Sage Accpac Beats Microsoft Dynamics GP in CPA Technology Advisor Review

Sage Accpac 500 ERP 5.4 received a perfect score in The CPA Technology Advisor annual review of “high-end” accounting systems, published in the December issue. The reviewers awarded Sage Accpac five out of five stars overall, as well as in all six of the review categories: Modules/Scalability, Usability/User Experience/Security, Extensibility, Integration/Customization, Reporting, and Support, Training and Help.

With this perfect score, Sage Accpac came out ahead of Microsoft Dynamics GP, Intacct On-Demand Financial Application Suite, and Southware Innovations Excellence Series v12—making Sage Software the overall “high-end” winner for 2006!

In this year’s review, editors included supplemental information from an Information Technology Alliance (ITA) member survey that gathered feedback on the systems included in the review. Topics surveyed included “Competitive Advantages,” Competitive Disadvantages,” and “Areas for Improvement.” Here are some of the highlights from the ITA survey:

Competitive Disadvantages for MS Dynamics GP
Confusion surrounding Microsoft’s product line commitment long-term
• Some end users buy because it is Microsoft and not based on feature set
• Integration manager isn’t including all tables and fields


Competitive Advantages for Sage Accpac 500
• Mature product with robust feature set
• Deep expertise and experience in the reseller channel
• Flexible deployment options (on-premise, web, hosted)
• Ease of integration with other source solutions
• Ease of development of customizations

The review of Sage Accpac 500 concludes, “With an advanced technology platform, a strong internal development team and a host of fine development partners worldwide, Sage Accpac 500 ERP should remain one of the premier ERP solutions available to mid-market companies.”

This is a very powerful testament to the market leadership of Sage Software and our flagship ERP solution! Take a look at the whole review today:

Review of High-End Accounting Systems – 2006
(including intro by Exec. Ed. Greg LaFollette)

5-Star/Perfect Score Review of Sage Accpac 500 ERP 5.4

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MISys, Inc. Releases MISys Manufacturing System Version 5.4

MISys, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of version 5.4 of the MISys Manufacturing System. MISys SAE v5.4 runs with all editions of Sage Accpac ERP 5.4. For a list of new functionality in MISys v5.4, please visit the MISys Web site.

For over two decades, MISys Manufacturing has provided a full-featured MRP system that works in conjunction with Sage Accpac ERP to form a complete ERP system for manufacturing companies. MISys is developed exclusively with the Sage Accpac SDK, and thus offers the highest level of integration available with Sage Accpac 100, 200, and 500. MISys runs on MS-SQL, Pervasive.SQL, DB2, and Nitix and is also available as a Sage Accpac hosted solution.

Thousands of manufacturing companies throughout the world have seen the advantages of using the MISys Manufacturing System with their Sage Accpac ERP system. To get a quick overview of the MISys Manufacturing System and to see how it integrates with Sage Accpac ERP, please view our short video overview. For additional information, please visit www.misysinc.com.

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s Ops Inquiry

User a single point of reference to see your operational data queries and analysis. data.

Ops Inquiry combines several powerful inquiry programs into simplified points of reference. This enables you to easily funnel information and generate reports from the operational data in your Sage Accpac Order Entry, Purchase Orders, and Inventory Control modules.

Access item details from one convenient display using the versatile Item Inquiry application (also sold separately).

Other Ops Inquiry benefits can help you:

  • Avoid costly inventory shortages or overstocking.

  • Target specific customers with effective item promotions by easily tracking sales activities.

  • Easily monitor item purchase activity to ensure proper margins are maintained.

  • Automatically display item availability and details from Live Desktop, combining the data from your Order Entry and Purchase Orders modules.

  • Store and display pictures of inventory items.

  • Uncover inventory item details quickly, without having to dig through your Sage Accpac data.

  • Query the IC History file to quickly audit your transactions.

  • Analyze your purchases with PO Inquiry to ensure that you are buying wisely.

  • Query your open sales orders and quickly see at a glance if any orders are being held.

  • Quickly browse the complete details of any OE Invoice, Order, OE Shipment, or Credit Note.

  • View comprehensive inventory availability and get a detailed stock forecast, including quantity on hand, purchase orders with expected arrival dates, and sales orders with expected shipping dates.

Why you should use Ops Inquiry

  • Improve customer service by making your current inventory items and future requirements viewable at a glance to customer-facing personnel.

  • See all item details quickly, eliminating the need to search through Sage Accpac.

  • Gain access to data in the Stock Card application

Ops Inquiry includes:

  • Item Inquiry (also sold separately)

  • Item History Inquiry

  • PO Inquiry

  • OE Invoice Inquiry

  • OE Credit Note Inquiry

  • OE Inquiry

  • Quantity Available Report

A full suite of operational inquiry products (Click on image to enlarge)

Available separately and as part of the UniDevCo Productivity Suite.

 

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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. 

 

 

 

Date Product Name
1/24/2007 ACCPAC Query
1/26/2007 Sage Accpac HRMS (Abra)
2/15/2007 Sage Accpac HRMS (Abra)
2/23/2007 Sage Accpac HRMS (Abra)

 

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

 

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Technical Corner

Latest Advantage Series Service Packs

Version 5.4 Service Packs

System Manager Service Pack 1
» SM061026.exe  
Refresh
Order Entry Service Pack 1
» oe060825.exe
Accounts Receivable
Service Pack 1

» ar060825.exe
Canadian Payroll Service Pack 1
» cp061106.exe
Accounts Payable Service Pack 1
» ap060825.exe
US Payroll Service Pack 1
» up061106.exe
Inventory Control Service Pack 1
» ic060825.exe

 

Version 5.3 Service Packs

General Ledger
Service Pack 2

»
gl050331.exe
System Manager 5.3A
Service Pack 3

»
SM050727.exe
Accounts Receivable
Service Pack 3

»
ar060629.exe
Accounts Payable
Service Pack 3

»
ap060629.exe
Project & Job Costing 5.3B
Service Pack 3

» PM060830.exe 
Inventory Control 5.3A
Service Pack 3

»
IC060118.exe
Project & Job Costing 5.3A
Service Pack 2

»
PM050619.exe
Order Entry 5.3A
Service Pack 4

»
OE060602.exe
US Payroll
Service Pack 2

» up060831.exe
Purchase Order 5.3B
Service Pack 3

»
PO060704.exe
Canadian Payroll
Service Pack 2

» cp060831.exe
 

 

Version 5.2 Service Packs

System Manager
Service Pack 5

» sm050713.exe
Inventory Control
Service Pack 4