Sage Software (formerly Best Software) Announces Novell Linux Certification for ACCPAC Advantage Series
 
On May 11th, Sage Software announced its certification for the award-winning ACCPAC Advantage Series accounting application, v5.3, for deployment on the IBM eServer xSeries with the new IBM DB2 Universal Database Express database running on the Novell Linux Small Business Suite.
 

Successfully tested for optimum installation and performance on both the desktop and server, ACCPAC Advantage Series is the industry’s only accounting application designed for small enterprises that runs on IBM DB2 for both Linux and Windows operating systems. As small enterprises continue to demand increased flexibility and responsiveness from their IT infrastructures, ACCPAC Advantage Series with IBM DB2 offers greater technology choice and advantage to this market segment.

 

“ACCPAC Advantage Series has been the standard-bearer for accounting applications that can effectively run on Linux,” said Craig Downing, Best Software Vice President and General Manager, ACCPAC Mid Market Operations. “With this latest certification, we continue to provide our clients with powerful, alternative platforms for managing their business operations, and the flexibility that comes with the unmatched freedom of choice ACCPAC Advantage Series offers.”

 
Novell Linux Small Business Suite

Novell Linux Small Business Suite 9 is the first end-to-end, server-to-desktop Linux solution that offers a clear alternative for small businesses. Novell Linux Small Business Suite is comprised of industry-leading Linux server and desktop software, along with powerful collaboration, security, and management products—all engineered specifically for Linux. As a result, small businesses receive a secure, reliable, and complete solution that provides them with big-business benefits on small-business budgets.

 

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ACCPAC CRM is Now Sage CRM!

 

In order to take advantage of the Sage global brand, Sage Software (formerly Best Software) has changed the names of two popular ACCPAC products. ACCPAC CRM 5.7 is now Sage Accpac CRM 5.7. ACCPACcrm.com has been re-branded sagecrm.com and moved to Sage Software’s state-of-the-art data center in Atlanta, Georgia.

 

Now the same powerful CRM tools that help businesses improve relationships with their customers, increase revenues, and decrease administrative costs will have the power of a global brand behind them. What’s more, they've positioned Sage ACCPAC CRM at a price point that fits our go-to-market strategy as the SMB leader in providing fully integrated CRM solutions.

 

Call today for more information on the new Sage CRM pricing policy.

 

Click here for more information on Sage ACCPAC CRM

 

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ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.3 named Top 100 Midmarket products by CMP Media's VARBusiness Magazine.

 

Best Software recently announced ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.3 accounting system for small enterprises, was named “Top 100 Midmarket Products of the Year” for 2005 by CMP Media’s VARBusiness magazine.  ACCPAC Advantage Series receives this recognition along with two other Best Software products, FAS Gov Fixed Asset Management and SalesLogic 6.2 CRM.

All three Best Software products are featured and profiled in the special May 2 VARBusiness “State of the Midmarket” issue.

Click here to review the full press release.

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50% off Microsoft SQL Upgrade Pricing 

ACCPAC Advantage Series™ Pervasive® and ACCPAC Pro Series® Visual FoxPro® clients can upgrade to Microsoft SQL and get 50% off upgrade pricing if they purchase the upgrades during June!

If you've been thinking about upgrading to SQL, then now is the time! Don’t miss out on this great savings opportunity!

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Schedule of Events 

These Live Webinars are conducted by ACCPAC experts using intranet "WebEx" technology and a voice-line for conferencing. ACCPAC understands addressing all customer questions is critical, therefore demonstrations are generally followed by an open question and answer session. 

 

ACCPAC Advantage Series

June 16, 2005 - 3:00 PM ET

ACCPAC Project & Job Costing

June 28, 2005 - 4:00 PM ET

ACCPAC CRM - Customer Relationship Management

June 20, 2005 - 2:00 PM ET

June 23, 2005 - 12:00 PM ET

June 28, 2005 - 12:00 PM ET

ACCPAC HR Series - Human Resource Solution for ACCPAC

June 17, 2005 - 12:00 PM ET

ACCPAC Exchange

June 21, 2005 - 12:00 PM ET

ACCPAC Warehouse Management

May 23, 2005 - 12:00 PM ET

 

Start times are listed in Eastern time zone.

Contact us at the number below or visit our website to register

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Technical Corner

Hot Fixes

ACCPAC® has new hot fixes for ACCPAC ePOS™, ACCPAC WMS™, ACCPAC Options™, and ACCPAC Advantage Series™. Please remember the electronic Hot Fix EULA must be completed prior to downloading the Hot Fix.

If you are experiencing any of these issues please contact us to acquire the fix.

ACCPAC Advantage Series

  • Accounts Payable 5.3A – Batch listing is slow to print or freezes during preview
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable 5.2A – Running revaluation for several currencies at a time can result in the process failing to complete successfully
  • Inventory Control 5.2A – "Unit of measure cannot be blank" when running Inventory Control 5.2A Day End Processing
  • Canadian and U.S. Payroll 5.3A – Decreased speed of the data integrity check for Payroll on a Microsoft SQL database

ACCPAC Options

  • Sales Analysis for Windows 5.1A – Error appending record to SH52ACIH when importing or error appending record SH52ACCH in Header File

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Service Packs

 


Technical Tips on the Web

Preferred Logic is committed to providing you with superior customer service.  Our dedication to your success has compelled us to post these tips monthly and to provide you with a library of tips on our website.  You'll find tips related to year-end processing, using UI Profiles, understanding new features and much more.  You can also post a technical support question from that location. 

If you have suggestions on tips you might find useful please let us know by emailing dana@preferredlogic.com.

Click here to visit our Technical Tip Section.

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