New name for 2013 release of QuickBooks software
Announcement posted by Reckon Limited 02 Apr 2013
Reckon, a leading Australian software developer, has today announced the 2013 release of QuickBooks accounting software under a new name, Reckon Accounts. The 2013 Reckon Accounts business range has been launched in retail stores this week and is being sent directly to customers throughout Australia.
The hundreds of thousands of businesses which rely on Reckon’s business software will not be affected by the name change. Only the product names are changing says Pete Sanders, GM Business Division (Reckon Accounts).
“We’ve changed the name of our QuickBooks products to the Reckon Accounts business range and that is all. Under the new name we’ll continue to expand the product functionality and support users as we always have,” says Sanders.
“The Reckon Accounts business range, including desktop and hosted products, is one of the most sophisticated financial management tools available for businesses today, and this won’t change. The products form an integral part of our company’s future.”
As well as introducing the new names, the latest Reckon Accounts business range includes a number of compliance updates and new features. Changes have been made to the program to assist users managing new requirements for Employment Termination Payments (ETP) and new reporting requirements for the Building and Construction industry.
The 2013 release of the Reckon Accounts business range is Windows 8 compatible and Enterprise 2013 now includes the Reckon Financial Statement Designer, previously only available in the hosted version.
The newly released Reckon Accounts business range includes:
· EasyStart 2013 (previously QuickBooks EasyStart)
· Accounting 2013 (previously QuickBooks Accounting)
· Plus 2013 (previously QuickBooks Plus)
· Pro 2013 (previously QuickBooks Pro)
· Premier 2013 (previously QuickBooks Premier)
· Enterprise 2013 (previously QuickBooks Enterprise)
· Hosted (updated mid-April)
This name change forms part of Reckon’s plans to unify their extensive product suite under the single Reckon brand which Sanders says will make it easier to identify Reckon products and services. In November 2012, Quicken personal finance products were similarly renamed the Reckon Accounts personal range.
Unifying products and services under the Reckon brand is only part of the company’s broader plans for the year ahead. Reckon is forging ahead with their cloud development plans and a new cloud solution, Reckon One, will be unveiled at a series of roadshow events being held in May 2013.
“We’re very excited about introducing Reckon One during our roadshow events in May. Accounting professionals, business owners, as well as their suppliers and clients are all invited to our events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane where we’ll showcase what we’ve been working on,” says Sanders.