Dear ACCPAC Client,
ACCPAC announced on December 23, 2003 a definitive
agreement under which Sage, also know as Best Software in North
America will acquire ACCPAC. The acquisition is subject to regulatory
approvals and is expected to be completed by the end of February.
We are confident that this will be a positive move
for ACCPAC and that the product line will become an important part of
the overall Sage product strategy. Unlike Computer Associates and
Microsoft, Sage is exclusively focused on business applications for
the small and medium size business market.
Here's what the CEO of Best Software had to say:
“With the addition of
ACCPAC’s integrated, end-to-end business management applications,
Best Software will be better positioned to serve small and
medium-sized businesses in North America,” said Best Software CEO Ron
Verni. “This acquisition reinforces our strength in key vertical
areas while giving our customers additional quality products to
choose from as part of the Best Software brand.”
We feel that this
acquisition will enhance product development, market penetration and
provide clients with access to a higher level of corporate support
and customer service offerings.
Please contact us if you have any
questions or concerns about this acquisition. Look for more details
on the acquisition as they become available.
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Pos
ACCPAC ePOS is a comprehensive
Point of Sale (POS) solution for fast-paced, high-volume, multi-site
retail operations. Whether you need to manage a single retail
location, or face the challenge of tying together dozens of stores
with multiple POS registers at each location, ACCPAC ePOS
offers you full integration with your ACCPAC Advantage Series
solution.
With ACCPAC ePOS, you can keep
your finger on the pulse of your retail activities. Integration with
all retail technologies (including barcode scanners, real-time credit
card processing, weigh scales, pole displays and more) further
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ACCPAC Options
- Account Code Change
If you've wanted to change your account codes but, thought it would
jeopardize your historical data then this is the ACCPAC Option product for you.
Account Code Change makes it easy to change, combine, and copy account codes
while still maintaining historical transactions. You can use account code change
in the following modules.
- General Ledger
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Inventory Control
- Order Entry
- Purchase Orders
- US Payroll
- Canadian Payroll
- Tax Services
Change account codes and descriptions quickly and
easily. Just type in the new account code then post. (Sample
screen 41 KB). You can also change the account segment
lengths.
A range of account codes can be changed by using the "change by
example" option. The format, or structure, of a single account code
can be changed by selecting the new structure code.
When entering changes on an individual basis, you now
have the ability to combine account codes. All information, including
account balances, history and transactions from the original account
will be combined into another existing account. The original account
number is removed from the ACCPAC system. (Sample
screen 6 KB)
You can now copy account codes quickly. Information such as the
account master file and allocation instructions will be copied to the
new account. Any GL activity or history information does not get
copied. The original account code information will remain unchanged.
Once you have entered all of your changes, you have the option to
view your changes before proceeding to post them. All of the records
in ACCPAC are automatically converted and your account history will
move to the new account code! After your changes have been
posted, print the audit trail for a record of the changes made.
For more information or to acquire Account Code Change contact us
at the number listed below.
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Easy Access to Key
Information
Add-on Solutions by
UniDevCo
Easy access to accounting information is
the key to a great accounting system. To enhance this
functionality and provide you with a better overall ACCPAC experience
we would like to introduce you to the products from UniDevCo.
UniDevCo has taken business intelligence
to a whole new level with a series of add-on solutions that are sure
to enhance your ACCPAC Accounting experience.
With easy access to
key information, UniDevCo products help you make informed decisions
about your business.
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Determine the
direction of future marketing efforts with comprehensive
Sales Analysis.
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Tightly control
inventory, purchasing and orders with
Stock Card and
Ops Inquiry.
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Closely manage
customer accounts with
AR Inquiry to improve cash flow. Take control of your data
with UniDevCo products and let it contribute to your bottom line.
With over 14 years experience as an
ACCPAC Development Partner, UniDevCo has emerged as a leader in
providing quality vertical solutions designed to meet the growing
needs of the ACCPAC user.
Call us today to receive more information and a demonstration of the
UniDevCo products or visit
www.unidevco.com for additional details.
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The Golden
Rule of Search Engine Marketing
An article from
www.inc.com
The best way to move up the search
result list is to learn what kinds of things affect your rankings,
and then to analyze the pages that ranked higher than yours for real
clues on how you can achieve a higher ranking.
Search engines change their ranking
algorithms from time to time. A page in your Web site that earned a
top ranking last week might drop in the rankings a few months later.
Then, left untouched, that same page could climb right back into its
old search position a while later, although this is unlikely to
happen by chance.
The trick to always being on top is to
learn the variables that you can make adjustments for, and analyze
the contents of the top Web sites to see what they're doing better
than you.
Literally, click on the listings for
sites that place ahead of yours. When you visit a site, select the
"View" pull-down menu in Netscape and then the "Document Source"
selection on that menu. You can do the same in Internet Explorer.
This allows you to view the actual HTML code that makes up the page.
Ask yourself, "Is a particular keyword more prominent or used more
frequently in the title tag than in mine?" "Is a particular keyword
more prominent or used more frequently in the keyword meta tag?"
