in the program right at your fingertips.