Julu 2005 - Issue 32

 

The Newsletter for Business Owners and ACCPAC Users  


 
 

How do you choose the right CRM system for

your business?

Find the information you need in The CFO's Guide to CRM – FREE from ACCPAC!

If you're not already using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, chances are you will be soon. Every day, companies like yours are turning to CRM to maximize revenue opportunities, leverage customer intelligence and successfully manage sales and marketing campaigns.

The bottom line is that CRM makes good business sense. But how do you make a smart purchasing decision? When it comes to CRM, it pays to be well informed.

Now, you can get the straightforward, objective and practical data you need to make the right decision the first time. The CFO's Guide to CRM is a fact-filled kit that contains everything you need, and best of all, it's absolutely FREE – there's no obligation whatsoever.

You'll learn how to:

ü       Precisely identify your CRM needs.

ü       Understand the pros and cons of hosted vs. on-premises CRM solutions.

ü       Accurately weigh functionality and technological implications.

ü       Avoid costly add-ons and messy workarounds.

ü       Evaluate the CRM tools, performance and security your business demands.

ü       Steer clear of technology lock-in.

ü       Get up and running quickly and easily, while keeping your technology options open.

ü       And much more!

This collection of fact-filled documents is for professionals like you who want to quickly understand CRM better. You'll get a comprehensive set of materials including a side-by-side, feature-by-feature comparison guide of the most popular CRM solutions. It's a great way to quickly identify the systems that best meet your business and technology requirements.

With The CFO's Guide to CRM, you'll get all the facts you need to make the right choice about CRM software.

Call today or email us for your FREE copy of "The CFO's Guide to CRM".

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Best Software Announces FAS Integration for ACCPAC Advantage Series 

Best Software recently announced integration between its award-winning FAS fixed asset management and ACCPAC Advantage Series accounting applications for companies based in the U.S. and Canada. ACCPAC Fixed Assets (FAS) replaces the company’s current FAS Canadian offering. 

 “Fixed asset management is a vital component for extending the ‘end-to-end’ business management strategy for many small and mid-sized businesses,” said Jim Foster, executive vice president, Business Units, Best Software’s Mid-Market Division. “Today, cost control and revenue growth are equally important for success, and issues like Sarbanes-Oxley are driving closer scrutiny of all aspects of business.

These new FAS integrations offer all ACCPAC Advantage Series customers in North America an integrated, award-winning fixed asset management and accounting solution to help address these concerns.” 

FAS Asset Accounting delivers advanced fixed asset accounting, depreciation, and reporting for any business needing effective asset management tools in integrated accounting environments. Simply stated, the software conveniently manages assets throughout their entire lifecycle, from acquisition to disposal. 

The ACCPAC Fixed Assets (FAS) product for Canadian companies is based on the award-winning FAS line of fixed asset management solutions, and was developed to meet Canada-specific asset management needs, such as class pooling of assets and generation of the T2S(8) report. It also automatically depreciates according to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) rules set by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). 

The new FAS-ACCPAC Advantage Series integration enables U.S.-based ACCPAC Advantage Series customers to benefit from FAS Asset Accounting, which is part of Best Software’s award-winning FAS line of fixed asset management solutions, including FAS Asset Inventory, FAS Report Writer, FAS Construction in Progress Accounting, FAS Nonprofit, specifically designed for nonprofit organizations, and FAS Gov, specifically designed for government entities. 

Read more details

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Change Account Codes Easily with 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.

ü       General Ledger

ü       Accounts Receivable

ü       Accounts Payable

ü       Inventory Control

ü       Order Entry

ü       Purchase Orders

ü       US Payroll

ü       Canadian Payroll

ü       Tax Services

Change account codes and descriptions quickly and easily. Just type in the new account code then post. 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.

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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Sizzling Summer ACCPAC Promotions!

Save Big on the NEW HR Employee Self-Service module

Purchase the NEW HR Employee Self-Service module, Enterprise or Corporate Edition, and take 50% off. Offer valid July 5 through September 23, 2005. Contact us for promotion details.

