Technology

May 5, 2005 

Creative Solutions started as a small software company in 1979, specializing in client write-up software for accounting firms. Over the past 25 years, it has grown to be one of the most respected software application providers to the accounting profession. The company was purchased by Thomson Corporation and has continued to grow and expand its...…

May 5, 2005 

SurePayroll provides a Custom Payroll Service designed to handle companies with 100 or fewer employees for accountants wishing to offer service bureau style payroll to clients. SurePayroll is a privately held company located in Skokie, Illinois. Their customer base has grown to over 10,000 businesses, with payroll payments totaling in excess of $2.5 billion in...…

May 3, 2005 

Intuit FundWare offers a solid package that’s been around since 1976 (previously American FundWare), and carries with it some of its DOS heritage, but offers a full-featured modern Windows interface that’s easy to learn and navigate. Version 7.30 brings numerous enhancements, including a new navigation interface, redesigned GL with a new table-drive ‘Smart Account’ chart...…

May 3, 2005 

As part of its ‘Right for My Business’ strategy, Intuit offers a number of industry-specific accounting software packages that are based on the company’s popular QuickBooks product. By applying industry-appropriate terminology, as well as specialized reports and functions, the familiar QuickBooks software is transformed into a product that targets a certain market ‘ in this...…

May 2, 2005 

Synchronics ‘ CounterPoint SQL Previously known as CounterPoint In Touch, CounterPoint SQL is the high-end point-of-sale and inventory management system from Synchronics, built on Microsoft SQL Server database technology for performance, scalability and security. Three separate feature releases (8.2.7, 8.2.8 and 8.2.9) within the last year have added many new enhancements to the company’s flagship...…

May 2, 2005 

Software Technology, Inc. ‘ PracticeMaster PracticeMaster and Tabs3 from Software Technology, Inc. work together to deliver a viable solution for small to mid-sized firms. Tabs3 handles time tracking, billing, AR and reporting, and PracticeMaster provides calendaring, scheduling and contact management. FEATURES – 4 Stars Tabs3 setup covers client, staff, task code and various validation lists....…

April 28, 2005 

Atlas Business Solutions (www.abs-usa.com), which produces the business planning technology in QuickBooks Premier 2003, also has a stand-alone product called Ultimate Business Planner 2.0. Ultimate Business Planner offers more than a thousand business plan samples, startup resources, Small Business Administration loan information and links, and the ability to import QuickBooks financial and company information, which...…

April 28, 2005 

ProfitCents from SageWorks, Inc. (www.profitcents.com) is a web-based financial statement analysis program for financial professionals that provides comprehensive, client-ready reports that help explain a company’s financial condition. ProfitCents uses industry comparisons, ratio analyses and trend analyses to develop the report after the professional inputs client industry and key income statement and balance sheet data. SageWorks...…

April 27, 2005 

ACCPAC ePOS 5.2 is a unique design in point-of-sale software that brings enterprise-level features to small and medium-sized retail businesses. By deploying the client software over the Internet, ePOS can greatly reduce and centralize administrative tasks for businesses with multiple remote retail locations. For example, one of ACCPAC’s ‘case study’ customers uses ePOS to manage...…

April 27, 2005 

NonprofitBooks Office addresses some of the inherent limitations of Intuit’s QuickBooks in a nonprofit environment: accounting for restricted funds for nonprofit reporting, shared-expense allocation and program-related expense tracking, and preparation of the IRS Form 990 statement of functional income and expenses. The program integrates with existing QuickBooks data, and even the QuickBooks interface, but also...…

April 27, 2005 

Cougar Mountain has a solid tradition and reputation in the for-profit accounting software market, but also offers a state-of-the-art fund accounting package for medium to large nonprofit organizations. Version 8.0 was released in September 2003, with numerous enhancements, including an updated user interface and feature additions across all modules. Although not available at the time...…

April 27, 2005 

Tabs3 provides a time and billing system for accountants (and one tailored to the legal profession) that supports multiple billing methods, including time-based, flat rate, consolidated and split. It also provides firm analysis tools for measuring productivity and profitability. As well, the vendor produces modules for GL, AP and trust accounting that can be integrated...…