You should also consider whether a keyword is repeated more often
in the site's description META tag, the first 25 words of the
viewable page. This can be in a headline or in the actual body copy
that makes up the page. Count the total number of occurrences on the
competing page, note where the keyword is placed, note the total
words, and rework your Web page to emulate the page's keyword
concentrations and placement. Perhaps the page uses the keyword in
the heading tags, or maybe keywords appear in hyperlinks to other
internal pages or some other way that you had not considered. Do not
copy the page. Copying your competitor's HTML code or language could
constitute plagiarism and possible copyright violation.
This is the proven way to isolate the variables and climb ahead of
other sites in search engines.
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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 are critical, therefore demonstrations are
generally followed by an open question and answer session.
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Advantage Series Project and Job Costing
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| 1/15/2004 12:00 pm -
Advantage Series Project and Job Costing Overview |
| 1/26/2004 12:00 pm -
Advantage Series Project and Job Costing Overview |
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ACCPAC
eCRM
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| 1/9/2004 1:00 pm -
Experience CRM Nirvana: (AAS) |
| 1/16/2004 1:00 pm -
Experience CRM Nirvana: (AAS) |
| 2/6/2004 1:00 pm -
Experience CRM Nirvana: (AAS) |
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ACCPAC HR Series
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| 1/13/2004 12:00 pm ACCPAC HR
Series Overview |
| 1/29/2004 12:00 pm ACCPAC HR
Series Overview |
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ACCPAC Insights
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| 1/15/2004 1:00 PM - ACCPAC
Insight Overview |
| 2/17/2004 1:00 PM - ACCPAC
Insight Overview |
| 3/18/2004 1:00 PM - ACCPAC
Insight Overview |
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ACCPAC CFO
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1/19/2004 12:00
ACCPAC CFO Product Overview
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Start times are listed
in Eastern time zone.
Click
here to register for an event.
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A
Technical Corner - Eliminating
Unwanted Pop-ups
Where do they come from? How
can I protect myself from unwanted parasites that find their way to
my computer and create unwanted pop-ups?
Parasite is a shorthand term for unsolicited commercial software.
A parasite is a program that gets installed on your computer which
you never asked for, and which does something you probably don’t
want it to, for someone else’s profit. The parasite problem has
grown enormously recently, and many millions of computers are
affected. Unsolicited commercial software can typically:
- plague you with unwanted advertising (‘adware’);
- watch everything you do on-line and send information back to
marketing companies (‘spyware’);
- add advertising links to web pages, for which the author does
not get paid, and redirect the payments from affiliate-fee schemes
to the makers of the software (such software is sometimes called ‘scumware’);
- set browser home page and search settings to point to the
makers’ sites (generally loaded with advertising), and prevent you
changing it back (‘homepage hijackers’);
WWhere do they come from?
There are three major ways unsolicited commercial software can
make its way on to your machine:
- Some freeware programs are ‘bundled’ with parasites, which are
installed at the same time. Often if you are careful to read the
small print when you install the software it will warn you about
this, and it is sometimes possible to opt out. So always skim the
license agreement when you install and don’t just click
Next-Next-Next... but you still can’t be sure they’ll tell you.
- Many parasites load using Internet Explorer’s ActiveX
installation option. When a web page includes a link to an ActiveX
program, a window will appear asking if the user wishes to execute
it. If ‘Yes’ is clicked (or if IE security settings are set lower
than normal so that it never even asks*),
the software is allowed to run and can do anything at all it likes
on our computer, including installing parasites.
For this reason, you should never click ‘Yes’ to a “Do
you wish to download and install...” prompt unless you are 100%
sure you trust the publisher of the software, which might not be
the publisher of the web site you are viewed — read the dialogue
box very carefully.
Sometimes sites (or pop-up ads) try to fool you into clicking
‘Yes’ by stating that the software is necessary to view the site,
or opening endless error windows if you click ‘No’, or claiming
that the digital certificate on the code means it is safe. It means
no such thing. ‘Microsoft Authenticode’, signed by companies like
Verisign, means only that the company that wrote the software is
the same as the company whose name appears on the download prompt —
nothing more.
How can I reduce my risk of unwanted Ad Solicitation
You can do your best to guard against this by ensuring you have
the latest updates and patches from
Microsoft. Still,
there are usually a handful of security holes that have not yet been
corrected, so you can never be 100% sure you are safe.
One way of reducing your risk of exploitation is to go to
Tools->Internet Options->Security and set the security level for the
Internet Zone to ‘High’. (If no slider is visible, click ‘Default
level to make it appear first.) Then set the security level for the
Trusted Zone to ‘Medium’ and add the sites you use and trust to this
zone; you may need to do this quite often as many badly-designed
sites just won’t work in high-security mode.
An alternative solution for the last two problems is just to use a
different web browser for everyday browsing, and Internet Explorer
only for sites you trust that stubbornly refuse to work with other
browsers.
Read the complete
article or click to view a list of known parasites.
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