ACCPAC Delivers Mid-Market's First 100% Web-Based Accounting System: Advantage Series 5.0
Announcement posted by ACCPAC 16 Aug 2002
Provides Mid-Market Companies with Anywhere, Anytime Access and Foundation for End-to-End Business Management Applications
ACCPAC International, Inc., the accounting and eBusiness software subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), today announced the release of the full suite of modules of ACCPAC Advantage Series version 5.0, providing mid-market companies with the first 100% web-based accounting solution. The Advantage Series accounting modules are the foundation of ACCPAC's end-to-end business management applications.
ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0 includes seven modules: System Manager, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Order Entry, Inventory Control, and Purchase Orders. Advantage Series' advanced architecture allows for deployment over the Web, so users have anytime, anywhere access to critical information.
Moreover, Advantage Series 5.0 serves as a foundation for ACCPAC's line of end-to-end business management applications, including CRM, human resource management, e-commerce, warehouse management and more.
"ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0 'walks the walk' of true integration and anytime, anywhere access that mid-market customers want and need to remain competitive," said ACCPAC's senior vice president, Australia/Pacific: Daithi Holden. "Businesses are asking for unlimited access to their data, interoperability with front office functions and a compelling ROI-ACCPAC fulfils these needs today with Advantage Series 5.0."
Advantage Series' product architecture provides for access to the accounting system via an Internet browser and web-enabled devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. In addition, the architecture allows for a variety of options designed to provide businesses the benefits of open platform choice, rapid deployment and low up-front costs.
Businesses can choose Microsoft Windows NT or Linux operating systems and select from a variety of databases, including Microsoft SQL, IBM DB2, Oracle, or Pervasive.SQL. In addition, Advantage Series is available as a hosted solution, at ACCPAC Online, or may be deployed on premises.
"The Web-based architecture of ACCPAC Advantage Series clearly extends access to critical data," said Dr. Katherine Jones, director of Enterprise Applications for Aberdeen Group.
"Businesses today have customers, suppliers and employees who are geographically dispersed, so they are asking for solutions that solve the problems of distance, time and complexity. The new ACCPAC products support the needs of these growing enterprises."
ACCPAC Advantage Series customers can extend their solutions to include a full range of business management applications including ACCPAC eCRM, ACCPAC HR Series, ACCPAC eTransact, ACCPAC Warehouse Management System and more.
Patricia Manning of LifeFlow in Phoenix, Arizona benefits from ACCPAC Advantage Series web-based deployment and integration with additional ACCPAC business management solutions.
"Our old accounting system was installed on individual machines and we had to rely on the employees in the accounting department to create invoices necessary to move an order forward. Now, sales reps enter orders directly into ACCPAC's eCRM and it updates in the financials automatically. With ACCPAC Advantage Series browser-based system, anyone with appropriate clearance can have real-time access to financial information. This allows us to check credit worthiness of customers, pending credits, and it dramatically increases our ability to service customers."
ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0 is available immediately through authorised ACCPAC Advantage Series Solution Providers worldwide. Current ACCPAC clients can easily upgrade to version 5.0 by contacting their ACCPAC Solution Provider directly. To locate an ACCPAC Solution Provider, call 1800 222 799(Australia) or 0800 904 409 (New Zealand) or visit www.accpac.com
About ACCPAC
ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates (NYSE: CA), empowers medium-sized enterprises through a broad range of end-to-end e-business solutions designed to enhance competitive advantage and increase profitability. Award-winning product lines include ACCPAC Advantage SeriesT (Enterprise Edition, Corporate Edition, Small Business Edition and Discovery Edition), ACCPAC Executive Series, ACCPAC Pro SeriesT, ACCPAC eTransact, ACCPAC eCRMT, ACCPAC Warehouse Management SystemT, ACCPAC Business Analysis SuiteT, ACCPAC HR SeriesT, Simply Accounting, FAXserveT and Simply BitWare.
