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Abstract:
By adding nonprofit and public sector accounting capabilities to the forthcoming MBS Great Plains 8.0 release via acquiring
a former independent software vendor (ISV) partner Encore Business Solutions, Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) may find
a way to counteract its archrival Best Software's superiori (...)
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accounting products:
... On April 27, Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division announced
the acquisition of accounting products from a Winnipeg ...
Published:
2004-07-08
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Abstract:
Microsoft's Encore acquisition should bring the two former partners' complementary product offerings even closer together
and should widen opportunities within the public and nonprofit sectors under the Microsoft umbrella. The products' technologies
are quite compatible and so their integration will not (...)
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accounting products:
... On April 27, Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division announced
the acquisition of accounting products from a Winnipeg ...
Published:
2004-07-09
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Abstract:
Of all the MBS' products, Solomon is apparently the purest in terms of a standard Microsoft technology stack, and without
any proprietary additions. Furthermore, its sharp focus solely on Microsoft technology from ground up, coined in ''the power
of one'' motto (one OS platform - Windows XP/NT/2000, one (...)
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accounting products:
Of all the MBS' products, Solomon is apparently the purest in terms of a standard Microsoft technology stack, and without
any proprietary addition...
Published:
2003-09-05
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Abstract:
"Freedom of choice" and "openness" mantras have been professed independently by both Best and ACCPAC, which bodes well for
the joint effort going forward, but ACCPAC also brings many other missing parts to the Sage/Best collection. (...)
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accounting products:
... Furthermore, Best, ACCPAC and Intuit, owing to their respective Peachtree, Simply Accounting,
and QuickBooks entry-level accounting products, benefit from huge ...
Published:
2004-06-09
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Abstract:
Sage Group's decision to finally group its plethora of enterprise-level applications in North America under the Best Software
brand in 2002 emanated from the company's ability to deliver highly integrated components, and to weave a unified story around
this concoction of products, many of them with best- (...)
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accounting products:
Sage Group's decision to finally group its plethora of enterprise-level applications in North America under the Best Software
brand in 2002 emanat...
Published:
2003-07-28
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Abstract:
MBS' current strategy of letting extension functionality proliferate spontaneously largely resembles the current development
practice of the open source community. This can be be considered ironic, because open sourcing is something Microsoft loves
to hate. (...)
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accounting products:
... On April 27, Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division announced
the acquisition of accounting products from the ...
Published:
2004-07-10
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Abstract:
As an APS-based business management system, NetSuite can effectively serve the needs of small medium businesses. Its integrated
application uses three distinct building blocks: customer relationship management, back-office ERP and accounting, and a robust
set of e-commerce applications. (...)
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accounting products:
As an APS-based business management system, NetSuite can effectively serve the needs of small medium businesses. Its integrated
application uses t...
Published:
2005-05-27
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Abstract:
Most products have moved toward support for business management functions and exception management. SouthWare has embraced
this concept at all levels, providing users executive information systems, exception management, task management, and even
performance assessment. (...)
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accounting products:
... FACTS, SX Enterprise, and TakeStock all part of the Infor family of products, and CommerceCenter
from Profit 21), general accounting products with distribution ...
Published:
2005-01-08
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Abstract:
Many SMB companies need more functionality than an entry-level system offers, but cannot afford to pay $15,000 (USD) or more
for a higher-end product, nor do they really need the complexity found in these products. Red Wing Software’s TurningPoint
is a good mid-market product that plays well in this ma (...)
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accounting products:
... asp&cl=1&i=712&c=205&l=1) offers a strong middle market accounting system,
as well as industry specific products that are leaders in their respective fields. ...
Published:
2005-01-21
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Abstract:
The merging vendors, Sage/Best and ACCPAC, have understood that a broad, impeccably integrated, horizontal offering with
selected vertical enhancements, a nurturing resellers network in addition to providing well-attuned pricing and catering to
the evolving scalability and migration needs of customers th (...)
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accounting products:
... companies sell almost entirely through VARs, and have found an army of CPAs to be very effective in marketing
their bottom-of-the-range of accounting products. ...
Published:
2004-06-10
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Abstract:
During Insights 2003, Best Software announced several new industry-specific kits and a strategic acquisition in support of
its vertical product strategy, which targets manufacturers, distributors, nonprofits and accountants. More than 40,000 accounting
and bookkeeping firms currently use or recommend Bes (...)
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accounting products:
During Insights 2003, Best Software announced several new industry-specific kits and a strategic acquisition in support of
its vertical product st...
Published:
2003-07-25
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Abstract:
Having garnered a powerful broad enterprise applications portfolio, Best Software is challenging the competition and telling
the market it will not easily be overlooked. (...)
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accounting products:
Having garnered a powerful broad enterprise applications portfolio, Best Software is challenging the competition and telling
the market it will no...
Published:
2002-07-29
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Abstract:
I'm Larry Blitz, editor of TEC's Vendor Showdown series. Today's Showdown pits two major enterprise resource planning (ERP)
and accounting for small to midsized business (SMB) vendors against each other, head-to-head: Exact Software North America
(a division of Exact Software) and Infor. (...)
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accounting products:
I'm Larry Blitz, editor of TEC's Vendor Showdown series. Today's Showdown pits two major enterprise resource planning
(ERP) and accounting for sma...
Published:
2008-09-24
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Abstract:
Many recent circumstances have rendered the nonprofit and public sector accounting markets a land of both opportunity and
challenges. (...)
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accounting products:
Many recent circumstances have rendered the nonprofit and public sector accounting markets a land of both opportunity and
challenges.
Published:
2004-06-26
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Abstract:
Given Sage's revenue level is quite higher than those of Geac, MBS, SSA Global, and Lawson Software, making it an ultimate
juggernaut within the SME market per se, the time has long come for its mind share to become commensurate with its size. (...)
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accounting products:
... the combined conglomerate still has the largest channel and market share in almost all SME categories
(eg, entry level accounting products, small business ...
Published:
2004-06-05
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Abstract:
The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or anxiety amongst both its current and potential customers as well as within its VARs. (...)
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accounting products:
The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or an...
Published:
2002-07-30
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Abstract:
Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, project-oriented organizations have special accounting needs. Find out more about those needs, along
with recommendations for what solutions you should be taking (...)
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accounting products:
Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that
are easily outgrown, pr...
Published:
2008-09-24
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Abstract:
This is an analysis of the equivalent moves of two superpowers to secure the lower-end of the market, also known as the small-to-medium
enterprise (SME) market segment. One is Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS), the other is UK-based the Sage Group. (...)
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accounting products:
This is an analysis of the equivalent moves of two superpowers to secure the lower-end of the market, also known as the small-to-medium
enterprise...
Published:
2005-08-25
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Abstract:
The system supports a completely user-defined set of critical success factors for each business, business unit, or even individual
employee. (...)
Excerpt related to
accounting products:
... Supports vendor quantity discounts. For some reason most mid-market accounting products
do not support buy-side volume pricing, only sell-side discounts. ...
Published:
2005-01-06
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Abstract:
By recently acquiring ACCPAC International and Softline, the Sage Group continues to round out by annexation. It currently
still has the largest geographic coverage in the lower-end of the mid-market. (...)
Excerpt related to
accounting products:
... to independently expand its products footprint and operations worldwide. To that end,
its latest product offering now ranges from accounting to include CRM ...
Published:
2004-06-02