 

Have you let your Software Assurance Plan expire?

Clients with a Software Assurance plan expiration date after October 1, 2004, can renew their Software Assurance for a two-year term and all reinstatement fees will be waived. Subscription will be back-dated to original expiration date. Contact us for promotion details.

 
Buy three ePos registers and receive one FREE! For every three ACCPAC ePOS Standard or Serialized Registers that are purchased receive one additional ACCPAC ePOS Standard or Serialized Register FREE. Contact us for promotion details.
 
Last Chance NMS Migration Offer - Still using the NMS Job Cost Solution?  From July 5th through September 23rd you can save up to 30% when you upgrade to the ACCPAC Project and Job Cost Solution.  Contact us for promotion details.
 
Free Timecard Users – Get 10 FREE Timecard users with your new purchase of Project and Job Costing.  Offer valid through July 5 through September 23, 2005. Contact us for promotion details.

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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

July 27, 2005 - 4:00 PM ET

ACCPAC Project & Job Costing

July 21, 2005 - 2:00 PM ET

ACCPAC CRM - Customer Relationship Management

July 18, 2005 - 3:00 PM ET

July 20, 2005 - 1:00 PM ET

July 26, 2005 - 2:00 PM ET

ACCPAC HR Series - Human Resource Solution for ACCPAC

July 20, 2005 - 2:00 PM ET

August 2, 2005 - 12:00 PM ET

ACCPAC Exchange

July 20, 2005 - 4:00 PM ET

ACCPAC Warehouse Management

July 11, 2005 - 1:00 PM ET

July 27, 2005 - 3:00 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

  • Article #11930 – Order Entry 5.3A – Code Download error message may appear when using the Order Entry and Shipment Entry functions in Order Entry 5.3 with Service Pack 1 applied
  • Project and Job Costing 5.3A Service Pack 2 – A new service pack has been released. A short list of fixes is noted below. For more information on this service pack, please click the "more..." link below the list of fixes.
    1. Posting an Adjustment when you do not have Optional Fields enabled now works.
    2. If you do not have retainage enabled, posting a revenue recognition worksheet is faster.
    3. Fixed a problem when transfering timecards to payroll where it would fail if you used PJC Adjustments to transfer two or more lines to a different employee.
  • Order Entry 5.2A Service Pack 6 – A new service pack has been released. A short list of fixes is noted below. For more information on this service pack, please click the "more..." link below the list of fixes.

     

    1. User who has Order Entry rights can now access "Copy Order" function.

    2. Functional order amount is now fixed in the Order Action report.

    3. The speed of Sales History Inquiry by Item is now greatly improved.

     


Latest Advantage Series Service Packs

Version 5.2 Service Packs
General Ledger
Service Pack 2

» gl050331.exe
Canadian Payroll
Service Pack 1

» cp041115.exe
Accounts Receivable
Service Pack 1

» ar050426.exe
System Manager
Service Pack 2

» sm050413.exe
Project & Job Costing 5.3B
Service Pack 1

» PM050704.exe
Accounts Payable
Service Pack 1

» ap050426.exe
Project & Job Costing 5.3A
Service Pack 2

» PM050619.exe
Inventory Control
Service Pack 1

» ic050602.exe
US Payroll
Service Pack 1

» up041115.exe
Order Entry
Service Pack 1

» oe050525.exe

Version 5.2 Service Packs

System Manager
Service Pack 4

»
sm041210.exe
Inventory Control
Service Pack 4

» ic041201.exe
General Ledger
Service Pack 3

» gl041130.exe
Order Entry
Service Pack 6

» oe050621.exe
Accounts Receivable
Service Pack 4

» ar041026.exe
Purchase Orders
Service Pack 4

» po041201.exe
Accounts Payable
Service Pack 4

» ap041201.exe
Project and Job Costing
Service Pack 2

» pm041103.exe

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