Based in Pleasanton, Calif., USA, with offices in Asia, Australia (Sydney and Melbourne), Canada, India, Mexico, the Middle East, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, ACCPAC has more than 500,000 registered clients and 5,000 business partners in more than 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACCPAC at www.accpac.com and www.accpaconline.com.
ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0 includes seven modules: System Manager, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Order Entry, Inventory Control, and Purchase Orders. Advantage Series' advanced architecture allows for deployment over the Web, so users have anytime, anywhere access to critical information.
Moreover, Advantage Series 5.0 serves as a foundation for ACCPAC's line of end-to-end business management applications, including CRM, human resource management, e-commerce, warehouse management and more.
"ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0 'walks the walk' of true integration and anytime, anywhere access that mid-market customers want and need to remain competitive," said ACCPAC's senior vice president, Australia/Pacific: Daithi Holden. "Businesses are asking for unlimited access to their data, interoperability with front office functions and a compelling ROI-ACCPAC fulfils these needs today with Advantage Series 5.0."
Advantage Series' product architecture provides for access to the accounting system via an Internet browser and web-enabled devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. In addition, the architecture allows for a variety of options designed to provide businesses the benefits of open platform choice, rapid deployment and low up-front costs.
Businesses can choose Microsoft Windows NT or Linux operating systems and select from a variety of databases, including Microsoft SQL, IBM DB2, Oracle, or Pervasive.SQL. In addition, Advantage Series is available as a hosted solution, at ACCPAC Online, or may be deployed on premises.
"The Web-based architecture of ACCPAC Advantage Series clearly extends access to critical data," said Dr. Katherine Jones, director of Enterprise Applications for Aberdeen Group.
"Businesses today have customers, suppliers and employees who are geographically dispersed, so they are asking for solutions that solve the problems of distance, time and complexity. The new ACCPAC products support the needs of these growing enterprises."
ACCPAC Advantage Series customers can extend their solutions to include a full range of business management applications including ACCPAC eCRM, ACCPAC HR Series, ACCPAC eTransact, ACCPAC Warehouse Management System and more.
Patricia Manning of LifeFlow in Phoenix, Arizona benefits from ACCPAC Advantage Series web-based deployment and integration with additional ACCPAC business management solutions.
"Our old accounting system was installed on individual machines and we had to rely on the employees in the accounting department to create invoices necessary to move an order forward. Now, sales reps enter orders directly into ACCPAC's eCRM and it updates in the financials automatically. With ACCPAC Advantage Series browser-based system, anyone with appropriate clearance can have real-time access to financial information. This allows us to check credit worthiness of customers, pending credits, and it dramatically increases our ability to service customers."
ACCPAC Advantage Series 5.0 is available immediately through authorised ACCPAC Advantage Series Solution Providers worldwide. Current ACCPAC clients can easily upgrade to version 5.0 by contacting their ACCPAC Solution Provider directly. To locate an ACCPAC Solution Provider, call 1800 222 799(Australia) or 0800 904 409 (New Zealand) or visit www.accpac.com
About ACCPAC
ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates (NYSE: CA), empowers medium-sized enterprises through a broad range of end-to-end e-business solutions designed to enhance competitive advantage and increase profitability. Award-winning product lines include ACCPAC Advantage SeriesT (Enterprise Edition, Corporate Edition, Small Business Edition and Discovery Edition), ACCPAC Executive Series, ACCPAC Pro SeriesT, ACCPAC eTransact, ACCPAC eCRMT, ACCPAC Warehouse Management SystemT, ACCPAC Business Analysis SuiteT, ACCPAC HR SeriesT, Simply Accounting, FAXserveT and Simply BitWare.
Based in Pleasanton, Calif., USA, with offices in Asia, Australia (Sydney and Melbourne), Canada, India, Mexico, the Middle East, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, ACCPAC has more than 500,000 registered clients and 5,000 business partners in more than 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACCPAC at www.accpac.com and www.accpaconline.com.